Happy 牛 Year

快要新年啦！

今年的新年比前两年来得特别，原因呢，是因为不用两天前赶回家过年。

不用一大早买好巴士票，也不用塞车，还可以完整地过十五天的新年！

祝大家新年快乐！

Puzzle

First time in my life, I reassembled a whole piece of puzzle.

It's So Close Now!

I am very excited now!!
I'm going to sit for the last paper for this semester at 9am tomorrow!!
The exam is going to finish at 12.40pm (including reading time and entext student extra time)!
I'm so so so excited that I can't wait anymore!

Anyway, my apartment internet connection will terminate on 30 Nov, and I won't be able to online until I reach home. I think I will be able to online once in a while though. A lot of plans are running in my mind now: shopping, parties, and packing...

I cant wait to taste delicious and ORIGINAL Penang food!!! Yummy~

My home sweet home...

Curry mee - My favourite!


Char koay teow - Second on my list

chee cheong fun

And of course, A LOT MORE!!!

And I'm going to sleep now. Good night! Haha...

I Make Steamed Buns!

Finally, after a long long long time talking about it. Haha...
^^

I Smell Spring!

Now I can picture the scene of flowers blossoming, sunglasses and beaches!!! The weather has been reasonably spring-like since last week. Obviously, the colour of the street is changed: from dark gloomy black to colourful rainbow, and most importantly, there is no need for super thick clothings and scarves!

This blog needs a change too. There shouldn't be any more moody posts for the time being. (I'm sorry if I do in the future. =P)

I love spring!!~ Oh no, I can't wait for the holidays to come!!!

Coming plans:
Mooncake festival
Amazing race
Picnic at Glenelg

Th@nk You...

Finally, the first number of my age changes. (Don't ask what is my age la... Girls, paiseh ma...=P)

Special thanks to:
Yi Hong - "Slept" at 11pm huh? I thought I would ignore you the next day if you really slept at 11pm. Haha... Also, thanks for keeping me company the whole day, and the lunch. But you, ruined my mood half way. Hng! But since you did so many things for me, ok la, I will forget about it. =P

Zhi Hui, Hooi Lie, Michelle - Thanks for the cake and the first surprise. Err, when did David Foster uploaded the calculation tutorial and where is it?

Amreet, Kiing, Siew Mei, Pei Pei - Thanks for baking the cake, a nice one! =)

Chuen Lu - Thanks for the chocolate.

Valerine - The green pants is really cool. Haha...

Sie Ching, Jia Yi, Jenny, Chuen Lu, Kiing, Siew Mei, Pei Pei, Amreet, Xin Yee, Shin Yin, Kelly, Jien, Yi Hong, Michelle, Hooi Lie, Zhi Hui - Thanks for sacrificing your beauty sleep at night. It's great having every one of you here!

Jien (a.k.a. papa), Jeremy, Amreet, Pei Pei, Siew Mei, Kiing, Jenny, Jia Yi, Sie Ching - The present is really awesome, thanks a lot!

Last but not least, thanks for all the wishes and thanks for remembering my birthday. I really appreciate it. =)
It'll never be the same without you guys!

PS: There is no sequential meaning with the names.

"Marathon"

It feels so fast, and now one week is gone!! So far, I spent my holiday visiting South Australia. Poor me, unlike most of my coursemates, I don't have any interstate plan =(

The holiday kicked off with Hooi Lie's birthday party. (Now I understand the hassle of hosting a party.) All of us were so busy with the food, venue and stuffs. Anyway, glad that it turned out to be a success and we had some leftover for the next few days. I guess I was the most delighted one as I don't need to worry about what to eat for lunch and dinner.

The next day was laundry day. You can never imagine it, we spent the whole day washing clothes! Thanks to the dearest exams, we hadn't been washing clothes for quite some time and our clothes piled up to 6 bags!

Moving on, it was time to release our stress and satisfy our "girlish nature" and hence our next destination --- Tea Tree Plaza. As an obedient + good girl, I didn't shop much. =P However, I believe that the main reason was that I had shopped too much before the exams and my pocket is seriously weeping now. Another new experience though, as Tea Tree Plaza is way different from the shopping malls in Malaysia. Unlike most shopping malls, Tea Tree Plaza consists of only three floors and most of the shops are located on the ground floor. Still the same old view, there aren't many skyscrapers in South Australia.

After that, we decided to visit Hahndorf. Hahndorf, situated in the Adelaide Hills, is a German settlement in South Australia. The most "interesting" part of our visit that I will never forget was the weather. It was a cold, windy and rainy day. The wind was so strong that you can feel yourself being "moved" by the wind and when it came together with the rain, it was freezing coooold! Before I forget, we visited some handicraft shops and a museum depicting the history of the German in South Australia. And of course, we didn't miss the chance to try out German food. Also, we visited Beerenberg errr... shop and Hahndorf Farm Barn. Beerenberg... shop visit was supposed to be a Beerenberg farm visit if it was spring. Too bad, when we reached the farm barn, it was almost the end of the visiting hours. However, we were so lucky that the keeper let us in for a hands on experience of feeding sheep with milk. Need not to say, it was sooooo exciting!!!

Read on, it is not the end yet. Haha... Alhough we were tired, there were still plans going on. After some discussion, we moved on to Cleland Wildlife Park the next day. There was no much difference between Cleland and other wildlife parks in Australia. Apparently, we saw kangaroos, wallabies, wombat, Dingos, Tasmanian Devils, koalas, water fowls and other reptiles. One of the lessons that I had learnt was wallabies are tamer than kangaroos. Haha...

After coming back from Cleland, we rested for one day. But I spent the morning hanging around at a charity food fair organised by Chuen Lu's church at Goodwood and the afternoon loitering around Rundle Mall. Zhi Hui had a friend visiting so we spent the night out for dinner with her friend.

Port Adelaide trip was generally a cruise trip to see dolphins. Apparently, the wind was strong too but I was growing smart to know what to wear nowadays. Haha... I will stop here for this moment. The activity coming up is a four-day-camp organised by Rushi Youth Group. ^^

To someone:

Happy 1st month anniversary! =)

Celebrations

I just realised that I haven't been updating my blog as often as I did earlier this year. It's getting cold with winter just around the corner. Need not to mention, it feels even "cold" to be reminded that exam is coming. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the post-exam-holidays!!

After celebrating the triple birthday, we had a cycling trip to Henley Beach. *Sorry for the sequence, triple birthday celebration should come before cycling trip.* So yep, we celebrated Pei Pei, Jien and Amreet's birthday on Wednesday. We can see their surprise faces when cakes were taken out from the bedroom. Haha... Nonetheless, the surprise party was a succes and we had lots of fun although I had oral presentation on the next day. *A really special day*

On Monday, in conjunction with Queen's Birthday, Jien held a party at his apartment. *Another birthday celebration for himself. * The party was rather different from the previous ones as each "house" contributed a dish for the party. UV 1005 cooked lemon chicken and I'm proud to say that it was the FIRST to finish!! Haha... A successful first try, with much appreciation to Hooi Lie who did most of the jobs. ^^ Everyone was so crazy with the music and dance, AND food too!!

All in all, it was a hectic week and consequently, I didn't study. =(

Done With Prac

I'm too happy, I'm too excited,
I MUST announce this to everyone:

I'm DONE with Bio prac for this sem!!!
Hahaha...

Just to tell you how miserable I was at the prac just now. Although I learned about Mendel's Law like two three years ago and it shouldn't be any problem for me to arrange the karyotype and write a couple of sentences as explanation for the results I observed, I just screwed up the whole prac. Didn't really have mood for the last prac. OMG!

I was so sleepy and yes, it was the first time I used three hours to finish a prac. >.<

Anyway, I'm so glad that it's over now!!! HAHAHA...

Recipe To Laughter

Feel free to check this out!!
< http://hoursminutesseconds.blogspot.com/>

I'm sure that you won't want to miss the chance to L-A-U-G-H out loud!!

Happy New Year!

Joyce’s New Year’s Resolutions
1. To be more confident, i.e. not easily influenced by others into doing things that she doesn’t like.
2. To be more disciplined.
3. To be industrious, besides working smart.
4. To read more.
5. To pay more attention on global news.
6. To improve her verbal skills.
7. To be a better person on a whole

The sorriest thing Joyce had done on herself is to cut her hair short!

A Flash of The Past

Joyce started her journey in 2007 with much anticipation. Finishing her second and third semester in INTEC means that she’s going to leave INTEC soon! No doubt, she is happy but at the same time, she thinks she will miss her fellow friends in INTEC. Thanks for accompanying Joyce through thick and thin, and all the best for the coming semester.

All in all, Joyce’s academic performance in INTEC was acceptably okay throughout the year, except for the miraculously good results in trials due to lenient markings.

Generally, there isn’t any significant event that happened in Joyce’s history of 2007. By hard, Joyce learned the ugly truth about humans. Joyce knows that sometimes words are deceiving. Joyce knows that nobody is perfect, even the once she thinks perfect guy isn’t that perfect after all. =P

After pondering, Joyce made up her mind not to detest Shah Alam so much anymore. Hehe. Please take note, this is a 0.001% probability yet it happened! Initially, Joyce thought that she would never like Shah Alam, never ever but after staying there for one and a half year, Joyce thinks that staying there is actually not too bad. ^^ Since she’s staying there, she has to live happily. Whether she likes it or not, she still needs to go on with life.

In conclusion, 2007 was a smooth and steady year for Joyce.

A Look into the Future

Most probably Joyce will be going to Australia next year. Joyce says most probably because she is waiting for confirmation from both UniSA and JPA. If everything goes according to plan, Joyce will be leaving Malaysia very soon. She is rather sad about this but at the same time, Joyce knows that she should be happy.

But before that, Joyce needs to sit for an important exam in 2008 and makes sure that she passes the exam with flying colours. Could she do it? Well, hopefully. ^^

Joyce has no idea how life is going to be in 2008. It’s only a few hours before 2008 anyway. Happy new year everyone!

Feeling Good!

I woke up today without feeling feverish. Quickly I measured my body temperature...

-----------------> 37.0 degree Celsius!!!

HOORAY!!!

No more panadols, no more tablets, and no more cough mixture! And most important of all, I can EAT whatever that I like now!!

^^ 如果说生病有好处，那它唯一的好处就是可以免费减肥，又不需要压抑自己的食欲。^^

And finally, thanks God for answering my prayer.

A Good Day

I can't believe it!!!
It's like my wishes yesterday are suddenly granted today. It's so kind of you Santa!!!
Surprises after surprises since this morning, wow!!!
In fact, I think I'm lucky as most of my hopes in the past are realised too. Miracles do happen! I'm glad, and grateful at the same time. Thank you so much!!! I always believe that when God closes a door, He will open a window for you and there's always a way out no matter what happens. Believe in yourself. God tests you when He thinks that you can overcome the obstacles. Keep holding on, and you will see the ray of hope shining through!
I lost something, but at the same time I learned new things. It's the experience that counts.

Facing The Reality

I know I'm supposed to be in front of the study desk now. I guess I know, that sometimes writing this piece of stuff is a waste of time. I also know that I shouldn't be bothered by the latest drama series available, perhaps I should spend more time reading world news rather than spending time reading how Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are doing now. I think I need to remind myself that exam is coming.

A tough job is ahead. I'm going to overcome distractions. Thoughts that diverge my mind from books are going to be thrown away instantly. No more others, just me and my books. Come on, face the reality!!!

A Brief Update

It's end of sem now, which means that I'm done with classes in INTEC and ALM block!! ~Cheers~
On the other hand, it also means that A Levels is getting closer. ~Sigh~
It's the course of nature right? Life's its peaks and troughs, so do things that are happening around us. If A Levels don't come, how am I suppose to "graduate" from INTEC? If A Levels don't come, how can I bid goodbye to Shah Alam?

If A Levels don't come, how are the others (ZM, see this!) going to sit for the exam in June next year? Haha...

Finally, I've a short holiday after revision month. No doubt it's a short, packed and stressful holiday. As you can see from the countdown timer, it's less than one month from 9th Jan 08. What a good date!

So people, I'm back in Penang!! This is what KN asked me to do, write a blog to tell people that I'm back!! =P

PS: More posts are coming up, especially the one about Genting trip, only if I have time to do so. Keep anticipate!

The Magic Of Smiles

We smile when:

1. We are posting in front of the camera.

2. We meet our friends on the street.

3. We meet friendly strangers.

4. We are feeling gratitude.

5. We feel relieved.

6. We are happy.

7. We are contented.

8. Our hopes are granted.

9. We know that it's holiday tomorrow.

10. We want to exercise our face muscles. =P

There are a lot more reasons for us to smile. Even if there isn't any, you can still smile. Smile increases our faces' value and shines through everyone's heart. You can never know how wonderful it is when someone smiles at you while you are gloomy. It just brighten up your day! It's unbelievable that there are so many goodness in a smile, it's free, it's easy and it's instant! So, what are you waiting for now? *Smiles!!* =)

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NOW,

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I sMiLe coz:

1. I finished my Chem papers today.

2. I'm going back to Penang tomorrow.

3. I wrote this post.

Let's spread happiness to everyone around us!! ~Peace~

Believe It Or Not?

Finally, I tried the newly opened Pak Li Kopitiam today. Some of the food are not bad I guess, but the prawn mee that I tried is still different from Penang's. Of course Penang one is better!! =P

Oh yeah, I missed an entry yesterday. Yesterday was initially a nice day. No homework, nothing to do too since I had finished cleaning the day before. In fact, I was enjoying myself in the room. Music, chatting etc. However, the news that we need to move (AGAIN!) turned me down completely!! What the??? Blah blah blah... Somebody says this, somebody says that... Whatever!

There we were, at the Cemara office. The officer came and started his "speech". Do... Re... Mi... Fa... So... La... Ti... Do... Ti LaSoFaMiReDo!!! Ok ok, clearance!!

WHAT?!!
@#$@#%#%&^$

We just settled down one day ago and now they asked us to move again?! Right, we can't do anything. Pn. Rita was on leave and En. Hassan was away at Kinabalu. We were inferior. SO,
"Hooray!! Move!!!" (Please don't misunderstand, I wasn't happy with that.)

We did clearance and handed in our keys. With the new keys, we went to "visit" our new hostel. The first thing that came into our sights was the toilet. OMG! I was out of adjective to describe it but according to Zhi Hui, it looked like kopitiam's toilet. Haha... The second thing that I thought of was the bed. Ehh, why the bed and pillow were grey in colour?! AhhHH!! How come?

That night, I lied on my bed thinking... I never know that I was so lucky to stay in a newly renovated unit until yesterday. Suddenly, all complaints and dissatisfaction are gone. In one night, I learned to appreaciate my current unit, new bed, new pillow, new table, new chair, new cupboard... Practically everything was new!

A dramatic change happened today.

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Luckily, everything is now over... Thank God!

I'm So Happy!

Okay, I'm not mad. I'm happy now!! But I don't know how long it will last. =P

I don't need to move!! Yeah, I will be staying in Akasia during the revision month, no more Cemara!!!

Across Penang Bridge

I became a bright light bulb for one evening and night! No no, I should say I became a candle, haha... Candle sounds better. Although it has the same effect as bulb, candle seems to be more respectable, more romantic and more... erm, oh yeah, candle sacrifices itself to illuminate the others. Haha... But in my case, there was no sacrifice being done.

Actually, I went to Sunway Carnival with my cousin, and of course her "friend". It was the first time I went there after its official opening a few months ago. Just like what I had been told before going, it has no difference from other shopping malls, except that it is much smaller than Queensbay Mall. Perhaps I expected too much of it. But the name is somehow "grand", I thought it would be something like Sunway Pyramid, at least. Anyway, to have something like Sunway Carnival is better than nothing too. It houses many retail outlets such as Esprit, PDI, Hush Puppies etc. etc. Pardon me for my forgetfulness.

Moving on, our next destination is Tambun a.k.a seafood hunt. It had been 5 months since I last went there. For a few hours, I completely forgot about calories and fat! The only thing that appeared in my mind was EAT. Later, we went to Auto City. The first impression it gave me was erm... a bigger version of E-Gate. Again, there were many restaurants and cafes. Interestingly, Penang International Lantern Festival is being held there. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to visit it but I managed to grab a few photographs of the outside view. It was the first time I feel that Hello Kitty is sweet. =P

Hello Kitty standing on the bridge

A closer look, splendid!

My cousin and I

It's me, together with Kitties, hehe...