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I'm having my holidays now. It's pretty short, a mere 3 weeks but it's great to have it anyways. I haven't been much of anywhere for a long time now, so dad decided to go somewhere. He've never heard of this place till i mentioned it to him a few days back. Since it was a Sunday night, we decided to be more adventurous and go explore.

To start with, we had a tough time finding the place as the GPS we were using kept bringing us to all the small winding roads and we were starting to feel lost. Persistance paid off and we've got to learn to trust the GPS sometimes regardless of which route it takes us through. It was a pretty long drive, probably around 30 minutes from home to get there. Traffic is heavy as always in Ampang (Yong Tau Foo heaven).

Not to far from my favourite yong Tau Foo restaurant in Ampang, i've reached to foot of the hill. The drive up wasn't exactly spectacular because it really was hard to drive as there was only natural lighting. No roadlights at on the entire stretch uphill. You couldn't see a thing but as you continue to ascend, things start to look different. Midway up, you'll see the most spectacular view of KL. Its a plateau which lets you overlook the entire city. Since there are no roadlights or other light sources around, you get the purest view which no light pollution. I would definitely stop at the plateau the next time I'm there and i'll make sure i'll have an DSLR with me. Trust me, you wouldn't want to miss capturing a shot like that.

Perhaps another 3 minutes drive up from the plateau is the peak of the hill. That is where all the restaurants are located at. There are about 4 or 5 restaurants there which serves all trends of food.
We had ours at the Lookout Point Restaurant which serves both eastern and western cuisines. Food is rather good but not outstanding, but the price is much affordable. I really liked the tea selections they had. They serve good tea there, peach tea to be precise.
Next to it is Bread & Olive which serves mediterranean fusion cusines. There wasn't much people there but it is the best looking cafes in the area. The layout of the restaurant oozes with ambient atmosphere which accentuates the view of the KL from uphill.
The third restaurant is Haven. I have absolutely no idea what they serve but i see alot of middle eastern tourist having their meals there. And alot of them were smoking Shishas.
Here are some shots i took with my Canon Ixus860IS. It isn't the best camera to take night shots i would say, but it sure beats not having one to take with. The noise levels in some of the pictures are quite high and some are blurry due to my shaky hands so do pardon it.



Me and Mom.
Dad and Mom.

So it was a Sunday night well spent. It was better than sitting at home watching TV to see Manchester United lose to Chelsea (LOL!!!). So as we were driving back along Jalan Ampang, you'll reach a point where you feel nearest to KLCC without having to strain your neck for trying to see the entire building. I used a slow shutter speed to take the picture below so it would seem as though the entire building was illuminated but the bottom part is a little blurry. ;p FAIL!We reached home at around 11.30 only to realise we've forgotten to feed Nicky! I guess that's why he didn't seem too excited when i took a picture of him. Sorry baby fatso! =p

Till the next time! Ciowz!

First of all, my uni was closed for a week reason being the H1N1 outbreak. Makes no difference to me because i had mid semester breaks anyways so lets just say the Foundation students got lucky.

The friday my uni was closed, i was suppose to hand in 1 take home quiz and take one on that day. Now that it was closed, they pushed it all forward into the coming week. What a nightmare!

What was originally scheduled for the coming week is:-

Electronic Measurement Lab Practical Exam- Wednesday
Dynamics Test 1- Thursday
Electrcial Circuit Test 1- Friday

Seems bearable.

Then the other lecturer emailed today. I thought it was the notes that he usually emails us. But it WASN'T! In there was written..........

Manufacturing Processes, Quiz 2- Monday 17/8/2009
Manufacturing Processes, Test 1- Tuesday 18/8/2009

Means i got a damn test everyday. WTF!

But someone's turning 21 on saturday, so time to Party after all those wretched tests!!! Woo!!! =p

feel so lonely sometimes...
there's a void somewhere...

nothing i do fills the void...

Labels: kinda emo...

It's been more than a month since my holidays started and honestly, i'm getting tired of it. My holiday's been absolutely boring though i did enjoy those few but precious outings with some friends. Besides that, the only highlight i have everyday is basketball in the evening. I hope mother nature is kind enough to bless me with pleasant weather everyday. :)



I've been on a roller coaster of emotions lately. but mostly good emotions. on the contrary however i can't help but doubt myself. there are uncertainties with my own feelings. i've said things on my previous post, but i have to express myself. but suddenly i feel as if the feelings dissapeard as quickly as it appeared. I guess the feelings aren't as strong as it used to be but it left a mark.



Lately, i have been talking to a friend about relationships. We're quite sensible about the things we say, but our greatest weakness is that we never follow our own advice. it is very much easier to give advice than to take them on. Even as i speak, i know i will not be able to do what i've said.
Honestly, though i give advice on relationships, i feel that i myself would be the most terrible person to give advice. I HADN'T been in any relationships before. So therefore i dubb myself " Ze Virgin of Relationships". :)

Girls, quite a few i've fallen for but none i've done the right things for them to feel as i do for them. Nevertheless, the friendship is just as priceless. Even when things don't work out the way i'd hope it doesn't mean things have turned out bad. The way i see it, things have turned out just as well as it is suppose to, but differing from initial expectations. Nature has its way with things and we'll come to realise that whatever happens till the end has all been for the better and not the worse. We grow and learn from experience and the day will come when you'll realise that whatever bad memories in life has brought you happiness in other forms.

Life is short. Live it till the end. Live like every moment's your last. To my friends who's reading, have you realised that you're in your 20s now? has it occured that you've aged a quater of your life away? to the lucky ones, how are you going to spend the other 3/4 of your lives? where does your family rank in your life? where do you rank in your life? how long more do you have with your parents and siblings? i've chose how to live my life, take things easy. be optimistic in life and you'll be happy. why live in sadness and despair? you decide yourself how your life will be!Should you want to, nothing and no one can make you unhappy ; it's whether you want to let make you so. There is not a need in this world to be fussy, in case you didn't realise, being fussy means you're easily unsatisfied which results in you feeling that life is incomplete. Work for what you want, don't complain about not having it. It's just a thought, if you have some time why not ponder over what i've said?

Btw, i've been to Pik Yuen's blog and saw a video there. Decided to Youtube the actual video and mind you the song is rather addictive. I've been listening to it over and over for the past hour! Here's the vid.
gee gee gee gee gee..baby baby baby baby...
*points finger* no no no no no!!! :)
boy it's really addictive and catchy!

I don't call that often anymore,
I don't message that often anymore,
I've stopped saying things that I usually say,

Truly I felt that I've buried that feeling,
A feeling that I thought I will never get in return,
But when I saw you again, I feel that I've lost myself,
Words don't come out so naturally, And I don't know what so say to you,

I stare as you walk away, thoughts running through my mind,
watch as you stride away,
Then i notice an old feeling, that of which it seems my heart just melted away,
I can't help but say I think I'm still in love with you.

:)

Today was one of days where i go cooking out of boredom. Usually food turns out nice(or edible at the very least) when i cook something simple, without my mom's guidance but today I screwed up!

Today's menu, French Onion Soup!!!
Here's the recipe:-

Ingredients

3 T butter or olive oil 4 large white onions, thinly-sliced 1 t salt ½ t dry mustard dash of thyme 5 cups vegetable stock and/or water 2 T soy sauce 2 T dry white wine (optional) white pepper croutons or stale French bread cheese: Gruyère or Swiss, grated or sliced (optional)

Directions

Melt the butter in the wok, saucepan, or kettle at medium heat. Add onions and salt, cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mustard and thyme, stir well, cover. Simmer over very low heat for 35 minutes. Add stock or water, soy sauce, optional wine, and pepper. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with croutons and cheese. If your bowls are oven-proof, you can then place the dishes under the broiler for a minute or two to melt and brown the cheese.

There you have it. Seems relatively easy doesn't it? How is it that I screwed up you ask? I added too much water and the soup came out to a watery bland golden brown liquid. Mind you it was suppose to come out as a THICK, CREAMY, SWEET, CARAMELLY, AROMATIC soup.

Then out came the head chef, my mom. Well she managed to fix the soup. She made it taste like its suppose to taste. The only thing i did right with the soup was the colour! LoL! But persistance is a great value. I'm not giving up! I'm going to get it right the next time!

So here they are, the big day of my beloved sister.

Parent's are sooooo happy and proud. Well, she's 26 and I think it's a good age to get married. Family planning leads to early retirement if you marry at this age! LoL!
Enough crapping and so here are the pics.

Getting ready with the make up and all....

Now it's the pictures for all the task before getting to the bride.







Now for all the praying and official religious ceremony...

The bride and her gang sneaking around..









That's the end so lets end it with a toast! Yaaaammmmmmmmmmm Sennnnnnnnnnggggggg!!!!

Twas the night before the wedding. Many people came from far and wide to celebrate and acknowledge the soon to be wedding of a lady of 26 years. Many were strangers, some were unheard of but most importantly, many family and friends showed up.

It could be considered the bachelor's night for my sister. We had buffet and invited almost 150 guest over that night. We were lucky that the food turned out to be more scrumptious than initially thought and the show of guests were really splendid.

Everyone was really busy serving the guest that night so I'd really have nothing much to say so I'll let the pictures do the talking. To those who are not around perhaps the pictures would act as an overview to the event that night.




I didn't manage to take much pictures that night because I kinda forgot to charge the battery but nothing else really matters since it was mostly only about people eating.ALOT!

Check out the next post for more interesting pictures and what went on on the wedding day.