Do I Look Tanned

For the first time, I decided to post one of my close-up pictures on my blog. I know I've been pretty personal for all these while, but now I thought it's nice to try something different. Well, this picture was taken on Saturday before I went to 1 Utama Shopping Mall with my family. I was pretty sick actually (with a burning sensation in my throat - tonsillitis & a bit of flu) but it didn't stop me from posing, tee-hee :p Anyways, I think this picture also depicts how tanned I am (although my face is covered with sheer foundation and makeup) and yes, this is how I look after I got back from Tioman with my Special :D

P.S I'm getting so much better now - no more sorethroat and flu
♥ ♥ ♥

Beach Memories

I always love the beach. To me, it simply takes my breath away and gives me a sense of serenity and timelessness. And not forgetting about the rhythmic sound as the waves crashes upon the sand and yes, it's amazing. As I stepped down on the Salang Jetty, Pulau Tioman on the 22nd of October 2006, I knew wonderful moments were awaiting me, and more wonderful and beautiful ones as my Special was there with me.

Day 1

After one and a half hour ride of ferry from Mersing to Salang, we finally reached our destination. We’re led to our chalet and after we placed our belongings, we headed down to the restaurant that overlooked the sea. It’s a simple kampong-style restaurant and I think it’s nice as it suited the ambience and surrounding perfectly. Anyways, we had a quick lunch and the next thing I knew, our activities for the day was to snorkel (as a part of practice session) and my heart nearly dropped as I hadn’t snorkel before. I began to feel nervous but deep down, I was mixed with emotions as excitement took over me. After a short briefing and Q&A, I was convinced and had enough courage to get to the sea to snorkel. :)

And the moment finally arrived. After I put on the snorkeling gear, I was all set to go, and so was my Special. The tour guide’s assistant was with us to assist and guide us. Eventually, nervousness began to creep up on me as we moved a few meters away from the beach. I just couldn’t stop thinking what if I was swept away to another side, but heck, I managed to get through and I began to ease myself and enjoyed the beautiful view of the underwater. There were so many fishes and corals, and one moment that I could remember vividly was, a school of fish came swimming around me and oh boy, I felt so ticklish. Well, thanks to my Special for throwing breadcrumbs at me to attract them :P. And how could I forget about the corals. They looked so nice, yet, sharp and dangerous. :( We’re cut by the corals but thank goodness they were just minor cuts and scrapes, but since then, I think I developed a little phobia for the corals. Well, if I had to choose between corals and fishes, definitely, I’d choose the latter although I did fear of them in the very first place. Oh well, after all, it’s my first time and I think I did pretty cool, at least, I did not freak myself completely in the sea, tee-hee! :p

Later in the evening, we had dinner and had our pictures taken together around the island. It was great and most of the night view was beautiful, despite not one cluster of stars at the skies. Oh yeah, I love the stars, too bad, none of them appeared. Nevertheless, nothing mattered as my Special was with me, and I could see the dark sea, some boats floating, and listened to the sound of crashing waves. Truly nice. And how could I forget about the candles that my Special brought. Although he couldn’t place them on the sand at the beach (due to strong wind), he placed it below the stairs of our chalet and voila, candles that were aranged in a heart-shaped, burning prettily in the night. Aww..he truly made me melt! ♥

Day 2

More snorkelling activities. Yes, it's the day that I got to snorkel in the middle of the sea and in other words, for real. After breakfast, we're told to get ready and in an hour or so, we took off. We reached an island after several minutes and it's wonderful. The water was blue and I could see fishes swimming around from the boat. Despite that, I was hesistant to descend into the water (in fear) but as time went by, my nervousness began to diminish. After all, the water and the living things in the sea were too nice and I just couldn't afford to sit in the boat and watch. The next thing I knew, I was in the cool water and I began to adapt myself to the surrounding. With my life jacket, I floated at ease and with my Special and I holding hands, we snorkelled and enjoyed the beautiful view of the underwater.

After for a short while, it's time to head to Malang Rock. This time, I was pretty reluctant to snorkel as I was pretty tired and I didn't feel too good in the sea. My dive master was like "C'mon, it's very nice down here. You'll regret if you stay in the boat." I sat there thinking and after for a minute, I was like "Ok". And there I went, I jumped into the water and snorkelled with my Special by my side. And of course, how could I forget about the scary big boulder rock that had only about one metre opening. Nevertheless, we continued to swim and snorkel with gladness.

And last but not least, our last stop was at the Tulai Island, which is also known as the Coral Island. As we reached there, the beautiful view took my breath away and I was truly amazed. The island was simply beautiful. The sands were white and powdery soft. The water was blue--green in colour and it's so clear, and enticing enough that I couldn't help but to dip into the water. Of course, my Special and I spent almost a couple of hours there, taking pictures, and frolicking by the sea. And speaking about hermit crabs, we spotted two and they were so tiny and cute, and it's so sweet of my Special to name one of them after me, tee-hee! :P And how could I forget about the big, big heart shaped on the sand that my Special did (using his foot prints) and boy, I melted deep inside. Oh yes, my Sugar Rush, he is! Ahh... ♥

By the time we got back to our chalet, it's already in the evening and after rested for a short while, we headed to the restaurant to have BBQ dinner. The dinner was great and I gotta say the food was finger-licking good and yes, very delicious! And it's more wonderful as I dined with my Special, overlooked the sea and could hear the soothing crashing waves upon the sand. :D After having dinner, we walked around, had our pictures taken together, and not forgetting that we also went to a mini-bar and got to meet some new people.

Day 3

It's our last day at Salang, Tioman Island. After breakfast, we packed our belongings and while waiting for the speedboat to transfer us to Mersing, we took a few pictures with our tour guide for remembrance. We actually decided to extend our stay but since we'd already had our bus tickets (+ schedule clashed), we had to leave. Nevertheless, we enjoyed ourselves very much during the 3 days / 2 nights stay and I gotta say it's simply wonderful.


While I was at Tioman Island, I realized it's great to try new things, and to learn new things in life. Although I hadn't snorkel before, although I fear in the very first place, it didn't stop me for moving forward, and one of the things that I accomplished is snorkelling and I think I begin to have a passion for it.

And the most important is, I got to travel with my Special. It's so beautiful, lovely and wonderful travelling with him and I love every single moment that we spent and shared together.

*To my Special,
Sun, sea, sand and view
But the best moment is
Spending time with you!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

At The Mountain Peak

18th of October, 2006 - Wednesday (Day 1)

My Special (+ his friends) and I went all the way to the peak by bus. Stayed at First World Hotel, Genting Highlands. After checking in, we refreshed ourselves, had lunch and headed to the Outdoor Theme Park. It was pretty cold, but thank goodness, it didn't rain as there were dark clouds hanging at the sky. Anyways, we had all types of rides, from boating to roller coasters and I gotta say the scariest ride that I had was Corkscrew as I screamed all my lungs out, but heck, it's fun. And speaking about Spaceshot, none of us dared to give it a go as it looked really scary as it got up to the top. I guess I ain't a daredevil after all, haha! Later in the evening, we had dinner together, took a stroll outside, had our pictures taken and simply enjoyed the cool, cool air and mist. And of course, not forgetting about casino. Well, I didn't gamble like crazy (not a gambling maniac or addict) but I played the jackpot in hope that Lady Luck would smile at me, but did she? Too bad she didn't as her smiling was not consistent and as a result, I lost RM10. My Special didn't win too, and so were rest of his friends.

19th of October, 2006 - Thursday (Day 2)

Had breakfast buffet at First World Hotel Cafe. Didn't eat much, just moderately but I gotta say the food was nice. After breakfast, we continued to have fun at the theme park but this time, it's the indoor one, and we went for a monorail ride, bumper cars and the most exciting was the Haunted Adventure and Snow World. Haunted Adventure was really scary and although it's my second time going in, it still freaked me out. As usual, I screamed and it's funny to see that my Special had to drag me each steps all the way as I was reluctant to walk. Well, I was afraid to face any "popping out ghosts" especially at those time where there's no warning given. Heck, we managed to got through despite just a few of us, and oh yes, bravo, bravo, bravo! :D

Besides, we also went into Snow World and oh my, it was freezing cold. And as far as I could remember, it was negative 4 degree celcius. Despite that, we managed to stay in for quite long as we took a picture or two and played with the slides and simply walked around. And how could I forget about my Special's cheeky-cuteness where he put some man-made snow on both of my calves and also, to throw it at me. But when comes to think about it, I should have wore long pants instead of 3/4 kinda pants as I looked inviting to be "attacked", haha! Later, after we finished having rides and walking around, we had lunch at Pizza Hut while waiting for the bus to get back to KL.

Well, it's my first time travelling with my Special (and his friends) and I gotta say it's so much fun and I enjoyed myself very much. Although time flies, I'll never forget each moment that we had. ♥

Lil' note : I'll be blogging about my trip to Pulau Tioman in my next post :)

IL Divo Is Coming To Malaysia

Yes, their concert will be on Jan 16, 2007 and although it's quite some time to go, they got me feeling pretty excited already. Well, I'm still unsure if I'm attending, but I think the concert would be a great one.

Art of Baking III (Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies)

As my mom baked some cookies for my dad last week (she was influenced by me eventually, tee-hee :p), I thought of baking some for my Special too (it's always my pleasure to bake for him), and below is a few pictures that took by Mel.

Creaming, as usual

Dough which has been nearly used up, and can you spot the choco chips? :)

Pre-heating...

Cookies waiting to be baked

Finally, they are in the heated oven

And voila :)

The cookies were pretty okay but a bit sweet as I added too much of choco chips, hee... Well, now I know what to reduce next time and can't wait to try another new recipe. :)

I Want ...

Clear skies and white clouds

And

Fresh air too!

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Stop burning, stop polluting! Enough is enough!!

Moments

Beautiful moments.
Great moments.
Lovely moments.
Sweet moments.
Wonderful moments.
Moments filled with love. Moments my Special and I share, time that we spent.

To my Special,
I love every single moment spent with you,
every single moment that we share,
and I wanna say

Mid Autumn Festival

As I was browsing the web, I came across some pictures of the lanterns and ahh... they look nice and beautiful.

And also, here is a greeting card that I found and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish ya all Happy Mid Autumn Festival!

Michael Wong's Commitment Concert 2006

Michael Wong's concert was the second chinese concert I attended after Andy Lau's Vision Tour in Malaysia. For all these while, I had little interest in going or attending a chinese concert, mainly because I knew nothing much about chinese stars and the songs that they sing. But after attending two chinese concerts and having great experiences, I begin to realize that it doesn't matter what languages the songs are, and who the artists / singers are, as long as it is music, it brings enjoyment and even touches one's soul. According to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer, "Music is the universal language of mankind" and yes, I gotta agree with him because after all, doesn't music transcends boundaries? :)

On Sunday, 1st of October, Mel and I attended Michael's concert at Bukit Jalil and although the whole concert was in Mandarin, that didn't stop me from indulging in live music and enjoying myself. Well, the concert was a great one and certainly, there were several moments which I couldn't forget. The first was the opening where it started out with a bang, and appeared two person clothed in black and white ( Michael was in white) and both of them sang a song together. The guest artist who was in black wasn't revealed though and this made me very curious. Anyway, the concert continued and Michael did a bit of dancing and it surprised me because what I knew about him was that, he's well-known for his ballads, slow kind of music. But he performed well (together with some dancers in the background).

Besides, Michael also belted out some songs while he was playing the piano and I gotta say it's simply wonderful. And not forgetting he walked down to the stage, stayed close and shook hands with some of his fans. And there was another moment that caught my attention while he was singing 'Commitment'. His fans were throwing paper planes around the stadium ( I did throw one too) and the whole stadium could be seen with flying paper planes and ahh...so magical. Well, I also love his ending where he sang Tong Hua (Fairytale) and it got me pretty excited, because at least, I knew about the song and believe it or not, I could even sing the chorus part, hehe. Thanks to Mel for always playing Tong Hua in the room and got me learn (the song) by heart! :)

As for production, it's a great one as well. The lights and stage were beautiful and creatively arranged. I personally liked the big, red heart-shaped which was on the screen while he was singing some ballads and boy, it was romantic. I tried taking pictures using my cell phone (so that I could send them to my Special via MMS) but the pictures turned out really, really bright and that's when I realized my cell phone camera is pretty...umm...useless, hee. Anyways, I also couldn't forget about the light sparks on the stage and confetti showered a part of the audience, and yes, it was beautiful.

Well, I gotta say Michael's Commitment Concert was great, heart-warming and touching, and I enjoyed it. And now, should I borrow Mel's hun's CD? Hmm... maybe I should! :)

Fun Weekend

It's already the month of October, yet I didn't realize it or should I say, I didn't even notice the tenth month of the year approaches. Perhaps, I was still in my holidays mood, but heck, college has started and I guess I gotta wake myself up. Anyway, once again, I gotta say time flies! Oh yes, time really, really flies especially during my last weekend. I just felt everything moved quickly, and it was like a moment here and there, and the next thing I knew, it's already another day. Sometimes, how I wish there's a time capsule, which I could set time in slow motion, or simply just rewind it, hehe! Okay, that's enough of my silly wish and my rambling of time and I think I better go straight to the content of my post. :)

Well, my Special and I went to Mid Valley Megamall on Saturday and we visited the pet shop. The puppies and doggies looked really adorable, but absolutely not the green iguanas. I do fear of these creatures and not forgetting other creepy crawlies as well. Even the tiniest crockroach scares me and I wonder how would I survive in Fear Factor (if I participate). Anyway, we had dinner at Domino's and also, we browsed and walked around the mall.

As for Sunday, Mel and I went to Bukit Jalil to watch Michael Wong live in concert. We were able to get two tickets at the very last minute (sponsored by Chivas) and although I ain't any die-hard fan of his, or even heard of his songs (well, at least I do know of 'Tong Hua' (Fairytale)), I decided to go and indulge in live music since it's been quite long I last attended a concert. And not forgetting to accompany and "chaperone" Mel, hehe. Anyway the concert was great, very nice and yes, I'll talk more about it in my next post.

And how could I forget dropping by at the pool before the concert where my Special was swimming. :) It lasted just a few minutes, despite that, nothing matters, as long as I could meet, talked and be with him. And ahh...by the way, he looked great (and as always).

* To my Special, although time flies, I cherish every single moment spent with you, and being with you is always wonderful.
* To Christine, if you're reading my blog, I wanna say it's nice to know you're able to attend Guang Liang Concert and yes, I could see you pretty clearly, the girl in a yellow top.