Hello people, I'm finally back into blogger mode after a 2 month hiatus. So let's start off with... a survey mwahahaha... More updates this wkend. Watch this space.
(Ok, so this was stolen off Phing's bloggy. I was bored!)
1. FIRST NAME?
Yi-Wen
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
yeah... this taiwanese girl whom my dad never even met. haha.. don't ask.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
yesterday! only a couple of crocodillo tears. it was while watching this korean family breakdown when they thought their lil girl had been eaten by a giant mutant formaldehyde fish with legs.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
most of the times. when everything's nice and cursive and the letters all conform to the same size.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
luncheon meat? hehe no la.. erm.. fish ball?
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
hell yeah! i'm like, the nicest most amiable person to get along with. even with pmt.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
got. private ah so no sneaky peeks.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
ya.
9. FAVORITE TV SHOW(s):
don't watch much tv. honest!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Special K Peach & Apricot! yummy stuff especially without milk. munchmunchmunch goes me during exam period.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
errr.. who does?
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
bring it on mate. 6 years of carting one block of wood my own size (the cello, duh) has built up pretty impressive biceps and triceps. no la, i'm normal for my size i guess.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
fossil fuel. it's that ben n jerry's one with little chocolate dinosaurs... awwh.
14. SHOE SIZE?
UK 3.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red, definitely.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
i'm terribly low on motivation. especially when getting my fat ass to the gym.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
mummy.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
nah don't bother.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
barefeet, lime-green and white beach shorts. bikini pants cos i went for a swim earlier
20. LAST THING YOU ATE?
convent garden roast chicken and rosemary soup, slice of tesco finest seeded wholegrain bread mmhmm.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
classic fm. some random march.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
sky blue.
23. FAVORITE SMELL?
food when i'm hungry. a pot of cyclamen minis.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
phone? umm.. shyan i guess.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
goofy smile.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
She didn't send it to me, I took it off her blog. And yes i suppose i like phing or else i wouldnt be cohabitating with her rite?
27. FAVORITE DRINK?
elderflower press.
28. FAVORITE SPORT?
swimming.
29. EYE COLOR?
Dark brown.
30. HAT SIZE?
small?
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Yes.
32. FAVORITE FOOD?
oooh lots! it varies.
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING?
scary movies with happy endings
34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
dark green sherbs hoodie
35. SUMMER OR WINTER?
autumn
36. HUGS OR KISSES?
a huggy kiss.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT?
apple crumble with custard. or if i'm up for something more posh then it's gotta be gaucho grill's chocolate truffle cake with that divine vanilla icecream.
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Scipio by Ross Leckie, A Short History of Asia by Colin Mason, the Ramayana. apart from all those %&^%$E%* text books of course.
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I have no mouse, and therefore no mousepad.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
didn't watch tv last night. the last tv programme i watched was gordon ramsey's nightmare kitchens or whatever it was called
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
good music. that peculiar sound when you're alone at sea at night. sound of slicing cleanly through the water when you're swimming. the sound of your name when loved ones call you.
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
no comment
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?
i suppose manchester does qualify as the furthest distance, doesn't it?
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?
you tell me.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
assunta hospital, selangor, malaysia.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
On This Day
On this day... in 1678, the Temple of Athena Parthenos (more familiarly, the Parthenon) was partially destroyed during an armed conflict between Venetian and Ottoman forces. Lobbed explosives from the Ottoman side blew huge chunks of glorious Pentelic marble into flying fragment, forever destroying the elegant men, women, gods and animals that peopled the many friezes and metopes of argubaly the greatest stucture from ancient Greece's golden era.
On this day... in 1957, a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim debuted on Broadway and was nominated for Best Musical the same year. Revitalising the ages-old tale of love across social boundaries, the musical spawned a number of remakes, films documentaries, and revivals, and is still touring to this day. This musical is West Side Story.
On this day... in 1983, a potential nuclear WWIII was averted when, despite indications from his computerised early warning systems, retired Russian colonel Stanislav Petrov refused to believe that the USA had launched long-range missiles against the USSR.
On this day... in 2006, Yi-Wen Hui was finally blessed from the powers-that-be the gift of Ethernet Connection, thereby putting her in touch with the world at 2 in the morning after a sorely-felt abscence of three months. On the same day she rose at 8.30am, cooked and ate a substantial meal, and set off to Gilds Silver Service training where she learned all about food handling and how to hold large serving cutlery with small hands and how to serve potatoes and how to clear ten plates at once. Adjourning from the training centre, she spent the next two hours being intellectually enriched on contemporary industrial relations. The following two hours was spent at the opposite end of the university campus listening to an old prune about marketing foundations and applications. She grabbed an egg-and-cress malted sandwich during her mid-afternoon break, and prowled through endless dusty cartons at a book fair in a bid to find a good bargain (something one cannot live without). Half and hour passed before she emerged into the afternoon sunlight, triumphantly brandishing three management text books, one of which was core reading, and all for the very thrifty price of thirty-five pounds. From 4-6pm she absorbed a rather inspirational introduction and talk given by the vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester, as part of her Leadership in Action unit. And now, utterly exhausted by the day's activities, she is going to bed.
On this day... in 1957, a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim debuted on Broadway and was nominated for Best Musical the same year. Revitalising the ages-old tale of love across social boundaries, the musical spawned a number of remakes, films documentaries, and revivals, and is still touring to this day. This musical is West Side Story.
On this day... in 1983, a potential nuclear WWIII was averted when, despite indications from his computerised early warning systems, retired Russian colonel Stanislav Petrov refused to believe that the USA had launched long-range missiles against the USSR.
On this day... in 2006, Yi-Wen Hui was finally blessed from the powers-that-be the gift of Ethernet Connection, thereby putting her in touch with the world at 2 in the morning after a sorely-felt abscence of three months. On the same day she rose at 8.30am, cooked and ate a substantial meal, and set off to Gilds Silver Service training where she learned all about food handling and how to hold large serving cutlery with small hands and how to serve potatoes and how to clear ten plates at once. Adjourning from the training centre, she spent the next two hours being intellectually enriched on contemporary industrial relations. The following two hours was spent at the opposite end of the university campus listening to an old prune about marketing foundations and applications. She grabbed an egg-and-cress malted sandwich during her mid-afternoon break, and prowled through endless dusty cartons at a book fair in a bid to find a good bargain (something one cannot live without). Half and hour passed before she emerged into the afternoon sunlight, triumphantly brandishing three management text books, one of which was core reading, and all for the very thrifty price of thirty-five pounds. From 4-6pm she absorbed a rather inspirational introduction and talk given by the vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester, as part of her Leadership in Action unit. And now, utterly exhausted by the day's activities, she is going to bed.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Back on Wednesday from Kuching! Spent 3 nights in the city of cats and 2 nights at the Holiday Inn Damai Lagoon hotel while visiting the Sarawak Cultural Village in Damai.
Rainforest Festival ROCKS!!!
I'm brown like a monkey nut.
Hahaha got lots of pics n stories to tell, but I haven't even posted up the Fraser's Hill photos n I'm still quite busy revising for resits, practicing n editing LiYing's mini novella as well as other editing projects n my own bits of writing. So... patience ah. They'll be up soon.
Rainforest Festival ROCKS!!!
I'm brown like a monkey nut.
Hahaha got lots of pics n stories to tell, but I haven't even posted up the Fraser's Hill photos n I'm still quite busy revising for resits, practicing n editing LiYing's mini novella as well as other editing projects n my own bits of writing. So... patience ah. They'll be up soon.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Pulau Lang Tengah
Ok honeys here's another one of my mass updates! This time it's not so much a return from hibernation but rather a return from sheer laziness and procrastination hahaha... Dunno why, but I tend to cut myself off from contact with the outside world once in a while when I'm back home.
Anyways update and some pics from a little gem off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia - Pulau Lang Tengah. It is nestled in the waters of the South China Sea between the larger islands of Redang and Perhentian, and features warm clean white beaches interspersed with rugged weather-worn rocks and breathtakingly clear aquamarine lagoons with the requisite parrot fish and baby black-tipped sharks darting amongst fantastical coral formations. (Hey, one's gotta do one's bit in promoting tourism Malaysia... Truly Asia.... right?)
Having first met up with Ming and her Taylor's lawyers at Subang Parade, I found myself comfortably installed at the back of the Redang Lang Resort's coach at 12am. There were just over 20 of us on the trip, and thankfully I wasn't the only "stranger" there, so to say. The night-long journey was pretty smooth, with some of the usual guitar-strumming, spookily entertaining ghost stories and pirated dvd watching that usually accompany these post-exam trips.
Stopped by a little town at about 7am for a breakfast of nasi dagang or nasi lemak, and then it was off to the jetty and onboard for Pulau Lang Tengah. The 40minute boat ride was another nice chance to snooze, and pretty soon we were greeted by beautiful waters lapping gently at the soft white shore. Just a little slice of heaven on earth. The only other place I've visited that surpassed the quiet beauty of Lang Tengah was, of course, the Maldives.
Shared a room with Ming and Eeva. The resort was reasonably well furnished with two queen beds in each room and en suite bathrooms. Meals were inclusive of the price and quite edible (despite the gripes of Miss PickyKan =P) Also included on site: dining area mahjong tables, snooker, foosball, souvenir shop, karaoke room, tv room, tv bar, snorkelling hut, scuba hut, 24/7 make-your-own non-alcoholic drinks. Nice rite?
Plenty of snorkelling around the island and also at Redang's fish-filled Marine Park made a very happy and tanned me. If there's one thing that I could say about the side of me more inclined to nature, is that I love the sea. The sea, the sea. We're ole buddies I suppose, what with my parents being frequent divers during those courtship and early marriage years before I popped along, and the numerous beach and deep-sea fishing trips we've made over the years. Returning to the sea is like finding a resting place after years of travel and searching.
Other highlights of the trip include: burying Ming and Eeva in the warm white sand while they shrieked for all they were worth, Ming totally falling for Shah's "dog in his past life" prank on the coach, arriving at the island, sinking my toes into the clean sand, Ming & I falling asleep on a warm flat rock, sharing by the shore, listening to Diana Krall from Alex's speakers on the beach and watching the blinking lights of fishing boats at 3am, and of course the wonderfully humorous and down to earth company. Thanks dear for bringing me along.
Again, do click on the photos to see the better, larger images. Please note that these photos are taken with my trusty ole compact Sony P10, and that most of the "funny" ones are on everyone else's cameras! Constructive criticism very much welcome. =D
Beach, Sea & Sky
Boats
People
Macro stuff
Rocks
And to cap off my brief adventure on the island - a lovely moment of dusk descending on the deserted jetty, and the overnight fishing boats drifting out on the irresistable pull of the ocean.
Anyways update and some pics from a little gem off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia - Pulau Lang Tengah. It is nestled in the waters of the South China Sea between the larger islands of Redang and Perhentian, and features warm clean white beaches interspersed with rugged weather-worn rocks and breathtakingly clear aquamarine lagoons with the requisite parrot fish and baby black-tipped sharks darting amongst fantastical coral formations. (Hey, one's gotta do one's bit in promoting tourism Malaysia... Truly Asia.... right?)
Having first met up with Ming and her Taylor's lawyers at Subang Parade, I found myself comfortably installed at the back of the Redang Lang Resort's coach at 12am. There were just over 20 of us on the trip, and thankfully I wasn't the only "stranger" there, so to say. The night-long journey was pretty smooth, with some of the usual guitar-strumming, spookily entertaining ghost stories and pirated dvd watching that usually accompany these post-exam trips.
Stopped by a little town at about 7am for a breakfast of nasi dagang or nasi lemak, and then it was off to the jetty and onboard for Pulau Lang Tengah. The 40minute boat ride was another nice chance to snooze, and pretty soon we were greeted by beautiful waters lapping gently at the soft white shore. Just a little slice of heaven on earth. The only other place I've visited that surpassed the quiet beauty of Lang Tengah was, of course, the Maldives.
Shared a room with Ming and Eeva. The resort was reasonably well furnished with two queen beds in each room and en suite bathrooms. Meals were inclusive of the price and quite edible (despite the gripes of Miss PickyKan =P) Also included on site: dining area mahjong tables, snooker, foosball, souvenir shop, karaoke room, tv room, tv bar, snorkelling hut, scuba hut, 24/7 make-your-own non-alcoholic drinks. Nice rite?
Plenty of snorkelling around the island and also at Redang's fish-filled Marine Park made a very happy and tanned me. If there's one thing that I could say about the side of me more inclined to nature, is that I love the sea. The sea, the sea. We're ole buddies I suppose, what with my parents being frequent divers during those courtship and early marriage years before I popped along, and the numerous beach and deep-sea fishing trips we've made over the years. Returning to the sea is like finding a resting place after years of travel and searching.
Other highlights of the trip include: burying Ming and Eeva in the warm white sand while they shrieked for all they were worth, Ming totally falling for Shah's "dog in his past life" prank on the coach, arriving at the island, sinking my toes into the clean sand, Ming & I falling asleep on a warm flat rock, sharing by the shore, listening to Diana Krall from Alex's speakers on the beach and watching the blinking lights of fishing boats at 3am, and of course the wonderfully humorous and down to earth company. Thanks dear for bringing me along.
Again, do click on the photos to see the better, larger images. Please note that these photos are taken with my trusty ole compact Sony P10, and that most of the "funny" ones are on everyone else's cameras! Constructive criticism very much welcome. =D
Beach, Sea & Sky
Boats
People
Macro stuff
Rocks
And to cap off my brief adventure on the island - a lovely moment of dusk descending on the deserted jetty, and the overnight fishing boats drifting out on the irresistable pull of the ocean.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Back from hibernation
Ahhhh I'm home. And it's a great feeling.
You know, that sensation of having absolutely no worries for the time being, of being in a safe, safe place, of finding the place that fits you like a tailored piece of clothing.
I realised the other day that once I'm outta uni, the only relatively long (ie more than 1 1/2 months) break I'll ever get from then onwards would be when I go on maternity leave. Govt say minimum 60 days now waaaht. Which means - gulp.
I realise this blog is close to entering a persistent vegetative state. I haven't been able to get my laptop connected to the silly streamyx modem since I've been back, so my photos are gonna have to stay on my lappy until I get it fixed.
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And oh, FDM went ok. Just ok. Actually it sucked, but then I'm just happy happy that exams and 1st year is over wheeeeeeeeeee.. More thoughts on completing my inagural year of university later.
The last few days of being in Manc were totally hectic. FDM on Wednesday; clubbing @ Opus (instead of MTWO) with Li Ying, Sam and Nic was a blast! 4 hot chicks indeed. Mr Freaky Egoistic Chinese Dude was amusing, and Mr Ooh Scottish Accent turned out pretty cute but boring after a while.
Amidst the final exam, lots of last minute packing and an airport taxi that never turned up, I managed to say good riddance to my skanky Whitworth Park Hall flat, have lunch @ Thai Banana with the Mgt gals and 3 guys of various delectable ratings, catch Silent Hill, and say goodbye to some dear friends. Damn all of ya who went off to Spain! ;)
Journey to Manc Airport was kinda interesting, with Yet Th'ng panicking all the way that she'd miss her flight and me just sitting there cool as a... cucumber? Anyway thankfully I didn't get into any trouble with the extra weight of my cello, and arrived on home ground without a hitch, until I realised that the poor BF had been left behind in London! Silly BMI girl didn't check the cello all the way to KL so the boyf had to spend a night in Heathrow all alone.... sobs.
Came home Saturday evening to a scrumptious dinner of siew zhu guat jook. Sunday night saw me off again to Pulau Lang Tengah with darling Kambing and her bunch of kooky but cool Taylors lawyer-wannabes. More goss and photos about our three-day trip and my three-day crush later... =P
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Talking about photos, here's a photo of my new toy :P
Isn't he simply gorgeous?
p.s. Shyan, I've already prowled our SS2 pasar malam for irresistable photos of your favourite fried stuff stall teeheehee...
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Aiya I've been tagged! Linges, I'm so gonna get you back for this. Dude, I'm only doing this meme out of blogging etiquette ok? Here goes:
-The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points about his/her perfect lover.
-Have to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
-Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
-If you are tagged the second time.There is NO need to do this again.(i got tagged 3 times!)
-Lastly, most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT.
Righty ho, I'm trying to have fun here, but tis a bit of a brain-wracker leh.
My perfect lover: (hmm it says "lover", not "mate for life" rite?)
(in no particular order) ~ gentle, obliging, flexible ;) , main aim in life is to please ME, mature, patient, curious, loving.
Of course male la.
And I'm not quite evil enough to tag people right at this moment - busy packing again leh. But if any of you wanna do it then, feel free you sad people.
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Again, how time passes - I've been back two weeks! Gotta go - I'm off to Fraser's Hill! Catch y'all on Sunday.
You know, that sensation of having absolutely no worries for the time being, of being in a safe, safe place, of finding the place that fits you like a tailored piece of clothing.
I realised the other day that once I'm outta uni, the only relatively long (ie more than 1 1/2 months) break I'll ever get from then onwards would be when I go on maternity leave. Govt say minimum 60 days now waaaht. Which means - gulp.
I realise this blog is close to entering a persistent vegetative state. I haven't been able to get my laptop connected to the silly streamyx modem since I've been back, so my photos are gonna have to stay on my lappy until I get it fixed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And oh, FDM went ok. Just ok. Actually it sucked, but then I'm just happy happy that exams and 1st year is over wheeeeeeeeeee.. More thoughts on completing my inagural year of university later.
The last few days of being in Manc were totally hectic. FDM on Wednesday; clubbing @ Opus (instead of MTWO) with Li Ying, Sam and Nic was a blast! 4 hot chicks indeed. Mr Freaky Egoistic Chinese Dude was amusing, and Mr Ooh Scottish Accent turned out pretty cute but boring after a while.
Amidst the final exam, lots of last minute packing and an airport taxi that never turned up, I managed to say good riddance to my skanky Whitworth Park Hall flat, have lunch @ Thai Banana with the Mgt gals and 3 guys of various delectable ratings, catch Silent Hill, and say goodbye to some dear friends. Damn all of ya who went off to Spain! ;)
Journey to Manc Airport was kinda interesting, with Yet Th'ng panicking all the way that she'd miss her flight and me just sitting there cool as a... cucumber? Anyway thankfully I didn't get into any trouble with the extra weight of my cello, and arrived on home ground without a hitch, until I realised that the poor BF had been left behind in London! Silly BMI girl didn't check the cello all the way to KL so the boyf had to spend a night in Heathrow all alone.... sobs.
Came home Saturday evening to a scrumptious dinner of siew zhu guat jook. Sunday night saw me off again to Pulau Lang Tengah with darling Kambing and her bunch of kooky but cool Taylors lawyer-wannabes. More goss and photos about our three-day trip and my three-day crush later... =P
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Talking about photos, here's a photo of my new toy :P
Isn't he simply gorgeous?
p.s. Shyan, I've already prowled our SS2 pasar malam for irresistable photos of your favourite fried stuff stall teeheehee...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aiya I've been tagged! Linges, I'm so gonna get you back for this. Dude, I'm only doing this meme out of blogging etiquette ok? Here goes:
MEME OF DOOM
-The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points about his/her perfect lover.
-Have to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
-Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
-If you are tagged the second time.There is NO need to do this again.(i got tagged 3 times!)
-Lastly, most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT.
Righty ho, I'm trying to have fun here, but tis a bit of a brain-wracker leh.
My perfect lover: (hmm it says "lover", not "mate for life" rite?)
(in no particular order) ~ gentle, obliging, flexible ;) , main aim in life is to please ME, mature, patient, curious, loving.
Of course male la.
And I'm not quite evil enough to tag people right at this moment - busy packing again leh. But if any of you wanna do it then, feel free you sad people.
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Again, how time passes - I've been back two weeks! Gotta go - I'm off to Fraser's Hill! Catch y'all on Sunday.
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