Tapioca

Mom's going to bake tapioca kuih!! Yeh!! :) not with the ready made tapioca flour, but with the real tapioca! Hoo-Hoo! First look at it, I thought it's a tree branch! haha!

Food in NZ

I'm just too lazy to write about my NZ trip in Dec 2011. Uploading the photos in FB took me ages. So..i'll just share the food we had there. :P If I have the mood to write about the trip, I will definitely do it. oh yeah.. my writing mood swings a lot.

Here are some of the great food that we had during our first few days in Auckland, NZ. Cousins brought us to a cafe in Devonport (can't remember the name of the cafe but it's located in Victoria St) and we had a fantastic lunch at Wine Chambers, Auckland. I had Cordon Bleu which was so nicely wrapped. And that was the first time I saw my cousin eating rabbits risotto. Eeewww..can't rabbit, can we? They are so cute..but in NZ, it's common to eat them.

And we had home-cooked food! My cousin is a really great cook. :D She served us with delicious and healthy lunch & dinner. Oh and breakfast too. She cooked everything all by herself. I don't know much about cooking so i can just help with the dishes or cutting up the vege. ;p By the way, the fish in this photo below was caught by ourselves! We went for a fishing trip in Whangamata, christmas present from our lovely cousins. :D

Not to forget the desserts we had for Christmas! She made 5 desserts! Can you imagine how full we were after the main dish? And we still have space for 5 desserts! hahaha... we had the desserts for a few days. And I love her home-made ice-cream! Not sure when I can taste her cooking again.

new phone

Must jot this down! :D After 5-6 yrs with my Sony Ericsson walkman phone, I've finally decided to switch to a smartphone. I've been reminding myself that i don't need a smartphone and my handphone is still very usable. I don't call much and I have internet most of the time. Why do I need a high technology phone?

But my heart keep pushing me to go for one. It's peer pressure. Everyone got one, why shouldn't I? Mom keep telling me I'll looked old-fashioned and out-dated with my friends who carry smartphones and update status all the time. Sigh..even mom's phone is better than mine. But i need to save money! With the house loan taking effect this year, my monthly saving is dropping so much!

Never the less, i went to Kinta City and had a look at Samsung smartphones. The price is high without a data plan. (I was thinking to get Samsung Galaxy S2) So, I walked into the DIGI store (with mom) and spoke to the promoter. Looking at the phone package and data plan..i started calculating my monthly expenses. The promoter suggested to take the iPhone data plan. Mom and I decided to take a break at Secret Recipe and rethink about the purchase. Should I or should I not get it now? We had 2 pieces of cake and went back to the DIGI store.

And guess what?! I took the iPhone plan! RM2090 for the phone and monthly data plan plus phone calls/SMS will be RM55 with autobilling service. Sounds like a good plan but guess i've to fork out more money this month and try to save more next month..

Photo from digitaltrends.com

It was an instant decision. My colleagues were shocked to see me carry an iPhone to work. They said i took a big jump from an old, old phone to the newest model of iPhone. :D But i'm loving my new phone. Though a bit new to the technology, i'll try to learn fast and upload more photos and postings. ;P

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all ! It's a bit late but better late than never, right?

It's the end of Chinese New Year celebration too.. i know, i know.. I've been lazy since I'm back from my NZ trip. Just not up to it..mind is blank, and unsure of how to start back this blog.

Well, today I just want to pen in a few thoughts.. 2012 is passing by so fast cuz it's already February! I haven't set my new year resolution cuz part of 2011 resolutions are not well done, or may I say, failed? The fire burning inside me died down too fast, i'd say.. All the activities I've joined have ended..though not all of them are my will, like the Christmas choir. Making a lot of new friends, but hard to keep close. But the year has started with a few gatherings with old schoolmates. Those are wonderful time.. :) And i'm looking forward to our next gathering!

Guess my mind went blank again.. will continue in my next post. ;)

Posting no. 45

Will be starting my holiday this coming Sat and no blogging till next year. But i can't end with 44 posts for the year right? So, here i'm writing the 45th post. haha..just to get rid of no. 44, which is not a good number in the Chinese tradition. :P

Guess where I'm spending my holiday? hehe.. I'm going to Auckland! yeah!! Super excited about the trip. But too anxious thinking of what to pack, and if i've left out anything! Relax, girl... after all, i'm visiting my cousins there. They will probably have the things I need. >___<

Two more days of work and off I fly to NZ! Will update more about the trip when I'm back. Till then, see ya! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

The end of my choir practice

Finally..the performance has ended yesterday. It was an awesome night but tiring, altogether. For both Sat and Sun nights, we had to be at the venue at 6pm and everything ended about 11pm. I was still feeling feverish, but thank God, i was able to forget about my tiredness while waiting for our performance as I was enjoying all the other programs..while chatting with my choir mates.

I didn't take a photo of myself from top to toe. Didn't bring camera as there's no place for me to keep my things when i was on stage. So..i 'steal' a photo from my friend..

The big choir..we didn't arrange our position according to heights. So, we looked a bit untidy on stage. But never the less, our voices are great! :D

Here are some of my alto mates.

Photo from CT Ang Photography

I hope there will be more chance to sing with these girls.. Some of them are from other churches. So chances of meeting are slim. But ipoh is small..so, who knows when and where we might meet! :D