Heylo Sem 6! =)

7 weeks. Gone. Time to get back to uni.

Time to wear that lanyard once more.

Heylo sem 6! =)

Besides the usual stress,

may this be an awesome semester

with lotsa fun and laughter. =)

-1 Ling-

Dongzhi. =)

It's dongzhi. Marking the end of the year.

I don't really get myself involve in the process of making tang yuans every year since i started college i think..

Partially because mum and gramps usually made them together at gramps place.. and i will stand and watch instead of helping.. hehehe..

and partially cause i think i've grown out of the stage where i enjoyed playing with dough anymore.. XD

and i think for the recent years.. gramps hasn't been making tang yuans.. my aunt has been making them instead..

Anyway.. dongzhi is suppose to bring the family together..

汤圆.团圆. =)

and this year.. without mum and gramps home.. somehow.. it feels like there's something missing.. after all they are the two main tang yuan makers.. XD

I am not a rice ball fan.. i kind of dislike the chewing gum like texture.. and i don't usually eat them.. so whether having tang yuans to eat or not doesn't matter much to me.. but somehow.. not seeing my family make tang yuans together seems weird..

When i was little.. i remember liking dongzhi.. i get excited when gramps starts getting out the flour.. the dye and starts kneading.. i've always thought that maybe one day.. i'll be able to make my own tang yuans..

*yeah rite.. 10 years later.. i'm still unable to do it.. =.= *

It was always enjoyable to watch how gramps kneads the dough as she tells me how much water to put.. how long to knead and all.. I.. at that age.. only watch and nod.. and after kneading she will pinch out small lumps of dough for me to roll into balls.. When we're done, I always feel the sense of satisfaction looking at a whole table full of rice balls with assorted colours.. =) memories.

Now that i'm 21.. and my family isn't so into dongzhi for the recent years..

I am surprised to find myself envying my friends who are so into it..

I see pictures on facebook of tang yuan making.. I see.. blog entries on tang yuans..

I even have someone wishing me happy dongzhi.. makes me feel like i'm missing out on all the fun.. =(

hmm.. maybe next year.. next year.. i'll make sure i join in the fun of tang yuan making.. =)

Happy Dongzhi peeps. =)

-1 Ling-

That cute lil guy. =)

I was standing in front of the cinema today.. when i spot this little guy trying to wedge himself between a few boxes with a wide and cheeky grin on his face.. he was sooo cutteee...
so i nudged my brother and pointed at that little guy..
and the next thing i know..
that kid came running in my direction still grinning..
but i think this time.. his grin was a rather paiseh one? LOL
and guess what? he started throwing his little fists at me which totally caught me off guard..
all i could do was laugh and stare at him with my hands held up like i was under arrest..
when he thought i had enough "beating".. he ran away.. with his older brother tagging behind, asking him what's wrong.. LOL.. cute guy.. made my day.. =)
p/s: i think i just ruined his plan to hide and he hates me for that.. therefore the punches.. haha.. =)

*Do me a favor and save me the trouble of trying to read your mind?*

-1 Ling-

Awesome Company. =)

Bernie, Minyi, 2 CS, 2 YY, Sh, Lx..

Thankew peeps!! It was awesome meeting up with all of you and catching up.. =)

I almost forgot how easy it could be to talk to you guys..

people that know me so well.. =)

There's so much to talk and laugh about..

even when there's silence..

it's comfortable..

Hugz.

-1 Ling-

Singapore and Randomness.

Hey peeps.. =) Went to Singapore for a week with my family..

Just some edited pictures to be shared.. =)

Nothing much.. just a pleasant family trip..

Lots of gathering with all the grandaunts.. uncles and aunties..

and well.. i have to say.. in a way.. i like Singapore..

It's a very nice city.. with everything so well planned and clean..

but of course there are things that i don't quite like as well..

so.. by the end of the one week.. I really miss being in Penang..

where nice food is just 500m away.. XD

Nothing beats being home huh? =)

Visited a couple of interesting places..

Marina Barrage was a cool place.. Love Clarke Quay for the awesome nightlife..

Henderson Waves would be a really nice place to unwind and relax..

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Museum was an eye opener to the story of the Buddha which i only know bits and pieces of before this..

and the Body World exhibition at the Science Centre was something different..

plastination of real human bodies.. too bad no photography allowed..

this link provides pictures of it..

http://www.bodyworlds.com.sg/

the rest of the photos are on facebook.. =)

Holidays have been great so far.. Spending time with my family..

Yumcha with the girls.. Hanging out with the usual gang..

hmm.. but i miss the gang back in IMU.. haha..

was flipping through our Malaysian Studies project pictures...

and yeahh.. found myself missing those people.. =)

Read a couple of novels.. Both are awesome..

Made me laughed out loud and even teared..

tomorrow.. will be an interesting day.. lol..

i'll be experimenting with cheese and oreo with the girls..

and see if my "cheese cake" turn out right..

the girls.. each have a project of their own as well.. XD

we'll see if everything turns out nicely..

I realised.. i blog when i feel crappy.. and yeah..

i'm feeling crappy now.. =.=

feel like bugging han and get him to treat me a sundae..

hmm.. yeah.. think that's what i'll do after dinner..

hopefully.. i'll get my sundae.. XD

Signing off.

-1Ling-

For Han. =)

I was reading han's resume for his application to various us universities...

and.. i have to say i was impressed...

haha.. i guess.. there're a lot of things that i don't know about my lil brother..

though he's way taller than me.. though he's bigger than me..

though i've always acted like the younger sibling when i'm around him..

in my eyes.. he's always my lil brother... my one and only lil brother...

the small kid whom i always feel i need to look after... =)

Over the years.. I've never realized... how much he has grown and matured...

being the younger sibling.. it has never been easy for him i guess...

he told me that it was stressful being my younger brother some years ago...

that was something that NEVER dawned upon me...

cause we.. the both of us.. we excel in different areas in school...

he was always bright in math and science.. brilliant in sports... especially badminton...

i'm the exact opposite... i suck badly in math.. but i was better in languages...

i can never even manage to serve properly.. let alone play badminton..

but i was always busy with scouting when he was busy whacking shuttlecocks and umpiring...

i participated in debates and public speaking.. he on the other

hand was always into math and science quizzes.. i was the more outgoing sibling while he was the more quiet one..

we are different.. very different...

but what i lack.. he made it up with teaching me...

he taught me how to at least serve... cause to him.. i'm hopeless to be taught how to play... XD

he taught me the rules of badminton.. so i can watch badminton matches with him.. and together we can cheer for our favourite players.. =)

we stayed up late and watched football together... we booed when Man U lost...

those were the days..

my parents never compared the two of us..

but i guess some of our teachers and relatives did..

and somehow he felt it..

he has always wanted to be as good as i am if not better than me..

* though i never thought that i'm good.. i always thought he was way better...

maybe... just a little quiet when he's with people.. =) *

and that's where the stress came in for him...

that's what made him push himself i think.. to study that hard...

seriously.. i wasn't half as hardworking as he was...

it always amazes me how he manages his tight training schedules and schoolwork so well...

imagine.. 4 days of training per week.. with tuition and homework in between...

how did he do it? =.=

all his hard work paid off.. when he did excellently for his SPM and was awarded the JPA scholarship.. =D

When i was told.. i think i was so much happier than he was.. haha..

and well.. well.. few months at INTEC and that guy came telling me that he has a girl friend...

haha.. and i was the first to know.. i was happy for him.. but i could never imagined my younger brother with a girl friend.. hahaha.. waaaayyyyy beyond my imagination...

and guess what?

half a year later.. he was actually telling me to go get a boyfriend and stop being so choosy... =.=

Koh.Young.Han.. I'm NOT!!

Now.. when i talk to him.. i no longer see the lil kid whom i called names at.. =p

i see.. a guy with aims and goals.. who knows what he wants..

he has grown.. so much.. =)

i'm glad..

he's leaving for us next year.. and i know i'll miss him badly..

who else can make me laugh like a hyena and not care how ugly i look.. XD

who else will say that i have a face like the moon with lotsa lubang and can still get away with it...

who else can say that i walk like a duck and still have me laugh over it...

worse.. who else to act like a kid and fool around with?

3 years... it'll be fast.. right?

hmm.. just wanna tell you, han.. that i'll always be proud of you.. =)

-1 Ling-

Updates.

It's been a while again..

anyway.. i'm home.. =)

EOS ended a week ago.. but it feels like it has been over for a long long time...

and well.. as usual.. some papers are sucky.. sigh.. hoping for the best and keeping my fingers crossed... =)

Hmm.. so after EOS.. a quarter of B107 came to Penang..

honestly.. i don't know what penang has to offer besides food..

so.. it was truly a jalan jalan cari makan trip for them i guess...

with occasional stops at some places of interest..

Hope everyone of you enjoyed the trip and the food..

though i can tell that we are all very very tired...

haha.. i, myself was exhausted..

didn't really have a good rest after EOS..

but bringing them around.. and seeing how much they enjoy the food did make me smile.. =)

Then the few of us.. went to ipoh..

for food again.. haha..

to my ipoh batchmates.. thankew for spending time with us and bringing us around..

thankew wai han for letting us stay over at your place..

and thankew ling wei for inviting me to go on this trip with you guys..

and thankew to the whole bunch for all the fun and laughter.. =)

i don't have any pictures of both the penang trip and the ipoh trip yet...

will blog about it later.. =)

* Will You. Tell me. What's going on. *

-1 Ling-