the Chinese New Year card

firstly, I am dreading the arrival of Sunday. can't believe my holiday is coming to an end.

actually, there's a class I am supposed to be at right now lol.

look what came in the mailbox yesterday morning!

wishes and blessing from across the sea.

I don't remember the last time I received a CNY card

but I do remember sending letters and cards with Mummy's cousin in KL when we were still young, she's only a few years older than me. and I also had one or two pen-pals

but eventually we stopped, and it's so touching that people still send cards the traditional way

what's more, there were handwritten wishes inside!

thank you so much Valerie! and although the celebration is almost over, I still wanna wish you a great year ahead, and congratulations on the job offer yo! =D

Back when Oinky was still fat and when Naughti's tooth was white

hello.

family portrait of years ago haha.

and never would I have thought that I'd envy couples meeting up during CNY lol.

just missing Oinky's dad, again.

Bangkok 2015 Part 5

okayyy yayyy, I've been missing again. but it's CNY lehhh! anyway, Happy Chinese New Year!

I'm finally concluding my Bangkok trip 2015.

this would be the must do things in Thailand.

MASSAGE of course! this round we went for foot massage twice, and the price range is normally about 200-250 baht for an hour. trust me, it makes you feel rejuvenated after a long day of walking.

on our previous trip, we even got to try the full body massage, damn, it was even more satisfying loll, but the 'krak krak' sound your bones make might be kinda creepy for some hahaha

tuk tuk ride! not a must, but it is definitely a good experience, this was on a windy night with not many cars on the road and it was kinda fun. also took one from Big C back to our hotel because we were too lazy to walk with all the things we bought. fyi, Big C is the supermarket where you get all the big boxes of instant noodles, pocky and what not!

and of course, tadaaaaa, SHOPPING!

what's a Bangkok trip without shopping right!!

this was my haul during the previous trip

these were accumulated over a period of 2 weeks and from Bangkok to Chiangrai to Chiangmai

and this round. (broke plus not enough of time)

but I think my shoes are really a steal! the stripes pair, bought from Pratunam night market only costs 100 baht, and the polka dot from Platinum mall is 150 baht! cheap or what? =D

the rest range from 100 baht to 300 baht the most I think.

but as we were walking back to the hotel, we stumbled upon the Baiyoke fashion gallery where we could have gotten whatever we got at a MUCH cheaper price. guess I know where to go to the next round.

on a side note, now that I'm gonna be back to Kuching for good real soon, I kinda worry about my CNY clothes for the years to come. Kuching isn't exactly the best place for shopping T.T

and  it is official, I am getting a new phone, hopefully real soon (NO STOCK CAN YOU BELIEVE)

the current one has been giving me problems and I desperately need a better camera HEEE.

phone cases 100 baht each. and I find myself surfing taobao for phone cases already. lol.

and that kinda marks the end of our short trip to Bangkok.

I'll definitely be back.

hi love I miss you.

14022015

our fourth Valentines' day since we have been together

the third one not spent together though. lol

looked back at old photos

before Mr. Teoh even brought his car, this was taken on our second date

how young we looked!

and now he is unofficially graduated

it's not like I depend a lot on him, but uni life will definitely be less colourful without him

and guess what, someone's leaving to the States for work and travel

as much as I will miss him, I am even more ENVIOUS, lol

note to students with 4 years course: do not be friends or be in love with 7-semester-students

they leave, leaving a gaping hole in you

haha, yea I just wanted to be more dramatic. I'm okay.

1140 days, and counting

thank you for everything

I'm excited for adventures to come

I'm determined to make this work (let's hope I don't forget this whenever you piss me off)

hahaha I am aware that I am a little mushy recently.

记得我说过来日方长，要和你一起挥霍幸福

喜欢你，好喜欢你，我好喜欢你。

每天都喜欢。每天更喜欢。

  almost CNY! :D

but the house doesn't seem to be ready, so far only cookies and bakgua are settled lol

 那天我们在看电视，爸爸的背后好像很痒，妈妈在看电脑没空发现，于是我就上前去帮忙抓一抓。突然想起其实以前常常会帮爸爸按摩，那就按按吧，其实爸爸做工真的很辛苦，多想要可以做工了，会赚钱了，以后可以快点让爸爸可以退休好好休息。然后又想想，几时开始就不再帮爸爸按摩？在宿舍每天帮张先生左抓抓右抓抓，偶尔还按摩，怎么他的待遇都比爸爸的好了。离开家读书也三年多了，有时也不真的是忙，可是就是懒得联系，是该检讨检讨了。也快读完毕业了，其实我还是很爱家的。

话说我的华语好像生疏了，以前好像还可以假文青一下omg

Bangkok 2015 Part 4 (Mr. Jones Orphanage)

have been busy recently and will continue to be busy for the four to five days to come

here's probably the second last post for my Bankok trip this year

I have always wanted to go to Mr. Jones Orphanage

it isn't really an orphanage but a dessert shop with lots and lots of bears! =D

we walked all the way from Central World to Siam Center

and later found out there is actually a branch in Central World as well

I got a little pissed off because, well, never mind it doesn't matter anymore haha

are you excited? I was!

just look at the cakes!!!!!

THIS!!!! CAN YOU NOT LOVE IT?!

heeee like seriously, they are like a dessert lover's dream come true!

I had actually wanted to get the Kit-Kat monster but when you travel in a group you gotta compromise

T.T, plus, we were actually quite full and money was running low hahaha

it's okay, at least the waffle we got was photogenic and also very nice! =D

didn't get to try After You's Shibuya Honey Toast this round although it was just some few steps away

but I'm sure there is always a next time so I'm not that sad anymore haha

here are some other food we ate that day

Pork Leg Rice at the pier we took a boat, we seemed to be the only tourists there

Authentic Thai food at I-forgot-the-shop's-name just opposite Siam Square One

we went in Som Tam Nua, but left again because it was too expensive

and as I mentioned earlier, we were on a VERY tight budget haha

at least the food was kinda good here, and I like the papaya salad

THIS IS DA BOMB.

we saw people making a beeline just behind Square One so Mr Teoh went and queued up for this

which we then learned is called Croissant Taiyaki

ohmy, it was filled with custard and was SO NICE

65 baht for one was a bit expensive though

after Mr. Jones, we left for Asiatique

taken while waiting for Mr Teoh to get the croissant taiyaki =D

and then Asiatique.

we were all too poor to afford anything anymore

so after window shopping and looking around, we left

but of course, we had enough money in our wallets to go for another foot massage and supper from 7-eleven

Bangkok 2015 Part 3

calling off the one day one post February challenge, hee.

Day 3 was CHATUCHAK DAYYYY!

breakfast at the stall outside our hotel

ordered something very very plain and healthy after the lesson learnt on the previous day lol

I did not even add any chili.

by the way I went to a doctor recently and he said I should totally stop eating chili

bad news. very very bad.

after breakfast, off we went!

took the airport railway link to Phaya Thai then changed to BTS

hahaha, I cannot believe one trip was enough to make me remember the way to go places

tadadada! separated ways with TCC once we reached so he didn't get to eat this lol

after the coconut ice-cream it was shopping time.

we were well prepared, the cousin brought along an empty luggage

except for difficulties when moving in crowded places, it brought a lot of convenience.

it was getting hotter and hotter, when the TCC called to say 我战败了

we seemed to all have underestimated Bangkok's power of making people spend lol

then we decided to not shop anymore and look for the yummy pork leg rice we had the previous trip

either we were looking the wrong direction or Chatuchak underwent some changes

we couldn't seem to locate it, and finally we decided to leave

it was around 2pm and people were coming in crowds, good thing we came early 

read from various bloggers about the Boat Noodles alley at Victoria Monument

dragging the luggage full of clothes and bags (the cousin bought 10 bags can you imagine, haha actually two of them were mine), we finally reached the BTS station

那里或许不是游客区吧，他们好像都不懂英文

幸好遇到了一班女学生，很热心的带了我们走一段好长的路

早知道那么远就不去了 因为都不好吃 T.T

I prefer Malaysia's version of boat noodles lol.

after the late lunch we decided it was time to go back to the hotel to unload our things, take a rest and also to exchange money again. YES OMG.

while the cousin stayed in the hotel, Mr Teoh and I went on the mission to exchange money and to explore. it was pretty much a makan non-stop mini trip lol

I am not a fan of chicken rice, but I found this good!

though I have forgotten by now whether it was the rice or the soup which impressed me

Mango sticky rice! the mango was picked on spot and sliced right in front of our eyes ooh that freshness

see I said non-stop eating.

Mr Teoh brought me on a boat trip

feels kinda good.

this is where we ended up, wherever it is haha

sat in the bus stop to finish the mango rice. nomz, the best I had throughout the whole trip. =D

and look! pink cabs yayyy.

we wandered around and found there was a tourist attraction. some temple but again I forgot the name

we didn't go up though cz I was in shorts and it felt kinda inappropriate.

and then it was time to leave. this was supposed to be a selfie in the boat showing the water behind lol

on the way back to the hotel from the pier, we managed to buy a bottle of beer, two bottles of collagen drinks, one dress and four handphone covers lol.

the cousin just woke up from her nap when we were back and we left for Terminal 21

we bought the BTS day pass so it was quite worth it

MOS Burger! =D. this round we tried green curry chicken and the cousin had wagyu beef burger

should also have gone for that, it was so nice!!

didn't take any photos of the toilets lol

but Mr Teoh burst out laughing when he saw these toys.

I don't even know what's wrong with him hahaaa

he laughed so much, he couldn't walk and couldn't talk

I think this Sesame Hokkaido Milk looks best without any human model hahaha

and then I had my DQ Nutella ice-cream, in this very very special waffle cone with sprinkles oooohh!

be jealous, ngehehe.

finally we left

but still wandered around Pratunam Night Market

and yesssss! we had our first foor massage for the trip

it felt so good, I think I fell asleep

sorry this is a very long post. haha

I'm almost done.