My 500th Post

I lost the mojojo of blogging again and again because i was so stuffed up with exams and the finales of so many reality shows (masterchef, survivor, so you think you can dance).
Ironically, I am frustrated too because it wasn't a smooth week for me when it ended so low on Friday after exams. Disappointment that i can't hide. 'kiasu freak' you may call me but sometimes when you put too high hopes on something and when the hopes are then shattered to ground, it is pretty much like a knife stabbing through your heart and i just can't get rid the emo feeling. Sucks. Stop getting emo and making a huge fuss over trivial stuffs.

So here are some pictures to lighten things up and to cheer the miserable author.


titi is warm and cosy now with the scarf knitted by my roomie and the cross stich by me.


and sometimes you just have to pretend to be ok to get on with life.


the tantalizing Hungarian food-Langose. fried bread that looks like a pizza, with garlic, sour cream and cheese spread.


the awesome Gold Coast Surfer's Paradiese, flooded with hot babes and surfer dudes.


the so ever perfect belgian waffles from Max Brenner.


with the hot chocolate fondue that leaves you wanting more.


the groupie picture that i left out in my previous post.


when my 3 months old headphone broke, i bought a lego one instead. please do tell me it is cool.


and after posting this perhaps, i shall be happy again. or perhaps the sight of chai tow kway or bak kut teh or char siew pau is totally enough to make me smile again. i miss my home and my family. why am i having homesick till now?? crap.

Family = Father and Mother, I love You

i was far from being sad beginning this year but i guess it is totally unavoidable.
most of the time i really wondered would i actually enjoyed my life much more if i had study locally instead of going overseas?
there are tonnes of people going overseas for their education and none have ever regretted it .. but i just failed to stop myself from thinking likewise.
i missed my home and my family so much. i do enjoy the freedom and doing stuffs on my own, learning to cook and adventuring new places but at times when i was totally down or frightened, i really wished my parents were here with me because the sight of them simply reassured me that i was safe.
and since i was back here in Brisbane, i never felt safe.

and whenever i talked with my course mates, they always claimed how much they wanted to have a life like mine, living apart from their parents, and i would have possibly strangled them to death at that point.
i could give up all the money in my bank account just to trade places with them. yes to trade places with them.

sometimes i feel all these small little challenges ain't that big at all and why the hell am i making a big fuss of it? beside, i am gonna be 20 this year.. and why am i still fretting about my parents? you may call me childish or a cry baby or what-so-ever but that's what i felt right now.

ranting over here somehow makes me feel better, well at least, 'someone' is listening to me without responding.

if you are reading this mummy and papa, don't worry. i will be fine tomorrow because i am sure nothing is capable of bringing me down, i might be at the bottom rock today but i know i will be right on the top the next day. that's how you guys brought me up.

i might cry but i know the tears that flow down today will leave me with wisdom the next day.

Albert River Wines

the idea of visiting a winery has been around since last year but somehow it never happened.
perhaps after feeling bored of visiting the same theme parks for several times, we are desperate for something different and fresh. and so here we come, Albert River Wines!


our road trip, driven by Mr Chong Hao, and assisted by his secretary, TKC. i enjoyed this road trip so much due to the fabulous companion and the NOT-HAVE-TO travel by train or any public transport. the comfort of car. aww..


miles away from Brisbane..... the winery was somewhere near Gold Coast and Tamborine.


after our long journey in the car and the stop by at ikea, we finally arrived at the winery. it was an award winning wine boutique and famous for its wedding functions and its small little chapel. time to be a country girl. =)


that pretty much how the reception area looked like. filled with wines, liquor chocolates, home made wine jam, and winning trophies all around. the site of the trophies simply reassured us that we had chosen the right winery for sure. we paid AUS 5 only for the winery tour and the wine tasting too. effing cheap.


we tasted 5 different kind of wines and sadly i did not really enjoy it as i am not so much of a drinker. but my friends told me that their wines were awesome and 5-star ratings. all i felt after drinking 5 glasses of different wines was extreme hotness in my body! haha.lousy drinker, ain't i?


and then we embarked our self-tour, with the tamborine house as our first sight-seeing. pretty much an area where most weddings and solemnization functions are held, exactly like what you see in an American's style of wedding.


aisle for the bride and the bridegroom, a small little hut for the priest and chairs that are not arranged yet for the family and friends. the idea of having a wedding here is definitely breathtaking.


and then we headed to the winery plantation area. well, there weren't much for us to see and all we were entertained with was only the leaves. but yet it was still kinda fun to experience the plantation yourself. and once again the view was awesome!


and our next destination was the feeding farm. gosh, the lady there was so nice that she gave us a whole big box of food to feed the animals ranging from pumpkins to lettuces to carrots to potatoes to breads... and even an extremely huge sweet potato. it was so big and hard that we had a hard time figuring which animal to feed to till we discovered it was the porky.


i had never thought that porky teeth would be incredibly sharp and large. trust me, you just have to see it yourself to believe it. never underestimate a pig.


indeed one of the fiercest pig that i have encountered in my life. it was practically like crashing against the fence till the fence was distorted. and yet she was so unique for she was living together with the chickens in harmony and peace.


here comes my little story of Barry, the arrogant goat.

1) awww what a cute goat with such beautiful horns and colour! lol

2) alright, i might just feed you with lots lots lots of vege. bet you will like it.

3) barry, come here, food for u!!!

4) barry the goat simply rejected my vege and when the vege fell to the ground it refused to eat 'dirty' food. (uggh! so pissed off)

according to the owner, barry was a stubborn goat and hard one to handle. so much of a beauty.


and finally everyone gave up in feeding the barry. and koo even ended up feeding herself instead of the goat.lol. vege freak.


after the feeding session, we had the chance to play the bomberang and crack the whip like how an Aussie would do. the bomberang was fun and the owner was superbly awesome in throwing it. it would fly for miles and return to the field, just like a-U-style of flying. the boys were awesome in this too and i totally suck in it for not having the good arm muscle. haha..


learning how to crack the whip. we in it. even the old Granny there was way better than us. one simple whip that could create an incredibly loud crack sound.


Grape stomping! we missed it! sigh..because we went on a public holiday and the workers weren't there. oh well..the only disappointment we had from the trip.


Billy tea session, farmers' favourite place. i totally adore this picture; the colour, our positions and the lighting were totally perfect.


it was fun to be a pseudo-farm girl for a day, venturing into a whole total different lifestyle. and if i have to choose between city or countryside, i am ALL in for a farmer's life. come on, farming is way much more fun than the boring dispensing medicine routines.


now i missed that winery so much. the owners there were so sweet and they had simply make our trip a super duper memorable one. =) ( mek mek, we are touching u! lol!)

Gorgeous Birthday

heya, people!
i have been waiting for so long to blog about this awesome celebration that we planned for our dear gorgeous. glad that all our plans and in fact mostly were her boyfie's plans turned out incredibly fine. 21st birthday marks one's adulthood and celebrating it is essentially important especially when you are away from your family and that would be our responsibility for sure! =).
so, HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY, KOO!
we had lots of fun for the couple of days. and as for now, i shall just blog about the birthday dinner we had. i am into larger images for this post simply because most of the pictures taken were pretty awesome.



that's the gorgeous i am talking about. my fabulous roomie. and whenever we try to make ourselves look thinner on pictures, we decided to capture half of our faces only. camera cheat.



the three girls. if only i had my other two friends (marry anne and carolyn) here, it would be a perfect girlie picture. friends that i known from intec.



overloaded with sweetness and happiness. =) her good boyfie.



the ecstatic birthday girl wishing enthusiastically.



the awesome girls ladies that were proud of our eldest woman in the group. lol. she is so gonna kill me for this statement.



the reason for our lateness for the birthday dinner, cam-whoring in the middle of our journey.



we celebrated our gorgeous birthday in a Greek restaurant, Kapsali in Southbank. The food was rather awesome especially the Seafood platter for two. but sadly i did not had that as i could not find anyone willing to share with me. so much of a loner.



i missed taking pictures in a large group. it reminds me of my big group of friends back in malacca.



i might just leave this picture without any captions cause i can't figure out any ideal one.



Happy Birthday, Koo.
Hopefully you enjoyed that night and adored all your prezzies! It might not have been that exclusive, but it was lovely seeing your smile that night and all dressed up for the dinner. you are now officially an adult and many more of us will be joining you soon! hehe.

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p/s: a sneak preview of my next post ( our roadtrip to Albert Winery and Surfers Paradise for her birthday)

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