Wednesday, January 29, 2014

过年

 
眨眼间,明晚就是除夕夜了。
去年的团圆饭饭桌上我说过的一字一句我似乎还记得,
好像也不是太久以前的事。
 
 
 
 
今天继续屋子里未完成的打扫工作,
在灰尘和肥皂水旧抹布中战斗。
 
一面在心里嘀咕什么时候才可以停止干活,一面在嘴里骂着:
灰尘啊,干嘛就是要在黑色表面上呈白色;在白色表面上呈黑色。
反着的话,不就省下了许多麻烦。
 
 
 
 
 
今年的新年依旧,会在大城市吉隆坡度过。
 
好吧那我大胆猜测我的新年所见所闻:
 
街道上依旧,车辆三三两两。
 
电台依旧,时而播着咚咚锵的新年歌,
时而搭上哪位歌星的流行主打曲,
时而听听命理师今年又该给我的生肖评论凶吉,
穿什么颜色的服装会有桃花运。
 
 
 
 
 
外头开始有烟火的磅磅声,炮竹还没开始抢戏。
明明还没到午夜十二点。
 
 
 
 
今年的我依旧,暗暗里希望自己有朝一日可以有个大家所谓的『乡下』好回乡过年,
要塞车多少个小时也没关系。
记忆里从来没有一次试过拥有这样的体验。
 
除夕饭桌上被小荧幕照亮的瞳孔。
干涩的喉咙里努力吐出干巴巴的几个词语,凑成的疑问句换作的问候,
像是一场哀悼会上慰问家属的一句,你还好吗。
 
好吧不吉利,打住不说。
新年该有新希望,呵呵,或许今年有点不同。
 
 
 
 
 
今年的我依旧,希望除夕夜、大年初一快些到来,好让它们快点结束。 
我没有故作悲观,只是忽然有点感慨而已。 
我的新年,几时才会有创意一些的改变,我也很期待。
 
 
 
 
 
『妈,我不喜欢过年。』
 
“噢,你长大了。”
 
 
 
 
 
结束前怎么可以忘了这个:
 
新年快乐啊大家 :)
 
 
 

只是偶尔

1. 


弟弟最近得了骨痛热症。
以前听到这个名词,觉得也只不过是电视卫生广告中才看到的字眼,
或是哪个语文科的一篇预防范文。
现在发生在自己家里,才发现为何每年到了这个时候大家都紧张兮兮的。

妈妈很担心,每隔一个小时就跑上楼叫弟弟起床喝水,量体温。
爸爸的慈父光辉彻底发挥,每早定时载弟弟去马大医院排队四个小时做血小板检查,
还得每隔几个小时就把木瓜叶榨成汁给弟弟喝。
婆婆也一直去一户一户问,请问我可以摘你家的木瓜叶吗。

这段期间,不少人也发简讯或面子书信息问我弟弟的状况,
还给了不少治疗骨痛热症的土方。
打从心底地感激大家的关心,


Some who I thought would but didn't,
so this is what I tell myself:
The most sincere care and warmth are always from those who you least expect.


弟弟现在好多了,没有住院,谢谢大家 :)





2.


从小就音乐的灌溉中长大。
喜欢轻音乐,喜欢沉沉的嗓子,也喜欢干净的歌声。
或许是因为这样,特别喜欢看歌唱选秀节目。
虽然知道要站在台前表演甚至是比赛夺冠,幕后有一定的操纵成分和暗流,
可我喜欢看别人在众目睽睽下用歌声说自己的故事。
虽然有些眼泪是假的,可心底里对音乐的热忱有炽热地燃烧着就好。

还记得以前有发过歌星梦,
后来也在时间的洗礼中认清了在志愿栏那里该填上的是比较像样的职业,譬如说
老师律师医生工程师。

现在看回去我依旧会看着那个随波逐流的自己,指着鼻头大笑,
十年后的自己不也是背离了大家预早设下的轨道。
虽然看不清最终点在哪里,可走着走着,阳光一路明媚。

站在舞台上发光的梦,
短暂地实现过也好,不是么。





3.


感谢科技的发达,如今想唱歌弹琴,有手机在手,好多事都变成无所不能。
想念一个人的时候,除了写字和唱歌的单向抒发,
通过录音,至少还可以把笨拙的那一面给留下来。

透过没有经过专业训练的歌声中,偶尔会幻想自己不曾沾染世间的一丝污浊。
只有一把声音,琴键叮咚出来的音符,和流过的空气。
不经修饰地一点小错误都会糟蹋整首歌曲,或许会被看作是对原唱的不敬。
不过有时候也管不上这么多,白发可以少长几根,呵呵。




4.



这次选唱红到发紫的邓紫棋这首《偶尔》。

我开始听她这首歌的时候我还没听过她唱《泡沫》、《存在》、《你把我灌醉》,
那时已为她的歌声深深着迷。
就那沉沉的钢琴声和她不算细尖的嗓子唱着:

『我来到回忆里的长廊  看着我们的青春开得灿烂』

非常喜欢她写的歌词。

这次也知道自己唱得很糟糕,那么一点自知之明我还是有的,
尤其是整首歌的灵魂『偶尔』两个字我怎么唱都唱不好,发音有待改进。
或许每次到了那两个字会不自觉地停顿。
感觉自己对于那两个字有别于其他字的敏感,它们载着我对她的思念。

那个她,是介绍这首歌给我的人。

把这首歌唱砸了,对不起啊大家,呵呵。
纯粹唱个回忆。





5.


一把嗓子里所能蕴含的情感很难说清,即便是一段长长的文字。
谢谢你为我唱过的歌,我深夜里想起你的时候,你的歌声就是那一股暖流。
短暂却美好。

我拥着,让一字一句伴我入眠。






Monday, January 27, 2014

Garden Lifestyle Store & Cafe @ Viva Home

If you've read about my previous post on my trip with besties to 100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo @ Viva Home.
A full belly is a must before you start off an exploration uh-huh so we decided to have our lunch first.
Sad to say that there weren't varieties of restaurants in Viva Home, 
Wanpei suggested we eat here, so here we are :D

#typicalgirls #vain




It wasn't my first time standing in front of this beautifully designed cafe, but never took the first step in.
Will still take a good look at price tags or lists before I do anything stupid.
Always bearing in mind that 
pretty dresses/cafes = expensive dresses/cafes = out of my list

UNLESS
I have more people around to share the guiltiness then uh-huh I'm okay with anything :P






Look at the design!
White and green is love too (though I still prefer white and blue teehee)







We were the first walked in customers of the day,
11.30 a.m. on a typical weekday pretty much explained everything.

The manager told us that the kitchen would only be ready by 12 p.m, but 

WHO CARES WHAT TIME WOULD THE KITCHEN BE READY WHEN YOU HAVE THIS TO PLAY WITH.




Recorded a video of me playing 《我的歌声里》and my lovely two singing, but my lappie was being formatted so -____-
Recorded an audio clip of it too, but my phone went out of battery half way so -____-

Haih.





#thisisvain #goodacting #hahahahahaha #wanpei








Talking about the food, sadly to put this, but the choices of main courses are so little if you aren't a beef-lover.
Well, like me, I don't eat beef so I pretty much got my eyes stucked at pasta / chicken / burgers.
Was on a salmon-and-burger-rush so I ordered a Salmon burger.
Meanwhile Wanpei ordered a 
look-like-carbonara-spaghetti-from-the-menu-but-ended-up-was-olio-aglio;
Sinbei ordered another a chicken bolognese.

Tasted emm, so - so, could've been better.

BUT THE MUSHROOM SOUP WAS AWESHOMEEEEEE.
Cost us RM 12 for that bowl #ohmaigod.




Tried searching for the actual names of the dishes so you can refer to from the Garden Cafe's official website e-menu, 
but I couldn't relate the ones we ate with the ones I saw there /_____\
Maybe different franchises have different sets of menus? 
Or promos or something I'm not sure.

#wastoohappyplayingthegrandpiano #didntsnapaphotoofthemenu #forgotthedishesactualname 




They gave me a belated birthday surprise, 
a slice of cake and a birthday song played live by Wanpei on a grand piano.
People from other dining tables kept eyeing on me but hahahaha I was busy posing with my birthday cake :P

Great start off for the day with great people.

Everyday's birthday whenever I'm with them, 
this I gotta say :)








Garden Lifestyle Store and Cafe


Location:
Lot No. LG-01, Lower Ground Floor, 
Viva Home Shopping Mall, 
No, 85 Jalan Loke Yew,
Taman Miharja
Kuala Lumpur.

Contact:
+60 3-9200 3063




或许只是习惯



1.
中学开始喜欢在大家都入睡的时候仍呆在电脑荧幕前,不慌不乱地敲打文字,一面哼着自己喜欢的歌。不去在乎谁会评论你的歌声,或是厨房偶尔传来一把声音嚷嚷你这个孩子怎么就不会自动自发进厨房帮帮忙。

2.
从进入先修班开始习惯熬夜,那时候熬夜是为了完成作业,或是第二天一早哪个科目的临堂测试。口头上说是为了未来打拼,后来这个原因随着先修班毕业消失了,去当了补习中心老师,明明不至于忙到要彻夜改簿子,却又恶性循环,不到深夜不睡。

3.
进了大学后的生活更加没有改善。虽说没有了功课,温习功课也是到了接近考试才做的事,可参加活动后就算累到多么一塌糊涂都好,就是不到两点不睡觉。脸上的痘痘已经藏不住我身心的疲惫,却又说不上为什么就不听话早些让自己睡觉。

4.
深夜里会想以前现在未来。偶尔会跟别人在网上一搭没一搭地聊着,但我不会是开始话题的那个。我不喜欢当谁谁的救世主,适时说上一两句,大家也只不过希望今晚有个好眠。猫子在受寒时都会窝在一起取暖的。可就算有多么冷都好,卷缩着的我依旧会看着那条无形的线,越界者亡。只不过是在虚拟的空间里凑在一起寒暄几句,黑夜过了我们就回到各自觅食的途径。

5.
有个人跟我说过,或许你就是要把自己累到躺下去就昏昏入睡,让自己没时间也没精力去胡思乱想。我说,我喜欢看着面子书右侧聊天头像的青灯一盏一盏灭掉,看到上线人数剩下单位数,偶尔会有小胜利的感觉。

6.
或许只是习惯,不是寂寞。






世界上最浪漫的话不是『我爱你』三个字,而是

 Good night, sweet dream。

Sunday, January 26, 2014

100 Doraemon Secret Gadgests Expo @ Viva Home




Finally got to meet my two lovelies Wanpei and Sinbei!
Though it wasn't long since the last time they gave me a big surprise before entering university,
a few months or so, but it felt like ages.








I read about this event and vividly remembered how excited I was when I first saw the news in newspaper that Malaysia was being chosen to be the first stop in South East Asia.
Ain't a crazy fan of Doraemon since young, Mom never really encourages us spending money on comics.
HOWEVER,
I've had loads of confisticated Doraemon comics to read through 
(this is what commonly happens when you have Mom and Aunt who are teachers :P)
Thus the love for Doraemon.



We longed for a reunion for four of us to this Doraemon Expo, 
but somehow Edith couldn't make up with the schedule.
It was truly a loss #sigh.




Took close to 400 photos there bwahahahahah you know girls :P

Oh and it's my first time ever wearing dress out with friends lol, kinda shy actually


#letthephotosdothetalking #iamalittlebitlazytoday


Entrance.





We became time travellers






to the time when Doraemon was born.






Bei insisted in taking each and every poses of Doraemon, 
for her :)





























































































Those weren't all!

#manymanypatterns #crowdwaswatching #actlikenoonesbusiness







Weird poses but never mind bout how other'd think.

Always a free soul whenever I'm with them.












Went into the black and white comic world.







Attended a wedding.






Flew with a bamboo-copter.





Played with Shizuka and Doraemon in the playground.


And as I mimicked fat fat Takeshi singing, the spotlight went on me lol.






Visited Nobita's neighbourhood.












Oh ya, we three carried our luggages all the way from Raja Chulan / Chow Kit just to meet up and spend time together at this place.
It was after bidding goodbye with my Diet Cantiks and ended my short KL 3D2N Diet Course Trip



Our luggages were dumped at the Doraemon cafe area as we hopped into the expo,
almost forgetting our luggages as we left.
#typicalladies


Food in the Doraemon cafe was all Doraemon-themed of course,
ordered a Cappucino and Doraemon's favouritest Dorayaki (ice-cream filling woah) though they were a lil bit over-rated-pricey.
But they're something new to try on la :)






Game booths and souvenirs along the exit door.
Looking at the price tags 
*gulps*
strictly no touchieeee.






A short summary of a trip without her.

To our love:

<  To Edith from Doraemon >










In the crossroad of our lives, there're always people who come and leave without saying goodbyes.
Nevertheless, few choose to ignore all the troublesomes and stay, 
Always.






100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo
14 Dec 2013 - 23 March 2014

Official Website

Location:
Viva Mall Sdn Bhd (574414-U)
LG 35 Lower Ground Floor,
Viva Home Shopping Mall,
85, Jalan Loke Yew,
55200 Kuala Lumpur.

Business Hours:
10am – 10pm all days inclusive of public holidays

Customer Service Centre:
03 9281 1998

Saturday, January 25, 2014

KL 3D2N Diet Course Trip

We talked about having our first course trip during our lunch at Harmoni Cafe.
I forgot who suggested KL to be our destination, but it was agreed by all on the spot.



It was Kim Ee's first flying experience and 
she was super high that night though she was trying so hard to hide :P



At Subang Airport waiting for dad and hub :)


Hub helped to fetch some of the girls back to my house. 
Those crazies were so eggcited complementing about him blablabla.


As a KL girl,
it's not my first time having friends as guests at my house 
(after going through matriculation and all 
I've had 2 times experience dealing with crazy people who don't mind to sleep in my living room lol).

Still, it's my first time having SIX including me in the not-so-spacious living room.

Credits to my shy shy bro who need to stand on the chair to take a photo of six women in "bed" 

HAHAHA.


We talked our nights through, 
managed to get a short rest to get ourselves refuel after the hectic Food Science paper we just finished in the morning, 
and for the brand new day ahead!







We bought lunch buffet coupons from Groupon so we didn't take breakfast in the morning.
Thanks to daddy who fetched us to the LRT station -  
Car was overloaded for 7 people with 5 big luggages to reach KL city, 
so LRT was the cheapest and most convenient way.






Booked a hotel online first time ever through Agoda.com,
and here we are at Orange Pekoe Guesthouse!

The girls were exhausted walking around with their huge luggages from the Monorail station to the guesthouse.
(Yea we took a transit from LRT to Monorail fyi)
It wasn't a long walk but you know my direction senses urrrmmm I took quite some time to figure out the directions given by Orange Pekoe's receptionist.

It's a super duper lovely place to stay with reasonable price I'd say.
Immediately fell in love with this place when I was finding for a suitable stay for us,
glad that it didn't disappoint us :)

To find out more, click the link below:








This is how it looks like when you first step in.
So vintage style so clean so happy!
And the receptionist (I think he's the boss, a tall handsome English guy phewwwit!)
The guesthouse's cleaners and guests greeted along way, too.
Simply love the way it was :D


It was too early to check-in,
luckily we were allowed to put our luggages in the living-room-styled-lobby.






Check out the little pantry!

Mad lurve :D


It's where we get to make our own simple breakfast, like cereal, fruits and coffee.
Simple design and the most important thing of all.

IT'S IN BLUE WHITE COMBINATION.

I SQUEAKED ON THE SPOT AND GOT A FEW NERVOUS LOOK FROM THE PEOPLE 
BUT WHO CARES.






Oh and the lightning. Lovely.







The original plan and core of our whole KL course trip was to have a great feast at Jogoya Japanese Buffet Restaurant, Starhill Gallery.

BUT  we didn't end up having lunch there, coz it was too pricey, great disappointment it was :(
There's this CNY promotion going on but it isn't a better treat to our purses either since we plan to spend money on CNY shopping too.

Bumped into Daidomon Japanese BBQ Buffet at Groupon at a price of RM45 per head
(Jogoya RM95 omg -__-),
bought it online.
Japanese food la, still, not too bad after all we first thought.

AT FIRST WE THOUGHT.


Took taxi at a walking distance from Orange Pekoe, RM 30 for 6 pax.
We were kind of late so we didn't take the trouble to find out which route to take if we were to reach Daidomon with public tranport.

Reached Daidomon and began our feast!






Poor variety.  Poor service.  Poor quality of food.
Definitely not a place to be recommended.

Was a big disappointment for us all.
Sushi rice was watery I don't know why;
Scallops were limited for one set per guest;
No Unagi (eel fish) - totally unacceptable;
Cold tempuras;

NAH.






Food always looks better in photos anyway :P







Waiting for public bus to reach Times Square to shop and meet up with matriks' friends!








Lost our ways sooooo many times till no one could really remember.
Luckily the sun wasn't out nor raining, or we'd be pretty dead.

I hereby claim that I'm a Puchong girl, not a KL girl 
*hands up*





After a short shopping session in Times Square, caught up with KMK old fellas.
Had dinner at Jalan Alor, the KL Food Street.


Photo by Chengcheng Bird :D




Had an early lou-sang with these crazies, I think the table got more portion than we do.
My uni gang officially met with my matriks gang yo.

Didn't talk much during the dinner, 
maybe I'm a higher level slow cooker.

But still, it was different seeing and having them around :)









A few shots of us in bed again lol this time IS BED.

Look at the room's design again!

Irresistable.

RM180 for family room per night is definitely worth a stay!

Slight note:
Just that during the night the outer surrounding of the guesthouse'd be a bit of noise since there're pubs and drinking places around the place.

I even wrote a review for Orange Pekoe in Agoda.com haha, 
now you can see my liking towards this guesthouse = beyond describable.



LOL

I lol-ed at my madness too hahahahaha








Orange Pekoe Guesthouse
Location:
1-1, Jalan Angsoka (off Jalan Nagasari)
50200 Kuala Lumpur

Contact:
Phone: +603 2110 2000
Fax: +603 2143 2141
Email: info@orangepekoe.com.my



Daidomon Japanese BBQ Restaurant
Facebook:
Daidomonmy

Location:
LOT 4, Level3, Great Eastern Mall,
No. 303, Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

Contact:
+603-42528155 / 017 - 3300339 / 012 - 3958215