Brainwaves Do Travel...

[ vitas ] opera 2

Remember I always "claimed" that I have some special gift? ...hehe...

The past few weeks I have been busy tidying and I have been reading my old diaries and browsing through all the photos... There's friends I thought of and wonder how they have been up to lately... and I guess my brainwaves at that time must be very strong as they do travel far to reach my friends... cos I suddenly hear from them one after another recently... Cool isn't it?

Brianwaves do travel hey?! ...Telepathy does exists, I'm sure...
So maybe there's a bit of truth in Law of Attractions then? ...cos thought has energy that attracts like energy? ...Hmm...

There's even a BrainBall game exists (check out the Video below!)...

Finally Met after 11yrs

[ 古巨基 ] 劲歌金曲2 - 情歌王

Sunday night I finally met up with a good friend whom I have known for 11 long years... I'm very happy to have finally met him in person after all those years... Though it was the first time we met in person, but we felt as if we have known each other for ages and it was great and we can chat non-stop if time wasn't the limit.

I was actually meant to meet up with him on Monday night after his D&D but my body was not up for it as I was still not fully recovered and I was feeling very weak and tired after my first day back to work... It's a pity...

Anyway, I managed to meet up with him for a quick dinner today after work, and sent him off to airport for him to catch his flight back to Perth... Thank goodness he managed to catch his flight on time (cos we were kinda running a little late)...

Well, hopefully we shall meet again someday soon...

Hmmm... who else I haven't met in person after all these years?
...Jason & Kenneth!

Pointless Action

[ 古巨基 ] 劲歌金曲2 - 情歌王

I received this email when I came back from the white cells yesterday...

I sincerely apologize for contacting you. I was genuinely concern.
I did not mean to transgress and impose on your space.
This email will be the last time I communicate with you.
I wish you health, happiness and all the best in your endeavors.

Farewell.
Yours sincerely,
XXX

Is it even necessary to write someone such an email? ...Exactly WHAT were the POINTS the sender is trying to make? ...To "apologize" yet trying to play a bit of "reverse psychology" hoping to make the reader feel little "sorry" and "guilty" cos this is the "last time" the sender will communicate with the recipient?

Here's the full story...

I was in the hospital the past few days and I received an sms from a friend who asked if I wanted to go to the Zoo. I told him I couldn't make it as I was admitted to hospital due to fever. I appreciated his concerned but he was a little "over-reacted"... Anyway, I reassured him that I'm FINE and will be out of hospital once my temperature is down... and I will sms him when I'm out of the hospital because mobile phone is NOT ALLOWED in hospital.

A day later, this friend CALLED me on my mobile while I was still in the hospital. I was extremely annoyed because I felt like he is intruding my space... Look, I do not think it is even appropriate to CALL someone when you knew they're in the hospital... The least you could do is to drop them an SMS (not to disturb them directly and give them plenty of time to rest and to reply whenever they are able to)... Most importantly, I have already made my point CLEAR to him that I could not use the phone in the hospital previously...

I didn't pick up his call of course... I replied him and told him I am doing fine and won't die any soon and I will sms everyone when I have been discharged from hospital, but until then do not CALL me as my phone is for emergency use in the hospital.

Anyway, I guess after that SMS he then sent me the above email to BOTH my email addresses (as if he was afraid that I didn't read it or missed out on it)...

Well, you could say I'm mean and cold blooded and cruel, but I get really annoyed when people don't give me enough space to breath... and I get even more annoyed when people sending me such email to apologize and wanted to give me space by making a BIG SCENE of "farewell"...

Is he a drama king or what? ... =)
I guess he has long sensed that I am trying to keep a distance from him since a few weeks ago...

Funeral

[ the pretenders ] i'll stand by you

4 of us took 2hrs off to attend her mom's funeral today...
It was well presented and well organized... and the service was full of people... It was difficult for the family and it's not easy for us too to see the family grieve like that...

After the service, I went to say good-bye to her, and tears just started to build up & overflow... I think we kissed each other's lips instead of cheeks (unsure if it was accidental or not?)

Wildlife Documentaries

[ skye ] feeling good inc.

Ever since I have done one of the right thing on Wednesday... it was as if I have placed my white stone firmly on the Go-chess board to shape the game a little... but it's still a new game... So much space and the black and white stones still haven't formed a shape and they certainly have not showed their true colors as yet... The board is still filled with many uncertainties and unpredictable moves...

I since have been trying to analyze and trying to predict the future's moves but I guess it was something that I shouldn't have done because it only troubles me more especially when I could not find any answer... I guess I have to remind myself not to worry nor think too much as it's actually the JOURNEY that counts after all...

Anyway, we had lunch at a Korean restaurant called 7 & 7 at Carnegie... I think the "Hot Pot not Hot" Korean restaurant in the city is slightly better... =) ...Went to Safeway to get a bit of stuff and watched Apocolypto together... I think this was the 3rd time I've watched this movie but still find myself enjoying it very very much...

Well, guess what? ...I received yet another gift!!! ...A whole set of Wildlife documentaries which he started collecting about 2 weeks ago (one by one from Herald Sun Newspaper everyday)... That effort kinda touched me a little (or maybe a lot?!)...

Was it just coincidence or was the timing so perfect that Herald Sun came up with such documentaries for him to collect? ...Unbelievable... Why is it seems so easy for him to do something so sweet and beautiful?

I don't know what to do in return... I am a little unsure... I still could not analyze how this board game would turn out...

Timing is such a vital thing in life, isn't it? ...
Is this my turn to place the white stone on the board now? ...and if so, where shall I land my next white stone? ...and are you sure you wanna land your black stone there or shall you just hold and think before you put it down?

hmmm... Maybe we shall play "Tell The Truth" instead??

Red Red Flowers

[ regina spektor ] on the radio

What a tiring Monday after a cool weekend... What a surprise to receive a bouquet of flowers in the office... Everyone was asking me if I knew who sent it... Everyone was curious to find out who that guy is... As usual, I returned them with a cheeky smile and got away without revealing... I'm such a secretive person, aren't I?

It's quite sweet receiving flowers... but I don't quite like receiving flowers in the office because I don't like the attention... It makes me feel a little uncomfortable especially when people started to ask me questions which I don't want to answer....

Anyway, receiving this bouquet of flowers comes with a problem which I wasn't quire prepared to deal with, but I guess I'll have to find a way or chance to deal with it soon because conscience has started to catch up with me now... =\

Up Up and Away...

[ jack johnson ] gone going gone

Had lunch at a Malaysian restaurant called KotaRaya at Elsternwick... I'm quite impressed with their Hainan Chicken Rice... Quite yummy...

Actually it wasn't my first time here at Kota Raya restaurant... During my ex-classmate Kevin's last visit... We all went there for dinner with my family... The best dish I could remember was their fish (which you have to pre-order when you make reservations).

Anyway, it was a beautiful day... The clay making classes wasn't opened until school holidays (initially we were planning to take up the sunday fun class)... Looking at the Melway, no idea where shall we go... I decided to buy a kite and fly it...

Flying Kite has always been one of the activity that I wanna do... and I was a little jealous that Rabbit has done it but I hasn't... hehehe... So off we went to hunt for a KITE!! ...It didn't take us too long to find the KITE at Game Shop at Southland Shopping Centre...

We then drove to the park nearby (that showed on the Melway)... as there's this beautiful Lake and the wind was strong enough... Pulled out my picnic mat and brought out our picnic junk food (leftover from yesterday - muahahhaha!!)... and we started to fly the Kite! ...

It took me a few good attempts before I got the hang of it... The 2 strings (controllers) kite ain't easy at first but I found it quite fun to fly than the normal one string kite... I think I was the smart one here too cos it took my friend agesssssssss to manage how to fly it... =P

Anyway, it was quite tiring running around after a while and we started to pack up and get some dinner... Picked up a DVD "Sunshine" and a pizza and garlic bread and off we went to have our movie session.... (I thought the movie was ok at the beginning... and it started to go downhill when Hiroyuki Sanada is no longer appear in the movie!!!!) ....hahahaha

I must say I think Hiroyuki Sanada is sooooooooooooooooooooo damn handsome... I was so excited when I saw him appearing in Sunshine (cos I didn't really know who casts in this movie).... Anyway, enough enough... Maybe I shall start watching some Japanese Series that he made last time... hohohoho!!!

So the night ended with me thinking about Kiroyuki Sanada smiling..... He's so MAN isn't he??!!! ....hahahaha...

Proper Date with Shoya

[ michael buble ] dream a little dream

For the past few weeks... It was always "wherever you go I'd tag along" kinda thingy... and today I received an sms in the morning for a "proper date" at 4pm... and I was instructed to wear something "pretty" or wear a dress? ...*panic*...I don't have any dress to wear because I'm not a girly-dressed-person... I love my jeans, my khaki, my wide leg pants and my cargo pants...

Anyway, it was all due to I was undecided what to wear and had too many "fashion shows" in front of my mirror at home until I was an hour late... (Yeah!! ...Never ever asked me to dress up "pretty" cos I'll certainly end up being late!)... and guess what? ...I rocked up in jeans at the end... lolx!!!!

By the time I parked my car at Crown Casino, it was about 510pm... *faint*... I thought I was soooo in trouble (even though I had already notified that I'll be late... but that wouldn't make me feel any better for being late)... Hmm... The idea of making a "U-turn" and go home actually crossed my mind cos I was afraid I might get scolded... hahaha...

Well, we walked around Crown Casino's shopping area for around (totally because I haven't been there for ages and there's many changes!)... and we started to walk towards the city... Went to Gin Palace to have a sip before we headed to Shoya Restaurant (which located next to Flower Drum)...

We had the Smokeless BBQ "Yakiniku" Special Set Menu (Seafood)... Very interesting place... and the Wagyu Beef was soooooooooooooooo nice... We also ordered Yuni-Yakko (Fresh tofu topped with fresh Sea Urchin)... Ohhhhhhhhh... I think this appetizer is sooooooooooooooooo yummy and it was my first time trying Sea Urchin too!! ...It's absolutely delicious....

I think it's either the food was toooooooooooooooo yummy or I was a little tired that I didn't talk too much at all during the night... But it was a good night, yet walking back to Crown Casino after dinner was extremely cold!!! ...

Anyway, I used to think Sozai was the best Japanese restaurant in Melb... but I changed my mind now as Shoya beats it!!! ... =) ...Absolutely in love with food in Shoya...

(Rabbit, come to melb again and we shall go Shoya and try out all the interesting dishes!!!)

Real Cherry Ripe Ice Cream Finally

[ regina spektor ] on the radio

We had 6-inches each at Subway around 1pm near Elsternwick... Initially I planned to visit another Maze which I found on the Melway (directory at the back)... but he asked me to drive a little further (a few blocks away from Subway) and wanted me to wait at the carpark for 10mins and he went to get something? ...Anyway, I thought he left something at work and went to pick it up...

When he came back, he was holding this paper tray full of cookies in many varieties which he just bought from this famous shop called Aviv Cakes & Bagels at Glen Huntly Road... He insisted that I must eat the fruit tarts (I don't think that's the proper name but alas!)... I think that was yummy especially the custard in the middle (ewwww... how to lose weight like that??)... And then he kept asking me to try the cookies... I tried 2 different type of chocolate cookies and that's it... Too full!!!

Just as I was about to start our day trip (I wanted to go to the Maze!)... He asked me to drive to Glenferrie Road at Malvern... So I did as he tried to navigate... Parked the car and we started to walk along Glenferrie Road to find his shop... And he surprised me by bringing me to this Ice-Cream shop called Cold Rock.

Well, he was trying to make up to me because I was disappointed last week when he told me there was Cherry Ripe Ice Cream in supermarket, but it turned out to be a Turkish Delight Ice Cream... Tsk! ...Anyway, I picked Coconut Ice Cream and had them mixed the Cherry Ripe chocolate for me in the Ice Cream... Yummy!!! ...He had Rum & Raisin Ice Cream + TimTam... Quite cool... but again I was TOO FULL and was struggling to finish the ice-cream....

We then headed down to Frankston listening to my mp3 songs (2003) in the car and chatting away... Didn't really do much at Frankston at all... We went to the shopping mall just to use their washroom... haha... and then we headed back to Melb again...

On our way back to Melb I was driving along The Esplanade... the houses were absolutely beautiful... but the sun glazed was pretty bad (it was nearly sun-set)... Anyway, I drove to Williamstown via Port Melb...

We didn't manage to walk around Williamstown because it was VERY COLD and already dark... We had Mexican food at Viva Zapatas. The food tonight was alright but pretty filling (I can't remember the names of the food we ordered, sorry!!)

We then went to Breizoz to have Apple & Calvados Crêpes and a hot drink... I love the courtyard area... Most of the big paintings still the same... =) ...Love them!!

Anyway, we left around 11pm and before he got off my car, he gave me another little surprise - a tiny little pressie... I didn't open it until I reached home (cos I'm a cinderella, remember? ...Had to rush home before 12am or else I'd get nagged!)

A Saturday full of little surprises... eventhough we didn't make it to the maze as planned...

Cherry Ripe = Turkish Delights???

[ melly goeslaw & eric ] ada apa dengan cinta

Visited the Highline Tattoo Parlour at St Kilda just to check out the Flute Dancing Couple again... They still look soooo irresistibly cute!! ...I will redesign them and perhaps when I am happy and satisfy one day, I would have another one... (don't think it would be any sooner at all... hehe!)

Anyway, the Tattoo Artist is Simon Wilson, and I seriously admirer his Traditional Tribal designs... They're not only complicatedly beautiful, they are also extremely challenging to work on (esp those that covers the whole limbs)... No wonder he won the Awards for those!!

Lunch was at Nyonya Restaurant at Glen Waverley... Woah!!! ...Laksa sedapnya!! ...We had some kuih too... and I bought 1/4 of the Cakes Lapis (cost $15!! ...So expensive for a 10cm x 10cm cake!)...

Well, I was hoping to buy my brother a birthday present, but there wasn't much at The Glen Shopping Mall... so we went to Chadstone Shopping Mall yet it was already 4pm and there wasn't much time left to shop at all... We ended up reading books in Borders Bookshop instead...

At night I went home and sorta celebrate Brother's birthday with the Cake Lapis... I think I like Russel a little bit more nowadays... that's probably becos he likes me!? ...hahaha...

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Anyway, the highlights of the day wasn't the food I had nor the places I went this time... it was:-

(1) My friend told me he sold his bicycle and gave away his helmet which he has worn for 1yr... I found it really funny because I thought people would get their own helmet instead of using a 2nd-hand helmet? ...Imagine the SWEAT from the previous owner... Ewww... I mean, I thought helmet is like underwear or socks, you don't buy 2nd-hand's to wear??

(2) My friend told me there's Cherry Ripe Ice Cream and we can buy from Coles / Safeway!? ...I love Cherry Ripe and I was so excited and when we went to check it out.... ALAMAK!!? ...It wasn't Cherry Ripe Ice Cream at all... It is a Turkish Delight Ice Cream... and he insisted they taste the SAME?? ...and force me to try the Turkish Delight Ice Cream even though I kept telling him I KNOW the difference between Turkish Delight and Cherry Ripe.... lolx... Mana boleh?!

Garfield Pillow

[ thisty merc ] 20 good reasons

Garfield Pillow enters my life since 1994... It was given to me by a friend who shaved his hair to be bald...

He isn't great a good looking guy but he has personality and even though the shape of his head wasn't as round and perfect as African's.... He still shows confidence wearing no hair... and I guess that what makes him attractive? ...Confidence...

I think my liking for bald / extremely short hair guys started from there... (I think!)... or maybe it was dated back even earlier? ...hehe... Don't remember!!

Mysterious Flute Playing Symbol Unfold

[ regina spektor ] fidelity

A blue and a red couple playing flute and dancing...

For the past 10+ years, I have never knew what this symbol means, which I have always ALWAYS fond of... I first saw it at a Tattoo Parlour which located around St Kilda. I fell in love with them...

At that time I was still young and I wasn't quite sure if I should get a tattoo (even though I always wanted one)... but my love for these flute playing couple have never ceased... I actually visited the Tattoo Parlour a few times just to look at it whenever I thought I was ready for a tattoo (that's before I was inked last year)...

Well, even though now that I have a tattoo on my ankle... I still constantly remember that flute playing dancing couple because I know that is what I truly like... After all, I have liked it for over 10yrs and it is still THE only tattoo that I have seen that I could not forget and could not stop loving...

Well, I have no idea what's the name of the symbol nor it's meaning... I thought it was just a design... until... He said he always wanted to have this Flute Playing man tattoo... I didn't think much of it until this morning when I woke up, I had this funny feeling that the symbol he was talking about could be the same one which I like?? ...(Even though the one I liked is a couple, he could be talking about the male one I saw??) ... It's such a strange feelings (yeah! I know I am sloooooooow sometimes... haha)....

I didn't know there's even a name for this symbol and I did a google search after I asked him what was it called... and OMG!!!! ...That's the one I like!!? ...I could not expressed how surprised I was... a little freaky too... because I have never told anyone... I have only showed Li-Joo once cos at that time we went to that Tattoo Parlour just to browse for some designs...

Of all the designs and tattoos available out there, I have never thought I would meet someone who knew the name of the symbol and love it as much as I do too? ...

Creepy, Freaky, Bizarre, Unbelievable... maybe just a beautiful coincident...

@ndy The Great Visiting Melb

[ regina spektor ] lady

Guess what? ...I went to Laksa King again... haha... This is all because a Sydney sider just arrived in town and what is more important than to show off one of the best Malaysian food in Melbourne? ...hehe...

Anyway, I had Laksa and Plain Roti Canai this time round, and he had Har-Mee... Not only he finished the Har-Mee, he also finished drinking the soup... OMG!!! =)

After that we headed to the City and walk around... He bought so many stuff from Manchester United shop at Melb Central... Anyway, we then headed to the Section 8 Container Cafe near Chinatown...

Next stop was Dockland... It was pretty quiet there as it's still quite early... We actually walked to Dockland from Queen street as we missed two trams... =/ ...It was quite cold and the red rashes started to show on my face... Well, at least it is not itchy anymore... =)

By the time we came back to the city by tram, it was nearly dinner time... and we went to this Korean Restaurant which I last had Hot Pot with another friend not too long ago... *ahem*... I don't really know what is the name of the Restaurant because I didn't really pay attention to the name of this restaurant)... Anyway, if you still don't know me yet, I am very very bad in remembering names (street names, people's name, name of attractions and etc)...

Anyway, the reason why I came back to this Korean Restaurant is totally because I wanted to try out the Noodle with Black Bean Sauce. I couldn't remember what my friend ordered but that dish was pretty nice as well... We also ordered the Sizzling Octopus but we didn't try the HOT POT this time round... hehe... I was extremely full after the dinner... wooosh!

There's seriously NO WAY for me to lose a few kilos any sooner at all... Imagine if going out with friends mean EATING... and if staying at home means EATING (peanut butters) too... How could I possibly lose any weight? ...Hmmmmmmmm...!!!!

Getting To Know You via Food

[ 阿木 ] 有一种爱叫做放手

I was waken by an SMS from a friend at 730am!! ...He wrote, "Any plans today? It will be a boring day for me if I don't do anything. Help me cure my boredom please :)"... And for some reason I thought he was asking me to go out and I replied, "You're not working? I'm free 2day. Time & Place?"... and then I realized that maybe he just wanted to SMS to kill some time and had no intention to meet up today? ...haha... So Pai-Seh... Anyway, we ended up meeting at the end (probably because I left no choice for him to turn me down, I guess)... haha...

Anyway, I picked him up from his workplace at noon and head to Laksa King... Woohooo... I had Assam Laksa and he had Curry Laksa & Ice Kacang... We also ordered Plain Roti Canai as side dish... *YUM*YUM*!!

After the very satisfying lunch... We headed down to Melb Central's Hoyts for movie... We had free tickets and Mr. Brooks was the only movie that seems interesting... and we found out it was showing at Halfpipe Cinema (Bean Bags)... How cool is that? ...I always wanted to watch movie at Halfpipe Cinema!!! ...

Anyway, the bean bags are actually big enough for 3 people to sit/lay on... it's as comfortable as sofa bed! ...I think they are more like soft comfortable cushions than bean bags (because it's not filled with beans at all)... and seriously, it's the BEST experience watching movie in Halfpipe Cinema... BEST!!! ...I think I'd prefer watching movies only at Halfpipe Cinema in the future... hehehe...

Anyway, we went to Brunswick Street at Fitzroy for a walk and have light dinner at this VEGGIE BAR... Didn't order main dishes because we weren't that hungry at all... We shared a Pizza and the absolutely yummy Stuffed Mushroom side dish and have healthy mixed juices...

The night life at Brunswick Street was quite happening but we didn't stay there long at all... I do wish to jump into the pub/lounge for live band performance but it was kinda crowded... So we headed to Stoker for coffee and crepes instead... He has Rum & Banana Crepes (with Walnuts), and I have Spicy Apple Crepes... I think going to Stoker during Winter is the best... cos the wood fire in the middle and the beautiful old relaxing music and dim lights created this very warm and cozy feeling...

Well Well... When I do blog... it's all about FOOD, haven't you noticed? ...HAHAHAHA...

Puppy Love...

[ james morrison ] you give me something

Him - someone I have forgotten for so long, suddenly creeps into my mind... I remember how he purposely blocked my way at the corridor at school one day, and that's when I noticed his existence... One of the tallest guy (my senior) in our school during those days...

Our path crossed a few times over the decades...
1999 - Young and innocent, but we had our best time together...
1991 - He came back into my life after he graduated for 2yrs...
1993 - He found me (via the Oz phone book) after I migrated to Melb.
1994 - I went back for holidays and... hmm.

Wow... that was looooooong time ago!! ...
We do move on with our own lives, don't we?

I wonder if he'd still remember me or would ever think of me these few days... Normally when I suddenly remember someone, I'd hear from them (meaning they were thinking about me too at the same time!?)...

Anyway, listening to 张信哲 and 潘美辰's old songs would reminded me of him... and so is the cartoon "Little Mermaid"... Sweet!

Peanut Butter Iced Chockie

[ 南拳妈妈 ] 笑着流泪

While I was driving down to city today, I saw some tiny little yellow flowers along the freeway... it's the sign of Spring... the beautiful tiny little flowers... How do they know Spring is coming especially when the weather is still so cold?? ...Interesting huh?~

Saw him right in front of Ex-Nike and I quietly walked and sat next to him for a few seconds and he was a little shocked to find me sitting next to him without him noticing... hehe... Anyway, we went to this new Malaysian restaurant in Chinatown (cos both of us haven't been there before)...

Our verdict is... The Popiah wasn't good at all... My mom makes better Popiah!! ...The recommended (by the Waiter) Goreng Nasi Kampung tasted just like normal Chinese fried rice with some spicy sauce... BUT the Laksa was quite good... Worth the try =)

Next stop was Melb Central's Max Brenner... OMG!!! ...You must try their Peanut Butter Iced Chockie!!! ...It was absolutely heavenly beautiful!!! ...I think I'm a Peanutholic no doubt... cos soon as I saw "Peanut Butter" on the menu, my mind were made up eventhough I wasn't that into COLD drinks especially during cold Winter...

Driving home alone listening to my CD in the car... Thinking about the very few outings we've had in the past before he went back to Msia... We only knew each other for a short few months before he went back to Msia... and we'd never really met up ever since he came back to Melb again since last year... So to sum it up, we don't really know each other THAT well, but we do have a lot to talk about...

Just in case any of you started to wonder... No No... I think he is taken... and I have also just found my new love too -----> Peanut Butter Iced Chockie!!