Fooooooodddddd! :)

Food is really an important component of my life :) *Foodies put your hands up put your hands up! :P*

For me, when I'm stressed up, you'll see me with a bigger appetite and always with a mindset of what else I can eat / what's the next food /what's for the next meal hehehe. So my weight doesn't change much during stressful days because I gain as much as I lose ^^

Gonna dissect the above collage and share with you guys some nice stuffs I've tried and some nice stuffs I've made myself :) during my 2 study breaks, with my 1st paper sandwiched between 'em.

Jom! :D

#1 Sushi Zento, Sri Petaling

Saba Shioyaki Zen RM26.80

It's a relatively new addition to that area and the price is of upper-middle range. It serves pork and the interior is quite comfy :) Had a great catch up with my girl who had flown to Scotland for her 2nd phase of degree :) Ah I miss her now :(

That's what I ordered, for that price and GST, I'm grateful for that huge fish lying on the plate. Big portion and prepped well, thumbs up! :)

#2 Garage 51, Bandar Sunway

Mochatella RM16

My 2nd visit and I finally tried their signature Mochatella yay! Love the Nutella coffee cubes :) *I sneakily sipped the liquid from the melted cubes, it's so heavenly!* and also how it's presented~ Sadly it burned a hole in my wallet, overpriced :(

Oh and had Peanut Butter Nutella cake too! Love the few textures - Spongy cake, smooth spread of PB and Nutella, and a crunch from Hazelnut! and big portion hehe :P

Not forgetting the heaviest downpour lately on that day, giving my girl and I more time to chat and do some trip planning in that comfy atmosphere :P

#3 BreadFruits, Sri Hartamas

I'm finally here! And it's the day cousie is back in KL! We finally continued our food hunt that was abandoned for quite some time as we were in different cities.

BreadFruits had renovated and became more spacious with more seats! Love the atmosphere there as well, and with wood furniture and minimalistic interior, a plus point for me :)

Their price is more of upper-middle range as well, reasonable due to their use of fresh produce. Still I feel it's slightly overpriced.

Spanish Baked Egg with Toasted Ciabatta RM20.80

A healthy plus point for BreadFruits to reduce their usage of processed foods, the homecooked baked beans is so good! However I feel there's a lack of oomph in this dish, and portion is a little small.

Fresh Fruit Juice RM10.90 

I forget the name of my juice hehe, but it's made of bananas, strawberry and pineapple if I'm not mistaken. A very rich one and love the big glass! :)

#4 De Irrfan's Cafe, IPC

Rojak Mee and Teh Tarik RM8.50 in total

Always love their Rojak dressing, it's always so nutty and fragrant! Alongside with tofu, eggs, cucumbers and fried toppings, too good!

Teh Tarik is really less sweet as I ordered kurang kurang manis :P thumbs up!

#5 Home! :)

Tamagoyaki :) aka Japanese Egg Rolls

Yup made these cute little rolls! In fact this is my 2nd trial hehe, first one was okay but not that nice haha >< Quite simple to make, only used 3 eggs, salt and sugar :) and some oil.

Nice little accompaniments for a meal and it's not time consuming at all ^^ Love it!

#6 Mille Caffe, Bandar Menjalara

Had a date with my girl who finally came back from Seremban after a month not coming back :)

Finally tried out this cafe! Ambience wise, I don't really prefer black interior but it's still okay. Price was still reasonable for the portion :)

Chicken chop was fine, love the tenderness and the gravy :D

They offer set lunch too! It's RM18 and comes with a cup of coffee :) It's also a pleasant one with the croissant slightly tougher to eat.

#7 The Morning After, Ativo Plaza

Salted Caramel Macchiato :)

Caffeine fix! Still remember my friends fell in love with this and recommended to me, then I fell in love with it too :P

A really nice combo :)

#8 Restoran Gou Lou, Damansara Uptown

My new finding after visiting my orthodontist for my braces :)

This bowl of fish head noodles is a bomb!  Great flavors and love the soup :D Portion is big hence reasonable with its price :) and there are few types of fish and cooking method to be chosen from!

#9 MG's Vegetarian Cafe, Damansara Uptown

Snacking on these little cute pillows bought from this cafe :) They're really good and fragrant!

#10 Home 2.0 :P

Banana egg pancakes!

Finally made them :) quite easy but time consuming when it comes to mashing the bananas and mixing with the eggs to form a smoother batter.

Quite oily, but texture was fine :) A good way to use up bananas hehehe :P

#11 Home 3.0 :)

Konyakku! (Japanese word for jellies)

Made these lovelies with fresh lychees, grapes and mangoes :) love the natural patterns that made them very beautiful sweet treats!

#12 China :)

A cute cube of shredded beef :) from a boy in my children choir.

Very flavorful, love it :P and it's also a heartwarming one because another boy offered to me when he saw all of the children received these cubes of goodness except for me and another teacher :)

#13 Yi Yan Congee Restaurant, Medan Putra Kepong

Braised pork leg in vinegar :)

My new fave from this restaurant besides all their porridge! Portion is filling enough and the pork leg is so tender :) missing it right now hehehe :P

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So this comes to the end of my food list during study break, yup I ate a lot especially this time. This shows how high my stress level is for this final exam! 

Hope I'll pass this final exam, results will be out today! Fingers crossed for that.

Till then, bye!

Little scribbles.

Helloooo from the midst of finals! :D

Saw these little scribbles on my Immunology notes when I was revising, so I decided to share with all of you!

It's a Nature themed collection of scribbles, relating them to life. Ideas just flowed out like that after the first random scribble :)

p/s: All illustrations and wordings are very spontaneous, scribbles you know scribbles :P bear with my so-so drawings ya hehehe, am a lefty who can't draw~

Time, chance ;

They're all like lightning.

Sometimes, there is no room for extra considerations.

Bag it, or it'll just slip away.

Stretch and go beyond.

You never know what is ahead of you,

stretch a little further and SURPRISE!

God knows what's next, have faith in Him ;)

Keep moving!

Holding on for too long may keep us stranded and not moving forward.

Just let things go with time.

Bid goodbye, 

have some space in your heart cleared for new things!

Life ;

We grow, we fall, we stand up, 

and finally a closing.

*A little proof that it's on my notes hehee :P*

Sometimes, it may not need to be physically visible, physically existing.

It's always there,

feel it.

For example, love :)

Had been a journey.

May no longer be like what it used to be.

Always in our hearts, still.

My heartfelt condolences and sorry for the loss.

- for Sabah Quake and those who lost their family members.

There are many ways to express, to carry, to portray.

Happy, young and flexible at heart :)

Keep the vibes and tempo!

Negatives? 

Transform them into something else.

Like a little reminder in mind.

p/s: Note the word little, no-no if you let it pull you back yo!

May I be your sunshine? :P

Stay positive, stay bright!

Spread the love~

Be yourself.

Everyone may be similar in general,

but your love to yourself - your heart could make a difference :)

Be comfortable, be you!

You're unique no matter what.

Hope these can be little reminders to me and you! :)

Back to studies, hehehe till the next post :)

Prolly a food post about all the food I had during study break :P

Thinking Out Loud ♥

Hello! It's June now omggg time flies :O How are you guys doing? Anyone like me trying the best to survive? :P



Wells, now it's just the final 7 papers remaining to be conquered to seal Year 2 of uni! Yup it's SEVEN papers, you didn't see it wrongly. I have SEVEN modules this semester, not liking this number in this statement despite seven being my lucky number :x sorry number seven I'll need to ditch you because the workload and all are crazehhhh, but I pulled it through for now yay!



Finals, treat me good kay? :P I'll study hard during this study break hehehe.





So yours truly had recorded a piano cover last last week (hehe lazy English :p), it's Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran :) Love the song instantly when I first heard it, and yay I finally recorded it :D happy girl is happy!

. Thinking . Out . Loud .

Some thoughts are meant to be heard, 

instead of just being kept in our minds and hearts.

Especially our love to others :)

Be brave to voice out :D

When many people are living with regrets for not saying out certain things,

why aren't we, who still can express, voicing out?

Sometimes, 

voicing out can make a difference.

You know that, we know that.

Let's think out loud kay?

♥

Here's the cover, enjoy!

Forgive the slips and so, very spontaneous cover after Zumba lesson so bear with the attire and sweaty hair as well haha.

Comments are welcomed! Thankyou in advance for those who wanna leave comments :P

Take care and will blog more soon!

Peace out  x

小电影 The Dream Boyz

Hello! I'm done with Semester 3 :)

Currently on break, happy to do things I can't do during my study days ^^

Last year about this time, I went to Paradigm Mall to watch the famous local Chinese movie 'The Journey 一路有你' with my family and the casts popped out from nowhere after the movie ended.

I got lucky again this year. Out of nowhere, just a message, then the next thing was my buddies and I were at Paradigm Mall (again), attending the special screening of the upcoming (when I got to watch it :P) local Chinese movie 'The Dream Boyz 小电影'. 

They invited students from colleges and universities, so we suddenly became representatives of our uni :O

Us before the special screening :P

The complete casts were there with the director to have a small movie sharing session with us :)

*Pardon me for this photo as I sat at the 2nd last row for optimal movie viewing experience :P

Some photos with the director and casts :)

Thank you director for sharing your stories with us :) 70% of this movie is based on his real life experiences!

The friendly cast - Joe (MYFM DJ, emcee and tv host) who offered to take a selfie :P keep up the good job, you're really good in your fields :)

Then the female lead - Wang Qie (model) joined in! :D she really has something in her pocket for acting, thumbs up even though she's a first timer!

Gonna share about my views and thoughts on this movie. Since the movie is in Chinese, I think some feelings are better expressed in mandarin so I'll blog bilingual this time. Scroll down for the English version :)

小电影

真实，

所以引起共鸣；

有共鸣，

所以深入人心。

这部电影，是非一般的激励片。

它是说着我们当初奋斗的斗志，但在现实中，并不是每个人都能一路带着那份斗志，持续地走下去。

因此它从人类的丑陋面出发，诉说着被巨大的遗憾和挫折狠狠打败的人类，追求理想的赤子之心如何被他的过往 - 他曾经的坚持，唤醒。到最后，自己当初说过的话，狠狠地当头棒喝。

“是你自己过不了自己，自己的情绪困住了自己。”

很多时候，只要转个念头，事情看起来就没有那么困难了，不是吗?

同时，身边的人也是不可或缺的一部分。

这部电影带出了亲情和友情的重要性，他们的支持、提醒和陪伴。

这个农历新年，和朋友聚一聚吧 :)

爱情的部分，哈哈青春片少不了的 :P

爱可以是祝福，也可以爱得轰轰烈烈。

有时不说，就真的让他溜走了。

总的来说，很多时候，我们因为眼前感觉巨大的挫折和遗憾，而离开梦想的轨道。殊不知，奇迹一直在身边，只是小得我们没发现，没发掘。

其中一个奇迹，或许你没发现，是在茫茫人海中，你能和你身边的朋友们成为同伴。那个机率，不也是一个奇迹吗?

这部电影，有演员的倾情演出，他们都说，这次把筹码都投进去了，不成就去卖糖水了 哈哈。

很多第一次演戏的，不说我真的看不出。大家的角色都很鲜明，但合起来却不冲突。

导演和众演员付出了他们的所有，看了就会感受到他们的诚意，做电影的赤子之心。

用一句导演的话；

大马人不要因为大马人的身份而支持本地电影，

而是给本地电影一个机会。

2月12日，给小电影一个机会，体验最初追求梦想那份勇气的感动。

希望你们能和我一样被感动，有所感触，真心推荐给大家 :)

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The Dream Boyz

Actually it's not all boys, there's a girl too :P

This movie is about us humans who were so brave back then working hard to pursue our dreams. Some are brave and persevere till the end, some have their focus wrongly on the failures then lose hope.

Which one are you and me?

Sometimes, the key to turn the table around is us.

It's our heart and mind that often hold us back.

Although failures seem big but miracles that seem small are everywhere if you realize :)

In the midst of so many people all over the world, we actually get to have and know a bunch of people well who can walk with you and support you. Think of the possibility and probability, miracle ain't it?

Of course there are elements like friendships and romance. We all know how important friendships are in our lives, and in this movie, it'll refresh your views again.

Well written script, it's so related to all our lives that I'm so absorbed until I don't think it's just a movie. 

Great choice of casts that paid in their all, no hold backs at all. All In or Never, they said :)

A few of them are first timers who I don't think so at all, they are so natural and great!

A wise phrase from the director, 

"Malaysians should give Malaysian movies a chance, 

not just blindly think that we should support."

12 Feb, give this movie a chance, you'll be touched. 

It's today, 12 Feb! 

So grab your movie tickets and be inspired! 

Let this movie go through its first week and let it inspire more people :)

From the bottom of my heart, I recommend this movie to all of you.

Note that this is not a sponsored post or anything, I wrote it voluntarily :P

Take care and share with me your thoughts after you've watched it,

would love to hear from you lovely people :)

Thirty Seconds Cafe :)

Hey peeps! And hey February :D 

First month of 2015 had past in much hectic in studies for me. Having finals for Semester 3 for 2 weeks now, friends are bored of me bringing notes to study around them :P Left with one last paper, fingers crossed that I can do well! Then I'll bid this semester a goodbye and welcome the holidays :D can't wait for this hahaha.

February started with lots of love, completed filming that took the team 3 consecutive weeks, got to know people in my team better and listened to many stories that touched our hearts. Will post up the video once it's done, stay tuned!

Had some self-time during dinner back on the first day of the month. I personally think it's important for us to have a break from interacting with people, and have some time with ourselves. One thing that's kinda lacking in us humans is that,

We often forget we, ourselves, are sources of energy and love.

Much often we seek love (support, affirmation) from others and we do pay love forward too. However, what if when we're alone? 

God has always supplied us with His love, so we do have love in us already, right? :)

So back to my dinner, I went to a cafe that I've yearning to go but somehow always pass by and never get in - Thirty Seconds Cafe, Bandar Sri Damansara.

Simple and homey, feel very comfy once I step in with the soft and light music. 

Temperature is just nice, not too cold with the air conditioner :)

Wooden furniture with simple colours, minimalistic that I love :)

Little typography and details that will put smiles on faces :)

Small corner for magazines, books and some games :) plus point for a good place for gathering!

Self service hence everyone will have to drop by at the counter :) nicely decorated counter ^^

Oh and there are tables outdoor too, reminded me of Garage 51 somehow :)

Let's move on to F&B part of the cafe!

Oh I didn't mention, this cafe is ran by the Phua family, where the mum is the chef behind the scenes and the son is the barista who makes good coffee! Didn't meet the dad that blog reviews said he should be welcoming me though, haha so yeah.

They have a range of food, from brunches, sandwiches to pasta and more locally cuisine. Price are cheaper but the portion doesn't disappoint!

A glimpse of the menu :P

I ordered Chicken Pesto Pasta for the night :)

IT'S THE BOMB.

Love the pesto sauce and everything in! The flavors and the aroma :)

Moving on to the coffee, I ordered Flat White. It's more towards the sour and bitter side! Love love love hahaha :D

More photos of my food :) and love the table of mine here, note the plants :P

Had an enjoyable time here, will try out their desserts and their signature 30 Seconds Breakfast next time! :D

Opening hours ;

What they serve ;

Thirty Seconds Cafe
7-G, Jalan Margosa SD10/4A, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200 Kuala Lumpur.
03-26323919
Closed on Wednesdays, open from 0800-2100

Check out their Facebook page :)


Final paper of my finals is tomorrow! Can't wait for semester break :D


Till then, take care :)
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