Wednesday 30 December 2015

Appreaciation & Love

Before 2015 ends, I would like to pay the utmost gratitude, appreciation and love to each and everyone in this year. I've changed massively this year. I wasn't the Kah Mun everyone has known in the past few years. I have rather grown and matured thanks to the hindrance and lessons that have stumbled upon me. People from my past always tell me that 'girl, I know you so well, stop doing that, you'll get hated.' Well, guess what, I am what I am. I like being who I am. Just because you know me in 2012 doesn't mean you will know me in depth in 2015. Time evolves people. That's what human evolution occurs. In 2015, I've done a few of achievements in my New Year's Resolutions. I am so ecstatic to say so. I have done my part as a prom committee in The Yule Ball and even ventured myself to organise a Free Hugs Day in April. Hereby a special gratification to Saow Ching for making them happened. It had been a pleasure doing all these with you.

Even though 2015 has been a rocky and tough year for me, I have learnt tremendously. I've learnt that one should never rely on others. If one is determined to achieve the goals, one has to step out of their comfort zone and be the last man standing. In order to seek true happiness, I've also learnt that one should never reform yourself just to feel accepted and belonged in a group. I've received hatred and resentment because of my personality. Believe me I was devastated and despondent. There were days where I purposely kept myself absent from school as I was paranoid by the glares and the criticism. I have been consorted with a few of friends and there was suddenly a glow in my life that someone really does accept me and really want to spend time with me. It's not about how long you two meet it's about the dedication and constance that one has. In 2015 I've got to be myself and to not listen to the criticism I mean I do listen but if the cap fits, wear it.

Lastly, I just want to feel blessed to being in such a divine family.

Wishing everyone ushering the year of 2016 with pink health and prosperity ahead. X


Monday 14 December 2015

Fly with me : Bali 2015


 5th Dec 2015 (Day 1)

Took a noon flight to Bali and touched down in Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar. We arrived there and the drivers were waiting outside the airport. They were really helpful well should i say everyone in Bali is extraordinarily helpful and assidious.

An ethereally azure of blue sky photo taken by my sister who was sitting next to the window seat
Then, we checked into Anantara Vacation Club located at Seminyak where the most luxurious and high end boutiques are highly found.

Here's a quick overview of my villa :


The private pool which i never got the chance to enjoy due to the weariness of daily hustles around the town

Elation was undoubtedly an effulgent during my stay here.
 6th Dec 2015 (Day 2)

We opted for local dishes in the morning. What had me astounded was that the locals have rice and satays as breakfast. Heavy breakfast indeed. Nonetheless, the food was undeniably scrumptious.
Bakso. A common dish among the locals for breakfast. Well, I have to say i'm not a big fan of this because the dish is too salty for me but serving it with rice brought it to a whole new level of taste. 

The one who's standing on the left is barbecuing the fish who may look similar to our otak-otak but definitely serves a tastier dish than it!
The one who's sitting is barbecuing satays hold on not just any satays, it's a dish served with skewered and grilled PORK satays. Yummy! You can never get this protein in Malaysia. I definitely recommend this dish for those who travel to Bali.
Pork satay! They tasted way better than chicken and beef. A must have in Bali!


We headed to Legian to to visit one of the major temples in Bali. 

Uniformly pear blue sky indeed!




Pura Taman Ayun Royal Temple

We then went up to the high up to the mountains in Wedribhuana and our eyes were treated with lush verdure while blustery winds messing our hair. 

Dark clouds are skidding oh no!

Can't remember the name of this temple but the view wasn't we were expecting lol

We then headed to Tanah Lot, a definite tourist attraction!




As for dinner the driver took us to the well known pork ribs in Badung called Hog Wild. Their pork ribs were succulent and tendered no one can ever resist this mouth watering dish! My family ordered 3 sets of pork ribs! Tempting dish indeed!



7th Dec 2015 (Day 3)

We had homemade breakfast at our villa as we had to leave early for our next destination.

Yup that was my breakfast... There are kitchen utensils in the villa so why not?

We visited to a painting exhibition built in a temple at Gianyar. The paintings there were marvellous, incredible painting skills.




Remember when we studied History and one of the content stated about the terrace paddy fields in Indonesia well here it is! Breathtaking view for sure. i didn't get to look closely at the paddy field but being there experiencing what i learnt in books were surreal.

We headed slightly up north and on our way up we gawped at this majestic alive Kintamani volcana. It was unbelievable to not able to lay eyes on it but we also got a volcanp lunch view buffet at a restaurant. The view is outstanding but you can be distracted by the chills. Do dress warm when you decide to pay a visit of the volcano.



Next, we headed on to Bali Luwak Coffee Plantation. Another must tourist destination.

Here;s me roasting the coffee beans. *THE LADY NEXT TO ME WAS REALLY ROASTING IT*

Attempted some of the coffees available here. So many different flavours and my tongue was having a party!

Here's the most expensive coffee called Luwak coffe better known as "cat shit coffe" which is made from coffee beans ingested and excreted by the luak (some kind of cat). It cost 25MYR. It tasted bitter not my personal preference but well worth the try! I'm proud to tick this off from my bucket list!

Holy spring water!

People come to worship the Hindu gods and the water is called to be holy as it drains from the underground water. Refreshing it is!


Ubud streets! My mom had to bargain thoroughly to get the cheapest price zz but on the way there, the view and the kampungs were so amusing and indigenous.

Dinner at BTS ( Bebek Tepi Sawah) served with grilled ducks!

8 Dec 2015 (Day 4)

It was a free and easy morning. My family and i finally got the chance to explore Seminyak town. It's the heart of Seminyak that fills with tourists that are mainly from the Western country. We South east asians don't really get to splurge much well at least for me. Again, it was another scorching blazing day you lads must have envisaged me in an umbrella whining about getting tanned. At about 2pm, we departed to our first destination of the day : Pantai Bandung

Honestly there's nothing spectacular about this beach but throngs of locals crowded at the beach. 

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Next we headed to Uluwatu. One of the top destinations in Bali. It's rejuvenating and serene to be high up the cliff and you can watch as the waves crash and roll rhythmically along the stones. What's amazing about Uluwatu is that the temples are built up on the cliff 500 years ago to worship the Hindu gods. Yes, Balinese are really truthful and loyal to their Gods which explains all of the exotic c artifacts and traditions 


This marks the end of my day 4 in Bali with a sea view dinner at Jimbaran beach served with seafoods. The food was so-so, we paid merely for the view not the food.  We didn't get to have our surf by the beach because of the sudden downpour what a pity! I managed to get this shot before the dark clouds scummed glorious view!


Sorry for the bad quality photo as it was taken by my uncle's phone


10 Dec 2015 ( Day 5 )

Today was a full day free and easy day. I finally got to have my massage at Carla Spa. They have the cheapest massage here in Seminyak. To those who will be in Bali do check out this place!

Somewhere in Kuta. This is a memorial to those who were killed in the bombing scene by the terrorists in October 2002. The Australians had the highest death tolls alongside with the Indonesian workers. Kuta is a place filled with night clubs and pubs, well of course i didn't get to garner that experience sigh perhaps next time then!


On our last night we had ayam bertutu and THEY WERE HELLA SPICY. I don't know what kind of spices and herbs are stuffed but my uncle was sweating. Luckily I have a spicy tongue and i absolutely love this dish! 



11 Dec 2015 ( Day 6) NOOO

It's my last day here how time flies! I definitely had the most terrific time here. Getting immersed into the Balinese culture and experiencing the daily lives of the locals. They lead a simple yet blissful life. Have i ever mentioned most of the houses are built in a temple. How whimsical is that! I wish I had taken photos of that but sadly I was sleeping while the driver drove passed the villages. Oh and a special shoutout to my drivers ( there were 2 of them but on the last day one of them had to attend his sister's wedding)  who took us to many wonderful places safely throughout the entire trip. Hope to see them soon!

The End.

Travel not to find yourself but to remember who you've been all along -anonymous 

I'm so gratitude for having such divine family members especially my parents who have established an annual family trip since 2012. More family trips ahead.

Thursday 5 November 2015

Shackled: Spm #1

Hey there it's been quite a long time since I've blogged. Long story short, yeah I'm already sitting for once in a lifetime major examination - spm. Honestly, it's unbelievable that I'm actually sitting spm. It was like I just came out from my mother's womb and in a blink of an eye, I already find myself entrenching in the hall.

2th November 2015
It was the day I dreaded the most. I couldn't sleep at all the night before. I found myself rolling back and forth on my bed, apprehensive thoughts about the future kept daunting me. Just when I was deep in sleep, I realised that it was already the devil's call. I remained super calmed honestly though I didn't manage to sleep haha. When I stepped foot into the hall, it was huge and murmured some prayers before I opened the pages. The moment of truth had come. Guess what? I freaked out when I saw the title - Tujuan sambutan hari guru. I thought I couldn't do it but I did and I'm proud of myself. Then it came part B of the paper, I chose question number 2 which was about Aktiviti rekreasi which actually conveys similar contents as Healthy lifestyle. Thank god I followed my bm tuition teacher's predictions and she helped me got through it. Next came the Comprehension part of the BM paper. I did calmly I'd have to say until I encountered the novel section. I swear it was so unexpected when i was required to write about being kerjasama. Nonetheless, I did my best and hopefully it'd pay off.

3th November 2015
It's my favourite subject since I've started schooling and I always ace in it. Can I just how terribly low our English standard in Malaysia? Look at the comprehension part, for God's sake even my 11 year old cousin can do it. All of the answers are already given in the questions. I find it absurd when people find it Malaysia English is tough. If this is hard, my friend, don't ever take British English then.

4th November 2015 History has always been a favourite subject of mine since form 2. I hated history cause I was very deteriorated in BM. I have always ace history but not this time. Well, previously i thought I could but sigh the questions were weird. Pure weirdness.

5th November2015
History Paper 3. As much as i have loved studying history, but i hate Paper 3. It's the most useless paper ever. Ministry of education claims that it will aid in students achieving higher chances of passing History but the truth is it's killing all of the students. Writing 6 papers straight and all we are only awarded with 20% of the whole History paper. More importantly, students barely even learn anything from paper 3. It's just a copy-and-paste act. It was the most HOTS paper I've encountered but i'm glad I'm freed from History Paper 3's "tyranny". I have to say I'll miss studying Malaysian History. 

I can't believe that it's going to be 2016 in two months. 2016. IN TWO MONTHS. I'm heading college soon and encountering more and more people. To the people in high school who have made my high school wonderful thank you so much. To the people who have purged me thank you as well, without you guys, I wouldn't have gotten matured and making me realised that this is a world repleted with challenges in life and that losing people in every stage is pretty much common. To the strangers in high school I've made eye contact with, thank you so much as well. To the people who give me random compliments along the school corridor, thank you so much you don't know that those compliments have brighten up my day. To be continued....

Wednesday 5 August 2015

It's been a while

Hello fellow readers! It's been so long since the last time I blogged due to my extreme slothfulness. These few months were terrific. I just recovered from a viral infection aka constant high fever for a week. Initially, I was supposed to be back to school on Monday which was 3/8 but my body lurched and I vomited everything I swallowed. My body was dehydrated and I could barely walk. My mum took me to the clinic and had an instant injection on my buttock. Oh god, I swear it was literally a pain in the ass. The thickness of the needle penetrated into my but cheeks it really stimulated my pain cells! Doc said I was in a high blood osmotic pressure for those who have learnt you would probably guess it right, the intake of my water content in my body was too little therefore more water was absorbed into the tubule then into the bloodstream. HAHA, yes I'm being an 'efficient' biologist here. ((As if. After a week of respite, I was finally recovered except the callus cough I'm having zz.

I wasn't upset the fact that I wasn't able to go to the sunway lagoon. People kept recounting their experience to me. I've heard 4 different stories from 4 different people haha. The experience was a joyous and I was really elated that everyone had fun. I believe it could have been more fun if I was around *winks in flirtations* people might find I was being sulky but on the contrary I wasn't even on the verge of being desolated. I strongly believe that God has better plans for me in the future. Some things have to be missed and I guess this is one of it. Thank god I could retrive my refund. It was a chimera going to sunway lagoon with everyone but alas God has better plans for me in the future. Oh yes like traveling to the USA on my own next year in spring before heading to college? Yes, I'm making plans on that since my cousin is staying here. Once I've scraped enough of flight money, bye bye Malaysia.

Alright that's that. A really quick and short update. Will be back soon x.

Tuesday 26 May 2015

Thoughts of being 17

Hello earthlings! First and foremost, I apologise for the extremely long respite on my blog. I had been running out of ideas in the past few months which has gradually deteriorated my English grammar. Anyways, today I would like to share my thoughts being a 17. I have officially turned 17 on 26th May. I felt rhapsody this year as I received ample wishes from people. I hereby gratitude and gratify for all of the lovely wishes. Before you guys proceed perusing my blog, I would like to warn that this content is explicit and vulgar. Everything is based on my perception. Fragile and vulnerable heart readers are not advisable. Let's start!

1. As I'm getting older, I realise the importance of human interaction of one and other. Let's make things straight, I like meeting new people. They don't know about my past and they won't judge about it. I've met a friend this year, he's like a brother to me. We hang around often and we care for each other. Well, at least he does. He treats me Luke a princess. Like how on earth do you even seek for someone who treats you decently?? I've lost some of my best friends early of the year, but God is good. He's bestowed me many awesome people. The bunch of girls I always hang around with. The girls who accept me who i am. The boy who always be there for me. The juniors who are lovely to me etc. I am truly gratified.

2. Always be yourself. No matter how callous the remarks people pass on you, if they don't reflect on you just ignore it. Sometimes I'm labelled as arrogant and ignorant. Occasionally, people hate me for being an attention seeker where in actual reality I'm just being friendly. Attention seeker and being friendly are two wholly different traits. People seek attention for priorities. I being friendly cause i like meeting new people. Here's a transporter back to my past: I used to hang in a trio. We did things literally together. We were practically glued together.There was this once i got closer with this friend, and then one of the trios was envious. Saying that I betrayed them and envious bullshit. Time wore on, I was purged out of the group. Claiming I was like the most horrible and heinous friend in the world. Judging my attitude, my movement, my breathing idk. Was I depressed? Hell yeah, I cried when i got home occasionally. I eveb skipped school just because I didn't want to get confronted. My self esteem level went from uphill wreck it down to the bottom of the earth. Somehow this anon(she knows who she is), told me to be myself no matter what, neglect what they say or better yet treat their words/tweets as jokes. I am still practicing this behavior even till present time. Initially, I remonstrated to God for taking my friends away, but as time wore on, I realise that God has better plans for me. Honestly if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have met so many awesome people and make amazing memories.

3. Friendship doesn't last. In fact, everything in this world doesn't last long. Everyone has definitely gone through the agony or 'bereavement' of losing your best friend. It is excruciating. You'll eventually brush it off as time wears on gradually.

4. Trust your mum wholeheartedly. Trust her even though she's wrong. Everything she does is correct even though it's wrong. It may sound baffling but when the time comes, you'll be surprised and consented what I've said.

5. It's okay to be an individual. I am an individual. Do I look forlorn? No, in fact I'm glad to be a versatile individual which I can mingle with different group of people. I do not have to rely on my 'close friends' cause I dont even have one. Alright maybe I do 2 or 3. At least I am still able to create amazing memories with my other bunch of friends. Honestly why in the world do you need to go on school trips with your own friends? It's not like you guys are going to stick together forever like 'OH WE'RE BEST FRIENDS FOREVER'. People let me tell you, that ain't going to happen especially when you're in your senior year. Why always stick with your bunch of friends where you can pop out of your bubble of circle and go out garner beautiful memories with your friends which are not from your group? It's the same right. Memories are made specially for you ONLY. You can't buy memories but you can always share them.

// I've recently got back from penang with my bunch of friends. It wasn't an amazing trip but yet it's still worth to be kept as a memory :)

// I have realised in terms of making close friends, age doesn't matter. I can talk with my juniors all day long. From day till night!

// I have also realised that I find it difficult to communicate with my peers at the age of 17 ._. I tend to feel more shy towards them ugh.

Saturday 31 January 2015

Senior year goals

1. Sing Breaking free with a guy on prom night.
 
2. Do a duet with someone on stage.
 
3. Organise a trip in the English society.
 
4. Participate in multifarious competition.
 
5. Win at least 3 medals. (So far, I've already got 1 medal this year)
 
6. Be felicitous and 'exorcises anything that conveys and depicts resentments'
 
7. Do free hugs. (Honestly, I doubt this)
 
8. Aces academically in SPM.
 
9. Board on a plane to UK alone. (So not going to UK this year but I'm flying off to Singapore for 1D concert alone to meet up my cousins there!)
 
10. Attend to beach party/pool party. (in my pathetic dreams)
 
11. ENTREATIES to go to a real gym. (frankly and pitifully, I've never been to a real gym z)
 
12. Friends with my juniors.
 
13. Be as accessible as I possibly can. Avoid from being lame and awkward.
 
14. Be blessed with great health.
 
15. Be the best of me and to never reform because of people's hatred towards me.
 
 
My apologies to the extremely late post as I honestly have no idea what to talk about. Basically my life as a senior has been hectic and wearied. I like my class but I hate my school.  Till then, ciao x.