Welcome To My Life

in a sense i suppose.

I actually had no idea what title to put and this song is currently playing so obviously this sounds better than random. :p

Went jogging today. Like finally. Come to think of it, the last i went jogging was like 2 months ago? Whatever i know it had been ages. But every posting seems busier than ever and with the monsoon, it was just not too favorable for a jog in the park. But gosh, my stamina gao gao decrease dy. How, the Tiger Run? Can someone run on my behalf? Just kidding. Runs and marathons are never my fav sports. Why not organize a Tiger Swim instead? haha. To be honest, i wasnt that keen to go for the jog today also. Our class ended like 5 smt and by the time i got home it was already 6pm and i just felt tired and lazy to wna go jog and i was looking for excuses. But thank God i dragged my lazy legs out to go smell some fresh air and all the panting and lung expansion will definitely help me sleep soundly tonight. Funnily enough, as i was walking to cool down at one part of the park, suddenly there's this 'tskkk tskk sound' (dno how to describe.. slithering sound that is) coming from the drain and when i look down, i saw this black monitor lizard about 2 feet long crawling in it and as i look at it, it stared back at me! So scary can i started running as fast as i can. And amazingly, when ur adrenaline comes into action, there's no hesitation whatsoever. This reminds me of what my mum used to tell me when i was younger and i always complain of running during sports day. She always say just imagine a snake or dog chasing after you. haha. But imagining dont quite work as well as the real thing really.

And for the first time in paeds posting, i feel i can really breathe. Well, my posting is not over yet but at least, my cwu is done, presentation done and ssm done. It's like when the naggy feeling of still had things left undone is around you, u just cannot totally 'relax' no matter what. So, now that i can 'relax' for a while b4 the next tension cycle comes.

This is our first time doing the ssm. Just for u all to know, ssm stands for special study module and we only got like 1 week to do it. Apparently, there's the research method or literature review method which involves more of reviewing existing journals and papers. And because we only got 1 week, we can only do the literature review this yr. And because we r in paeds posting, we chose a topic related to paeds too. My grp did on antiretroviral therapy (art) in HIV infected children. Somehow it is actually a very huge topic cz there's so much thing u can just talk about on a.r.t. Maybe we shd had just narrow it all down to the side effects or smt. The thing is our supervisor for the ssm is also very busy the last week and we don even had more than one chance to sit down and discuss with her. So, it was just reviewing journals and the CPG and paperworks. Nonetheless, im just thankful it is done with.

I was so happy when the whole thing was actually coming out from the printer that i was in a mood to fly kite. And with such good weather yesterday, strong wind and such, we went to the beach and fly kites. Along with so many other kids and adult. Pantai Batu Buruk is really famous for their kite flying i suppose. It is actually a very pretty sight to see all various kites in various colors and designs high up in the sky.

We had no intention of taking pics so we did not bring any camera. But i cant help wanting to snap a pic of my kite alongside the 3 other colorful kite, hence this was taken with the LG Prada camera which becomes functionless as the surrounding gets dark. Can u guess which one is mine? The cutest one of course (aka Spongebob) :p. The other kites are actually a whale, caterpillar and a red stingray like.

In case u had always been thinking my blog spells 'a''l''o' 2, its actually 'a''l' 0 (zero) 2. :) The sands are definitely not blue like this. This is the effect of the LG Prada.

On another note, recently i realize that everyone (ok, alot of ppl), well, a lot of my frenz in fact had the same haircut.

Nah this haircut. You know when u logged into fb and they always had updates on ur frenz and they will tell u so and so updated their profile pics etc. And over the last weeks, when i logged into fb, it's not just one, but 2,3,4 and 5 (and gna get more i believe) had just cut their hair to be like dat. The haircut of the season i suppose. And they all look awesome honestly. I had a few of them who had long hair for years and now chop chop into this style. And they look good. (i cant help it to repeat cz they look really good).

But i think this hair only suits those that has hair that has edges that wraps in naturally instead of waving out. Cz if u have hair that waves all over the place at shoulder length like this, u wont get the desire effect and obviously the haircut will then defeats the purpose. I don think rebonding will help cz rebonding will just flatten ur whole head and then that defeats this haircut 'feel' also where it is suppose to have a little volume to it. Nvm. I will just stick to my long hair that i can twist and tie and style into a 1001 ways. Now don get jealous cz u can have the awesome hair of the season. ;p

Before i forget, i vaguely rmb starting a Project 365* last yr and talking bout sticking to it blah blah blah. But i guess all of u would had notice by now that the project had been 'abandoned' and no longer carried out. Seriously, i think the whole idea behind the Project 365 initiative is beautiful. Pictures do speak a 1000 words and looking back at each pic of the day for the past 365 days is definitely not only memorable but help u recall certain funny moments u might had otherwise forgotten. And it definitely will help u improve ur photography skill. The thing is, im so so so busy that i did take a lot of pics, even one a day but i had no time to upload them accordingly at all. And on some days everything is just so routine and mundane and there's really nth out of the ordinary or i had not already snapped that i cannot find anything to snap. Like i can snap a pic of my toe, but who will be interested right? So, i gradually decided to terminate my Project 365* but im still taking pics of anything interesting all the time and blog whenever i hv the time to. Every beginning has an ending, thus this is just officially saying that Project 365* is terminated. Maybe i will start one all over again, maybe not. I dno. After all, the future is not ours to see aye. :)

PS : Does anyone know where can we get face paints in KL? thank you. :)

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My Dream In the Year of the Tiger

Im sure we all had heard tigers roar before. U know like in the zoo.

But talking 'tigers'? At least, i had never. haha.

But, know what. Because im born in the year of Tiger, i heard 2 tigers talking just the other day.

* Beginning of conversation *

tiger A

and tiger B.

tiger B : (enthusiastically) hey tiger, why u look so sad only la. Dont u feel excited that it's the year of Tiger come this 14th of February? It's our wonderful year again, the year the courageous and powerful rule. *roar*
tiger A : Well, to be honest, no. I mean it just makes me feel old.
tiger B : What nonsense. We are energetic and healthy and active. I feel every inch like a 4 years old. (shows muscles)
tiger A : Look, the first cycle we were the animal of the year, you and me were just babies crying away and feeding on breast milk. Come the 2nd cycle, this was only how i look like ok.

tiger B : You? U mean thats YOU? hahahahaha.. omg.. u look so... so young in ur human form! hahaha..where's all your hair? You cut botak ar? Or do u hv super duper short hair at that time? and look at those bunny teeth! So so...oo cu..te. hahahaha.. And what r u doing with the flute?
tiger A : What botak? Cant u see the hair? My hair was long ok. Just tied up. I played the flute in the marching band.
tiger B : hohoho.. u played the flute? u in marching band? rotfl. (mini tiger battle ensued)
tiger A : why are u surprised? I had lots of hidden talent. hmph.
tiger B : okok. . miss hidden talent tiger. :p. if that was how u look when u were 12, how do u think u will look in the next Tiger year?

tiger A : Like this. I will look like this in the next Tiger yr.
tiger B : What?? Dont bluff. This is how u look like NOW. Come on.. u shd add least add a few fine lines and all those exhaustion from ur sleepless on calls nites. And maybe a few streaks of grey hair will do a little more justice.
tiger A : Grrrr.. u know after we grow past a certain age, we dont grow anymore. So, im gna look the same even 12 years from now and the next 12 yrs and the next and the next. :p
tiger B : U r living in denial. hahaha. But honestly, dont be sad anymore. Cz i got a great piece of news for u here. :D
tiger A : Really? What is it?
tiger B : U know Tiger Beer is gna make some of ur dreams in this year come true.

tiger A : Really? Really? But how?
tiger B : As a Nuffnanger, all you have to do is tell them your dreams and wishes on ur blog and if they pick u go run in the Tiger run, which btw shd favors us cz it's our run u noe. Then u just run la, keep running and if u manage to run in 1st, then you will have ur dream come true la.
tiger A : Sounds cool. Ok ok.. i have a lot of wishes that i hope they can make it come true. Like i wish for good health for the whole year, not only for me but for my family and everyone else, good fortune all yr round so that everyday we get lotsa meat to eat, and u noe.. i b taking my profesional II exam in May. I just wish i can pass. Oh i oso wish...
tiger B : Wait wait. Ya.. good health, good fortune and passing exams. Those are like everybody wishes. Come on. Like if i tell u that they are giving away RM 8,888 worth of dreams, what will it be? You have RM 8,888 now so wish for smt.
tiger A : Wa, faat faat faat faat ar. (8 is an auspicious number for the Chinese). Then i must have 8 dreams also. To be auspicious. Faat all the way. hehe

Dream #1- U know, ever since i was a kid, i loves Walt Disney. Mickey, Minnie, the 3 little pigs, Snow White.. gosh.. my childhood basically. And ever since i went to Tokyo Disneyland, im more than convinced that we shd at least visit the US Disneyland once in our life. Disneyland is a a paradise, it's a heaven for kids and since i never got to go to Disneyland as a kid with my family, i thought this will be a perfect family holiday. Even tho we are not really kids now, but i think my parents deserve a break too from just working themselves to bones. After all, the last i had a family holiday was aeons ago.
tiger B : But Disneylands are Disneylands. So, why want to go to the US one? HK also got what. Nearer, cheaper.
tiger A : Ya, true. But u noe, it is my dream to go to the grandfather of all Disneylands, so i suppose thats why the US one.

Dream #2 - To do humanitarian work in South Africa. I definitely wont bite anyone. I promise. I can even befriend all the other animals in the safari. But seriously, I mean how nice will it be if im able to do my elective posting there in South Africa. Im sure it will be a total different experience there. The hardship, the poverty, the HIV condition, the malnutrition, the children, the lifestyle, making a difference etc.

Dream # 3 - a new phone. I mean, i had been thinking for a while but because i figure i better save for so many other things, im convince that as long as my current phone can still call and sms, i am contented. But, it wont hurt if Tiger gives me a brand new Blackberry Bold 9700. I think i also contracted the Blackberry infection. With the BB, i can update my twitter, my blog anytime. Then i wont have to worry about batt dying off quickly and all the other problems my poor phone is giving me right now.

Dream # 4 - A Sony Vaio Pocket notebook. White will be the best. Many of u will by now know how cham my current laptop is. So, a pocket notebook is not only chio cz i can literally place them in my handbag and pull it out for usage anytime, but it is also good especially when im traveling. Even carrying a 12" when u r traveling is bulky.

Dream #5 - Gadgets aside, it'll be great to own a pair of Oakley Matt Berry G40 in blackgradient. I absolutely love Oakley. Their straight temples is my fav. And they are hip, sporty, stylish yet feminine.

Dream #6- Being in Turtle Land (KT) for almost 2 yrs but i had yet to spot a real leatherback turtle or even river terrapins to be close. I had been hearing about Terengganu (to be precise Rantau Abang) with its famous turtle laying eggs all my life. So, i hope this year, maybe i will finally be able to see one. And see it lay eggs. If anyone go sit on them while they are laying their eggs, i make sure i go spank them. (shows teeth)

Dream #7- I been wanting this for too long. A scuba diving license. Period.



Dream #8 - Now that i had got my diving license, the next thing of course is obtaining an underwater casing for the D90 (Nexus is ideal but Ikelite is already good enough) cz then we can take all the awesome underwater pics and share it with you guys. But goodness, underwater casings don come cheap.

Tiger A : Well, i think dream # 1 is worth RM 8,888 itself. haha. But if u combine dreams #2 to #8, then i think that will all worth RM 8,888. If only my legs are born to run.
Tiger B : Dont worry la. It's a bloggers run. Just go have fun and usher in some gd luck.
Tiger A : It's a Tiger bloggers run. The first of its kind i suppose. Wait, i got one last wish. hehe
Tiger B : But u already made 8. Cannot later not auspicious.
Tiger A : No, this one not included in the 8,888 one so not consider part of the faat chain. :p I mean it's dreams right? It is regarding my blog. I know nobody read my blog one but I hope to achieve more hits, maybe 100,000 hits this year? haha. And have more sponsors, ads and reviews to blog about. :)
Tiger B : Hahaha.. I hope so too. Then when ur dreams come true, u'll belanja me eat everyday right? haha.. kidding. Good luck. *Ngaum*

* End of conversation *

Tigers can really talk a lot too huh? They dont just roar and growl. haha.

Maybe some miracles will happen and i can have my RM 8,888 dreams come true. *fingers crossed hard*

In human words, Happy Tiger Year in advance. :)

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Cheesy Bananas

I needed some happy food tonight.

So, instead of going forMcDonalds, the all time happy food, i opt for a healthier happy food instead.

It's something long and yellow. Not too hard not too soft.

It's the bananas. With lots of cheese. :) Yellow + yellow = Mood elevation.

Why bananas? Cz they contain a type of neurotransmitter known as serotonin that can make u happy. Now u noe why monkeys are always happy and hyper. It's all the serotonins that they had. Cheese is self explanatory. I mean chocolates and bananas and McDs aside, cheese is just the next best happy food. (unless so unfortunately u r dairy products intolerance)

So, i attempted my very own version of cheesy bananas. Cz it's really something so easy to do it's almost nursery level.

All you need are bananas and cheese. Grated cheese preferable.

My bananas are kinda over ripe cz it's been a few days, hence the colors. But who cares bout the colors of the bananas right? I mean what i want is their serotonins. Just sprinkle the grated cheese all over ur bananas. Amount depends on how cheesy u want it to be. I used the ready made mozzarella grated cheese that u can get easily in any hypermarkets or supermarkets.

Then just pop them into the oven, wait a few minutes for the cheese to melt a little over the bananas and give that cheesy topping and voila.. ur cheesy bananas are ready to make u a happy girl (guy).

End product. Wait, why got black black one.

Ok, i know i said it's nursery level. But, i think i popped it into the oven a tad bit too long and therefore the cheese over melted and make part of my bananas turn black. So next time, i suggest you just put them into the oven for like 1-2 minutes.

But, despite them looking not so good, but never judge a book by its cover right? We speak of quality and not looks. So, u must trust me on the taste. The combination is really good. Really happy. Satisfying. I think im much happier now. :)

Ok, to be honest, this is what i was trying to mimic.

This is cheesy bananas with chocolate topping. Mine minus the choc topping cz too lazy to melt the chocs. But mine got fatter bananas and more cheese. Yay :)

This was so omgly good. That was when the realization of cheese can go perfectly fine with bananas hit me. I mean like, why havent i thought about it earlier.

Had it back in JB at this newly open (i assume cz it's only recently that i notice it there) Indian like restaurant called Banafee.

This restaurant is so damn huge with a big signboard that spells Banafee at the entrance that u definitely wont miss it when u go along the road.

It's located right beside Plaza DNP actually.

And this is the other reason why i thought of just going there to sit and drink and lepak because they had huts like this that reminds me of Flinstone. :p

Ok, before i ciao, here's just a song to share. I'm really in love with this song right now. (maybe i will get sick of it later but now, it's like the song that's being replay over and over in my music player)

Hey, slow it down
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

Yeah, Im afraid
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

There might have been a time
I would give myself away
(Ooh) Once upon a time
I didnt give a damn
But now here we are
So whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

Just dont give up
Im workin it out
Please dont give in
I wont let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me
Whataya want from me

Yeah, its plain to see
that baby youre beautiful
And its nothing wrong with you
Its me Im a freak
but thanks for lovin me
Cause youre doing it perfectly
There might have been a time
When I would let you step away
I wouldnt even try but I think
you could save my life

Just dont give up
Im workin it out
Please dont give in
I wont let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Just dont give up on me
I wont let you down
No, I wont let you down
So

Just dont give up
Im workin it out
Please dont give in
I wont let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
Hey, whataya want from me
Just dont give up
Im workin it out
Please dont give in
I wont let you down
It messed me up, need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me
(whataya want from me)
Whataya want from me
whataya want from me

Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert

Seriously, why is it that most good looking or cute guys are gays. I think he looks much better without all his eyeliners and dark eye make up, dontcha tink? :p

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Ever Brave Parents

How can you say you truly understand how a person feels, what a person is really going through when you had never walk in their shoes? Sometimes empathy can only bring you so far.

Having a child with special need is a very daunting challenge. It is not only physically tiring, it's also emotionally exhausting and mentally wreaking. It's indeed an ultimate test to relationships, to patience, to love, to determination, to perseverance and even to your faith in God.

I don think most ppl will ever think that out of the 1 in 1000 in the society who is gna be born with congenital or genetics abnormalities, the parent to that 1 person, that 0.001% will actually be them. But what if, what if u r that 0.001%? What happens then? What if you are not that 0.001% but infection occurs? Other things that occur that lead to permanent brain damage or motor dysfunction?

To accept news like 'your child is gna need special assistance for the rest of his/her life or your child is not normal' is one of the most difficult thing to accept i suppose. It's no wonder why some parents just live in denial. Although living in denial is not helping the child or the situation, but i guess, it takes time to come to terms and get urself emotionally and mentally prepared. All the great plans, all the great dreams, all the great visions that you had now need to be altered.

It is very true indeed that everyone needs self worth to continue living and think that life is worth living. When a person lose all their self worthiness, when they feel that they become totally useless and cannot contribute to any way to anyone in the society, they become inferior and may become so depress that it might even end in suicide. Even normal ppl sometimes have this kinda inferiority, this kind of insecureness. Whats more a child with special needs. It's even more challenging to instill self-worth into them when they are even much more vulnerable.

The endless tears that a parent shed for their special need child, the endless stares from unkind ppl who do not understand, the endless winks they lose from all their worries and fears for their child so vulnerable, the endless patience they show teaching their child to at least be able to look after their own personal hygiene, the endless pain they go through, the endless courage they show when they stand up for their child, the endless other things they have to go through in bringing up their child is definitely and infinitely immeasurable and noble.

I suppose the purpose of this post is dedicated to all the strong, courageous and uber awesome parents out there. Who with full passion and dedication, brave sun and rain in bringing up their child with special needs. I know im not fit enough to say i truly understand everything that you all are going through but i think i can say that i at least, do understand more than most ppl do. But i do really know, it is definitely a difficult feat, an a very difficult and challenging one it is. So, in times when you feel like giving up, in times when you feel that you cannot go on anymore, hang on in there. Cz i believe, you are the reason your child feels self worthy. To see ur tears dry and the corner of ur mouth turn up in a wide smile, is probably their biggest triumph. And for being such brave parents, who has enormous amount of stress and pressure that no one else can fathom, you all definitely have my utmost respect. :)

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Say Cheesecakes

The weekend is here again! Woohoo.. 3 more weeks to CNY. Yay :D. But have to go through another 2 more weeks of crazy hectic time... then then then.. can enjoy.. hahaha.. so i shall endure :p.

You know most of the time whenever anyone ask u, where to go for cheesecakes, or where sell the best cheesecakes in town, the standard answer is Secret Recipe right.

Well, being a cheesecakes affectionate, i do agree that Secret Recipe is a safe choice for a reasonable selection of cheesecakes. They do have their quality and i do like their cheesecakes too especially classics like New York or Americano.

But sometimes you get bored of eating from the same place all the time too right? The good thing of living or being in a city is that there are always so many other choices. So, you dont have to be stuck to just one cake house all the time cz it's the only cake house that sells good cheesecakes. After you get bored of A, you go to B. After you get bored of B, you go to C. You get the drift. So, my sweet tooth was bugging me last holi and i decided to go on cheesecakes hunt with DD around JB. Okla.. actually, not really any hunt cz my frenz are the ones who recommended the place to me. :p

The first thing i noticed when we walked in was the whole bistro was empty. We were the only ones there besides the staff. So, if u die die follow rule of the thumb, then you will tink this is a 'black' shop and shd start fleeing asap.

But, of course, there are exceptions to any rule which includes the rule of the thumb. We went in anyway and was greeted by a frenly, smiling girl at the cake counter who politely ask us what cakes we want.

We placed our order and got ourselves comfortably seated and on further looking at the menu, i realized they also sell other type of food other than cakes. But it's too bad we had already eaten so we only had the cakes to satisfy my sweet tooth.

There you go, Niniq nistro and bakery.

Cheesecake 1 - Biscuit Oreo cheesecake. RM 6.80. You know why call Biscuit Oreo cheesecake and not just Oreo cheesecake? Cz can see the mini Oreo biscuit on top of the cake anot? The mini Oreo very cute, but 'lao fong' dy. Aside from that, the blend of Oreo and cheese is heaven. I think Secret Recipe one got more cheese taste while this one more Oreo taste if that makes sense.

Cheesecake 2 - Strawberry cheesecake. RM 7.20. I love this. When you eat the gelatinous covered strawberries with the cheesecake, the combination is so cun. Maybe cz the strawberries are fresh and not sourish also. And got peanuts at the side. Yum.

Cake 3 - Azuki Matcha cake. RM 4.80. This one not cheesecake cz i only wanted 2 cheesecakes. Instead, this one is covered with coconut flakes with green tea and red bean inside. Much as i love azuki matcha ice cream, i don quite like this actually. I mean the cake is good. But cz they use the cream red bean and not real red beans (cream!yucks), so i still stick to cheesecakes.

DD is cannot resist this so he ordered a bowl of onion soup with cheesesticks. RM 7.80. To be honest, i think this is really good even to a non-onion fan. So onion fans, u must love this.

I think i know why so empty dy this place despite having good cheesecakes. I mean really, it's an alternative from the normal Secret Recipe style. But maybe they shd lower the price of the cheesecakes just a little. hehe.

Since nobody, perfect time for camwhore cz no one is gna look at u. :)

And i save u all trouble of scrolling by putting them into templates. ;p

Camwhore with a SLR is tough. I mean the camera is so bulky and heavy. Compact camera still the best for camwhore. I obviously have more creativity flowing in me compared to DD. I mean just look at the pictures. *double blek*.

So, if u r bored of the same old cake houses all the time, no harm trying a new one. Especially one that has quality too. :)

Niniq Bistro and Bakery,
No. 40, Jln Perang,
Tmn Pelangi, 80400,
Johor Bahru, Johor
Tel : 07-3334800

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Anna's Kitchen

It's almost a week since my last update. Whoa. Been really busy. End of posting always a busy time. (cwu mainly the cause) And having some fun over the weekend is consider busy time too right? haha. Anyways, in the mid of my 1st week back in paeds. The paeds ward had been renovated and it looks really better now. I just completed my cwu for internal med which requires us to 100% hand write it (which dont makes sense. Aint technology invented to make our life easier and arent we living in the 21st century? lol) and guess what? I wrote a total of 11 and a half page. A4 pages all! So i nd a break b4 starting my paeds cwu which need to be handed in this Thurs. Stress. A lot of my frenz will call me 'crazy' for writing 11 and a half page (that explains why i took more days) and considering my font size but well, for me, when i do smt, i wna do the best. It's not so much for obtaining better marks cz honestly the marks difference will be just 2-3 difference. Being a Virgorian, it must be due to the perfectionist in me. I mean i just cant write in points form to shorten it or whatever. I prefer to write it in full sentences and stuff.

Anyway, this is a food post. Food to open up ur appetites. hehe. JB post. :)

I'm sure many of us had either watched or heard of the movie Anna and the King right? I mean how can we not know it when it is shoot in mostly in Msia. Anna actually had a restaurant here in JB and it is called Anna's Kitchen. :)

Ok, just kidding. The restaurant is called Anna's Kitchen alright but it is definitely not own by Anna from Anna and the King.

And you dont walk straight into a shop or walk upstairs like we usually do. Instead we had to walked downstairs to get into the restaurant.

Although it's after new year, the Christmas tree is still sitting prettily in a corner in the restaurant.

Food we had :

Penang laksa. RM 6.90. Ok la cannot fight Penang one but we are in JB so dont complain. Sufficient amount of fish in the laksa, spiciness ok and the prawn paste was just nice. Overall, i think it is pretty good.

Mexican Salsa chicken chop. RM 19.90. The chicken is fried just right with lots of Mexican condiments and spices. And the chilli sauce there adds spiciness to the chicken chop.

Grilled Chicken Chop with black pepper sauce. RM 14.90. This is pretty okay too. I love how the chicken is grill just right.

And overall this restaurant has a very nice and romantic ambience. A great place for a lovely evening with that special one or just to chill with friends.

Me and DD w/o flash.

Me and DD with flash. Which one better? With or without?

Overall, i think the restaurant is pretty okay. However, the portion is kinda small for the price here so it's not really the food size-proportionate-to-price kinda restaurant unless you are a small eater. :)

Disclaimer : This is not a paid review and is based solely on yours truly point of view only. Hence, thy shall not be responsible for any discrepancy in taste or opinion. :)

Anna's Kitchen,
No. 18 K (Basement),
Jln Abdul Samad,
Johor Bahru
Tel : 013-7422168

Lastly, here's a piece of sad news related to the movie Avatar despite it winning best motion picture at the Golden Globe. A man actually died while watching Avatar. During the scene where the Navis all gather to fight human and he suddenly develop a stroke and died thereafter.
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Moral of the story : Thats why ur mummy always say, 'Ah Boy, dont watch blue films ar!' (Geddit? The Navis are blue and as a result the man got all too excited watching blue ppl and developed stroke and die! Now what are u thinking? :p)

Ps : The muttons of 987 gave me that idea. They are seriously funny. Love them. You shd listen to them too. hahaha.

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Girls Days Out

" ..and as the glittery carousel turns round and round, with It's A Small World joyfully playing, i can see a little girl going from one horse to another, laughing and giggling and teasing her parents who were so afraid she will fall of the horses anytime. That little girl looks somewhat familiar, with long hair, small eyes and slightly plump. She's pointing in the distance, to another small girl who's laughing too.. "

Then suddenly the alarm went off. The glittery carousel disappears, the laughter, the little girl, the parents and everything else slowly fades. I opened my eyes slightly and grabbed my alarm. Argh! My mind mumbles. How i wish the alarm dont go off. And i dont have to go to the wards. I wna cont dreaming. Dreaming of myself as a 3 yr old.

It felt like not too long ago when i was 3. And now, oh God, im like 2* years older. (ha.ha.ha. most of u already know how old i am so... :p). And certainly it felt just like yesterday that i was 17 and just finished high sch. Everyone so young, innocent and excited to move on to the next phase of our life then.

A lot of us got separated then. Everyone went in a different direction pursuing their dreams and ambitions. I stayed for STPM. But even so, soon after STPM, everyone practically got even more separated. Only a handful are left in JB and of course, those in Singapore mades it easier for me to still constantly meet up and keep in touch.

Now 6 years after everyone went everywhere else, many are finally back in JB again. I'm really really happy to see so many of them when i was back during my past holi.

It doesnt help that previously everytime i was having holiday, no one else was having holi. Everytime they have holi, i will already be back in KL or KT.

But it makes me realized how fast we all are growing.

When i was 3 years old, turning 21 sounds like a zillion years away.

It's so true that you keep wondering how does turning 21 feels like. Cz ppl tell u that u r an official adult then. And being adults, of course you will have plenty of newly assume responsibility.

And among them is having the rights to vote. To have a say in ur country.

Secretly, there's a thrill and excitement of looking forward to turning 21.

However, you soon realized that turning 21 is just like turning 18 or 19 or 20. It just means that there's a change in ur numerical age.

Because the maturity of thinking or having a responsible attitude does not magically appear the minute you blow the 21 candles on ur bday cake. It's not like 1 min u r an adolescent and u have some sort of childish fantasy and the next min, u r an adult, u will immediately matures.

And after truning 21, you will also realized that you wna stay at that age always.

Or even go back to b4 u turn 21.

Really, i don c any rush of wanting to be an adult. Sure, you might have more 'freedom' and decision making power. But being an adult is not as fun as being a young and carefree adolescent or kid.

With all these freedom and decision making power, there are more worries. More things to think about. And once u completed ur tertiary studies, u r 'officially' stepping into the cold, real world. Think it's gna be plenty of fun? I dont think so. High sch days are definitely more fun still.

So, just enjoy being how old u r. If you are 10, then behave and enjoy like how a 10 yr old shd. 10 years old girl putting on make up and talks about LV and Guccis shd not be happening. You know, the time will come when make up will become part and parcel of u and u will be able to carry ur own LV and Guccis and stuff. But dont rush it.

One thing i notice tho is that, even after not seeing some of them for a few years, everyone still look the same! I mean sure, everyone becomes prettier and knows how to dress up and are more vain, but we look just like when we left sch.

Maybe there's one or 2 additional fine lines, but i think it's a good thing to look young. I don mind looking like im still 20. :p

And high sch was definitely the best times of my life because even tho we fought and not talk to each other, everyone was definitely less pretentious. When we fought, we openly fought. We voiced out what we dont like openly, face to face. But when we say 'apology accepted' and shake hands and be friends again, at least we really meant it. Sometimes being young and naive, you have more courage to face ur wrongdoings or misunderstandings, to hurt and be hurt and help each other heal the hurt. Somehow adults seem to like avoidance more.

Despite saying JB is the best city to live in all the time, honestly, JB is my best city because aside from my family (which is definitely splendid able to c them always), it's because of having these ppl around. :)

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