Nana's Green Tea @ Pavilion

Courtesy of stupid sister, I had the privilege to dine at Nana's Green Tea last Christmas.

Since both of us weren't so hungry, we decided to order one set of meal to be shared between the two of us - chicken with tartar sauce served with mashed potato and vegetables. The intention was that we wanted to order two different beverages.

I was craving for Hojicha Latte after returning from Korea. I've missed the taste of the tea and in Malaysia, it is so difficult to get this kinda tea. I was so happy when I got to know Nana's Green Tea is serving it.

Basically, for me, Hojicha tastes like Oolong Tea with a little bit of brown rice taste. You'd have to try it out if you've never tried it before. I'm so addicted to it right now.

Since stupid sister is a big fan of green tea, naturally, she'd order green tea but this time around, she wanted it to be way over the top. Hence, she ordered the one with topping and whipped cream.

Erm... I'm not a big fan of green coloured green tea but if you were to ask me to drink green tea, I'd go for tea leaves type of green tea. Yes, I'm as old-school as that. I love tea at it's most natural form and there is no doubt about it. I even went as far as learning about tea leaves from this old uncle staying in PJ when I was doing my degree.

I was as crazy as that.

Dinner was ah-okay but the food was nothing to shout about. We ended our day with few pictures.

That's stupid sister with green tea and behold... the picture below!

It's yours truly!

With my love!

Rendezvous of the week

My life has been pretty dull and boring lately.

Yeah, I know - I am a boring person by nature hence it explains why I am still single and hating it.

One of my cousins came from Sydney for a visit and I was really glad to see her since it probably has been more than 2 years since I last seen her. I actually forgot to take a picture with her but this time around, she brought me some birthday gifts all the way from Australia - my favourite Carmex lip balms and some perfumes too. Too bad no pictures taken because I was too busy sorting out my gifts.

Just before she left for her 7-month expedition to Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia, China and Europe, she handed me surprise gift from Sephora. Indeed, I was wondering what she got for me since she said she chose them randomly since she wasn't sure what to get for me.

My first nail lacquers from Sephora thanks to my dearest cousin!

Mum was asking, "How much does a bottle of the nail lacquer cost?"

I showed her the receipt and she went, "What?! RM21 for just one tiny bottle?!"

Yes, correct, RM21 for one bottle. I'd never bring myself to spend more than RM10 for a bottle of nail lacquer actually. Call me cheapskate but yeah, that's me!

After my cousin left for Burma, mum and my stupid brother brought me on a shopping spree. Yeah, I forgot to mention that my mum came for a visit.

She got me my long awaited sunscreen because according to her, it is high time that I start using sun protection products since I will hit 30 like, real soon. LOLX!

I actually chose another product - a moisturizer with SPF protection since I ran out of my Olay Moisturizer with SPF. Since I have another an additional moisturizer in my possession, I figured out I should at least finish it up but I need a sun protection product!

Stupid brother actually gave me RM100 voucher as my birthday present which I gave away RM50 voucher to mum and I was left with another RM50. Initially, I intended to use that voucher to exchange for some skincare products but stupid brother kept on hinting that I should buy more and get more vouchers! In the end, I spent RM207 to get the following skincare products and an additional RM30 vouchers.

RM207 for two products from Clinique.

So, there I had it, no birthday present from my brother this year! Craps!

Mr. Elder brother, if you're reading this, I want SKII Miracle Treatment Essence!!!

Anyway, he did bring mum and I for nice lunch at Ben's at KLCC though. Our experience there was kinda pleasant but mum noticed a great big rat ran across the floor as soon as she was seated! She told the staff about it and they kept on searching high and low for that rat!

Rat issue aside as of now. These are the pictures of the interior of Ben's at KLCC. Pictures were 'borrowed' from Drops of Contentment and Goody Foodies since I forgot to take them.

The atmosphere was quite comfortable and cozy! Mum enjoyed laying back on the sofa after lunch just to chat with us.

The menu was quite unique too.

Something that looked like handwriting!

Okay, here are pictures of our orders of the day!

The soup paired with crusty and crunchy garlic bread tasted really good at Ben's. I mean, I am not that kinda person who is easily intrigued with mushroom soups served with garlic breads because I have eaten worst soups ever. This soup tasted buttery and it did smell good upon serving. The soup wasn't overly sticky or something like that but I did notice a generous portion of chopped mushrooms - which was good!

I don't usually order salads or stuffs like that when it comes to eating out. I mean, for that price that you're gonna pay, you can buy the ingredients and make 5 to 6 servings of salads at home!

Since it was my brother's treat and recommendation, I guess it was okay. Hahaha. Sorry that I am being a cheapskate again. It just happens randomly.

I truly enjoy Ben's House Salad. I've never tried avocado before and even though it did taste like butter, at least I knew it was healthier than butter. LOLX! The salad dressing was something I really like - couldn't figure out what dressing they used. Topped with sesame and edamame, I can only use one word to describe this dish - heavenly!

When this dish came, I was thinking, "Craps... how can they serve such a pathetic looking dish?!"

Honestly, it didn't taste as pathetic as it looked. Hahaha... I liked the taste of rice mixed with the fish roe. Nom, nom, nom... Topping salmon with sesame seeds is indeed a wise thing to do - crusty! Mum finished up the portion of salad that came with it.

We ordered Quiche Lorraine but I forgot to take picture of it since mum digged into the pie right as soon as it was served and I didn't make it to take picture of that dish. Hence, I 'stole' the picture from Goody Foodie.

Quiche has to be one of my favourite pies! I've had fair amount of quiches when I was with Starbucks and Ben's has tastier quiches! This pie had streaks of beef bacons and I loved it!

The final dish which came to us as a mistake and we ended up pushing it away because it was served wrongly and we only came to notice the wrong order after we digged into the pie!

Mum's Cottage Pie was superb. Mum was asking, "If I knew it was wrong order but it tastes good, I wouldn't send it away!"

She was right, when we digged into the pie, we saw a generous portion of beef. Since it was served hot, it tasted real good!

I guess I will be going to Ben's sometime next month or so. I am so broke this month!

If you're interested, here's the address.

Ben's KLCC (opposite Harrods)

Lot 140, 1st Floor,

Suria KLCC

Kuala Lumpur City Centre

50088 Kuala Lumpur. 

Tel: +603-21631655 

Opening Hours: 10am-11pm

Fret not for those who don't want to be caught in traffic jam going to KLCC. There's another outlet opening at Publika Shopping Center, Sri Hartamas. If you're staying somewhere nearby Jalan Ipoh, Segambut, Kepong, Damansara, Mont Kiara or Sri Hartamas, you can opt for this outlet instead.

The weekend ended on Sunday and I sent mum off to the airport. I guess it'll  take another period of time before I get to see my parents again.

Anyway, I'm signing off from here. Remember to wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY  tomorrow since I am hitting late twenties on 10th April!

P/S - Venue pictures courtesy of Drops of Contentment and Goody Foodies.

I am thankful for today

Happy Friday, people!

Yeah, TGIF for those of you who are not working tomorrow, just like me.

I was supposed to post this entry yesterday but due to the fact that I spent time hanging out with my stupid sister. Yeah, both of us were working but we went out to Bon Ga Korean Restaurant for lunch.


Yes, we had amazing lunch there and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I actually forgot my car key and one of them had to run after me to pass me the key. LOLX!

Talking about absent-mindedness. Well, I can win anyone, anytime!

Okay, reason of spending time together is simple - it was Thanksgiving Day yesterday and since stupid sister started working, we didn't really spend a lot of time together exception for Sunday. Most of the times, she'd be too tired to even talk by the time she reaches home from work.

So... yeah... it was Thanksgiving and actually, there are a lot of things I am thankful for. Let's go through the list, shall we?

1. I am thankful to God for never giving up on me even though I may be blaming Him if things go wrong. Sometimes, I tend to be a pessimist but yes, still I am thankful that He gave me the life that I have today.
   
   
2. I am thankful for extremely supportive, loving and caring parents whom even though they were strict throughout the journey of growing up, without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.
   
   
   Thank you, mum and dad for the neverending love and priceless lessons in life!
   
   
3. I am thankful for a sister that even though is annoying and arrogant at times, she still tries her best to be there when I need her to.
   
   
   Yes, no can can beat the fact that stupid sister is indeed VERY annoying and arrogant at times and yeah, still, I am thankful that she's part of my life.
   
   
4. I am thankful for being healthy even though I may not own the slimmest of sexiest body ever but yeah, being healthy beats all! I am indeed trying to lose more weight because I tell you, being overweight isn't a good thing because I've been through a stage where I fell sick and went to several doctors. All the credits went to my weight at that point of time.
   
   
   So... hell yeah, I am thankful that I managed to lose weight and be where I am today even though I still complain from time to time about my weight.
   
   
5. I am thankful for this particular dearest cousin of mine who forever is annoying like stupid sister but forever helping me in all the way he could!
   
   
   Right, he is much, much younger than me but he is much, much matured than me, so... yes, dearest baby cousin, I am thankful you're part of the family!
   
   
6. I am thankful for friends who FOREVER believe and support me in all ways they could because without them, life wouldn't be as colourful as today!
   
   
   These friends are more than friends because to me, they're like the sisters I've never have but yeah... I have them as part of me and someone whom I can lean on!
   
   
7. I am thankful for a sister-in-Christ because without her, I wouldn't know what life and religion mean.
   
   
   Ignore the fat me at the side - it was taken 2 years back but I am still fat so... shut up. Hahaha... We may be separated physically but thanks to technology that we're still in touch even though she's in another part of the world. LOLX!
   
   
8. I am thankful for my soulmate who knows exactly what I went through but instead of telling me, "Nevermind," she always tells me, "I will help you."
   
   
   Well... hahahaha... there are times when she can't help but it's the thought that counts!
   
   
9. I am thankful that I have enough to spend even though I quit my job. Yes, all thanks to my cousins and relatives who support me financially. LOLX!
   
   

I am actually thankful for a lot of things in life but it's just sometimes, you know, when you're blurred by all the negative things in life that you feel demotivated, given up hope and hate your life but well... life goes on.

So, what are you thankful for?

Hello, home!

Yes, finally, after 4 days and 3 nights spent at Kuching, I am finally home, baby, yes, I am home at Sibu, finally!

Let's just say, all I need now is enough rest!

Will blog again, soon!

Life as it is...

I really hate to admit it but some times, life doesn't revolve around me. There are other people involve in the whole progress of learning what life is all about, hence, you will expect heartbreaks after heartbreaks.

I finally come to the term that no matter how hard I've tried to be a perfect daughter, I never will be. Among three of us, my parents put the highest hope, pressure and expectation on me. Ever since I was little, they expected a lot from me and honestly, until this very day, I am still feeling the pressure but what can I do?

Life has never been easy on me ever since I was little. I grew up as the fat girl next door, being jeered and looked down at. When I was in the growing up phase where all my female friends got into relationships with their dream guys, I was being thrown about because nobody appreciated me for who I am. All those talks about how special I was on the inside were mere craps!

Nobody ever know how I've cried myself to sleep or how I've to stand up on my feet to deal with all the heartbreaking surprises life has for me. It is true that things that don't kill you make you stronger because whenever I feel myself growing stronger, more issues seem to approach me, refusing to let go.

Regarding not being able to be a perfect daughter, at the same time, I think I can't be a perfect sister to both my brother and also sister. I am feeling torn in between where the parents are expecting me to settle all the crappy bullshits that my brother and sister have created.

Am I God or something?

I am not complaining but the fact is, this is way too much than what I can handle!

I am yet another typical human being with feelings and right now, I am feeling all the pressures building inside me. I can't breathe, I can't concentrate and I can't stay focus!

I wish I could just be dead at the moment I'm blogging all about it.

Talking about having someone with you to share your ups and downs with, dear God, why is that someone not here yet? I'm almost dead from all the torments and as much as I wish I could be a perfect daughter and sister, there are still things that are out of my comfort zone and thereafter, I will be brushing my hands off these brother-sister issue once and for all.

3 years and counting...

I'm attempting to blog from my mobile, hence, Mr. Edwin, you'd better open your eyes wide and read EVERY SINGLE word I have typed here!

Yes, from the topic, everything has been explained. Enough say. Too lazy to blog in fact.

If it isn't because of his royal highness, I won't be blogging now too.

Happily ever after...

I was talking to Mimi a while ago regarding babies' names.

LOL... It was damn funny and entertaining talking to this bestie of mine sometimes. Perhaps we do share the weird interest of laughing so loud that people around us can faint with the loudness of our laughter.

We were talking about what kinda name should we choose for our future sons or daughters and it struck me all of a sudden, my sister told Mimi...


Yes, my sister said Mimi's future son should be called Bitbit because Mimi's pet in Pet Society is called Bitbit and Bitbit somehow represents a boy.

=.="

LOL!

So, Mimi and I came up with a plan, if she has a son and I ever have a daughter, we'll marry them off! Haha... But for her to wait for me to have a daughter, I'll just be honest - perhaps it will not even happen in the nearest 10 years.

Well, I did mention I might not be getting married this lifetime but somehow, when I get the news of my friends getting married one by one, somehow it does stir my feeling a little. I do want to be cherished, loved and appreciated. I do want my very own family that somehow looks a little like the self-drawn picture below...


Yes, I did say I hate kids and I don't like kids but perhaps my perceptions towards kids will change who knows, the day I get married or something like that. After all, mum used to tell me, "One of these days, you'll come to me and tell me that your kids are different from other people's kids. You can mark my word."

Like usual, my answer was always, "Ah, I don't bother. Look, mum, NO BOYFRIEND, SINGLE but NOT AVAILABLE, how to get married and have kids?"

But let's say if I ever have a daughter, I will name her Celeste. Err... Celeste whatever, the surname is her father's, so, I cannot decide what surname it'll be because the decision is still in God's hands.

Hmmm... Why do I like Celeste?

I have always like this name. It means heavenly and divine.

Then, if I ever have a son, I shall name him... Jarrod or maybe Justin. I love Js, I don't know why. Haha...

Jarrod means descendant while Justin means gift from God.

Hahaha... I'm drifting away from reality, don't you think so? Well... once in a while, I'm so feeling it but once in a while, I'm okay with being alone but if you're talking about me of getting myself attached, again, I will say, that will not happen in the nearest time.

Of heartbreaks and lies, I think I'm better off without them but I don't know, perhaps in times to omes, God will decide who is the one for me and along the way, what kinda people I'm going to bump into.

I do know that I contradict myself sometimes but let's just say, one of these days, I do want to get married and live happily ever after.

Full House @ NZX

This is one of the many backdated entries because I was really occupied with lotsa stuffs and then again, I just got the pictures from my sister a while ago.

Anyway, we finally went to NZX at Kelana Jaya the other day to celebrate my brother and sister's birthday. Before that, we've heard quite a lot that Full House is really a nice place and I've been planning to go there for such a freaking long time already!


Our first impression when we got there to Full House was that, it really is a nice place with almost everything white in colour - purity, I guess. We proceeded to find a seat and continued to camwhore away. Since we were too lazy to walk around that day, not many pictures were taken.


To cut the story short, lemme just show you what we ordered that day... I'm really too lazy to blog since the weather is damn hot out there and I need to go jogging in a while...


The total bill of the day was RM160 for all those. On the whole, I don't really think their food is at all that great or alluring but the presentation of the dishes was QUITE okay. Giving the quality of the food and the price, I don't think I will go back to Full House again because honestly, I'd say the price doesn't go well with the food quality.

Out of 5 stars, I'd only give it a 1.5 stars, sorry, Full House, I'm not a big fan of fancy-looking food without fancy-tasting food.

After that, it was time to camwhore somewhere else, which was outside Full House.


We found some characters from Walt Disney around NZX. It was Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the first place and after that, we passed by my favourite Donald Duck...


We walked around a little bit more before meeting up with the second Minnie Mouse and I decided to be her best friend...


But my brother who forever claims that he has terrifying photography skill took the picture above and he totally made me doubt his photography skill.

So, in order to compensate for his lousy photography skill earlier, he told me that he would make it better, hence...


On the whole, I do like the second picture. I was attempting Minnie Mouse's pose. Yes, I love attempting people's poses. It's one of the most fun things to do when you're bored or trying to find something interesting to do.

Lastly, the picture of old Jack from The Night Before Christmas...


Well, both my sister and I failed to attempt Jack and his sweetheart... Look at our faces. Hahaha... Stupidly funny but we like it. Hahaha...

Aherm.

Alright, good night...

Insanity kills!

As all of you know, I've been working from Monday to Sunday these days and it's really a wonder why I still cannot lose weight instead I feel the weight piling up like mad. Whatever it is, I don't want to be bothered with that issue for now.

Since I've been making myself busy and giving never-ending tensions to myself at the same time, I've finally decided to let everything out by going for a walk at the park nearby my place. I went wild when I saw the playground and decided to play everything in sight!


Even to the extent of spoiling some of the stuffs...

Oh gawd, I'm evil...



Muahaha... I'm really so evil you cannot imagine!

Okay, okay, I was just joking, I didn't spoil it because I'm so angelic and an angel like me wouldn't spoil stuffs.

I was betting with my sister that I could still slide myself down from the slider even though the slider is meant for kids only and my sister was laughing her jaws off because the slider is meant for kids and kids only.



So, I slided down and all of a sudden, the memories of my childhood came back to me when I used to love slider so damn much! Haha... memories.

Hence, when I turned around to face my sister, suddenly, she pointed at my arse and said, "Damn, your arse is wet!"

My brother got so interested that he quickly took out his camera and took few pictures while asking me to pose for the camera...

I know you wanna see my arse.

Nah, lemme present to you, my big fat arse!



End of lameness. Imma going to bed - working tomorrow.

Dad

For the whole of my life, I've never been able to make my dad proud of me - in fact, to mum as well. The only thing that I've ever brought to them was trouble and MORE trouble - with my never-ending complains and grumbles.

Dad, on the other hand, never gives up faith in me - he believed and believes in everything I did and do. That includes my decision of taking another step further to do my Masters. He told me, "I know you'll be able to do it because I trust in you."

In fact, in almost every decision I've made, dad never doubted me and honestly, I'm really the happiest and luckiest soul on Earth to be the daughter to the world's greatest dad who has done so much just to provide the best for all of us.

As much as I want to do the same to him, at this point of time, all of a sudden, I feel so futile... I couldn't even be with dad the moment he needs me and my brother the most. Dad is sick and he's in the hospital. I just wish I could fly back although I know there is not much I could do. I just want to be there for him and that's all.

My mind is all in a mess right now - I don't know what to feel or anything. I just feel so lost... Please pray for dad's recovery, people...

Story of my life...

Things haven't been so great lately - bad luck came pouring like the tide of the Amazon River since last week. I've been going WTF at basically, every single tiny-weeny thing in sight. Let me tell you just what I went through - from good to bad...

First of all, I've gotten myself a Paddington Bear handbag from Guardian because I've been wanting it so badly - eh, it's for FREE, okay? I redeemed it!



Few days later, my brother suggested we should get a Christmas tree since both of us wouldn't be able to go home for Christmas this year. So, we spent RM120 on the tree and some decorations...



Yes, the tree is white and not green because we want something different from previous years of having green Christmas trees. Well, the tree is pretty alright and when the lights go on, it's even prettier... lemme show you...




Pretty, right? Actually, I was being a cheapskate, trying to influence my brother to get a RM4.99 mini lights and it turned out to be spoiled and we opted for the multi-coloured one at RM24. So much of a difference!

Since our holidays started last week, we had a meet up with Aminah Too at Red Box, Low Yat Plaza for karaoke session...



Too bad PX wasn't able to make it to KL that weekend or else we would be having a blast of a family gathering! I miss PX a lot honestly - she's been so quiet these days and never reply SMSes as well. I guess when people start dating, they'll be MIA.

Then, bad luck came pouring in... I had a terrible acne breakout since July. I'm very much aware of it so, I bought a lot of products including Biotherm and Clinique but those two couldn't help much even to ease my stupid mushrooming acnes. MCB acnes!

So, Amy called me up for a FREE RM280 worth of treatment at The New York Skin Solutions at The Curve last Thursday. I did not hesitate because it was FREE and I needed consultation...



After which we had done our 2-hour treatment, we were being shown of our skin conditions before and after the treatment...



Above is the picture of Amy's skin, not mine - I actually didn't take a picture of mine. The left picture is the external while the right is the internal. Pretty scary, huh? I almost jumped at mine and I told Amy I would quit eating for a month because it was so gross!

Okay, bad luck again - my brother's gotten one of his four tyres pancit. We still are not sure how it happened and it costs us RM500 to get both of the tyres at the back changed at Proton Service Center and because of that, both of us are in pokai mode now.



Is there any kind soul out there who's willing to sponsor RM500 for us? Sigh... keluar dari mulut harimau, masuk ke mulut buaya.

Basically, that means more bad luck if you don't know.

Since both of us were not feeling so good about the thing, we've decided to cook something nice to compensate all the bad luck we've been through, thus...



Chilli crabs! Yes, we're going to get our cholesterol levels high because we actually ate crabs twice in a week!

Who cares?

We are in terrible moods and only food could cure, NOT all but just half of it!

And today, I had a big argument with my stupid sister and mum because of some petty misunderstanding my sister caused. The misunderstanding happened all because of how my stupid sister interpreted messages wrongly!

Sometimes, I do wonder if I fail at being an elder sister. I'm just so tired that I wish I don't have to care whatever my sister wants to do.

I'm not lost, okay?

Yes, I'm not lost - yet... Well, yeah, I haven't been updating much on what I've been doing lately because I find myself too lazy to transfer pictures from my phone or camera to my lappie - yes, laziness and like usual, I procrastinate a lot...

But for today, I wanna make a list on what I've done for the previous weeks...

1. My first ever mini M.A.C haul.



OMG... I finally purchased my very first M.A.C eyeshadow in Stars N' Rockets that totally shines and glimmers the sense out of you... OMG, the colour is so pretty - a combination of dirty lavender with pink. No wonder a lot of people recommend M.A.C's eye-shadows... Yes, they're all so pretty...

2. I've got a mail!



Yeaps, the cake was my mail - all the way from Sibu, baked by mum! I finally savoured the taste of home from the cake... I miss home so, so much...

3. Of falsies and more falsies...



Sometimes, I could be so amazed with the typical kiasu-ness in me. I'm a Malaysian alright but I've the potential to become a Singaporean, according to my brother and his friends, because of the typical kiasu syndrome in me.

So, I bought a whole box of 10 pairs of falsies instead of buying just a pair. Hehe... Those falsies are so nice and so natural that you actually feel nothing when you put them on. Believe me! I've tried them and I love it so muchie!

Even the texture of the falsies is so natural... see...



Just like our natural lashes, right?

Oh, did I hear you asking about the price - very cheap only... RM30 per box for 10 pairs. That means only RM3 per pair. I got it from the weekend flea market at The Curve. Oh, oh, oh, by the way, they have this super easy to use eye-lashes' glue and I'm totally loving it! It's priced at RM15, which is kinda expensive for a small bottle.

4. It starts in me!




Yes, go and vote for me, people!

I bought the very first bottle and I like it... There's slight green tea taste in the bottle that makes me go crazy because personally I'm a fan of green tea. People say green tea can help you lose weight but I say, green tea cannot do anything but still, I like.

5. Nokia N82.

Do you guys remember one of my previous entries where I wrote on how my N80 died on me? Yes, I officially pronoun it DEAD since August 2008.

But best of all, because of it's death, I've gotten, yes it's GOTTEN because I didn't buy, I've gotten a new one in replacement of it - my very own Nokia N82.



It's my graduation present to be exact... Thanks, mama and papa for everything... I love my parents so much, now you can see why. Haha... Mum and dad are so technology-crazy like me.

6. Went for humongous shopping spree!



See what I mean?

Haha... Those were just one quarter of them... You'll be terrified if you see another three quarter of them, so, I'd better not show them to you.

I spent...

Deng, deng, deng...

RM0 for everything.

Yeaps, I went for shopping free, I bought a lot of things but I paid for nothing because I've got someone to pay for me. How lucky I am, right?

I was just joking - I went for shopping spree with my aunt from Sydney, well, she bought a lot of things and I was there just to be kuli. Haha... I got my share of goodies as well!

7. Went to Melia Hotel!



And I spotted this Kolam, as what Indians called them. I almost destroyed the Kolam because I accidentally kicked on the posts by the Kolam and they almost fell down on it.

Klutzy me!

8. Happy Belated Halloween, people!



Halloween is always wicked because at the end of the day, after so many things, I feel so dead that I totally deprive myself of good night sleep.

But before that... sigh... I turned down the job offer from Media Monitors... I'll talk about it some time soon or maybe never - depends on my mood. Anyway...



Yours truly - signing off for her princessy nap... Grrr... Don't wake me up until December comes!