SmUaKSssS~! - vie-

MC meets at Loma Linda

2011-02-28T01:37:00.004+07:00

Seeing people i know during my college years in Thailand brings back good memories.. the world suddenly became so small when we get together and talk about the past, present and the future. Without realizing it, how fast time flies....

Got together at Rose Apple Thai Restaurant at Loma Linda with great Thai atmosphere and service. Love the decorations~.. reminds me of Thailand so much.. =)

Nok and Ryan got to visit California for a bit hence the get together. I don't know how many times we bid farewell but somehow we knew, we will see each other again.. goodbyes were never forever for us.. :) It was really nice to see her again and wished i had more time to hang out with her.

Not forgetting the amazing food that evening.. was quite expensive ( i end up paying $25 for my fish dish and coconut ice-cream. oh and hot chayen.. :) )but i guess it was all worth it.. haven't had spicy Thai food for quite a while.

Som Tum

Larp Kai =)

Fish Fillet with Basil Leaves Sauce

The MCians and friends present that evening.. =)

We should definitely do this more often!

떡볶이

2011-02-24T08:44:00.003+07:00

My first attempt in making topokki was a sucess! =) i'm going to share the recipe i use to make this delicious and spicy dish!.. i'm not very good in writing recipe so please bear with me.. :)

Ingredients:
Rice Cake
Fish Cake
Korean Chili Paste (Kochujang)
Korean Chili Powder
Corn Syrup
Onions
Green onions
Seasoning

1. boil water with the fish cake until the fish cake is cooked.
2. take the fish cake out and put aside for later.
3. add chili paste, chili powder, corn syrup, sliced onions and seasoning into the water ( the same one that was used to boil the fish cake) and bring it to boil.
4. Add rice cake and bring it to boil. Stir it occasionally to avoid burning of the rice cake.
5. cut the fish cake into bite slices and the chop the green onions in about 3 inch size.
6. Add in the fish cake and green onions and bring it to boil.

Once the rice cake it soft, it's ready to serve. The longer your cook the rice cake, the better it taste, but you need to add water occasionally because it dries up pretty quickly.

Add the chili paste and chili powder in accordance to how spicy you want it to be.

=)

Red Robin

2010-11-04T03:07:00.003+07:00

One of my fav places for burgers is none other than Red Robbin... :)

love the mushroomsss ! and the cheese of course :)

This was mine.. trying out fish burger at Red Robin for the first time.. i think i would still prefer beef patty.. =)

simply delicious!..

am i making you hungry already?.. keke..

台湾

2010-05-12T09:43:00.012+07:00

Talk about Taiwan, the first thing that comes to most my mind is 珍珠奶茶! (bubble milk tea / Boba). This particular drink originates from Taiwan and has been there since the 80's before it was commercialize world wide. So if you get a chance to go to Taiwan one day.. don't forget to try the bubble milk tea from its country of origin!.. lol~ dont' just try one.. try many many many!.. :)

For me, the one thing that comes to my mind when i thought of Taiwan is this!..

Similar to Pension House in Korea, up in the mountains of 'Ching Ji'.. you'll see many palace like building which serves as a 'Rest House' to many tourist around the world. We were lucky enough to get to visit one of the the Rest House which was owned by the parents of one of our student in the camp.

The interior of this particular Rest House that we visited has a very strong English taste. Not that i've been to England and know anything about their interior design or whatsoever, but it does makes me feel like i'm in England or something! like i can actually go bluff people with these pictures and said i've been to England! hah~ =)

Dining place

Near the fire place..

Part of the living room

The nicely decorated indoor garden

That's the owner right there~.. the white checkered shirt man with glasses !

an extended balcony-liked platform out to the hills so guests can enjoy the breath taking mountain views..

Unfortunately, we didn't manage to get a sneak peak of the rooms. The rooms were all occupied the day we were there. =(

This place snows during winter.. I bet it will be very pretty when it's snowing!!!.. perfect place for couples.. =)

Korea Spring...

2010-05-10T12:09:00.013+07:00

The season of flowersss... :)

Cherry Blossoms!

This is my second spring in Korea..

The first was during my spring break in LSU, it was during the early spring time so i missed all the cherry blossoms and the beautiful colored flowers. It just started blooming when it's about time to head back to LSU. =(

But i'm glad i get to see all the beautiful spring flowers during my last trip there and i enjoyed the cold weather! (Thailand is so hot!!!!!!... )

some of God's beautiful creation!.. :)

This time, instead of staying in Seoul city, i spend most of my time in a small town , about two hours away from Seoul, called ChangPyeong. It's also the town that Korea proposed to have the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Nothing much in that small town, but ski mountains which i find it pretty interesting.. well.. i guess there must be a reason why they chose that place for winter olympics right.. :)

This is the apartment that i stayed in for the one week i was there..

The interior of the apartment... ok.. ignore the messiness.. :)

View from my balcony..

I hate making short trips to Korea.. just when i'm starting to enjoy myself , i had to leave in a few days time.. -.-' but i guess i'll have to do more short trips =( due to unavoidable circumstances.. T.T !

Me Love Cook and Eat!.. :)

2010-05-10T11:57:00.005+07:00

This is so random... i know.. :P after ignoring my blog for such a loooooooooooooong time.. and now i'm back again.. hah~..

anyway.. just sharing some pictures of what i enjoy doing when i have the time to.

Yes!.. Cook and EAT!.. :)

Psst! .. i cook when i have the time to.. but i eat all the time!!!

i wonder when i can successfully loose some weight!.. -.-

n yes.. I RESIGNED FROM EIS!.. will blog about it later.. ;) enjoy my cookingS~.. :)

Fried potatoes and carrots with mushrooms

Wat Tan Ho

Korean Pan Cake

Fried Noodles with Tomatoes and Leek

Fried Vege with Mushroom

Kimchi Chamci Chigae

Hair bow

2009-11-30T20:17:00.004+07:00

I've been watching some tutorials on how to tie a hair bow online.. just out of curiosity... keke.. was never a hair person.. i really admire people who can actually 'decorate' their hair nicely.. even a simple bow can look so nice if they are the one doing it.. =.='.. anyway.. since i have such long hair noww...before i chop them off!.. better take the opportunity to learn some hair skills.. .. aiyoh.. have to make my long hair into good use mah before i cut them.. hehe..

anyway.. so here's my first hair bow!!.. it's so much messier compare to what it's suppose to be like.. but what the heck.. i have no patience... just this one is good enough for me.. :)

My first hair bow!..

if you take a closer look...

... it's actually very messy!.. hahaha.. :P

The Bond Girl

2009-11-16T09:45:00.003+07:00

I don't know much about figure skating..
but i know i like her!.. :)

Chervie Ku is a fan of

Yu-Na Kim

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John 3:16

2009-11-16T08:25:00.001+07:00

John 3:16

A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
the people were in and out of the cold.

The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell
many papers.

He walked ! up to a policeman and said,
"Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy
could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you?

You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight.

Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."

The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You
go down the street to that big white house and you knock
on the door. When they come out the door you just say
John 3:16, and they will let you in."

So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the
door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said,
"John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son."

She took him in and she sat him down in a split! bottom
rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went
off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself :
John 3:16 . I don't understand it, but it sure makes a
cold boy warm.

Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry ? "
He said, "Well, just a little.. I haven't eaten in a couple of
days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"

The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat
any more.. Then he thought to himself:
John ! 3:16 .Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure
makes a hungry boy full.

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub
filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a
while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16
I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my
whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
The lady came in and got him She took him to a room,
tucked him into a big old feather bed , pulled the covers
up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out
the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the
window at the snow coming down on that cold night,
he thought to himself: John 3:16...I don't understand it but
it sure makes a tired boy rested.

The next morning the lady came back up and took him
down again to that same big table full of food. After he
ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom
rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up
a big old Bible.

She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
"Do you understand John 3:16 ?" she asked gently. He
replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it
was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"
She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain
to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace,
he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there
and thought: John 3:16 -- don't understand it, but it sure
makes a lost boy feel safe.

You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either,
how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand
the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as
they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense
love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.
I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.

If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions .

Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed
of you before my Father." Pass this on only if you mean it.

I do Love God . He is my source of existence.. He keeps
me functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13

Swimmer baby

2009-10-13T09:57:00.002+07:00

I am simply astonished by this baby... and i thought i was a good swimmer.. LOL~

Nippon - Tei

2009-10-13T07:41:00.006+07:00

Since my uncle and aunt were in Bangkok for a short visit, our very generous 'bagkok-aunty' brought us to this fabulous Japanese place. I LOVE Japanese food. i don't remember when did i learn to eat raw fish, but i just LOVE it sooo much. i remember when i first tried japanese food, i didn't dare to touch anything raw, but now, i just want everything raw!!!.. :)

This FAB Japanese place is located at the basement of a Japanese company. I don't recall the name of the company but if u take the BTS to Rachatewi station (one of the exits), the building is right beside the exit.

This place is quite costly for ppl like me!.. but quality wise, i won't mind spending the money for real food like this!... I heard there's a branch in Paragon but it's fusion. This one here.. is authentic!..:)

Appetizer....

Jap Tofu

My sister love this.. but for me.. it's just okay.. i expect it to be jello-like soft . But the texture was more like super soft cheese...

Kimbap?!?

This is really good.. one of the best i've ever eaten so far.. I have no idea what they put inside... but i know there's something crispy inside that made the whole thing so delicious!!.. two thumbs up for this!!

I don't know if they really have this in Japan, but the idea of "Yam" raw rish just reminds me to Thailand...

ok.. i love love this.. esp the butter fish (white in color).. i didn't try the darker skin color fish on the right side of the butter fish, simply becuase it looks a lil scary to me and the flesh is very fatty. My sis tried it and she said i might not like it.. so therefore, didn't try. I think she finish everything coz apparently, my uncle and aunt are not fans of raw fish.. :D

Nothing much with the main dish, coz it's what u can get in other Japanese restaurant. Taste wise, it's very nice and very Japanesy. :)

Dessert

I had a 150 baht Green Tea ice cream (LOL! one scoop only!!.. WT?!)
It was different from the other green tea ice-cream that i've tried before. i'm not sure if its worth 150 baht..haha.. but all i can say is.. this green tea ice-cream is very pure. The green tea is very strong and u can hardly taste the dairy in it. Compared to what i've tasted before, those were very milky. so there goes the 150 baht for the pureness of it!.. :D

Ttoek

I blogged about this in one of my korea trip entry. Suprisingly, they have it here as well.. :) but yes, it does taste a lil different. Instead of steaming it, this one they sort of grilled it a lil on the outside to give a crispy texture to the Ttoek.

uncle elvin and aunty patchara loving the food!!.. :)

and of course, i love it too.. =)

Rayong Resort

2009-10-08T10:45:00.007+07:00

Ekamai International School Teachers and Staff Retreat was last week. It was a retreat full of fun and rain. In rain the day we arrived, and the next day, and on the last day, the sun appeared from the dark clouds.. =.=' But in a way happy of the weather because i didn't get sun burned!!!.. the sun and i are not very good friends you see.. was there for 3 days and 2 nigths.. wished i could stay longer.. but with someone special.. :) ^^

Took a short dip in the sea, the wave was quite strong and sea water rushing into my nose every time the waves hit. It eventually gets into my eyes and it started hurting real bad.. T.T

I had fun, and i especially enjoyed the social night!.. not only i enjoyed dancing, *wink*.. i also enjoyed watching others showing off their talents!.. hehe.. it was an eye opener for me!..

ahhh.. i just love the sound of the wavess....

Big Mama

2009-10-08T10:16:00.005+07:00

For once, i don't give damn bout' getting fat~.. esp when food like this is waiting for u to just put it into your mouth and let it stay in your perut!..

look at the oil.. it's oozing out.. muahaha!!

... okay.. i lied.. i do care about getting fat.. :P i tried my very best to suck all the oil out with a piece of tissue.. the whole tissue was like tissue dipped in oil!!!.. just imagine the amount of oil that was in it... haiyoh!!..

Anyway.. in conjunction to our "payday", me and few of my friends decided to just eat a good one!.. "Big MAMA" at Asok was where we went....

I don't like the menu's picture... i dunno why they use that picture.. =_=.. anyway.. the restaurant is not big, cozy and nicely decorated.. u can find the fanciest food decoration over there.. like this one!..

know what's that?.. it's dried chilly!!!.. unique huh?..

While waiting for our food.. i did some drawing.. :D

Say hello to the irresistible food!!..

Now you see!!..

Now you don't! :P

Medical Mall

2009-09-18T10:06:00.003+07:00

Find this very interesting.. a medical mall?!?.. haha~..

Doctors in bangkok!.. wanna shop?!.. go to medical mall!.. :)

Looks all blue in the evening.. 0o0o0o0o0o0o~~~~ o_O

outisde of my window..

2009-09-04T12:13:00.003+07:00

Sometimes i wonder why is Bangkok so polluted.. and yet u see clear blue sky and just wonder what's really going on down here.. hrmm...

I think it's going to rain.. the sky looks gloomy...

I ponder upon the sky and said... "Isn't God a wonderful creator?"

And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separate the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so . God called the expanse "sky". And there was evening and there was morning... Genesis 1: 6-8

Best Western, Pattaya

2009-09-02T08:45:00.004+07:00

If you want to escape the noisy pattaya... this is the place to be. Located at the North of Pattaya, Best Western hotel is one those hotels that we chinese say "wah.. the decor very "IN" oh.. " :) and the best thing is.. it's located VERY near to the bus station (bangkok-pattaya-bangkok), all u need to do is just hop in a bus at either Mochit or Ekamai bus station to Pattaya, and the Wonderfull, Glorious thing is!.. HEALTH LAND IS THERE!!!!.. the one and only health land in Pattaya is at north pattaya!.. it is a place to relax... check in to best western hotel.. enjoy the "IN" decor or the hotel... get a 2 hour thai massage at Health Land... enjoy the soothing and relaxing atmosphere at Health Land... take a 3 mins walk from BestWestern hotel to the beach side and enjoy the sunset... ahhh~~~.. nice.. :)

Camwhoring session ...

2009-08-16T19:51:00.002+07:00

How my curly hair?.. nice or not?.. :D

From Thailand... the land of Smilessss :) :) :)

2009-08-16T01:53:00.003+07:00

Haven't been blogging for quite a while now.. i'm still trying to settle down in this "new" place.. though i've stayed in Thailand for 4 years.. but those 4 years was very different from this time.. I would prefer the green place in Muak Lek than the busy Bangkok. I really don't know how i'm going to survive here for a year, please pray for me.. T.T

p/s: It's the Diva's birthday today!!!!.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARON!!!!!

sorry, no present for u this time.. i'll treat u a good one when u're here!.. so quickly come!!!

Today's Lunch

2009-07-18T09:57:00.004+07:00

Ingredient: Lettuce, shredded carrots, tomatoes, chicken chunk and some corn chips

Dressing: Honey, Lemon & water..

ABBA Concert at Hollywood Bowl..

2009-07-05T09:46:00.004+07:00

When i was told that ABBA is going to have a concert at Hollywood bowl.. I was like.. " They are still alive?!?!?!" turn out to be Yes.. they are still avery much live and kickin'~ infact they're much younger than i expected.. and they still.. sing really well..

View from above..

the people on stages is like an ant to us from afar.. sigh~

the seats were all filled up!

i know u can hardly see anything.. but i just couldn't get better shot than these.. was sitting too far away..

:)

2009-07-04T12:37:00.004+07:00

If you're wondering who.. He's the one.. :)

alone...

2009-06-16T11:15:00.001+07:00

i'm back go square one.. Bjorn left a while ago.. going home this wednesday.. Switz is not taking summer classes.. therefore decided to stay with her sis in LA.. and yes.. i'm back to square one.. on my own in this humble lil school.. sigh~.. one month.. just ONE MORE MONTH!!!

Graduation Weekend..

2009-06-15T12:29:00.006+07:00

Graduation is over. .Phew~!.. and i'm getting sick... sore throat and heaty ( NO!.. not swine) guess i didn't had enough sleep for the past few days..

enjoy sum of the grad pic.. more on Facebook.. :)

Proud to be an educator.. :)

Jason and I

With Sang and Quyen and their relatives..

:)

4 days before the big day...

2009-06-11T10:45:00.005+07:00

In four days time.. i will be "walking" (term used here, aka graduating). Few course mates of mine and i went out for a lil get-together dinner to celebrate Ana's early-birthday and the 'leaving' me at P.F. Chang.. Yeap!.. sounds chinese that's cuz it's a chinese bistro.. sorry no pics of the food!.. similar to chinese food, just that it's americanized chinese food.

Love the dessert!.. banana ice-cream!.. it’s sooo good!. I promised myself to have at least one of those again before I leave the states for good.. and this time.. I'm going to take a picture of it!..

Standing L-R : Paul, Irene, Suzanne, Blain

Sitting L-R: Jason, Anna, pretty me!.. :P

After seeing each other like almost every day in almost all of our classes, this is the FIRST time in the whole entire year we actually went out for dinner =.= That was like the focal of our discussion for the night.. we were wondering why we didn’t organize anything like this before.. thanks to Irene!.. here’s our first and last get-together (for me). The rest of them are going on with the Educational Specialist Degree, and more get-together for them.. yay! I decided to just stop at my MA degree.. there's a few reason to it..

1. i don't plan to settle down in the states.. after staying here for quite a while.. i heart Asia in every possible way.. hah~ the EdS school psychology thingy is more of an American education system thingy than of Asia.. so no point..

2. I'll need 2 additional years to finish up my EdS... firts year MA and next two years EdS.. plus my BA.. total of years = 7.. SEVEN YEARS!!!.. i can become doctor already =.=

3. In america, counselor and school psychologist - distinctly different.. one counsel the other do testing.. in asia.. u pretty much do both as a counselor... plus the government don't do much funding for special education.. so school psychologist is not so much of use.. i don't know about other countries in asia.. but i'm sure Malaysia don't =.=

Ana and I

The Gurls....

The guys.. and that's Irene!.. the mastermind of this get-together..

I'm counting my last days here in the States while Asia awaits..... ^^

Art

2009-05-30T13:32:00.008+07:00

I never really know how to appreciate art.. but these three piece arts took my breath away and i cannot resist not buying them.

This first piece of art is a drawing of San Francisco Lombard street, also known as "the crookedest street"

This is the actual picture of the Lombard St.
can u see how crooked it is?..

we actually went through the street and it's actually very similar to the drawing above. The St. is surrounded with beautiful flowers and decent buildings and expensive cars!.. heh~

This next piece is the Famous Golden Gate..

The actual pic doesn't really look that nice huh.. well.. it always looks better in drawings.. hehehe

I later found out that there's actually two bridge in San Francisco... apprently the Golden gate is the famous one and it's well- known internationally. The other bridge is actually longer than this.. There's a history behind the Golden Gate and that is why it is well-known.. i'm not really a history person.. so i didn't bother googling about it.. but if u're interested .. u may.. ^^

we entered San Francisco tru the Golden Gate and exited tru the other bridge.. which i dun recall the name of it.. ( cuz it's not famous!.. hah~)

My Friend told me that they actually never stop painting the golden gate.. know why?.. cuz it takes a while for them to paint the wholeeee gate.. (duh, cuz it's long!) then by the time they reached the end of the gate.. the front gate's paint wears off.. and so they start from the very begginging again.. so bascially they never stops.. !.. whoever get's the painting job contract sure earns much!!

Third piece!.. one of my fav!.. the Alcatraz Island...
The focus of this painting is that little island on the top of the painting..

This is how the island looks like in reality..

The Alcatraz island is located in the middle of San Francisco bay. During the 80's that island was a military prison and then a federal prison in later years. Yes.. they put prisoners in that island!.. If u look at the island from the shore, it's actually not that far.. distance wise, IT IS POSSIBLE to swim all the way to the shore but the people don't use that island as a prison for no reason right... the water is always VERY cold and it was too cold for them to swim to the land and plus the strong current in the waters so there's no way they can escape that island. True enough, throughout their operating years as a prison, no one ever successfully escape from that island.

What family means to you?

2009-05-26T13:35:00.010+07:00

Family means a lot to me, I was brought up in a close-knit family and i not only grew up with my siblings.. but also my cousins. Every saturday, we will meet up at my grandma's house and have our little weeky family reunion. I still remember our younger days when we venture through every little hills and bushes around my grandma's house and trying to make a pool out of my grandma's bathroom... Those were the days.. time flies.. but the tradition is still going on... every saturday night.. those that are still in KK will continue to have the little family reunion and grandma never fails to feed us with her ever delicious food.

After being here in the states, family means more than ever to me.... families in the states are the ones that i never really got the chance to know them as much. Being able to meet up with them, talk to them, brings back fond memories... no matter where we are, what we're doing.. we'll always be a family.. being part of my family had always been a great blessing to me.

Two days ago, we had our little family dinner with family members who are in the states.. when i say little, i mean little as in it's just a few of us out of the many in other parts of the states...they should all move to California. hah~.. Uncle Wilson happens to be in California that weekend and so we had our little gathering in an awesome Mexican restaurant ' El Thorito' !

they sell non-alcoholic margarita -_-'

Auntie Appy and her daughter Kelsi

if u're wondering where am i.. just look right into the mirror way front of the table and u'll see me holding the camera and taking this picture!.. :)

Everyones' bz digging into their food..

She's gonna have to finish her giant burrito.. and i think she did!..

Okay people.. please don't hate me.. haha!.. INTRODUCING... MEXICAN DELICACY!!! ( one of my fav food here in the states, i cannot understand ppl who hate mexican food.. why why?!?!)

eer.. sorry people.. i actually don't remember the names of those dishes.. i will try my best to recall them.. haha in the mean time just enjoy the pictures and smell the food!.. hrmmmmmmmmmmmm

chips with salsa..

Chicken flautas served with cheesy sos and fries...

oh.. this i remember.. fried ice-cream ^^

this is everybody!.. from the left side of the table: Uncle wilson and wife, bjorn, switz and ME!
and fromt he right side of the table: Aaron and wife, uncle Jenus, his two daughters Kelsi and Ashli-jane and Aunty Appy sitting just right opposite me.. :) ciao ciao~

Memorial day Weekend..

2009-05-26T07:03:00.006+07:00

Woke up 12:30 in the afternoon on memorial day .. hah~.. we got back around 1:30am yesterday, had fun but were all really tired. We plan to leave San Francisco around 2 -3 pm-ish but got stuck with the beauty of the city and end up spending more time there than expected. We left the city and head back to LSU at around 7 pm. The trip was awesome but the journey was a lil tooooo longg.. we got stuck in trafic in LA for about 3 hours and that definately prolonged our journey..

Our first stop... PUC

Met up with cuzzy Jaylene who happens to study there... :D

Went to Elmshaven, Ellen G White's last home before she died.. visiting her home reminds me of Australia..

Kellogg's old packaging!.. this is vintage!

and this is what we all see today... sad.. the "ayam" and the "katak" took over the humans... :(

Camwhore in Ellen white's bathroom.. hehehe

About an hour and a half away from PUC... SAN FRANCISCO!.. wohooo!!

The Golden Gate

YES! we're finally here!!!

Colt was kind enough to join us and braught us around San Francisco.. Apparently none of us know the city very well.. Thanks Colt.. :)

Lazy and fat seals..

More pictures coming up in Facebook.. :)

blogging from PUC

2009-05-24T06:42:00.002+07:00

Yeap!.. i'm at Pacific Union College right now.. it was a long 9 hours drive from LSU.. butt hurts so much... this place reminds me of Mission College. It's so greeen here!!.. LSU is soooo brown.. :( will blog more about the trip when i get back to browny LSU..

Rope Course

2009-05-19T04:35:00.005+07:00

It was a challenging-and-lots-of-fun Sunday. Together with my EDPC 666 Intervention and prevention strategies course mates (they need to change the course number.. -_-') , we arrived at the Anteater Recreation Center over at UC Irvine not so ready for the day.. i myself was stunned when i saw the site of the ropes course.. i have this huge fear of height and i just don't see myself up there walking on thin ropes..

We were not forced to do any of the challenge and the instructors clearly states that if we are uncomfortable doing any of them, we do not need to do it. I'm tempted to not do it but what the heck.. i just give it a try!.. suprisingly.. i did well .. everyone was so scared up there.. and i cannot afford to be panic coz i know i have to focus and take care of myself as well as my team.. together, we manage to finish the low rope course. As for the higher ropes course, i decided to stay back coz i think it's too much for me.. obviously it's higher than the low ropes course and the low ones were already above my limits so i decided not to push myself.

This experience has indeed taught me teamwork and trusts. I put all my trust on my team mates and together we did it!.. GO TEAM ICE!.. :)

Star Trek..

2009-05-08T14:54:00.002+07:00

Just got back from the movie theater... Shaun brought us (BJ, me and Switz) to watch Star Trek!.. it was sooooo goood that i think everyone should watch it!.. i'm so so serious!!.. watch it!!!!!!!... and i quote "Now go and prosper " ....... hah~

Malaysian Dreamgirl..

2009-05-07T09:36:00.005+07:00

I started catching up with Malaysian Dreamgirl weeks ago.. i watched the beginning and i hated it!!!.. imagine if u watch "Dancing With The Star" every week and suddenly watch "Malaysian Dreamgirl"... hah~!.. u'll be surprise.

Anyway, i'm not here to talk bad about the show.. but to say I'm very surprise on how well these girls actually are doing towards the end of the show..and how much they've improved.. it matters not how u start but how u finish.. i start watching like around episode 18 and i skipped all the dramas~!.. ( not only people involve in the drama were having headaches. me watching it also headache .. sigh~) i enjoyed their photo shots sessions and some of their pictures WOWed me.. go to www.malaysiandreamgirl.tv and see for yourself...

My favorite picture of all is this picture by Ming.. she was voted out but nevertheless, Kudos Ming for this picture.. love it!..

Movie night...

2009-05-07T09:31:00.002+07:00

I'm no kid but i enjoyed this movie!!!.. i dunno why leh.. i've always prefer these kinna movies... hehe.. watch it!!

California Roll..

2009-05-02T11:50:00.003+07:00

Last week was Bjorn's birthday.. nothing fancy or whatsoever, the three of us.. (sWitZ, Bjorn and I) decided to treat ourselves (and Bjorn of course) a good meal.. so we hop on the bus (route 10, pierce st.. will never forget!) to Tyler Mall.. we chose Yard House since it's the first time for all three of us.. wanted to take pictures of the food and make u guys hungry but too bad we brought with us a camera that is running out of battery.. -_-'

Me and our California Roll as appetizer taken by B's iPhone.. it's like a giant Americanized sushi.. chopsticks lickn' good~!

Life...

2009-05-01T13:22:00.006+07:00

i haven't been really happy about what's going on in my life lately.. everything is just not going MY way and yes.. i want things MY WAY!.. sigh~.. can't wait to pack and go... and yet thinking about the future.. i felt a heavy weight on me thinking about what i should do for my family..

sigh~.. I HAVE TO TAKE GREEEEE!!!!!.. arggghhh.. i was so happy when LSU told me i do not have to take it.. and just now they told me that i cannot graduate if i dun have a GRE score.. what is this?!?!!.. haih~.. i miss my carefree life!!.. i miss shopping in bangkok!!!.. i miss hunting for good food!.. i miss sleeping and dun have to think of working the next morning ( coz i dislike my job!.. therefore.. it is very important that i love my job in the future.. coz i'll be working like forever!!!)

then stupid MAS only allow me 20 kg for baggage... freaking 20 kg!!!! how am i going to bring everything home?!.. just my cello alone already 20 kg okay!!!.. arrrrrr!!!..

wish i can turn back time.. everyone look so cute and small!.. heh~..

at least i don't have to think of so many things then...

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i dunno why.. but i miss.... DARONNN!!!!!!! :(~~

One fine day...

2009-04-30T13:05:00.006+07:00

It's always coffee and never tea.. decorated in an authentic tea house style, this tea shop serve real good tea!.. the environment is so relaxing that u just feel like staying there for hours..

my cup of tea... pomegranate tea.. not too sweet.. but just nice.. hrmm...

Some korean powder drink... did not please my taste buds.. therefore no point remembering what it's called.

hundreds of messages from around the world written by customers for u to read...

they slide it under the glass table like this.. and a notebook for you to write yours..

eat it with colorful "ttok" makes the tea taste better..

lo and behold.. my camwhoring session.. haha

Pension House

2009-03-31T09:49:00.023+07:00

Escaping from the city to the countryside for a lil taste of " kampung" life in korea..

small town..

Stayed over for the night in "San Sui Hua" Pension House.. This pension house is privately own by a family... with just a limited number of rooms.. all rooms are decorated with different style and taste.. all looks very beautiful to me and it's not easy for me to choose.. but eventually i choose one..

it snowed the night before i went there.. can still see some snow on the mountains...

more snows..

the chosen room... hehe

Cutely decorated room

view from upstairs..

since it's the countryside.. shops and restaurants are quite a distance away.. each room is provided with a mini kitchen for u to cook ur meals..

my meals for the day..

"boys before flowers" !!!!!

small but clean bathrooms

the snowy mountain and stream behind the pension house

it's cold enough to keep the snow from melting away..

they are very good friends... ^^

traditional way of cooking..

oh look!.. there's a pool too!.. there's heater and the water is very warmm.... no worries..

Husky spotted!!!.. he must be enjoying himself in the cold weather..

N Seoul Tower

2009-03-18T06:00:00.004+07:00

N Seoul Tower is a place where u can get a bird's eyeview of the city.. the cool thing about this place is.. almost at the very top of the tower, there's a balcony-like space where couples lock their locks on the fence.. the locks (usually with message on it) signifies love vows with the keys thrown away to ensure lovers' vows and everlasting love.

I went there with one mission..... TO FIND ALEX AND SHINAE'S LOCK!!!!... you will not know what i'm talking about unless u watch 'We Got Married'... it's a Korean reality show that i got hooked up... ( imagine people like Bjorn and Hayson also can get hooked with this show.. this means it's really good!!. hehe )

Anyway.. one of my favourite couple in that show is model Shinae and singer Alex... they went to this tower in one of their dates and since then, i've marked this tower a must-visit-place!!!...

but too bad.. i couldn't find their locks.. know why?!...

This is the reason why....

There are like hundreds and thousands of them!!!!!.. HOW TO FIND?!?!?!?!... arggghhh!!!

First Day..

2009-03-17T05:01:00.005+07:00

Weather was nice on the first day.. went to few places but don't remember the names of those places.. it's still not easy for me to remember them... so far i've only been to street markets.. i enjoyed the street foods very much!..

some pictures of the places that i went on the first day.. enjoy~ ^^

Eggy cake..

Traditional costume on cards..

i find this kinna cool... they're all baskets..

Giant Bibimbap!!

the ever famous fan..

Check out more pictures in facebook!..:)

Starbucks in Korea

2009-03-16T07:24:00.004+07:00

' Si Ta Bak Si Co Pi' ^^

Tteok

2009-03-16T06:43:00.005+07:00

'Ttoek ' (pronounced as tok! like the sound of a knocking door) is a kind of cake, made of rice!.. basically it's rice cake.. but not those 'ketupat' or 'ko chong' kinna rice cake.. this one is really like a cake!.. but instead of using those cake flour, they use rice flour instead. It does not exactly taste like the normal cake, but it does look exactly like one. If you eat it.. u can tell it's not a 'normal' cake.. hehe...oh.. and u don't bake them.. there are many kinds of Ttoek.. the one that is closest to cake.. i think u steam them instead... the others u can either pan fry or pound them...

Koreans eat 'ttoek' on many occasions, birthday, anniversary, new year etc... and there are many Ttoek bakeries in korea and all of them look too nice to be eaten..

Very colorful...

Ttoek gift set..

BBQ Ttoek?!

Ttoek cake comes with all kinna designs and shapes...

Selling like hot cakes!!

i choose the raspberry ttoek

me and my ttoek!

yum...

White Day..

2009-03-16T06:26:00.004+07:00

It started off in Japan in the 1970's... ever since then, it has been a tradition in Japan and later on South Korea, and Taiwan observe this day as well. Similar to Valentines day, white day is when the guys give candies to the girls as a sign of thankfulness and love. Basically Valentines day is for girls to give to boys and one month later, on March 14, it's "white day" which is the boy's turn to give something sweet ( candies most of the time) to the girls.. of all names why white day?..... i have no idea!.. maybe because it's winter and snowy and that's why it's white?... hehe.. just a wild guess..

my box of candies..

bang.. bang..!!

2009-03-09T13:17:00.002+07:00

Was in the shower when it happen... didn't hear anything but the sound of helicopter flying back and forth.... still did not suspect anything unusual happen until Bjorn called... and then realize there's a message on my phone..

time received..
7:36 pm, Sunday
From : LSU Alert
Subject: Shooting
Message: Possible shotting at LSU field. Go to secure location and deny entry (lockdown) NOW! STAY INDOORS. Standy for further information.

WHAT?!?! was very curious and wanted to know more.. but no one knows anything.. everyone so scared.. managed to chat with one my my friend who happen to be in the library when it happen.. she said the SWAT team actually went into the library with their "special gun" pointing at the students looking for the suspect.. everyone had their eyes open wide wondering what happen... my friend added .." one of the SWAT team guy smiled at me..." -_-'

received another msg minutes later..

time received...
8:09pm, Sunday

From: LSU Alert
Subject: ALL CLEAR
Message: The emergency has passed. ALL CLEAR! Resume normal activities, please use caution and increase your awareness until future notice.

phew~.. America.. not a very safe place after all..

Got this email from school about and hour later..
this is what happen..

About 6:30 pm on Sunday, March 8, a shot was fired in the area of Sierra Vista Avenue and Riverwalk Parkway. An off-duty Corona police officer saw the alleged shooter, a white male age 20-25. The suspect then fled the scene toward the LSU campus. Riverside Police Department officers arrived on the scene quickly, began searching the track and gym area for any evidence.

Another witness reported seeing the suspect in the area of the library. RPD officers moved their search to the library, Ambs Hall/MICOL, physical plant, and the campus property surrounding those buildings. A third witness saw the suspect in the area of Upper Campus Drive and Raley.

Following a systematic search of the upper campus area, RPD concluded the suspect had fled the campus into the neighborhood bordering the campus. Additionally, the Riverside Police Department officers do not believe that this situation was directed at any student, nor do they believe this person has any connection to the campus. They are of the opinion that this was a random occurrence. As of 8:20 pm, no arrests had been made, and no weapon was found.

The campus electronic alert system was operational during the situation. The all clear notice to the campus was sent out at 8:10 pm.

Throughout the situation, the president, provost, vice president for student life, the dean of students, and campus pastor were on campus in key locations. Campus buildings were quickly secured, and students were encouraged to stay inside for the duration of the situation. Campus security officers worked in close cooperation with Riverside Police Department during the search.

While La Sierra University continues to be a very safe campus, this situation reminds us all of the need to be aware of our surroundings at all times. All of us together make for a safer campus. Thanks to our security department for their quick, professional response to the situation.

Credit to LSU for keeping us informed and updated for whatever is happening in campus.

Winter in Seoul...

2009-03-05T13:14:00.002+07:00

This week has been a crazy week for me.. and i expect the same for next week... winter quarter is coming to an end.. next week will be my last week and then two weeks break before spring quarter...

Despite my crazy weeks.. i have something to look forward to... will be spending two weeks of my break in Seoul, Korea... Will be updating my blog .. so stay tune.. :)

p/s: Thank you for being patient with me guys.. i know how i've not been updating often.. there's always facebook!.. haha..:D

Chocolate apple anyone??

2009-02-26T11:38:00.003+07:00

If you get a chance to visit the US.. u must try the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory... everything there is SUPER good!.. well.. for chocolate lovers like me... everything is so pretty that you just don't feel like eating them!!..

My all time fav~.. green apple coated with chocolate... just one bite is enough for u to crave for moreeee.... :)

I googled the official site and oh! i can actually buy online.. !.. hah!!.. tempted temptedddd!!!... arggghhh

https://rockymountainchocolatefactory.com/rmcf/control/portalHome

Happy 'Love' Day..

2009-02-13T13:28:00.004+07:00

To all my dear friends..

You all have made my 24 years of life a meaningful one..

I give this 'Love' to you.. as a sign of gratitude

May you all be successful, and most of all find meaning in life..

I wish you all find true love, and continue to love and give...

Happy Valentines' Day..

Love,

Chervie

Merry Christmas To You...

2008-12-23T04:00:00.015+07:00

The Christmas present giving tradition slowly died off as I gets older.. when i was young.. christmas was the time i always looked forward to.. coz that's the time i get to buy present for my cousines and close friends and receive from them as well... we're not allowed to open it till christmas.. and i remember me being the rebelious one always tries to peek on the presents even before christmas.. i would slowly open the present, check what's inside and then stick it all back together again... i know.. i was very naughty before.. :P Christmas it's also a time for new dress and shoes ...we would show off our new attire in church (haiyah.. u know lah.. kids like to show off one). some of those days is still vivid in my memory.. esp the times i spend with Pacy and Deanna, and of course the jie jies (sisters) as well.. we had our crazy moments.. when i say crazy.. it's really crazy!.. we had fashion show in my house and it's one of the mommy's idea!!!.. that's how crazy we were.. :P This year i got few pressie from people who are very much involve in my life here in LSU.. when i receive these pressies.. i just started to recall back the good ol' christmas i had when i was young..

First pressie from my cuzzy..

it's not that clear.. but it's written there "made in Vietnam" ^-^ you can hardly find anything that's made in USA these days..

Second pressie from my supervisor at work, Carmen..

Back home, we don't really give shoes as a gift coz we're unsure of the size.. but because of the return and change policy here .. it makes things easy.. but fortunately, the size fit me just right!..

Third pressie from Sang and Quyen...

wondering what's inside the box?!...

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I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Love, Chervie

i need something hot and spicyyy....

2008-12-21T05:21:00.007+07:00

Weather has been really cold these days.. there were nights when it went down to 0'C.. every night i crave for something really hot and spicy... then i thought of MAMA.. sigh~.. how i wish i can have them every night..

i went to the oriental market and actually found mama... it cost my 99 cents per packet.. but what the heck.. i bought two packets... (coz i think it's too expensive..)

It looks quite the same with those in thailand.. but if u observe carefully.. there's some difference..

one difference spotted!!.. mama in chinese..
direct translation to english .. "mother"

"oriental style instant noodles shrimp flavor (tom yum)"

i'm glad i bought just two packets!!!!

because it's for export only!!!!.. and u know what happen to "for-export-only" product?!?.. they tone down the spiciness of it!!!!.. arghh!!!.. it was really a disappointing one.. it's like i'm eating maggie ayam flavor okay!.. oklah.. i exagerated a lil there.. haha.. but yeah.. it's nothing like the ones i had in thailand.. i remember eating mama and sweat like anything in thailand.. sometimes i even put just half packet of the chili powder becuase it was too spicy.. they might as well change the whole packaging and put " NOT SPICY" in front lah.. haih.. so sad for those Thai people here..

New Port Beach....

2008-10-17T01:49:00.009+07:00

oi update your blog lahh!!! :)

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oklah oklah!!

i'm lazy lah!.. haha.. but thank you for reminding me anyway.. haha!!..

Went out with the business department for an outdoor worship thingy by the beach side..
obviously i'm not from that department but i went there for two main reason..

1) i've seen US beaches on tv.. and most of them never fails to impress me.. the beach is one of my must-go place here.. so that's why i went..

2) FREE FOOD!!!!.. ppl here keep saying it's real food!!.. real food!.. at first i don't really understand the term... what real food?.. got fake food one meh?!!?.. then i found out.. real food means non-vegetarian food!!!.. hahha!!.. so meaning to say all vegetarian food to them is not real.. it's fake.. .... it does not make any sense to me.... -_-'

anyway.. that beach was not dissapointing.. it was indeed very beautiful!.. but too bad.. I DON"T HAVE A CAMERA!!!... ish ish... but yeah.. i did use my phone's camera lah.. but u know the quality right.. haih.. so don't expect too much from my pictures okay!!.. hahaha!!!..

( i'm going to get a camera soon.. any suggestions on what i should get?.. erm.. i'm more like a canon person.. i was thinking of powershot.. the new E series?!!.. the one with pink, blue and white.. haha.. but it looks like a toy lah.. hrmm... )

This picture here reminds me of Daron and Deanna.. haha!!..

they're too cute to be eaten...

They are not afraid of us.. but we are afraid of them.. coz they attack our food!!.. just like how they attack the rubbish bins!!

i love the houses and the landscape in the beach area.. it is true that only the rich can afford to stay there.. the scene itself worth tons of dollars!..

The Orang Kayass (rich ppl ) Housess..

That doggie over there is a very nice one...! i know it's not that clear.. sigh!.. wish i could take a better picture of that doggie.. sigh..

More pictures will be up in facebook..!!..

adios!

I MALASSSS!!!!

2008-10-09T11:32:00.002+07:00

ish ish..

i'm very malas (lazy) to do this tag thing lah!!..
i guess i cannot avoid since two person tagged me already!..

ok.. here's the quick 5 facts about me..

1) i had my famous smelly pillow for 22 years.. and my mom threw it away when i was in Taiwan (should've brought it with me!!! ishh!!) and made me another one.. but i don't like the new one.. i still miss my old smelly pillow..
2) i like to bite my lips..:P
3) my right leg is longer than the other.. that's why i walk weirdLY..
4) my left foot is ONE SIZE bigger than the other.. i'm not kidding.. i know everyone's one foot is bigger than the other.. just slightly.. but mine is really one size bigger.. and it's very obvious if i put them together.. remind me to show u next time u see me..
5) i had a habit of pulling my curly hair and that's one of the reason why i'm almost bald now..

ok!!. .i tag!!!.. ermm.. i don't know many ppl who blogs lah.. aiyah.. whoever reads this and has a blog.. u're tagged!.. YES U!!!

Strawberry...

2008-10-07T13:03:00.011+07:00

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It may not be a big deal for you guys.. but it is for me!!.. i've eaten bit and pieces of strawberries from cakes ( most of the time as decoration), strawberry ice-cream, strawberry juice, strawberry jam .. you can go on with the list..

I'm never a big fan of strawberries, but sometimes i just wonder how does it really taste like.... trying to ease my curiosity and be healthy at the same time ( i try to eat lots and lots of fruits and vegetables here.. u know why...) i bought myself a box of fresh strawberries..

To my surprise, the taste of the strawberries is quite similar to what i thought it would be.. just that these strawberries are juicier, so juicy that u thought it's your saliva drooling but it's actually the strawberry's juice!..

...and it's also much bigger in size.. and.. it's sweetER.. i cannot say it's sweet because i think strawberries in nature bring a lil soury taste... that's why people come up with such bright ideas...

Strawberry dipped chocolate... a nice combination.. the chocolate tends to bring out the sweetness of the strawberry..

Ok.. enough say..

Me camwhoring with my strawberries..

You have to close your mouth like that to make sure the juice stays in...

Now you see.... half strawberry

Now you don't.. finish em' all..

YUM!

One Fine Sunday...

2008-10-03T13:59:00.005+07:00

Went to Loma Linda to attend auntie Helen Lai's ( org kk also) son's birhtday ( i forgot his name..:P )

had a typical american birthday party.. but we had curry and rendang - vegetarian :( , the food was good, nice environment.. nice ppl.. get to know more sabahans there.. kinna feel like home..

I find this very unique and creative.. it's actually water.. plain water.. but they decorate it with lemons and mint leaves in it.. and of course the white stuff on top is ice.. but it looks really cool!... at first i tot it was some sort of cooling juice or whatever.. but then realize it's just water.. but still.. it's nice..:)

The birthday boy happens to be a young violinist prodigy.. i've never seen anyone plays as good as him.. and he is only 13 years old.. i've seen good players but when i say i've never seen anyone as good as him.. u can tell how good is he.. hehehe..

he rendered us with some classical music while we're having dinner.. and also some of his equally talented friends.. they all planed out a mini concert for all of us.. which is good..:)

that's the birthday boy in the photo frame.. hahaha!.. and that's uncle Jenus writing a msg for the birthday boy!..:)

Without you here... i'm nothing....

2008-09-27T08:53:00.002+07:00

Nothing is more than a dollar....

2008-09-27T08:26:00.005+07:00

Had a long day today.. went to the office to process my dropping of class.. :P i did it!!.. yes!!. realize that i will loose like 10-15 % of the tuition fee.. but it's okay.. better than me failing that course and loose every cents ... LSU made me had my x-ray done and an immunization shot in one day.. spending $110 in total to be able to drop one freaking class.. they have this holds system which i'm so lazy to explain.. basically they have a list of things for u to do before u can register or add or drop any classess.. they happen to put my holds only after i register and that's why i have problems dropping classess.. i don't know if u get it.. but whatever!..

that's the ugly part of the day.. but now let's go to the beautiful part of the day.. :)

Uncle Jenus and family brought me to this really good place... everything in it is not more than a dollar.. good deal!.. i bought myself a couple of stuff for just 99 cents each.. check this out..

Ready to eat Salmon for 99 cents

Healthy Organic Crackers for 99 cents

Soy Chocolate Milk for 99 cents

Philadelphia Cheese Spread with Garlic and Herb for 99 cents

Chicken Sausage for 99 cents

Italian Herb Seasoning for 99 cents

Potted Meat 99 cents for 3!

and last but not least 97% FAT FREE bread for 99 cents.. hahaha!!

Went for a buffet dinner with them after some shopping.. am stuffed with food up to my nose.. that will include my breakfast, lunch and dinner for tomorrow.. called Shaun up but he was too far away to join us.. so we went ahead without him.. hehehe..

I've decided to....

2008-09-26T11:49:00.002+07:00

DROP ONE CLASS!!!..

i dun care what class.. i just need to drop one !!!.. 4 classes is to heavy for me lah!!.. i'm going to do this tomorrow!

Dinner for tonight..

2008-09-25T09:36:00.006+07:00

i've been thinking on what to write to keep this blog going... coz i do know people who care about me do visit my blog.. :P hehe..

anyway..i ate in the LSU cafeteria only for the first three days.. there are several reasons on why i did not continue my meal plan with the cafeteria.. 1) it is way too expensive.. $7 per meal ( RM 23) .. back home in malaysia.. or even in Thailand.. with $7 i can eat good food in a good restaurant.. that's almost like the cost of 4 people (or more) eating in P'Noi!.. 2) it's quite fattening.. coz everything is with cheese... i crave for cheese when i'm at home.. coz u don't usually get cheese on everything.. but here, i crave for rice!!!.. and vegetables!..:P oh.. and the "cafe style" here is.. eat-all-u-can .... u are so tempted to just have a few plates of mac & cheese, ice creams.. their dessert area with fantastic choc cake and many others..

so... ever since then, i've been cooking in my room (shh.. we're not suppose to cook in our rooms actually... but u know.. i've got good traning from MC.. heheh) so my dinner for today is.....

teng teng teng...

i dunno what to call this..i don't name all my dishes.. just too lazy to think about it.. but basically is a soup with veges in it, and some tofu, and eggs and some crab sticks.. it's not very clear though.. thanks to my phone's camera!..:P

u first boil some water with some chopped big onions.. u don't have to wait till the water boil to put in the onions because u want the onions to be really soft by the time u eat it.. then wait till it boils.. and then u dump in the rest of the things.. put in the tofu and the crabsticks. For seasoning, u can put in some salt or whatever chicken seasoning or ajinomoto.. it's up to u..

wait till it boils and then put in some corn flour to thicken the texture of the soup.. don't put too much because u do not want ur soup to end up like gravy.. after that put in the eggs ( tip : if u want ur eggs to turn out really good in soup, beat the egg in a separate bowl before u dump it into the soup) last but not least.. put in da vegetables!.. and then it's ready to be consume!..

for dessert, ( i dun usually have dessert.. but just today..:P ) i had a really good and cheap chocolate cake from the vending machine in my dorm..

with just $1.50 u get this really good and soft chocolaty Zingers!..
there's 3 in it but obviously i ate two already..:P

the left over one.. anyone want a piece?!..

STRESSS!!!

2008-09-23T11:33:00.005+07:00

First day of school today.. went for my first class as well.. stress stress stress!!!.. my classmates are like principles, teachers, administrators, counselors, phd students!.. aiyoh.. and me?!..23 years old fresh graduate with no experience student... aiyohh!!!!!... work load is heavy.. and half of my time in class is trying to catch what the professor is trying to say... creck creck creck......and that's only for one class.. i have four classes this quarter....

i'm so so dead....

My 5th day in LSU

2008-09-21T01:00:00.003+07:00

I woke up very early this morning.. like 5 am loh.. still jet lag?.. i'm not so sure about that.. i slept like 11 something at night what!.. still wake up so early.. sigh*

anyway.. it's sabbath today.. and nope.. i don't think i'm going to church.. the schedule for today is quite interesting though... 10-11: 15 am sabbath school and & breakfast ( breakfast is free.. and u can eat while attending sabbaht school classess.. cool huh?) 11:30 - 1 pm church service 1-2 pm bbq with the president ( as in barbeque!.. yes!... they have free food all the time lah.. i wonder where they get all the $$ from) 2-4 christian arts festival , 7:30-8 pm devotional and 8-11 pm game night.. interesting eh?.. u must be thinking.. why just stay in the room leh?!?!?!.. haih!.. no friend lohh!!! i dun wanna be going to those places alone lahh.. aiyoh.. i went to vespers yesterday night.. ALONE!.. it was okay.. but the idea of going there alone is no good.. so.. i decided to just stay in my room today!.. yes.. the whole day!.. i'm really okay..:P

.... side track a bit.. the orang hitam next door is singing her throat out!.. she on the music so loud and she sing along with it!.. u know.. those org hitam song.. very geng one loh.. so high pitch somemore.. her so called morning exercize.. hahaha!!.. but no doubt can she sing.. superb!..

Being here in LSU is not like what i expected.. i have this wonderful LSU and wonderful USA in my mind before i actually step in here.. maybe i expect too much.. it's quite dissapointing.. but i hope things will be better as time passess... ppl here are different.. i don't know how to describe them.. but they are just different..:) somehow i'm glad that i've raised in an asian country..

i know i've not been updating my blog for quite sometime.. i don't have a camera here with me.. so that's why.. i'm not a writer.. i prefer pictures and less talking.. i guess my last option is to use my phone's lousy camera!.. hehehe.. so untill then.. ta..:)

Land Below The Wind....

2008-06-26T23:19:00.004+07:00

Many of u know that i always complain about sabah.. and that i never wanna work here... which is actually true.. till today.. i still stick to my decision on not working in kk.. i have my own reason... but anyway.. no matter how much i complain about sabah.. sabah will still be my home and forever will be. It's small city ( getting bigger now.. sigh..) always smell like home to me.. the sea.. the mountains.. ..... indeed sabah is blessed with it's nature and the term chinese use " yiu shan yiu shiu" ( direct translation - got mountain got water) hehe..

Just last week.. i got a chance to be up in the mountain and down by the sea shore.. God is indeed a creative God... and definately an artist...

Sunset in Tanjung Aru Beach

Golf Club, Kundasang

Ko Chong Festival....

2008-06-05T10:10:00.007+07:00

My mom decided to make "ko chong" yesterday since "ko chong" festival is just around the corner.. i don't know what u call "ko chong" in english.. some say dumpling.. but all these while i tot dumpling is another kind of chinese delicacy.. but anyway.. u will know what i'm talking about when u see the picture!.. by the way.. in hakka dialect, we call it 'ko chong'.. not to get u confuse.. in mandarin they call it 'zhong zi'...

'ko chong' is very nice to eat especially when there's chicken inside!!..with mushroom..!!.. yum.. but for those of you who knows my situation at home.. it's almost impossible for u to find chicken inside the 'ko chong' lah.. but anyway.. at least there's still mushroom.. so yeah.. my mom's very own vegetarian ko chong!!!

it is fun to make... and easy as well.. all you need is...

nasi pulut/ sticky rice

some beans.. i dunno what kinna beans is this..

bamboo leaves.. to wrap the 'ko chong'

mushrooms!!!

Chestnuts..

Fake meat!

oh.. and kidney beans.. i dunno why i dun have a picture of the kidney beans.. but anyway... i assumed u all know what it is..:)

i'm not going to go through the whole process of making a 'ko chong' here.. i'm too lazy to type.. haha.. but if u really want to know!.. i can show u how to make!.. next time!.. not verbally!.. hahaha..i'm better in showing than writing..:P

but i believe just by looking at the pictures... get a slight idea on how to do it.. so... look at the pictures and go analyze!..:D

understand???... i can see daron's head nodding.. haha.. bravo!..:) enjoy the ko chong!..:)

another weekkk.......

2008-06-04T14:56:00.007+07:00

My church pastor's daughters are soooooo cute!... 3 of them with different characteristics.. totally different!... the eldest one.. Joanna is thoughtful, responsible and not so noisy.. the second one.. Jolina, is playful, noisy and loud, and a lil tomboyish.. the youngest one Joaina.. is the 'baby' of the family.. she's soft, slow, cute and she has a pair of biggg roundy eyes which makes her even cuter!

Jolina , me and Joaina

Take two...

Joaina trying to be cute....

Cute Joaina

Jolina and I

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This is what i've achieved since the day i got home ( may 18) ...

I've finished 3 korean drama ( spring waltz, Love in Harvard, Lovers in Paris) and desperate housewives season 2...I have nothing to do lohhhh!!!!!...

i'm now downloading desperate housewives season 3 and gossip girls (the remaining episodes) ... haih.. and i think i'm loosing weight.. ! haha!.. which is a good thing.. coz i'm always at home.. eating my mom's healthy food!.. hehehe .. i have no where to go.. even if i want to.. i couldn't coz i dun have a car!.. my mom , dad, and sister is at work.. brother is in melaka youth camp and i'm home alone!.. haih.. i wanna go back to mcccc!!!!!!!.. :(

Reunion...

2008-05-29T11:09:00.004+07:00

the roomatesss....:D hehehe

Home...

2008-05-28T10:16:00.004+07:00

Home for two weeks now...

I do miss MC a lot... and miss Thailand's SUPER CLEAN TOILET!!!!.... compare to kk.. thailand's is really super clean lohhh!!.. sigh* and of course BKK's shopping.. here.. everything is so expensive....

i miss...

1. Daron's ting tong-ness
2. Cooking at daron's place
3. Hanging out in Deanna's office
4. Watching movies / Series with my computer!! (Desperate housewives!! gossip girls!!!)
5. Going out and eat with Duong..
6. Walking Max...
7. shopping and looking for dressiss in fashion malll!!!!!!
8. hanging out with my buddies..
9. MK!! PIZZA COMPANY!! FUJI!! KOREAN BBQ!! STICKY RICE WITH BBQ CHICKEN!! SOM TAM!! TOM YAM!! and those super cheap vegetables and fruits...

Talking about super cheap vegetables and fruits this reminds me of this.. I went to Survey Hypermarket with my mom yesterday.. was shock at the prices of the vegetables in kk!.. u see.. before i never buy vege.. so i never know the prices.. but when i was in Mission College.. i do buy veges... and now as i compare.. veges in thailand is so cheapp!!!... i can get 1 kg of broccoli for 20 baht (RM 2) ...here (survey hypermarket's price) RM5.90 per kilo!!!! see the difference..

kk did change quite a bit... more and more buildings are coming up... and i realize the cost of living here is quite high compare to the previous years.... average meal cost like about RM6 to RM 7 already!... last time u can get mee sup for just RM 3 loh!.. or maybe Rm3.50.. but now cannot!!!.. a very simple mee sup in a lousy kopitiam also cost like Rm 5.00!! and yet i dun see the salary for kk ppl increases loh... i wonder how they can afford...

here's an updated picture of Max!!.. :D cute cute!!

* got my Taiwan Visa and Ticket.. leaving on the 29th of June.. will be leaving kk for a while...

after church...

2008-03-31T15:32:00.002+07:00

me and my roommate Elyse

cuzzy bjorn, me and papps

... it has always been a practice to take pictures after church service.. that's why u always see us taking picture in the same spot but different outfit..:) the famous MC church foyer...

Senza Voce

2008-03-22T18:46:00.003+07:00

No Words... Just music....

March 15 2008

Passing By....

Yiruma

Daud Me and Sandy...

HERE

2008-03-05T16:35:00.002+07:00

yes.. i've moved all my blogs from Friendster to HERE! anyway.. i'm still learning this whole blogspot thing.. and my layout s*cks! anyway.. still learning.. still learning..:P

Leaving on a Jetplane..

2008-03-05T15:22:00.001+07:00

I remember Deanna sang this song during her last year as a student in mc.. I dunno why.. suddenly I have this song in mind.. maybe because I’m too.. leaving on a jetplane pretty soon..:)

I haven’t been actively updating my blog lately.. that’s because I was bz reading blogs!.. hehe… I can spend like hours and hours reading famous blogger’s work.. thanks to Dea.. now I’m addicted..:P

Anyway.. 2 more months is what left for me here in MC.. this month (march), I should say is one of my bziest month of all.. Griggs due, term paper due, cross-cultural psychology presentation, GRE test! ( I’m most stress about this!..) April should be a pretty much relaxing month for me.. and after that.. is shall anticipate for my graduation..:D which will be one the 9,10 and 11 of May.. Mom's coming on the 7th..erm.. yes.. only mom.. no biggy deal.. first.. my sister's graduation.. and then now.. mine..:) brother?.. still a long way to gooo... and so.. i decided to go back to school.. something that my parents really have to sacrifice for me.. i can never thank them enough for supporting me all these while.. and without much persuasion, they gave me the green light! tho' i get the 'green light' from my parents.. i'm yet to get the 'green light' from the school.. and the 'ting tong GRE' is stopping me from doing so many things..:P try check out the questions.. i dun even know why they wanna test those kinna stuff.. i dun see how by taking that test makes one eligible to take graduate studies.. -_-'

anyway.. will be back to kk sometime May.. will catch up with some old classmates.. and off i go to Taiwan for about two months.. i shall reveal what i'm going to do in Taiwan only when i'm 100% sure that i'm "on" for the trip.. if not..i pai seh also lah.. untill then.. tata~..

cheers!

New year.. New semester..

2008-01-17T15:31:00.001+07:00

Like what Daron says.. time 'crecks' away.. four years.. in mission college.. this will be my last semester.. MY LAST SEMESTER!!!!!.. in 13 weeks time.. i will be walking down the aisle.. receiving my degree.. and the next thing u know.. i'm in KK doing NUTHING!.. :D

i dunno if anyone actually reads this.. but this is what i'm doing for this 'last' semester.. i'm only taking 9 credits.. - sensation and perception-- 3 credit course ; Special topics in Psychology -- 1 credit course ; cross-cultural psychology -- 3 credit course ; Intro to moral and bible teaching -- 2 credit course. It may seem light.. pretty much actually.. BUT!!!... my 3 credit Griggs University course ( Four Gospel of Jesus ) which i registered before summer is not done!!!!.. im suppose to finish it by summer.. but lazy me.. only think of enjoying.. and end up like that lah.. haih~.. so "ka ka mai mai" i don't really have a relax 'last' semester afterall.. haih.. i really need help with my Griggs.. i'm no theology student!!!!.. help mee!!!.. issit important?.. YES!!.. VERY IMPORTANT.. without it.. I CANNOT GRADUATE!.. :P

anyway.. for those of u who are wondering.. what is chervie going to do after she graduates?.. go back kk and become a teacher?!?!?!.. hehe.. i believe my future plans is not THAT simple.. teaching is good.. but.. i'm still not really sure if i'm really for it.. that can always be an alternative..:) some of u might have heard of my plans.. i'll tell u guys later when i'm leaving!.. muahaha~..:)

* CNY!!.. ang paosssSSss!!!.. ....:(~~~

sign off..
Vie

Greetings from Taiwan..

2007-12-25T15:36:00.001+07:00

Taiwan is the place to be.. i'm liking it.. very much.. tho' i only spend a day in taipei.. the food and everything is good enough to impress me.. i'm now in Taichung.. about 4 or 5 hours away from Taipei.. residing in Taiwan Adventist College.. which is also another amazing place.. it's like a better version of Kundasang.. it's cold here.. esp the morning and night.. all wrap up in winter clothes. it makes me feel like i'm in some kinna snowing country or what.. haha.. but no, there's no snow here.. anyway.. the environment in the college is great.. similar to Mission College.. just that i think the lanscape and everything is much better here.. bjorn and swtiz said that MC cafe is better ( so no more complains about the cafe.. be gratefull.. haha) which i agree.. haha.. here.. u don;'t have much choices.. the only thing good is that.. they use very minimal of oil in their food.. like VERY VERy little.. they even boil the vegetables at times.. haha.. isn't it good?.. YES!.. hah..:P

something about Adventist colleges.. they are always attached to some farms.. u find cow farm before entering Avondale College in Australia.. and the ever smelly chicken farm in Mision College Thailand.. (mc students.. u know what i am talking about..) and guess what i found here in Taiwan Adventist College?.. teng teng teng... CHICKEN FARM!!!.. just right outside the grand entrance.. man..cannot believe it.. come to think of it.. it's quite similar to MC.. went to the night market yesterday night.. and it's a tuesday market.. similar to MC.. they only have it on tuesday.. and the things sold there.. is much more expensive as compared to those u can get in thailand.. ( one bag of fruits.. which cost like 10 or 20 baht = RM 1 or 2 ) here it cost 100 TN which is like RM 10!!!.. yes.. expensive!!!.. and the clothes.. and other things.. oh.. very expensive too.. the only thing i find it reasonable .. is the 'zen zu nai cha" (milky tea with pearl).. 20 NT = RM 2 and i'm not exagerating.. it really taste better than the ones u can get in kk!!.. and i got those in the market.. not a proper shop.. i guess i can get better ones in taipei.. a must try thing.. :) and guess what.. i had a special cup of " zen zu nai cha".. hot 'zen zu nai cha' specially for winter.. this is the first time i drank hot 'zen zu nai cha' .. but let me tell u.. it taste as good as the cold one!..:)

anyway.. i will be n the college untill friday.. will be here for a week.. will head for Taipei next week and hope to be able to do some shopping by then..

what's my service?.. hehe.. i'm teaching in the high school here.. and yes.. i mean high school!.. it was fun teaching them.. they can hardly speak english.. we kinna lied to them that we speak no mandarin.. it was fun listening to them saying things that they "thought" we don't understand.. haha.. but later on we burst the bubble and they were like " lao shi!.. wei sem me bu zao jiang!!.." basically they sigh and complain why didn't we tell them earlier that we understand mandarin.. haha.. they find it a hard time to communicate with us.. but think about it.. if they know.. i will not be able to get them to speak english!!.. they have golds in the mouth when they are to speak english.. real hard to get them open their mouth..:P

more teaching to come for the days ahead.. a good experience indeed.. teaching taiwanese kids are a whole lot diff compared to teaching students of AIMS.. but i'm liking it..:) cheers to all the teachers!!..

Zai Zian..

Vie

bz day...

2007-12-16T15:37:00.000+07:00

Today.. is a super bz and tiring day for me.. things i did.. 9.00 am : woke up and get my self prepared to go to baby leslie's birthday party 11:30 am: baby leslie's birthday party, food was AWESOME! 1:30 pm: went back to my room for a quick change for Mrs dorothy's wedding 2.00 pm: practice for the wedding 3.00 pm: wedding starts.. creck creck creck..... i dun remember what time it ends.. but basically we continued through the reception and played for the reception as well.. we went back early.. when they were dancing some crazy indian stunts.. anyway.. reached my ever cozy room at around 8.00pm.. walk all the way back with my big fat cello with Deanna and Tina from Daron's house to the dorm.. it does not ends here.. packed my cello for Deanna to bring it back to kk.. ( first.. i put the cello into the hard case. and then!!.. this is where it requires a lot of work.. i have to cover is with layers of plastics.. basically warp it around some super huge plastic bags with lots and lots of tape... ) yes.. i have to start delivering my things back.. i'm happy that now one of my cello is gone.. well.. not yet.. but will be.. deanna's leaving tomorrow at 3am!.. so yeah.. that ends my bz day... while everyone is bz packing to leave to kk tomorrow.. i have a sudden urge to follow.. i do miss kk.. :(

New England Ensemble

2007-12-15T15:43:00.000+07:00

The Columbian Union college's New England Ensemble visited MC today.. the CUC is famous of it's music program.. claim to be one of the best within the adventist community. anywayz.. what's greater is that i got a chance to play with them!!.. it was great playing among the prossss.. i mean.. what am i... nuthing!.. but yet.. they were very helpful and humble enough to invite us to join them.. while playing with them.. it somehow reminds me of the time when i was actively involve in KKSO.. kinna miss the whole orchestra thingy.. anyway~.. i did LOTS OF sight reading today .. i think i will take a break from that.. none of the pieces i've ever played before.. except for one of the Messiah's choral.. anyway.. they were great.. and i remembered the trumpet solo.. he was standing right behind me!!.. and he was LOUD!.. i was trying my best to act normal.. i think i did a good job.. but he was REALLY LOUD!.. my fingers were too bz with the bow and the strings.. or else, i think i would cover my ears.. haha.. anyway.. a nice experience indeed.. pictures will be up soon!!..

Christmas in our hearts..

2007-12-14T15:44:00.000+07:00

whenever i see boys and girls selling lanterns on the street,
I remember the child, in the manger as he sleeps.
Wherever there are people, giving gifts exchanging cards,
I believe, that Christmas, is truly in their heart.
Let's light our Christmas trees, for a bright tomorrow,
where nation are at peace, and all are one in God.

Lets sing merry Christmas,
and a happy holiday,
this season may we never forget
the love we have for Jesus.
Let him be the one to guide us,
as another new year start
and may the spirit of Christmas,
be always in our hearts.

In every prayer and every song the community unites,
celebrating the birth, of our savior Jesus Christ.
Let love led that start light, on the first Christmas morn,
lead us back to the manger, where Christ the child was born.

So come let us rejoice, come and sing a christmas carol.
with one big joyful voice, proclaim the name of the Lord.

Happy Sabbath Everyone..

That's it!!!

2007-12-13T15:49:00.000+07:00

THAT'S IT!.. i had enough.. i don't want to be more miserable because of 'IT'!.. i want my remaining days here to be a pleasant one.. and none of those 'ITs' are going to bug me... i wish....don't remind me of the days i had.. i've been through many... and i don't need this now..

yet another day...

2007-12-13T15:45:00.000+07:00

6 days of camping.. finally come to an end...the 8th SAUM international pathfinder camporee officially ended today.. went to the camp site this morning.. wished i was part of it.. it reminds me of my good ol' days.. when i was still young of course.. joining pathfinder camps.. and getting to know people.. during my time.. our camps was nothing like this one.. we had no water and the sea is our only source of water.. we took a shower in the river and don't even bother asking how we manage to do our nature ' business'... those were the days.. tho' it was hard.. it was FUN!!... Today is also the last day of school (AIMS) haven't been going there for the past two weeks now.. the kids were really thrilled seeing me there today.. they knew i was coming for the class party.. they were anticipating my attendance..the moment i entered the class, i have a bunch of kids flocking towards me and giving me a looonnnggg biiiggg hug... each of them gave their little speech to me.. i was touched and nearly cried.. but i hold my tears.. coz somehow.. i think teachers are not suppose to cry.. hahaha.. :) anyway.. to my Grade 2 students of AIMS.. thank you for giving me such good memories.. and thank you for helping me like teaching.. it's because of u all .. that made me change my whole perception about being a teacher.. all of you don't know how much u've influenced me in many ways.. thank you for giving a great experience.. i love u all...:) and not forgetting Teacher Lyn, the class teacher of grade two.. thank you for letting me 'screw up' ur class.. :) a great teacher indeed!!.. :) pictures of the class party will be up soon .. check out www.picasaweb.google.com/chervieku for updates..:) cheers everyone!.. ho! ho! ho! Love, Vie

bgspy....

2007-12-11T15:51:00.001+07:00

sometimes.. u just don't know what's the right word to say.. and sometimes.. u just feel like keeping somethings to urself.... u take things for granted.. so sure that things will always be the same.. but when u realize it's not.. maybe it's already too late.. but things will still remain.. in heart that is..

hope it is never too late.. :) bgspy...

All i want for christmas is....

2007-12-11T15:51:00.000+07:00

All i want for Christmas is my two front teeth!
my two front teeth, YES! my two front teeth!

As an innocent child asked for his two front teeth, what would be of yours this coming Christmas?

Things could be so simple, in a child's mind. how i wish i could turn back time... to be a child again, If it's so, i would definitely make many changes in my life. not that i regretted my life before, but i could've done better in some ways. Life journey is a learning experience, if you don't learn, don't call it a life! many good and bad things are happening around me, most of the things, we are not in control... but we can make a difference, if we try.

This Christmas, i want not tangible things, but i wish for a better heart, a better me. i can never be perfect, i know sin has got into me but! i know God is willing and always forgives me.

Lord... make me your servant, humble and meek, may you lift the weak me and make me a better person.. make me a servant, make me your servant... today...

Merry Christmas Everyone..

- Nothing is impossible, when you put ur trust in God ... for nothing is impossible with God - Luke 1:37

tata to the year 2007~~

Youth Conference, Taipei, Taiwan

2007-12-11T10:05:00.000+07:00

I'm going to Taiwan on the 23rd of December.. it's suppose to be a happy dupey event.. coz it will be another FRM ( Family Reunion Meeting ) for me.. don't ask my how i get the FRM thingy.. anyway.. yes.. but then.. i found out something from aunt Theresa today.. she said.." u youths will go for the community service for a week and we will go tour round Taiwan.. (she even mentioned the place that they will be going.. i can't remember tho') and we will join u all for the conference a week later" ... i was like.. WHAT?.. i tot we are all going to do the community service!?.. and she stress it again.. community service is only FOR YOUTH! =_=' ... and they (as in my parents and the other aunties and uncles of mine i assume) paid for their tour fare..... " we will join u all for the conference the second week..." she continued... =_=''!

For those of u who don't know.. i'm actually NOT going for a holiday in Taiwan.. we're going there for a youth convention where u provide ur service to the community and in a way come together as children of God... so.. am i still happy about it?.. i guess so... *~*

http://youth.gc.adventist.org/

... crapingg..

2007-12-11T09:37:00.001+07:00

it's never good to have high expectations on something.. when u expect something too much.. and it does not reach ur so called level of expectations.. all u feel is disappointments and sadness.. so why expect so much?.. just be glad and accept all things!.. :) coz everything happens for a reason.. lets just hope it is for good..:)

Amazing Chervie

2007-11-18T23:45:00.001+07:00

i ... again... gained a few kgs ... and am still gaining.. one thing about me..i can gain anywhere, anytime and very FAST!... and i can also loose anytime, anywhere and also very fast.. i guess i'm just very flexible!~!..:D one thing for sure is.. i LOVE to eat.. sigh... u don't wanna know how much i weight now.. sigh~!~!.. sad case...

Vietnamese cuisine

2007-11-16T08:08:00.000+07:00

i'm lucky enough to have many Vietnamese friends here to cook for me..:) i've always enjoy eating Vietnamese food and of course eating is not only my job.. but also to 'steal' some secret recipe from them.. haha.. Vietnamese food is easy and yet delicious.. it does not involve much of cooking or frying or whatsoever.. unlike Chinese food.. you have from deep frying to steaming for hours.. most of their ingredients are what we call raw herbs. similar to thai.. they eat a lot of mint leaves, basal leaves and many others which i don't know their names.. those leaves are cheap here in Thailand.. u can get one bunch of basal leaves for like 5 baht.. equivalent to 50 sens.. but back home in kk.. it cost me around Rm2.50 for one small packet of basal leaves.. it is consider quite 'rare' back home.. :) here are some of my fav viet cuisine.. there are many more.. but didn't got a chance to take all.. enjoy looking at the pictures and feeling hungry.. haha...~:)

San and Quyen invited us over to their place for some good food today.. and it was good.. had a great meal.. and was full enough to not move.. :) thank you San and Quyen..

Halloween

2007-11-14T07:59:00.000+07:00

ok.. i know Halloween this is like way way over.. but anyway.. just wanna show u what i got from my student as a halloween gift.. i call it a 'spooky marshy' because it is spooky and it's a marshmallow!.. and yes.. it is very very cute.. and nope.. not gonna eat it..:)

i got 'spooky marshy' from my student Earth.. the one on the left .. that the one on the right.. is Rew.. anyway.. thank you Earth..:)

Mission College

2007-10-30T08:11:00.000+07:00

hrm.. i have to admit.. Mission College indeed has a very beautiful campus.. i guess i'm here long enough not to realize that.. we're surrounded by beautiful mountains that are green and clear and midstly every morning.. i never actually realized it but just recently since i have to walk up the hill to AIMS every morning.. The view is just so pleasant..

i took my camera for a walk today.. as i walk down from AIMS to MC.. i took a few pictures of the campus.. it will be something that i would wanna keep.. when i'm gone..
visit http://www.picasaweb.google.com/chervieku for more pictures of Mission College

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giant pen vs normal size pen

.....ermm?.. huh?

2007-10-30T04:49:00.000+07:00

" i feel so useless today... i think we are more energetic when we have more things to do" said Ben in the cafeteria during lunch time.. yes.. we all feel useless.. sleepy.. and tired.. why?.. not because we have lots to do.. but because we have LESS things to do.. like i said.. from teaching 5 subjects daily.. now.. we are left with 1.. we're suppose to go "yipee!! & yahoo!!" but guess what.. we all looked dull..

anyway.. i managed to take a few snaps of my students in Basal Reading class..

This is Earn.. real name = Lucksika as in 'luck - c - ca'.. thai people dun go for their real name.. i wonder why.. all of them have nicknames.. anyway.. she's a very sweet girl.. and cute too!.. haha..i made them do a story (comic style story) for my basal reading class.. i had fun reading them... haha~!~~!

Jitta is the smallest size girl in my class.. :D therefore, she's always first in the line.. a very understanding and thoughtful girl.

Some works by my other students....

Some random pics of my students in class...

^^

2007-10-29T10:07:00.000+07:00

:) from my student Emma, it was her birthday and i didn't realize by giving her a simple gift would made her day bright..:)

this reminds me of the little things that you do sometimes.. may not mean as much to you.. but it may mean alot.. to someone.. and you'll never know.. every little things that you do.. make someone's day brighter.. so. don't hesitate in doing something good.. u will never know who u impress this time..:D

Language Acquisition class...... 4.30 pm - 6 pm

Boring!.. took a snap with Daron's new phone.. 'imobile'

out of the blue...

2007-10-29T01:30:00.000+07:00

AIMS library......

yes... i'm bored.. and i don't know what to do.. from teaching 5 subjects ( social studies, math, science, spelling & Vocabulary and basal reading) now i'm left with only one subject - math.. this means.. my internship is coming to an end.. should i be happy about this?.. i was quite unhappy with this whole internship thingy at first.. but i've grown to liked it.. and i know.. i will miss it.. when i'm away..

Time flies.. one more semester to go.. and i'm done.. i will walk down the aisle, with my robe.. and alas~!.. i'm out of Thailand.. as if it was just yesterday.. i entered college, enjoying my freshman years.. with my left-over-high-school spirit.. four years has passed since then.. many things happen in between.. things that i will remember.. for the rest of my life.. fond memories.. :D Mission college indeed is a part of me in a way.. and also not forgetting AIMS.. tho' i've been working here only for one semester with the kids... but i've learn a lot.. valuable lessons that will help me grow in the future... i will miss my grade 2 kids.. i will.. :(

now.. the problem here is.. do i really wanna be a teacher in the future?.. do not ask me this question yet.. coz.. i have no answer to this question.. seriously.. i do not know.. my path is really directing me to a teaching profession.. and guess what i plan to do for my masters?.. yes.. education!.. and yet.. i'm still not sure if i wanna be a teacher.. yes.. i am really confuse.. hahhaA... well.. what i have in mind is... just go ahead with education.. and think later!.. when i have the papers.. :D

anyway.. i believe my new phase of life after my degree will be a challenging one.. i'm ready to embarked on a new journey.. :D are u ready for me?.. haha.. here i come..:)

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my friend once told me.. the cello is best played by broken hearted people.. they somehow ' feel ' better .. each full , deep and strong note they pull.. is so called a sound that is full of feelings and expression..

i do believe all sorts of music gives us hope.. i find hope.. in music... i'm glad God created music..

Great is Thy Faithfulness
on the cello by Chervie ku accompanied by Deanna Majilang on the piano..
tonight. 7.00 pm.. auditorium.. festival of faith special music..

B.A.C.K

2006-05-30T00:58:00.000+07:00

hey~.. i'm B.A.C.K haha.. erm.. i think i stop writing for about.. a year?.. issit that long?.. haha.. the last post i checked was during summer 2005 and now it's summer 2006.. so i guess it's about a year then huh.. anywayz.. don't promise to write all the time but i will try.. haha.. just plain lazy.. oh, got hold of some of my old friends (primary buddies) today.. sent a message to a few of them and lets see how many replies i'm going to get.. haha.. ok.. i guess i'll stop now..cyaz~

hehehe~~~

2005-06-05T01:47:00.000+07:00

hehe.. i'm back!.. not that i went anywhere or what..anywayz.. new semester has begin~!.. and my sister is gone... got myself a new roomate.. and.. erm.. yeah.. basically that's it.. nothing much :P

i'm having a test tomorrow... i have practically test everyday starting next week..hah~.. i believe this is what u will get in intersemester!.. after this, i'm on my way back home.. for a month!.. hehehe~! erm.. yeah.. that's about it.. hhe!.. ciaoz~

bla bla bla~

2005-05-02T10:29:00.000+07:00

hey again!.. hrm.. woke up at around 9 today.. went straight to the library and not much get installed into my brain. too sleepy i guess.. went to the bank somewhere around 2..* i guess* but then it's close.. found out that it's internation labour day!.. hah~.. then went to sleep!.. *alas!* sleep untill around 6:30.. went for dinner at 7.. continue study in the library.. this time installed more!..after food and sleep does makes my day better!.. heh~!. came back around 9 50!.. see my sister play sims.. then online!.. untill now!. heh~.. hrm.. i think this is the first time i actualy wrote what i did for the whole day.. is blogs suppose to be like this?.. no idea.. anywayz.. that's all for today!. ciaoz~!

bla bla bla~

2005-05-01T11:01:00.000+07:00

aw~!.. i'm so hooked up with my own things and i never realise i've abondoned my blog!.. how sad!.. haha~.. anwayz.. just plain lazy~.. hah~.. hrm.. well.. today was a tiring, hot!!!, and unexpected day!!..guess what!.. haha~.. my college open for outsiders to come fishing in the ponds in campus today.. students are not allowed to fish actually.. but then who cares!.. haha!.. and guess what we get?.. we not only get fishes.. but a huge one!!.. yeah.. saw that picture!.. that's exactly how big the fish is.. well.. i didn't really fish it actually.. my bf was in the water fishing and i was just standing beside collecting the fishes he threw.. hhaa~.. and of course he stinks.. but anwayzy.. that's not the point... the point is the fish!.. you never imagine MC pond can have such big fish huh!. me too~.. but it was fun.. under the hot sun since morning, i'm getting a sunburn.. but i think it's worth it..

Finals is this week!.. started last friday.. i dun have any exams untill wednesday, so i guess i still have time to study!.. didn't get to study whole day today *my plan was to study whole day today!!* it's all because of the fishing thingy.. aw! anywayz.. got to get going.. sleepy already..

btw.. this is few weeks back.. just feel like putting it on.. our team won~!.. can u see me in it?.. i'm in by the way!.. haha!! i'm the .. what they call that?.. table refree or something?.. u must be wondering how did i manage to do so.. well.. i tell u what.. i didn't manage to do so.. i dun even know waht the hell are those paper thingys.. asist?.. fauls?.. and what?!.. i have no idea.. end up i go for the timer instead.. but still, i have no idea when to stop or when to start!.. haha!.. but no.. i didn't screw up the game.. i did a fairly good job by learning how to time for the very first time during a game!.. cool huh.. haha~!

songkran~!~

2005-04-11T05:20:00.000+07:00

see!!.. when was the last time i wrote!.. i knew it!.. i'm just so lazy.. haha~ anwyayz.. it's holiday now!!.. this means BORING!!.. haih~.. can't do much since it's sooooo hoottt!!!... it's real hot.. the heat here is nothing compare to malaysia's hot.. the only time i actually step out of my room is when i'm off to the cafeteria for lunch!.. too hot to be outside now...hrm.. going to uncle damian's place later.. Duong is out for snooker.. nothing mcuh to do so better go visit uncle damian~.. haha~!.. well.. at least i have something to do.. oh yeah!.. i just watced this film.. erm.. Cellular, nok lend it to me.. the movie was nice.. worth watching!!!..

ohoo~.. my sister is done with her shower.. suprisingly it didn't take her an hour to do that.. i'm going for it!.. ciaoz~~~

errmm...??

2005-03-03T08:49:00.000+07:00

haih~~.. so many works to do today.. but so lazy to do.. final draft for english, new essay and not forgetting research outline!!.. haih~.. sooo lazy lahhh!!.. thinking about the research paper.. make me headache only!.. haih~.. i have an aim.. and that is to finish all my assignments before Songkran break... i'm still left with 6 reading reports..two research paper!!..and wedding plan!!.. and that's... A LOT!!!..

Registration is going on now.. taking 7 credits for inter semester and 16 for first semester!!.. 5 subjects for my major!!.. wish me luck!!.. by the way.. i'm watching movie at the same time while writing this.. maybe it sounds a lil erm... how to say in english.. in chinese we say "yat kao kao" i mean the sentence.. haha~.. okdoky~.. need to study already.. friday test for adult and lifespan development!.. nite!..