The learning curve

Today I woke up with a heart still feeling a bit heavy a bit wounded. Looking back at everything that had happened, probably too early to even say this, I hope it is/it will be for the better. The whole process was like a miniature of what my future will be like if I were to head down this path. So I guess sometimes its better to end the pain earlier.

I learned, I grow. Failure in life is inevitable. And being fickle-minded is the worst. Time to make a decision and never look back. 

Life isn’t cotton candy.

My 2012

Well, this post should have been up before New Year, but i couldn’t find a time to actually start typing. Had been busy with graduation, family trips and moving house…

I have always hope that my 21st would be great, and now that it is coming to the end, I am thankful that it has been a great one so far.

I have grew to be a happier, a more confident and a more contented person. Three years in Melbourne had taught me a lot, more than books and lectures in university. The life experiences, the friendship, and in fact the pain and laughter that I went through is not something that could be easily replaced.

I had traveled:

1. Tasmania

With friends who I have made for life. The drive, the scenery, the ghost adventures, the 5-days fish and chips diet.. All these made up great memories.

2. Central Australia

Where I met great friends, where I conquered Uluru. And the friendship that blossomed throughout the trip had provided me with warmth through the cold nights.

3. Gold Coast and Cairns.

Specially for Wei Xin dear, I am blessed to have you as my best friend, and I love how we could talk for hours even without meeting each other for ages. I am glad we been through the hard part (I won’t say it is the hardest) of our life, and I will always be here with you still through your ups and downs.

And I am glad that I have these beautiful ladies as my travel buddies. It was a great trip! 🙂

Apart from traveling, I had met a lot of new people, going to birthday parties (where I met someone special in one of it. *wink*) try out a lot of good food places, job interviews, getting my first job, and graduating!!

But I know life is not cotton candy. I have times when I cried over my poor teaching performance, when I stressed over my studies, when I start feeling life is losing its meanings.. I guess all these experiences made life interesting, and make me appreciate times where I am being surrounded by love from family and friends.

And of course to the people that I am closest to in Melbourne. Thanks for being there always.

2012 has been a wonderful year. And my 21st has been a great one too, one that I could look back happily, and proudly tell others that I spent my 21st well. 🙂

Even with pain I will still walk my life with a smile, a gracious one.

Because I know life is too short, and I want to live it to my fullest. ♥

Pinkish days <3

It has been awhile since I last posted here. New thoughts in my head recently, is age a barrier to love? Is it enough if someone can make you laugh everyday? Is it essential to find someone who talk the same language?

What are we searching for in life? Really.

Don’t worry, this is not an emo post. Just some thoughts, and I am in fact quite happy these days. Surrounded by pinkish smiley bubbles =)

Blessings ♥

Finally, I am writing again, on my 21st Birthday ♥

As I turn 21 this year, I am glad that I am always loved and blessed, by my dearest family and friends 🙂

Things had not been easy on me last year, from breaking up, to moving house, to almost got conned, to having an eye infection while glasses were spoiled, to bad exam timetable… I thought I was being the unluckiest person in the world, but looking at all these from a different angle, I should feel blessed that despite of everything that happened, I am healthy, safe and loved! I am glad that all had been in the past. And, these events had made me a stronger person- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Things happened for a reason, and there is nothing to be complained about 🙂

And, thousands, millions, trillions of thanks to my parents who love me unconditionally. They are the people who brought me to the world, who gave me my life and everything. And, I am glad that I am back in Malaysia for my 21st, I guess if I were to be in Melbourne alone right now, it would be really depressing.

Also, to all my wonderful friends, Thank you! For your wishes and blessings 🙂 Also, to them that had organised my birthday in Genting, it was truly a great memory to be treasured! May our friendship last forever.♦

Birthday is a day of life that signifies growing one year older, that reminds us that you have been blessed to be still living, and of course a day to thank our parents who brought us here. So, THANK YOU mummy and daddy ♥

21st only come once in life, and I will treasure it!

 

Brunch at Madame Sousou

The last time I visited Madame Sousou was a few months back, for dinner. And, the nice taste of its steak has been lingering on my tongue and memory since then.

We ordered the PLAISIRS A PARTAGER (Pleasure to share)- CHATEAUBRIAND, which is a platter of prime eye fillet.

The night started off with a simple bread and butter, but it was really really nice. Freshly baked bread and melt-in-your-mouth butter was the best combination, that made me put my plans to lose weight behind.

And of course, the main dish of that night was this steak platter, which look quite small when it was served, but really filling. I loved the tenderness of the medium rare steak, which was marinated well.

And the waiter/tress were really nice, which made me wanted to go back there again.

Okay, back to my main topic, which is my lovely brunch today at Madame Sousou with my lovely friend- Ee Ling 😀 (Guess if I am still going to stay in Melbourne for another month without any studies or exams, I am going to put on a lot of weight by food, Food, and FOOD!)

The morning was really lovely, with sunshine and wind breeze, and we were lucky to have a corner table. Quote the waitress, “Nice spot ladies, with the breeze”. And I was really happy that Madame Sousou did not disappoint me with their brunch! I ordered something quite special form the menu with err… Sweetcorn and Zucchini fritters, which at first sounded weird to me, but it tasted really nice. Well, I guess I will just let my pictures do the talking 🙂

The menu XD

Nice Mocha to start my day with. Especially love the chocolate that stick on the cup inner lining.

Ee ling’s big-hearted Latte 😀

Scrambled eggs on toast.

And the Sweetcorn and Zucchini fritters that I mentioned earlier, with avocado salsa and smoked salmon. Quite a ‘big risk’ for a not-a-big-fan-of-vege-person like me. But I loved it! The ingredients just blended well, and it was really delicious ♥

Yummzzz. Stay tuned with more of my food adventure 😛

Yum Yumm ♥

A few food photos to lighten up your day 🙂

There is this craze going on in Melbourne- LuxBite, and of course I am one of those dessert lovers, not to call myself fanatic, but I wouldn’t miss out the talk of the town- of course!

Definitely a wide varieties of Macaroons to choose from, with some really unique flavours like Kaya and Oolong tea. My favourite used to be Mandarin Saffron macaroons, but they don’t produce it anymore.

Despite the nice colours and taste, I wonder if there is too much colourings in it. No offence.  Nonetheless, still worth trying it 😀

Caramel Cravings.

A bit too sweet for me. I love the real salty taste of the caramel macaroon, but… a bit too hard I reckon. Okay, by now, I should be worried about being attacked by LuxBite’s fans 😛

Lemon Meringue Pie

The meringue wasn’t too sweet, which blend perfectly with the lemon fillings. I have to say it is really yumzz, probably let to my liking for lemon meringue pies 🙂

Chocolate Cravings

This piece of cake look really normal. But well, you can’t judge a book by its cover, I fell in love with it at the instance I tasted it. Really thick chocolate fillings, and it definitely will cure your cravings for chocolate!

Supersized love

And the highlight of my Luxbite trip- supersized Macaroons Love! I have always wanted to try this huge, tempting piece of dessert. It is definitely a really sweet one, but I just LOVED it! Tasted like a huge Ferrero Rocher chocolate-thick hazelnut fillings, with loads of chocolates. PERFECT!

People say desserts make a person happy, I hope my desserts-pictures lighten up your day too!

Patience

-Patience is a virtue-

It has been a phrase often used, and I myself have been using/ overused it too.

But well, reality is even if I kept reminding myself to be patient, I tend to be over-anxious over matters too. I need(ed) to know what will happen, I need(ed) to know what is my plans precisely, I need(ed) to get things done the moment I know etc. And again, reality is no matter how much I wish to settle things and have a clear mind, sometimes, things just can’t be the way they needed to be, or  be settled asap.

This is reality isn’t it?  The waitings, the uncertainties, the unknowns… They are inevitable. They are precious moments that build our patience.

 

One more week before home.

Again, gotta remind myself- Patience.

当猪肉不再是爱情的障碍时

灵感源自晚餐的肉骨茶。

说我老土也好，说我不够时尚也好，最近不知怎么爱上了黄小琥的《没那么简单》。

相爱没有那么容易，每个人有他的脾气。。。幸福没那么容易，才会让人特别着迷。。。句句唱入心坎。

怎么提起了猪肉了呢？就是最近有人开玩笑说起，不同种族的不能谈恋爱，主要障碍莫过于得牺牲猪肉。

我想，恋爱没那么简单。就算猪肉不再是障碍，还有很多不同的问题会随着时间逐渐浮出水面，从性格，到脾气，到观点，每个人总有不同的见解。而，在这茫茫人海中，要能找到一个能和自己心灵沟通的绝非易事。

跌倒了再爬起来，需要毅力，需要勇气。–但我做到了。

用心去看，用心去聆听，用心去体会生命中美好的事物，不简单。–而我在学习。

生命有限，但很多事情都不能强求，一切冥冥之中自有安排。：）

 

And tomorrow…

the battle will start.

It won’t be long. Less than a week. It will be painless.. XD

 

SWOT vac :S

My SWOT vac officially starts today. Not quite excited about it, but actually quite worried this time. Wasn’t a really smooth semester to go through with, yet not quite all negative, in fact in some aspects, it had been a quite interesting one .

Decisions need to be made, life decisions aren’t as simple as MCQ, where there will be only one correct answer. The same situation faced by different person, may result in different decisions, or even decisions of totally opposite spectrums. Every decision would lead to different result, and it is worth taking the risk, making your own decision, isn’t it?

Sometimes I just can’t help being emo, being down a little bit, for some unknown reason, like some sad or ‘what if’ feeling striking me. But right now, I know I can’t afford to feel so, I need to catch up with my final revisions, I need to have a clear mind.

Being independent once more made me think  a lot, of my future, of my life, of my choice. To bring yourself up as a complete piece, ain’t entirely easy. It was/ is still a tough journey to go through. But I appreciate it. I actually feel blessed to experience it, to learn from it, and to be less vulnerable in the future.

And probably right now, I should get my mind back to my notes and books. 😀

 – can’t wait to go home ♥