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Jan 29 12

Long CNY hols!

by melmonica

This year started off pretty well cos I had a long CNY hols.

However, as soon as I reached Sitiawan, my #antisocial mode kicks in.

I only met my friends on the 4th day of my holiday.

 

Anyway, I had a great CNY! Didn’t collect much ang pau but I’m really glad to see all my family members are back here for the 1 week holiday.

All my CNY clothes are from Pull & Bear because I only had 1 hour to shop before 1U closed.

CNY Day #1 – One off shoulder dress

Mommy said this dress is sexy and I’m like O.O WHERE GOT!

Biological alarm woke me up at sharp 7am and weather was freakin’ hot and I brought Steve Jobs book to grandmother’s house to read and halfway thru I was sleepy so doze off on the couch wtf.

Begged parents to go home cos I need aircond #pampered

 

CNY Day #2 – Green Sundress

Totally love this dress. Flowy, not tight (for that extra space to eat more!)

 

CNY Day #3 – Oversized Top

I realized that my Day #2 and Day #3 are loose kinda clothing. Maybe I subconsciously pre-planned all loose outfit are to be worn later so that can eat without feeling guilty wtf.

All pictures are taken in my dad’s car while on the way to grandma’s house wtf.

Best thing about Sitiawan is… the beach is within driving distance.

And I love, love, love the beach. Go there almost everyday. This was taken in Marina Island, a man-made island in Lumut.

Introducing… my son!

Sadly, I only see him once a year *big sigh* and I called him Shrek wtf. Faster go find your Princess Fiona laa. I wana menimang cucu already wtf.

Also introducing… my first brother!

For the record, I have 3 younger brothers (yes, I’m the tai ka che) and I love them to bits!

Handsome leh. Too bad he’s unavailable :P

One last picture worth to post is the new Pangkor Laut Resort office in Marina Island!

Didn’t know that they have shifted out from the Lumut office and the new office is absolutely gorgeous. Facing the sea with all the YTL yatch are strategically situated in front of it. The stupid me only took pictures of the harbour using my LC-A+. Now I gotta wait like forever before I get to see the outcome. *Sigh*

>>>

 

Picture was taken by my friend, Teik June on CNY Day #2.

Every year, we pinkie swear to have our own reunion and this was the turn out for 2012.

Because I am very #auntie, when the clock strikes 11pm, I kept nudging Pey Tsei & show sleepy face wtf.

And because we only meet up like once a year, it’s funny to hear some of my friends’ thoughts of my job.

1. Eh, you work in an event company right. See you attend so many events.

Correction: I attend event, I don’t work during event *flips hair*

2. You work as a food critic ka?

Wow, it would be such an honour to be a food critic but unfortunately, I’m not. Masak telur pun tak tau… wana critic other people’s cooking :P

3. Eh, how many AL do you have? 30 izit? See you travel here and there one. One weekend in Malacca, the next weekend in Penang then Krabi etc.

Literally LOL when I heard this from my friend. Yes, I was able to travel extensively in 2011 and I feel like everyone can also do the same lor. You just have to make time to enjoy life. 

 

But all in all, I had such a great time catching up with all our friends. To see 1 of my friend brought his family to the gathering (far left in the picture), make me feel… soft, feminine, motherly instinct kicks in. But that lasted as long as my gaze on them wtf.

Some really grew up and become more lengchai haha I”m not telling who :P

This was the final gathering before everyone disperse back into reality. The number of people were just nice, very cosy and it was one of the best nights with my friends :)

Next day, I met up with my Form 6 girlfriends.

Believe it or not, I used to speak fluent Mandarin with them for a year. Listened to Chinese song sumore leh. Haha.

We were catching up on each other’s life. Talking about all my our crushes brings back fond memories.

I’m the last person to leave S’wan. Bummer. I miss them already. x

 

 

 

 

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Jan 28 12

Penang for X’mas 2011

by melmonica

No white X’mas for me but nevertheless, I have fun stuffing myself with good food and good pics for your viewing pleasure :)

Another super long post with pictures!

#1

First makan place at Coob Coffee Club, near Komtar

#2

We were there for a simple meal. Just chilling and chui air-cond.

#3

Kononnya into lomo so I edited the pics to lomo style.

#4

#5

Next day is photography day.

Brought both Nikon D5000 and LC-A+ out so that we don’t have to take turns using one camera wtf.

#6

Went to Amelia Cafe at Armenian Street. Dying to go there since… FOREVER! Now wish come true wtf.

#7 – German Sausage Risotto and Pineapple Lassi

I didn’t really like the Risotto, but buu thinks it’s nice that he licked the plate clean.

#8 - Chocolate in Rum Pot

#9

Since it’s a photography trip, so must take same shot with different camera to see which is nicer.

This was shot using Nikon D5000.

#10

Shot using LC-A+ loaded with Lomography X Tungsten.

Which 1 nice ha!

#11 – Trishaw

Shot with Nikon D5000 by buu.

#12 – Trishaw (Lomo)

Show with LC-A+ loaded with Lomography X Tungsten by me :)

#13 – Cat

Show with Nikon D5000 by buu.

#14 – Cat (Lomo)

Show with LC-A+ loaded with Lomography X Tungsten by me :)

Umm… I think that’s all for our DSLR/ Lomo pics to compare. Let me know which one you like in the comment section, yeah!

Now onto some random pictures taken with Nikon D5000 and LC-A+. Aiya, I think at first glance you’d know which picture is taken with which camera.

 

 #15 – Wall

 #16 – Emo Cat

#17 – 日本人

 #18 – Buu

#19 – Pasar

Actually, buu took a pic of this with the DSLR also but the pic didn’t turn out up to my expectation so you are forever in my external wtf.

#20 – Auntie

#21 – Uncle wtf.

 #worldlaziestblogger

 #22 – Phone number.

Don’t attempt to call this please.

#23 – Friends

Met up with buu’s friend. The last time I saw Rynn Lai, he was still single and act like a kid. Fast forward a year later, he has a girlfriend and cannot act childish with me jor. Hrmph.

#24 – Kah Yin

#25 – Top of the hill

Went hiking the next day and look what we found on top of the hill, a place for people to chill out.

There were gym equipments, sepak takraw area and even mahjong table.

#26 – Mirror

While he was taking this pic, that’s me beside taking the lomo version wtf.

 

#27 – Mirror (Lomo)

Unfortunately, it was out of focus.

That’s all for now folks, will update more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jan 24 12

Sunburn and Sea in Krabi

by melmonica

Hola! You’re back for more!

Okay, this is the best part of the Krabi trip. The part I’ve been waiting for. Explore the sea!!

Today we were brought to Phi Phi Island.

#1

#2 – I guess when you’re at the sea, all you feel is high.

#3 – We were brought to a hidden national park.

Where you can see a lot of ang mohs stripped to their bikini and BBQ under the sun.

#4 – It was only our first stop and I didn’t want to immediately ‘wet’ myself.

And we were given only 30 minutes to swim. Not enough for a water baby like me lor.

#5 – Bergambar.

#6 – Next we stopped at a spot for snorkelling.

#7 – Stripped off and ready to take a plunge.

#8 – Jumps

#9 – Into the sea.

To tell you the truth, I don’t fancy snorkeling at all.

I hate fishes. I think they’re slimy.

And they creep me out.

#10 – Lunch spot.

After that, we head out to our lunch spot. Food was okay… edible.

#11

#12 – Quench your thirst with Coke. This is life.

#13 – Then we were brought to tour around the island.

See how clear the sea is!

#14 – We were not allowed to snorkel so everyone started camwhoring.

#15

#16 – Australian couple

#17 – Canadian friends

#18 – Then finally, we were brought to another snorkeling area and my gawd, it is paradise!

Buu taking a jump.

See why I take so nice picture of him jumping into one of the world most beautiful places on earth.

Hrmph.

#19 – Look at the breathtaking scenery!

#20

After 45 minutes of heaven (too short!), I was the final person to go up the boat.

Felt so reluctant to leave this paradise.

The place is too beautiful. And I love it that the Thais kept the place well, though according to them the corals are all dead :(

On another thought, I don’t mind being a tour guide in Phi Phi Island lor. Who cares about the money when the view is priceless. Just priceless.

That was certainly the highlight of my trip. RM100 inclusive of island hopping, 2x snorkeling and lunch.

I’d say it’s a bargain as they pick you up right from your hotel lobby and drop you back there as well.

I really love Krabi, was supposed to go there again this year but… I have my eyes set on somewhere further. Hehehe.

 

Till then!

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Jan 24 12

Sun and Sea in Krabi

by melmonica

This post is way overdue. Went to Krabi in September last year for 4D3N.

#1 – My outfit for the trip.

Top, Pull & Bear

Shorts (Hidden), Kitschen

#2

Been wanting to take pics of the sky for a very long time and with the lens 16-85mm it turned out nice!

Oh, forget to warn that this is a pictures-heavy post so go make yourself a cuppa tea and enjoy :)

#3 – Cockpit

Encouraged by my pilot friend, it is allowed to take pics in the cockpit but with permission.

#4

We stayed at Red Ginger Chic Resort. One of the best place to stay. Room rates is pretty affordable. Starts from RM200/night.

Check out the interior.

#5 - The reception area.

#6 – The mini bar.

#7 – View from outside the rooms.

#8 – Swimming pool.

We went during the low season (Sept – March/ April) thus the resort occupancy was pretty low as well.

Swimming pool all to myself :D

And no annoying, noisy kids disturbing my zen time.

#9 – The warm and friendly staffs who never fail to layan all my stupid questions.

#10 – Breakfast.

We were given the options to have breakfast in bed or at the restaurant. For the first 2 days, we picked in bed. And as you can see, the spread is pretty sumptuous.

We also signed up for the wifi – pretty cheap. RM10 per day. So 3 days, RM30 nia.

 

On the first day of the trip, we did some sightseeing.

Pardon my memory as it is as big as a goldfish’s brain wtf.

#11 – Traveled by boat.

#12

#13

First stop – James Bond Island.

#14

Lush green scenery against the baby blue sky.

#15

#16

We took so many touristy pictures that we didn’t keep track of time.

Paiseh the tour guide have to look for us and by the time we reached the boat, everyone was waiting for our arrival #likeaboss

#16 – Next we did canoe-ing.

#17 – One of my fave pics of the lot!

#18 – Sempat camwhore sumore.

#19

After the ride, we were dropped off at a sea village.

Sky there is even blue-r. I’m falling in love with this place. Like seriously.

#20

#21

#22

Don’t you feel like staring at the deep blue sky all day long?

One of the must place to visit is the night market.

#23

Night market with the stage set-up for performances to entertain the crowd.

#24 – Mussels.

Dirt cheap and spicy.

#25

Kena con. Thought in Krabi also got otak-otak so faster buy this when I saw it.

Manatau it’s some chewy sweet pulut.

#26

#27

#28 – Artsy fartsy painting

#29 – Dessert with rose petals as decor.

 

That’s the end of this post. Will continue with the following day activity.

 

Hint: Lots of fat ass bikini pictures ;)

Happy CNY!

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Jan 22 12

56 Days of Love: Day #6

by melmonica

Don’t have day #5 because I was with my parents for a last minute shopping in 1U.

Day 6 is the last day we meet before my 10 days hibernation period a.k.a. balik kampung begins in Sitiawan.

Lepak-ed at his place & helped him fold laundry.

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That’s him covering his undies zzz.

-Fin-

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Jan 20 12

56 Days of Love: Day #4

by melmonica

This time, it was his emo day.

So I brought him out for dinner at our favs, Marufuku, Jaya One.

That’s Mapo Udon. They have a promo right now, order this and they’ll serve (bottomless) green tea ice and 2 fried chicken. All for only RM8.

#foodforthepoor

Then we talked about stuffs that made him emo and don’t know why I was hyper as an energizer bunny. Kept making jokes, thought of impromptu & random TV commercial storylines (yes, i’m lame like that) that actually make him laugh :)

Would like to blog about the whole thing here but… you can’t repeat the moment. It just doesn’t seem right.

Makan, jangan tak makan #insidejoke

*cue to end abruptly*

-Fin-

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Jan 20 12

56 Days of Love: Day #3

by melmonica

Don’t have day #2 because… nothing special happened/ I didn’t take any pics.

This series is meant to document all the cheesy stuffs that we do wtf.

So day 3, is the day where I was drowned in emoness.

Emo because of something that I could control (initially) but I didn’t make a decision as it will impact my loved ones and next thing I knew, BAM! I was kicking myself so badly for not following my instincts.

On another side of the town…

He was having dinner with his dad & friends so I #foreveralone layan myself and wish for miracle.

While on MSN, he called.

"What if I told you that I’m outside your house?"

"Hah? Thought you went home?"

"Look out your window."

<3

Felt so much better after talking to him. He advised not to be sad on something you cannot control. Instead, keeping looking for other alternatives.

Within 10 minutes time I was being my chirpy self.

Yay.

Tried different angles of taking pics of his tattoo but all also look blah.

Think this is the best kua…

-Fin-

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Jan 18 12

56 Days of Love: Day #1

by melmonica

It was one of the days when we were chilling at his place, playing with his cats etc.

It happened when he had just cooked us dinner – A really spicy Aglio Olio with strips of bacon, sausages and sprinkles of love :)

After dinner, we were chilling on the couch and he hold my hand, playing with them and looked all tension serious giler.

Me being a mind reader know where this is heading. So I said… "Don’t do anything stupid ya."

Next thing I know, "Would you be my girlfriend"

Paused.

No this is not an awkward pause.

I swear it totally isn’t an awkward pause.

I nodded. And I felt that my respond was not good enough so I said yes.

Actually, we kinda know that we’d be together. Someday. Just that don’t know when it would happen cos there is a high possibility that it may not happen based on our future plans for the next few months.

However, since we see each other almost every other day, we thought, "Hey, we got potential to be Siamese twins right wtf?"

So there it is! We iz the latest lovebirds that will make you barf every time you look at us being disgustingly loving wtf.

Sorry, am in the sarcastic mood kao kao.

Nah, first pic to make you grab the nearest bag and barf into it. May this bleed your eyeballs out wtf.

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Jan 13 12

XE vs S2

by melmonica

If you’ve been following me on my Twitter, you would know that I was stuck in this dilemma of choosing the best/ right phone for myself.

Last month, I was lucky, extremely lucky to win the first prize in my company’s X’mas lucky draw and I freakin’ won RM2,500 Senheng vouchers.

Since I didn’t win the HTC Evo 3D *sniff* so first thing first, buy la smartphone, kan. And you guess it right, HTC Sensation XE and Samsung Galaxy S2 was on my list. Just that I couldn’t decide which to get.

After weeks of asking around and researching, I still do not have the answer. So, last resort… watch which commercial steals my heart and I’ll buy it wtf.

Seriously, so here’s the TVC on XE and S2.

One of the unique feature of XE is the Beats Audio™ by Dr. Dre.

I appreciate movement.

I always looking for adventures.

I crave adrenaline rush.

And I love spontaneity.

This TVC really shouts me. It speaks right through me as if it’s saying, “If this is you, GO GET IT!”

Sigh… advertising people falls for commercial. Veli good!

So, without any further ado, here comes my new baby <3

 

SURPRISE! I got the HTC Sensation XL with Audio Beats

I know! I was supposed to get the XE. In fact, I already set my eyes on the beautiful XE.

Though the screen is not as big as XL but somehow, I fell in love with it.

However, XE is outta stock in Senheng $%%#$^%#$^%$#.

So, it was either XL or S2.

And I die die also want Audio Beats lor cos I reckon I’ll be traveling a lot this year. Way more than last year. I’m so excited!!

Plus music is my life.

Though I have a new phone jor but… I somehow wish I had the XE.

XL macam… no chemistry la. Maybe not yet la kan.

Still… I’ll miss my Samsung Corby Pro very much. You’ve been with me for 18 faithful months. I’ll still keep you and may use you in case XL decided to die on me in the middle of nowhere.

Till death do us part.

Hello baby, say hi to your mama wtf.

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Dec 22 11

Heineken Party Moments

by melmonica

Last weekend, I had the time of my life with my closer group of friends. It’s a bummer how we NEVER celebrated X’mas together before despite having to know Leon for about… 7 years.

Thus, we had a pre-X’mas get together and celebrated Chris’ advance birthday.

Kenny and Leon – A karaoke session at Redbox, Mid Valley

Chris, the birthday guy boy

Can you believe that this is the only group picture I have T___T

I haz become a terrible photographer.

After karaoke & movie, we grab a quick dins before heading to our drinking session. Woots!

We went to Finnegan’s, Mid Valley. It was a first timer for most of us. Love the chillin’ atmosphere. But too bad they do not have Heineken tower. Was really looking forward to that.

X’mas pre-celebration is incomplete without your best buds and Heineken!

I popped my drinking cherry with Heineken at Rainforest World Music Festival and this time I’m having a merry X’mas with it again. Lovesssss! :)

The group having their camho time on their own. Picture of Heineken was taken by birthday boy, Chris.

It’s been such a long time since I met all of them. Sylvia here was trying to tell us something… couldn’t remember what was it though.

As much as we’re into drinking/ partying, there is 1 thing we can’t stop doing – geeking with our phones >.<

From left: Proud owner of Samsung Note, owner of a BB, owner of a half-smart phone.

 

Veronica then came to join us.

Heineken = Happy moment with friends = Tonnes of camho time

If you read my blog, I seldom take pics of myself. But when you’re happy high, all you want to do is to capture the memories with your friends :)

Salut to X’mas and to the brand new year!

Never ending laughter whenever we’re together.

Latecomer – Eddie came. The moment he sat down, he’s like… ‘DUDE, WHERE’S MY HEINEKEN?’ Lolz!

Camho with Li Ying. I had so much fun, I don’t think I’ve seen myself smile ‘brightly’ like this. Heineken certainly makes people happy high :)

 

Leon and I were trying to camho with a DSLR =.=

Picture is edited to an old school feel cos it doesn’t make my face oily wtf.

Down it, baby girl. Down it!

And if you noticed, my right pinky is up. I drink Heineken macam drinking tea with the Queen wtf.

All crazy high already. Just keep downing their drinks.

Picture perfect – Veronica and Eddie

This festive season, go grab a Heineken and have tonnes of fun.

Have a merry X’mas and a jolly good year from us.

Oh, and not forgetting – Drink responsibly with Heineken ;)

 

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