good weather friends

standing at the finishing line, i begin to wonder alot of things.

friends.
life.
family.
work.
money.

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oh work.

yes, tomorrow is my first day at work. i'm excited like... err... the first day of everything! from entering kindergarten (actually can't remember but i think i was excited), to primary school, secondary school, to moving to another state, and another secondary school (from all girls school to co-ed! culture shock!), to college and then uni... and now the workforce.

a turmoil of emotions, yes. estatic. overjoyed. panicky. happy. scared. nervous. anxious. afraid. complacent. contented. uneasy. euphoric. glad. pleased. sad. gloomy. worried. i could list you a million adjectives but yet words fail to describe what i am feeling at the moment.

what should i wear tomorrow?
which pair of shoes?
what time to wake up?
where should i get my breakfast from?
what time to sleep tonight?
what do i do when i see my colleagues?
do i tag along for lunch?
what should i say?
(.........)

a million emotions accompanied by a million questions- 'first day questions' i call it. questions i have no answers to. questions that i wish there was someone to help me find an answer. i wish i have my sisters with me- from the first day of primary school till the first day of uni, i always have an answer.

where to line up for morning assembly, where to get my food, where to report lost&founds, where to get my notes photocopied, what to do in class, what not to say to lecturers, what to do to gain marks and where to park my car.

there was always an answer.

but now i have to do this alone, in a territory totally new and unknown, unexplored and unexpected, unfamiliar and different. i am scared.

(sorry abit emo :-/)

the finishing line is only the beginning. and tomorrow is where it begins.

goodnight world.

(p/s: if you're wondering the relevance of the title... well i meant to write something on it, but i supposed there are some things better left unsaid, unknown and unquestioned)

*comments off

MDG- Malaysian Drama Girls

today's post is not about food, rather my humble opinion of the current online reality show hype- Malaysian Dreamgirl (MDG). if you must know, yes i watched every single episode of it and i will tell you what i think thus far (eps1-14).

Q: What do you get when you put 12 girls together in a house?
A: Drama, Drama, Drama, and more Drama.

in the first 10 episodes or so, the clear biatch in the house was...

cindy

speaks with an accent on camera and got all the girls complaining about her. but when i watched her intro video, i thought she really stood out- the way she speaks, full of confidence, articulate, fluent, clear, determined. but still, she was quite a biatch on camera. the recent few episodes showed that she somehow has toned down her biatch-ness, camera time also reduced... to give way to another biatch i suppose.

BUT! as the show progresses... another biatch is showing her true colors, and she is none other than...

nadia

super competitive and completely took over the biatch of the house title from cindy. nadia also looks very old for a 20 year old girl... i thought she's like 25 or something!

superlongwinded on camera, c'mon la like what porcinusmay said about the MIFA rehearsals, i can see the stage is L shape and i don't want to know if you've "sketched" the stage and see other girls walking yada yada yada blah blah blah. most of the time, her sentences just don't connect!

in Eps 12- MIFA launch (5:56):


"i feel intimidated of course and i feel jealous and also part of them because they are my close friends also and... if they were, you know, requested on trying on these designer clothes and whatsoever... for me, every dog has its day, so, it will be my chance... because i... i seen jay and hanis also they tried hard and they look *rolls eyes* beautiful of course. i rea... i... i just feel like they are more beautiful than me, prettier and everything, so i guess it's a good chance for them but it's gonna be my turn also some day."

in Eps 13- House Guest (3:19) nadia starts her super-bitching:


"cindy was... err she... she has a crush on JP so, you know she was paying attention mostly to JP, so I mean... no offence, it's ok, you know for me because *fake hahaha* I bet you can feel it JP *points to camera* *fake hahaha* during the dinner she was sitting next to JP and during the game also she was sitting reaaaaally close to JP so I mean we know that she likes him, so, you know, let it go *fake hahaha*"

aiyoh c'mon la any girl will be attracted to JP as well... see how kiutt he is... nadia, you know you like him too, so stop bitching about cindy. at least she's brave enough to admit it. just reflects how low you are to bitch about others when you kept saying "i mean... no offence..." pls-lah! viewers aren't dumb ok!



i bet nadia is super jealous... 0_0

Episode 13- Elimination

if you would have noticed, after sazzy said nadia was safe and thus jay has to be eliminated, nadia hugged jay only to be given a big loud slap at the back. *pap* ouch! imho, jay shouldn't have done that even if she dislikes nadia... anyway jay is back in the show cos it wasnt an elimination. as much as i think jay has what it takes to be a model, i don't think she's gonna make it since it's based on sms votes.




my forecast of TOP 3-

ringo (duh! she has a HUGE fanbase from her blog and has never been in the bottom 3. deserving? as much as i love reading her blog, she's got a cute sweet face but definitely not dreamgirl material. and i think she writes better than she speaks on screen. the kiutsy voice just annoys me)

hanis (the hanis in photos and the hanis in real life is completely 2 different persons! she has good photos and runway style but i get irritated by the way she talks too! 1-2 episodes okla quite manis but a few more episodes omg can she stop that manja tone already??!! i know she's only 18 this year but c'mon. "macam tu la kan... best giler... always like this la kan..." *frustrated grrr- drags forward*)

cindy (she may not have a good impression but like many others, guys like this kinda girls don't they? plus, she comes from a well to do family... and it's the sms votes that counts... so yeah go figure)

my comments on MDG:

i hate reality shows which are based on sms votes. not only they are expensive (if someone you know is in it, of course somehow you're compelled to vote for them right), they are also very unfair... see what happened to alison. she was one of my fav! but got voted out in the 1st elimination :( i think results should be based on 50% judges and 50% sms votes.

stop airing crying-yakking scenes already! especially after a girl is eliminated, then every single remaining girl talks about how "special, wonderful, caring, blahblahblah damn fake ok* the girl is and it drags for damn long... most of the time i just skip!

MDG- 12 girls, 1 house, 1487937295 dramas

p/s: i'm going to redang tonight! be back soon!

bubba gump shrimp co.

bubba gump shrimp co.

if fish&co. specializes in fish, king crab in crabs, nando's in chicken, and sanfransisco steakhouse in steak... what does bubba gump shrimp co. specializes in?

it takes no genius to figure it out. of cos- shrimps! (aka prawns, udang, 'har')

"bu... bubba... gu... gump... what??!", you ask? (sounds like bubble gum, yes?)

forest gump's house?

funny and familiar as it sounds, the restaurant is (yes, i hear you forest gump fans out there) based on the forest gump movie. bubba is forest gump's best friend.

interesting & memorable quotes from the movie

"life is like a plate of shrimps, you'll never know what type of shrimps you get"

i'm kidding of cos. anyway, yesterday my sister and i were in the curve to get some shopping done and we chanced upon this restaurant due to its bright neon lights... found out that it was their first opening day yesterday. how lucky of us to be among the first bloggers to try out this place! :D

table setting- too many things on the table

the place ain't packed or anything and it still puzzles us why we were put on the 'waiting list' for about 25 mins but we assumed that it was probably their 1st day so they didn't want too many people just so they could provide the best service and smoothen things out :-/

we were fortunately seated at the upper floor as it allows us to have a glance of the place from bottom to top. deco's pretty impressive, they must have spent quite an amount to provide this "forest gump" experience. you'll see alot of memorabilia of the movie (signs, t-shirts, sauce bottles, pictures etc). what caught our attention the most was of cos the table setting. see the metal plate sign- 'run forest run' and 'stop forest stop'?

posing with the quirky signs

this is how its supposed to work. 'run forest run' is similar to the hotel room sign 'do not disturb' while 'stop forest stop' is similar to 'housekeeping please'. so when you need something from the restaurant crews, simply flip to the red sign and when you want a peaceful meal flip it over to the blue sign. simple and innovative :)

maybe it was their first day, the crews were feeling excited and hyper... we kept the sign at 'run forest run' but every 5 mins or so the crews kept coming over our table to ask if we needed anything/is the food alright/any more orders etc. its good service to a point that it was getting kinda annoying :-/

you name it, they've got it- mama gump hot sauce, lingham's sos cili, heinz malt vinegar and ketchup

okay time for a review of the food!

run forest run- rm10.90

fresh oranges, strawberries, bananas and non-fat raspberry frozen yogurt

cajun shrimp appetizer- rm20.90

sauteed in hot and spicy cajun butter sauce. served with garlic bread for dippin'.


shrimper's heaven- rm44.90

chilly shrimp

fried shrimp

coconut shrimp

tempura shrimp

dippin' sauces, coleslaw and thick cut fries

the above orders are all bubba gump's recommended items, i supposed we can't go wrong with these. indeed everything tastes good, most importantly the shrimps are fresh and succulent at average sizes too. there are however a few lembik soggy ones. the appetizer was delish! cocktails & smoothies are available but imho, to wash down all the fried stuff, iced water is the best :D

for non-seafood eaters, there are also items for you such as steak/chicken... concept, prices and servings are pretty similar to tgif & chilli's.

but for now... we are staying away from japanese food and shrimps for a month!

*burps*

bubba gump shrimp co.
lot 145, 1st floor, the curve.
(beside paddington house of pancakes)
www.bubbagump.com

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

rakuzen japanese restaurant

rakuzen

mother-of-all-final exams finished today at 7pm. and so what better way to celebrate the joyous occassion than to pig it out at a relatively reknown japanese restaurant, which on normal days is just way too 'atas' for a lunch/dinner and would burn a big hole in the pocket too?

"rakuzen it is", said the sister.

and rakuzen it was.

being my first time, i was very jakun tailing behind my sister who proudly proclaimed it was her fourth visit. pfffttt... fine.


pretty little things

we were seated at the top floor as we had earlier placed a booking. what amuses us most is that rakuzen subang has probably the most minimum signage amongst all other japanese restaurants in the same row of shops (tomoe, ryu men tei, hyotan etc.) but has the best word-of-mouth recommendation by many. if not for my sister who told me "that is rakuzen" i would not have stare at the shop everytime driving past it and then pestering my sisters to bring me there.

well, finally :D


complimentary potato salad


spider roll- rm18
fried soft shell crab roll topped with flying fish roll


sushiya no sakusaku sappari salada- rm28
sashimi salad with rakuzen dressing


rokkaku bento- rm55

bento set consisting of...


the obligatory miso soup of course :)


chawanmushi
(ala carte is at rm10)


cold udon


hotate (scallops)


sunomono


nimono (mushroom, chicken, carrots)


salada


chirashizushi (sashimi slices with rice underneath)


yakimono (grilled fish)


tempura (prawns, brinjal, pumpkin)


fruits (watermelon and honeydew)

it was just the two of us and out of excitement and hunger we kinda over-ordered. hehe :p by the end of the meal, both of were simply too stuffed and had difficulties getting out from the seats.

imho, the food's pretty good albeit kinda pricey... some items in the bento set is really unnecessary (for e.g. nimono, salada, cold udon). might as well cut on the items and the price as well... but it was on the sister's tab so it's all good :)

thankiu berry much! on the 1st of may i belanja you mcdonalds sundae ok!

... and so that is how i popped my rakuzen cherry!


rakuzen japanese restaurant
13, jalan ss15/5a,
47500 subang jaya.
tel: 03-58804717
(opposite sjmc hospital and a few shops from tomoe japanese restaurant)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

slap-a-politician day #2

(read episode 1 here)

i just have to get this out my heart before going to the exam hall tomorrow.

there was ONE man (besides my father) i used to look up to.

in our sejarah textbooks he was regarded and placed high up the sky (even mountain was too low to describe his superiority) that NOONE in the Malaysia boleh! history could match up his 'Wawasan 2020' and kewibaan membawa Malaysia ke era kemodenan and all the sejarah shit they conveniently shoved down our throats hoping 13-17 year old budak sekolah naively absorbs all these shit which would need to be vomitted out to get 35 A1s or something.

happily this budak sekolah got an A1 for sejarah in spm and believed whatever the sejarah textbook said were all truths. nevermind that 9 out of 10 chapters were about tamadun islam and whatnot...

after all these 20 years of my life reading itu bintang, watching tv tiga and listening to rtm radio, i have never felt so cheated in my life. cheated right from the day i was born.

cheated through books that were supposed to educate me.
cheated through television programs that were supposed to enlighten me.
cheated through radio that was supposed to entertain me.
cheated through newspapers that claims to be the people's paper.
worst of all, all these years of schooling ruined me into believing our leaders are holier-than-thou and DAP+PAS+PKR are all oppositions who just can't stop biting the government's pants.

i admired a man whom behind that mask portraying everything good about him is the most fraudulent, sly, corrupted to the core, dictator, cakap tak serupa bikin, gajah di depan tak nampak kuman di seberang jelas kelihatan, the cause for malaysia's judicial rot, bloody bas-ketiga.

because of all these screw-ups and mess you've singlehandedly created, we should have been a very prosperous country. my dad wouldn't have to be toiling blood and sweat 365 days in a foreign land, deprived of his family around him and my sisters and i wouldn't have to live all these 20+ years without a dad at home with us.

i dont want to slap you, i just hope for karma to work his way to you.

i hope you naive budak sekolahs out there read THIS: (22 fiascos in 22 years of power) before idolizing him.

too many beladee bas-ketigas in our country.

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no prize for guessing what my speech this may 21st will sound like ;-)

pictures of this and that

to be frank, i dont have any food post (backlogs cleared!) and i am very very very busy studying for my finals of all finals in my 15+ years of studying. i've been confined at home eating maggie mee, so unless you want me to post my my maggie mee lunches... here are photos of this and that accumulated for the past month or so (in no chronological order).

most taken with my n95, quality's pretty impressive i must say!

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visit to bank negara, love the background! (if only it was real gold, heehee)




the only place i've chanced on 'tau' spring water being offered
... and it's in friend's cafe ipoh!




with khian and yee san while waiting for jac :)
khian- one of my closest ipoh/mgs friends after all these years...
yee san- haha we go wayyyy long back in time. since standard 1, ms daisy!! :-)




mgs girlfriends reunion! jac why your bro never look up wan?????




count the toyota estima(s)! actually still got a few more but too shy to take picture from outside. i can only stare with envy from my bedroom... and snap picture! apparently it was an estima owners cny gathering organized by my neighbor




yes, you icsj folks in aus/us/uk/whereever u are... a lil' update for u bout our long awaited new campus! all 10 stories as promised :-) sorry there are not the latest photos but u get the picture :) *click for larger view- bad photo editing (just to show u guys the building's really long!)






sneak preview of the new library @ 5th floor!
inti's fav color seems to be pastel green...


ipoh famous mountains along the highway




offerings to gong-gong whom i've never come to know of...






DiGi's super awesome workplace!
(2nd pic) that's a bakery IN the office!
(3rd pic) so pretty!!!


caramel machiato- love the color! taste awesome as well!
thanks to khian, i learnt to surf the net using my n95 too :-)


surprise parcel received today!


the most beautiful musical snowglobe i've ever seen and own... <3

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will resume food-blogging after mother-of-all-exams! till then... wish me loadsa luck!
10 more days to......... FREEDOM!