mm...lobster.. yummy.. :D

mm.. i finally get to taste lobster for the first time :D
Yesterday, my god sis brought me to "The Lobsterman, Homarous Americanus" in SS2 for lobster dinner :D
it was so delicious.. tasted quite like crab..
I wish i could snap a few pictures while im there, but unfortunely i didn't have my camera with me.. However, with compliment from "The Lobsterman" we had one picture taken by the employee :D


Now in Malaysia! In SS2, Petaling Jaya. The Lobsterman brings you LIVE Alantic Lobster. Perfectly & Deliciously prepared in various styles. To tease your palate at price that seems unbelievable! Come dine and wine in a cozy haven.

Lobsterman - The only lobster specialty restaurant in the country. The founder of Lobsterman, Bruce Ma (a Hong Kong native), has not only mastered the art of preparing this crustacean but he's also out to make it an affordable feast. He bring with him over 10 years of experience as chef along with his ties as being the main seafood supplier in Hong Kong. There are Maine lobsters or Homarus Americanus, the Archetpal lobster, the Real McCoy, the one with outsized claws you all want to eat. Lobsterman does lobster everything - salad, soup, pasta, rice and starter - it also offers baked escargot as well as New Zealand mussel and salmon in variety of style. File mignon, short ribs, spring chicken, rack of lamb or mixed grill are also available.

Price are eminently reasonable - a one pound lobster goes for RM $58. Yet better value are the set meal going for just RM $25. Beside a wide-ranging a la carte menu, Lobsterman offers set meals. It could be a lobster special for two proceed at RM $98. The Lobster Family for four, at RM $188. And more and more options. Please take a time to visit our restaurant or website today!!

Prior to the dinner, we were watching Malaysia Open at home, supporting our national no 1 Lee Chong Wei. It was indeed an exciting match. I must credit Lee Chong Wei for his persistent spirit. He never give up, even though he was left behind with 1-10, but he continues to fight persistently and finally won the first match with 17-15. I truly admire his courage and his never give up spirit. He certainly deserve the title.. mmm tho... he has some advantage given by the lineman. There were a few occations where the shutter shot by Lin Dan was supposedly to be in, but it was declare out by the lineman, which gave Chong Wei the advantage over Lin Dan. Lin Dan, world no 1 played very tactful and well too.

Local shuttler Lee takes second Malaysian Open title

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei put on a stirring display of attacking badminton before next month’s World Championship by bullying World number 1 Lin Dan from China into submission Sunday en route to his second successive Malaysian Open men’s singles title.

The number 4 seed recovered from a tentative start to win 17-15, 9-15, 15-9 in a contest that was highlighted by delicate drop shots at the net from two shuttlers renowned for their finesse. It was top seed Lin, however, who surged to a 10-1 lead in the first game while Lee struggled to cope with the Chinese ace, either at the net or from the back of the court. But roared on by a crowd of more than 3,000 at Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Lee closed the gap and led for the first time to reach game point at 14-13 before demonstrating his mental tenacity to win the first game 17-15. Southpaw Lin, a quarterfinalist in last year’s edition, was undeterred and bounced back to win the second game 15-9 by using a variety of shots against a tired Lee.

The script during the third game was eerily similar to the first, with Lin forging ahead at 7-0. But Lee battled his way back to draw level at 9-9 before pulling clear with a series of intelligent net play and crosscourt dropshots, eventually sealing the game after Lin sent his jumping smash beyond the line.

The victory, carved in 88 minutes, enabled Lee to join a select band of shuttlers who succeeded in retaining their men’s singles titles, following in the footsteps of Malaysia’s Wong Peng Soon, Thailand’s Charoen Watanasin, Malaysia’s Tan Aik Huang, China’s Xiong Guobao and former local favourite Rashid Sidek. Lee, 22, who received his prize from Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, was elated with his maiden victory over the younger Lin.

Lee added that the win was crucial as the prestigious tournament was the final tune-up for the world’s best ahead of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) World Championships in Anaheim, United States, on August 15-21. “Once I cleared the quarterfinal stage by beating Taufik (Hidayat), I knew I had a bright chance of retaining the title,” Lee said.

Indonesian pair Chandra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto lifted the men’s doubles title after overcoming China’s Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun in a thrilling tie to win 15-11, 17-14. In the women’s singles final, world number 2 Zhang Ning battled past unseeded Chinese compatriot Zhu Lin 11-6, 11-2 to secure her fourth Malaysian Open title.

In the all-Chinese women’s doubles final, top seeds Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen were no match for Olympic champions Gao Ling and Huang Sui in winning 15-6, 15-8. The mixed doubles title went to Korean pair Lee Jae Jin and Lee Hyo Jung, who upset China’s number 3 seeds Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tingting 15-12, 15-11. afp

(news excerpt from DailyTimes)

Chong Wei outlasts Lin Dan to retain Malaysian Open crown
Chong Wei, Zhang Ning Make It Two In A Row

I'm looking forward for the World Championship next month :D

introducing.... bora bora island, my dream destination

yesterday i've just discover that there are many beautiful islands at south pacific sea which are far away from any countries, called French Polynesia . I never know such beautiful place exists.

The island which was once nicknamed "the Pearl of the Pacific" really deserves its reputation of 'the most beautiful island in the world". Located 260 kilometers from Tahiti, Bora Bora has a population of 5,767, living essentially off tourism in a paradise-like setting. Bora Bora is an ancient volano and the highest peak, Mount Otemanu, culminates at 727 meters. The island was formerly known as Vavau, Bola Bola and then as Pora Pora. During World War II, the setting up of an American base contributed to modernizing the island's infrastructures and make it known in the United States. The tour of Bora Bora, namely 32 kilometers, can be done on bicycle, which is still the best way to appreciate the amazing blue hues of the lagoon. Stars, millionaires and celebrities have been regular visitors, for decades, of this piece of basalt rock the beauty of which, provided one has the opportunity of flying over it, is always breathtaking even to the most blase of visitors.

The island has only one pass. Divers, even using just a mask and a snorkel, will have the opportunity to watch three types of rays, of which the largest are manta rays. Highly spectacular sessions of hand feeding of sharks are also organized in the lagoon, and are not dangerous in spite of the frenzy displayed by the sharks.

Regarding hikers, guides are available, whether on foot or in a 4x4, to explore Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu. There are still remnants of the American Ma7ines'presence, in the form of rusted guns. Other older remnants, left in a tropical vegetation free from dangerous animals, make it possible to be more familiar with the less known aspect of Bora Bora, the island laid in a turquoise setting.
Click here for more info

Some photo of Bora bora island :











Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia.This is where Bora Bora Island located, far away from any developed countries.... so fresh, so unpolluted...

more info :
wikipedia
bora-bora island

... dreaming of bora-bora island now..... :D

...*title-less*...

Someone told me, it's not only the works that count, but also the presence of you being there.

After my trip to Cambodia, i feel a bit useless as i did not help team much. But, i learnt that, our presence in a place could also mean a lot to the people there.

These three months has indeed been the busiest time of my life. One of the life-changing experienced. Been up and down.
Been lost.
Been broken.
Been dissappointed.
Angry.
Hurted.
Denial.


But hey, isn't this all abt the part and parcel of life?? I'm tryin to pick up from where i left...
Starting things a fresh..

of my many thoughts..

finals is just around the corner and my first paper is on tuesday, and i have not really started my revision yet :( just not in the mood to study. What would the reasons be?

Am i too exhausted after my fyp?just finished my fyp last saturday, 29/3 and i think everything went well.

Thank God that everything went fine, tho it was abit last minutes.. but all glory to His Name. Cos, without Him, i do not think i could get it done on time. i only have like 2 weeks to complete my fyp, when i still have more than 50% to do, to be honest, 80%.

i had to learn up Servlet programming and J2ME's record management system in just 2 weeks. i know it very well that it is impossible for me to comprehend it in 2 weeks and then deploy it in my project. But nothing is impossible with God ;)

i thank God for a good topic and a good supervisor....
thank God for the many people that had somehow been there to guide me (vern tan, simon hoh, chailee, & more~ thank you ;) )
i thank God that we could complete this project in time..

ohh.. i was baptised on Easter Sunday, a day after my fyp presentation. :) mm how do i feel? at first i thot i might feel something different, like... i dunoo... Right after i baptised, i didn't feel anything :D. However, later at night, i somehow felt close to Jesus.. :D

and the day after i was baptised, many of my friends felt the tremor (result from the earthquake in Sumatra) except me. I was there, in the building, yet i feel nothing. Before i could think, my fren grabbed my hand and ran down from 5th floor to the ground. i just followed. But i did not feel any tremor. sigh..

my mummy

today is the second day of CNY. when i woke up in the morning, to my surprise, my mum and brother had left for KL :( Mum had decided to fetch my cousins back to KL today and to come back tmrw. maaainn.i was not even informed about it. and my brother, he left just like that, without saying goodbye to me..this is so sad.

Btw, i'm in Kluang now, from Kluang to KL is about 3-4 hours drive, i guess.Tiring rite?

That's why i've always admire my mum for her strength.POWER! Before this, when i was staying in Taiping, shecame back to Taiping almost twice a month, sometimes once monthly. Yeps, she drove all the way from Singapaore or Johorjust to see us for a few days and to give us our pocket money.

She carries the burden of supporting her three kids herself, singlehandedly for more than 10 years without complaining. Driving up and down from Johor to Taiping. Sometimes, she would came back just to fetch me back to Kluang during schoolholidays. This is my dearest mummy. Sacrificing for her children.

This is unconditional love.Mummy, thank you....

a reason to be thankful

Happy Chinese New Year

i went for my CNY shopping yesterday with my frens. The trip was not futile as i had got myself a skirt, a dress and a top! :) i did learnt a lesson today. My lesson is, we should follow our heart to buy what we like, instead of what's logic.





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i'll be goin leaving for JB later at 12pm. I had wanted to go back to Taiping so badly, but i couldn't make it, due to my indecisiveness mind *roll eyes* Anyhow, i couldn't find any transport to go back too. This is the fourth years of me not spending my CNY in Taiping. Yes, i am missing Taiping..



i miss the food..

i miss Kaka kuey teow th'ng

i miss the chicken wings

i miss the char kuey teow



i miss the town

i miss walking around taiping town



i miss the greeness of lake garden,

the stillness of the water..

the sound of the children playing..



i miss the evening in taiping

i miss the night market



i miss Convent

i miss my schooling days

where the days were so innocent..



i miss the serenity of Taiping..

yet i miss the busyness of it during CNY..

and.most of all...

i miss my family and friends in taiping



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i've learnt that, everyday is a reason to be thankful..

i am thankful for the sun that shines in the morning, for the rainy days, for the blowing wind,for a good night sleep, for my family and my friends to share joys, laughters,love, and sorrow , for a place to stay ....

i'm thankful knowing the purpose of my life every morning i wake up..

i'm thankful for this life that i'm living..

i'm thankful for knowing that God is in control of tomorrow..



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something to ponder..

There’s something that I would like to share here. This was a sermon I heard on last Sunday during church. And it had been bothering me. Thus, I’ve decided to share it..

I’ve not done much research into it, just some of the obvious facts which most of you had already know.

Below are some bible verses taken from the new testaments, in the books of Gospel, when Jesus was asked by his disciples regarding the signs of the Times and the End of the Age.

And this is what He answered.

Luke 21: 10-11 (Matthew 24:7; Mark 13:8)

10 Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation

and kingdom against kingdom”

11 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places,

and famines and pestilences;

and there will be fearful sights

and great signs from heaven”

Nation rise against nation (Palestinian and Israelites?)

Kingdom against kingdom (US and Iraq? Wars?)

Great earthquakes (Sumatera earthquake which led to tsunami on 26/12, Sulawesi earthquake on 24/01/05 )

Famines (Africa? Afganistan?)

Pestilences (AIDS? JE? Bird Flu? )

Fearful sight (the destruction of cities? Eg, Acheh, Sri Lanka?)

Luke 21: 25

23 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;”

the sea and the waves roaring (tsunami?)



Was it merely a coincidence that whatever that are happening around the world now coincided with what Jesus said 2000 years ago? You decide.

Psalm 121

I will lift up my eyes to the hills--

From whence comes my help?

My help comes from the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.



He will not allow your foot to be moved;

He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel

Shall neither slumber nor sleep.



The Lord is your keeper;

The Lord is your shade at your right hand,

The sun shall not strike you by day,

Nor the moon by night.



The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;

He shall preserve your soul.

the Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in

From this time forth, and even forevermore.

sometimes...

sometimes you failed..

sometimes you make ppl angry..

sometimes.. things happened..

without us seeing that it coming..

sometimes you hurted someone...

sometimes you got hurted..

sometimes.. you make someone cry..

sometimes.. you cry alone in the room..

sometimes... you think that no one cares..

sometimes.. you got yourself in troubles

but there's no one you could turn to..



who do you turn to then?

Life café will never exist without YOUR supports. Thank YOU so much.

First of all, thank to the ONE above, whom allowing everything to happen smoothly. Even the national blackout couldn't stop us going on with to our program.



Lilian & Niger – Our royal chef, what would Life café be, without YOU? Thank you for planning the menu (from 3 variety of BBQ source to the scrumptious chocolate banana) and buying the raw food from Tesco (for ferrying 300 chicken wings + drumstick around Tesco?) and the market.



Suchen – Thank you for going back all the way to Klang just to bring back your BBQ pit and i-dunno-wat-issit-called. Thank you for making the potatoes salad.



Peak Yin - Thank you for making the sandwiches and helping out in the Life café.



Su Lin & Su Yin – Thank you for making the jelly and helping out in the food preparation J



Michelle & Joshua – The master of the ceremony. ;) Life café would probably be boring and lifeless without both of you. You have added more life into Life café, thank YOU!.



Chee Yong , Benny , Chern Liang, Charis & more – thank you for standing behind, barbequing for both days of the events. I bet you guys have fun there.



Benny – thank you for helping out with the drinks.



Chee Yong – thank you for helping out with the logistics.



Audrey & Nicky – the two game-masters. Without your games, there will not be any crowd interaction. The games were marvelous.



Jane – Thank you for helping out at the food preparation and taking care of the food.



Steph – Thank you for helping out at the food preparation and overseeing the whole event.

Gary – thank you for your BBQ pits and helping around with cutting the onions as well as carrying things to the clubhouse.

CheeKah – thank you for selling the T-shirts, helping around carrying things back and forth from the clubhouse.

Alvin – thank you for finding performers for the night, and helping out with the AV.



Terry – thank you for taking care of the AV system.



Poh Yee – the best sales-girl I’ve ever met. Thank you so much for helping out with the food preparation and selling the glow sticks during Life café.



Shen Shee - thanks for helping out in the cafe and for finding the BBQ pits :)



Alvin, Lenard, Esther, Weeliem, Beatrice, Chee Meng & friends, Leona, Rachel, Celine & Audrey - Your performance rocks! Thanks you for sharing it.



CyberChristmas 04/05 committees – Thank you for your ideas and supports in the making of Life café. ;)



GimHan, Julia, Joseph, Mel, Ken, Karen, Chris, Desmond, ShenShee, Jasons, Jia Wern, Lydia and the rest who had helped out - thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much!!

the malacca's CFers(Deric, Joash, Mark & Edmund) - thank you for coming down all the way from Malacca to support us ;)

Chailee & Lobak - thank you for your extension cable *grin*

*updated:

Samuel Lee : Thank you for carrying those tables all the way from A1 to the clubhouse.

There will be no Life café without each and every one of you! Thank you for your time and efforts. You all had make Life café a success despite of the circumstances we were facing.

Above all, I would just like to give thanks to the One above whom overseeing the whole event. When you partner with God, no matter how obstructive the circumstances may be (like unorganized or messy are your preparation), the outcome would be highly beyond our expectation, just like CyberChristmas 04/05.

happy birthday Jesus!

it's Christmas again!



it's a season of joy, season of hope, season of love...



may you find the true meaning of Christmas this season....



happy birthday Jesus!

i miss taiping

i was browsing through ar von's blog and saw all the photos that she posted in her blog *sob* *sob* how i missss everyone!! they get to go shopping in singapore and the they get to go back to taiping to meet up with all(er, maybe not all la, but some) my exschoolmates, my best friendsssssssssss! how i missss them, how i missssssss taiping!!



I was sadden when i read that "under the tree", one of our breakfast spot will no longer called "under the tree" as they are shifting to a new place because the government is taking back the land. :( it will never be the same again. i wish i could visit the place for the last time before it moved.



then, i visited Taiping website. Though the website was nothing fancy, but by reading the messages posted by all the taiping lang who has left taiping really makes my heart longs to go back to my little hometown.

: michelle :

blessed be-Early birthday , mich *grin*



mich darling,



you've been a great fren,

you've been a blessing

you've been my support,

you've been my inspiration,

you've been always there,

you've been a gem...

you've been a darling..



thank you...

for your thoughtfulness,

for remembering me in prayers,

for all the fun and laughters,

for the time we shared,

for bringing me to Christ,

and most importantly..

for being YOU!



you are beautiful,

you are thoughful,

you are kind,

you are helpful,

you are cheerful,

you are friendly,

you are sincere,

you are thruthful,

...



i remembered..

i've was there in Malacca for your 18th birthday,

in A&W subang, for your 19th birthday

in Taiping,for your 20th birthday

and this year.. in Cyberjaya.. for your 21st bithrday

and i'm glad to be there ;)



thank you for this 13 years of beautiful friendship. ;)

happy birthday mich ;)

i'm tired, and i'm sleepy.. goin back to jb tmrw... but i haven't started packing. guess i'm gonna sleep first. Gonna stop in malacca for one night then only head back to jb with my 6 others girl frens.



looking ahead for a wonderful and enjoyable hols...

happy hols...



and..



blessed birthday , mich *hugz*



goodnite...

.: say something :.

mariah's new singles is out, and it's called "Say Something" feat. Snoop Dogg, more of like R&B genre..



urmm... how i miss those ballad songs back in "Day dream" era. This is not that kind of song which i would go "whoaa...ahhh" at the first time i listened to it. din show much of her vocals. *sigh* anyway, i still hope that this song will be a hitz when it's officially out in february 2005. :)



her upcoming album is named "The Emancipation of Mimi"...



"Mimi is a very personal nickname only used by those closest to me... just one of those little things that I've kept for myself in an attempt to have some delineation between a public persona and a private life," Carey writes. "By naming the album The Emancipation of Mimi, I am letting my guard down and inviting my fans to be that much closer to me.

"Most importantly," she continues, "I am celebrating the fact that I've grown into a person and artist who no longer feels imprisoned by my insecurities or compelled to try and live up to someone else's vision of 'Mariah Carey.' I now feel I can honestly say, 'This is me, the real me, take it or leave it.' For the first time in my life, I feel free and unashamed to be who I really am. And that's what the music of this album and its title reflect."



Emancipation

n : freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child



ok, i do not understand the meaning of emancipation before this. i was like.. "huh? wat's tat?" :D

just hope that this latest album will be something surprising and good :D

the last day of my last 2nd trimester..

i've been awake for 23 hours, woke up at 6+ yesterday morning to study for my last paper.



Sat for that paper at 3pm.

- if i ever get a good result for this paper. it must be Your grace again.



Met my fyp supervisor at 545pm.

-glad to have him as my supervisor. Thank God for that. Told us to spent at least 6 hours a week for our fyp. Treat it like in Malaysian Idols contest. Need to at least "do" something every week. Email him a report on every monday of what we did. starting from next week. but next week i'm goin for hols. :D. perhaps i'll emailed him abt my trip :D . chatted for a while.



left to library to return books with my fyp groupmates.



left to AYA at 715pm for powergroup meeting.

-went to Klang for dinner. all girls outing. 9 of us. had Teochew steamboat. had fun. had laughter. got lost on the way back to Cyber. *how blur can i get?, always lead people to the wrong direction, i have no sense of direction*



reached home at 1130pm.

-chatted on ym. met lobak.



230am , went to Hassan with my group of girlfrens to discuss about our hols trip.

- malacca-johore-singapore trip



430. reached home.

read blogs. chatted.



5am- blogged...



still blogging...



521 - time for bed.



good night and good morning.

the butterfly story

The butterfly story

by boss' mum



From the egg to the caterpillar I was with you

As you diligently fet upon My words, you grew

Just like the full-grown caterpillar in its cocoon

Abide in Me in the secret hiding place till full bloom

Commune with me in the stillness and humility... in My special way

Walk with me and draw upon My strength each day

As you dwell in My presence My voice is truly heard

Gaining insiglt into My holy Word

Lean upon Me, My child and let Me lead you, one step at a time

and in My time My light at the end of the tunnel you'll surely find..



A rainbow-coloured breakthrough..





A transformed butterfly.... My grace delight!



Alight upon My wings of faith as I set you to flight..

it's Your grace..

i've did the sillyiest thing any student would do when they are goin for thier examination. i forgot to bring my purse with me when i went for my 2nd paper this morning. My student Id and IC are all in my wallet. I have nothing to identify myself. Technically, i should not be able to sit for the exam, unless i can produce a document to prove that i am who i am..



but, amazingly.... by God's grace, the invigilator didn't force me to rush back to take my Student ID, he allowed me to sit for my examination!! yes, even without any document to identify who i am. Thank God!!!



Anyway, he asked me to show him my ID after the paper, so i rushed back to take my ID. ironicly when i return to the exam venue, he was no longer there.



So, next time if u ever forgot to bring your ID to exam, this is what you should do:

go to the exam unit, tell them what happened, then they'll authenticate your identity :)



it has always been Your grace that carry me through, thank You, Lord..



2 down, 1 more paper to go tomorrow and i'll be set FREE!!

He is back!

my cousin has reached Malaysia! Four more days and he'll reach Singapore, completing his 3 months cycling route from China-Singapore. Am i glad to see him? so glad.



and i enjoyed our family gathering yesterday. a few of us gathered together to welcome my cousin as he his cycling route touched the land of KL yesterday.



i have been reading blogs lately. Many have inspired me.. i simply love the way they play with words, expressing thier feeling and thoughts.



2 more papers to go, one tomorrow, another the day after...

gotta get back to my notes now..

finally... some updates :D

this is my study week, but i have no mood for studying at ALL! *sigh* had not started my revision yet. and the worse thing is, i'm ade in my holiday mood. :D that's what i was doin after my fyp presentation last friday. The day where i was finally free, free from all assignments and projects.



Then i went back to JB on Saturday, went back to KLuang on Sunday for family gathering, had so much fun there. In Kluang, i had did something i never do before to my hair :D Not goin to reveal much here, yet.



Yesterday, I came back to cyber with my friend's car. We started our journey at 6 am. The scenery along the highway was so beautiful that it kept us awake throughout the whole journey.



The past two months had been two hectic months for me. Emotionally and physically, i was challenged. But God had been graceful enough to pull me through.