Europe's peninsula?

Why I will always love Italy...

It was my first summer holiday. My very FIRST. Planned it alone, booked tickets alone, arranged accommodation alone, and flew there..solo too. Met up and traveled with a newly made friend at Pisa. Spent 2 whole days alone in this foreign country including a night in Roma Ciampino (airport) alone but met a random fellow traveler which was a good company. He was cute too! *giggles*

Company which led to the day of my flight was nice of course, with a tinge of bittersweet nostalgia.

It was memorable. THE holiday which would lead as an example for subsequent holidays.

And yes, I want to go back. I have not gotten enough of it.

I wish I had more time to plan and company to go places with. Would you join me as we explore this amazing world brimming with culture, beliefs, faces, sights and sounds?

A flight..to paradise

I hope that there will be a travel agency or flight company that will be reading this post of mine..

A free ticket would be amazing. But even if that does not happen, I pray that the flight prices back to Malaysia from UK goes down..because as of now, I really wish I could fly home in July. I yearn for a homely atmosphere.

I would wake up at 6:00 AM to make breakfast for my dearest mom who deserves nothing less than the best and make her that perfect cuppa coffee which she so rarely has the time to enjoy. And to pack her lunch too, as she nowadays have to stay back till late afternoon. True, she is not gaining weight due to this, but I think meals are something to look forward to. A healthy small portion of lunch would be just fine.

Then perhaps keep my dad company and do some gardening..rumbling up the soil, being captivated by those tiny crawling creatures, pulling weeds and playing with earthworms; then chatting with my tortoise, giving it a back scrub, letting it roam and feeding it..as well as the fishies..

I would so love to make dim sum for everyone, despite that the best dim sum is just a short drive away...and I would so love to do a barbeque with my family after a typical tropical rain in the evening. It would be a nice gathering with smokey-ness and fresh salad and bits of all sorts beneath the pale moonlight; accompanied by a candlelight or two besides the amber coal. Oh, and how can one forget the traditional Nipah-leaf fan!

How I miss the simple bowl of plain porridge with yau char kwai and the sound of the newspaper pages being flipped every morning.

Please, bless me with the ticket of Love...

Borders Bookstore

Borders was opened in Cardiff for a good few months now..on my birthday month!

But it was only last week that I found out its opening hours...an amazing duration until 9.00PM..that's 21:00 !!!!!!!!!

AND.....there is still more!

They have an instore Starbucks too!! So you can grab a book from the Store (BORDERS) and enjoy your own cuppa. They encourage you to do so!

AND......the Starbucks outlet opens till 8.30PM...that's 20:30 !!!

Freakin' amazing for Cardiff /wales/ UK in general!

I don't know about you, but I'm so hyped! :)

I hope that they wouldn't change their opening hours, because the crowd might just not be there after the sun sets.

Wish I had taken a photo outside it that day and could post it up here. (*_*)

Anyway, perhaps those living near city centre can pop over late evening and support.

xx

Perfect 10 :)

To way siong: i've always wanted to taste your cooking..~ ;) wonder how it'll be like. it'll be great to catch up with you all...meanwhile, take care loads k.

so cute:

Product 3

Product: Gravy Powder
Brand: Bistro
Cost: 80p
Origin: U.K

During my first year here, I discovered the many types of instant gravy granules and powder available on the supermarket shelves. I saw my flatmates using them and decided to try it out in 2nd Year. I bought the gravy GRANULES instead of the powder one, and it was not too bad. That was the onion gravy granules I think. I also bought the white sauce granules or parsley granules. That wasn't too bad either.

However, THIS was BAD. It was such a disappointment! I bought powdered form this year thinking that perhaps I can sprinkle some into food and it would be mixed better. It was a HUGE mistake. The flavour is not nice, the taste is bad, it tasted fake and chemical-ed....I don't know how else can I describe this.

Suffice to say:
Good bites: NONE
Bad bites: everything else
Overall score: 1 out of 10

the '1' is markah kasihan/kesian i.e pity mark

Someday you would find me...~

Its tragic to have excess burden to carry, especially when you doubt that it would be worth it.

What are my dreams and aspirations? There are, but at the same time, there are things holding me back..and they are things I can easily drop. But why am I not dropping them, I can only blame on my own stupidity. How difficult can it be?!?! The uncertainty and fear. I hope I can be firm and act!

The things that I want to do..

( I know that whoever is reading is going to say that I have no one other than myself to blame..or that I am finding excuses. I have given thought to them. I acknowledge and appreciate those thoughts, but at the same time, I do sincerely feel this way. And this, is my limitation. What you can do or think or feel does not mean that that someone else can do, think and feel exactly the same. There are different priorities and views and thoughts and methods on how things should go. Whether or not I should make this complete change....I am trying.)

1. Trans siberia
2. Visit a friend in America
3. Do average in class
4. Feel excited and start to plan for summer
5. Independent and less restricted
6. Excited with what the days will bring
7. Meet people! Cun guys esp~! =D
8. More firm with decisions, confidence
9. Photos. I want to snap many many many beautiful photos. I want to learn from those who simply have an eye for them. I want to share this interest and be amongst people who have the same interest..with a passion.

Appearing on a friend's msn message..

"Birth control for men! it makes more sense to remove the bullets from the gun than to wear a bulletproof vest!"

so true...

well, to add; better that too than to remove target.

Can guys be trusted whole-ly?

midnight strikes

Some things, are meant to be.
Some people can strike the right chords.
Some moments make life worth living for.
Some breaths are meant for sharing.

but if you have not found what you it,
you should seek, and not give up.
or be contented or worried.

Fear and hesitancy would only result in "what ifs"..

It is not all about the work.

It is about the emotions too.

I long for that feeling I never really felt, and never really found..to sustain; I crave for the happiness I had years ago.

The one time I tripped, even though it did not last, I would not change a thing ..It was a feeling I never imagined I would feel. That, is everlasting.