Levi's

Got my first ever pair of Levi's. :) And also my first skinny jeans.
Didn't know I could actually fit into one. HAHAHA.

 [Levi's]

And you gotta admit, there's a huge difference in quality. :) Loving it!
Thanks, hun. For being patient when I try out like 101 pairs of jeans that day. :)

Happy Valentine's

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves.

Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Happy Valentine's Day to you! Yes, you. :)

Happy Belated Birthday, Ayen!!

Ayen's birthday was like...a month ago?? LOL.
Sorry laaa..busy ma.. Working people are busy people. ;)
But one thing I learnt in life is this: Always remember to make time for your friends. :)
So...yea. Ayen, Ping and I went to Sushi Tei in Gurney Plaza for dinner. All we did was
laugh.eat.talk.laugh.eat.talk.cut cake.take pictures.laugh.eat.talk.laugh.eat.talk.
LOL. :) It was fun.

[Ping]

[Birthday girl all excited over her cake!]

 

[Ping & Ayen]

[HAHAHA!! :P]

[Didn't your mom ask you not to play with fire, Eeleen??]

[Birthday cake]

[Ping: *Mumbling* Dang. This is so expensive. Why did I eat so much?? *Regrets*]

[Eeleen: Please la..just let me pay for dinner okay??]

[Ping: You sure??? *with excitement*]

[Eeleen: Duh.]

[Ping: Ahhhh.. You're the best!!!]

[Eeleen: ><"]

[Ping: Eeleen's the best!! *Thumbs up*]

[Eeleen: Okayyyyyyyyy.]

[Ping: *Feeling all sweet*]

[Eeleen: *Annoyed*]

HAHAHAHAHA. No, this wasn't the original conversation. Couldn't remember what we were talking about. LOL. :)

I wish you the best, Eeleen

I've been very confused lately. My head's been in such a mess.

It feels exactly like the time when I just finish high school and had no idea what I wanna do. But it's worse this time 'cause I'm no longer 17. Sigh.

I feel so trapped. Trapped in a circle. So afraid to take the first step out of it. Not knowing which way to move forward. So I keep going round and round. Round and round. And I'm starting to get tired going in circles.

I wanna step out of this. I need to. I know I was built and made for greatness. I know I was born to do something extraordinary. I just couldn't see it yet, with all this mess in my head.

But I know, from deep within me, I know I was meant for something bigger than this. 

Lord, help me find my way there. Please. Open my eyes to see. You said You wouldn't bring me to place where your grace isn't sufficient for me. And your grace is what I need now. 

Someone wrote me this:

"I know you're 25, and when you're at that age you feel compelled to be someone everyone expects you to be and you have to do things which are 'right'. And I don't want to say anything because it's not my place to be giving a 25 year old advice about what she should do with her life. I understand that it's difficult, what more for you, the one who's stuck in this situation. But whatever your decisions may be, I hope that one day you'll be able to experience all the happiness you truly deserve in this world. I wish you the best, Eeleen."

It made me teared. To know that someone understands what I'm going through. :') 

Gotta step out of this circle. Gotta follow my dreams. They know the way.

Smoking Hot

Went for BBQ steamboat dinner with my family and some friends. The air ventilation was horrible, so we all ended up smoking hot. :D Especially me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[Guess what?? 100g of food wastage costs.......]

[RM500!! Hahahahahaha.]

 [This is one of the cutest picture I have of my parents. Something about my mom's smile. :) ]

[Smiling stars dropped from the skies and into my bowl :) ]

And as typical Malaysians, we took slightly more than we needed. :/ Bad habit. So in order not to get charged the extra "RM500", we decided to drop fish balls on the floor and kicked it to the next table.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No joke. Serious.

The culprits: My parents.

LOL. Sometimes, it's just funny to see our parents acting like children. :)

Little things

Got these cute little studs online. :) It's a dustproof plug for headphone jack.
I took the blue pony and gave the white swan to Melissa. 'Cause she's using a white iPhone. :)

[Adorable kan? :) ]

[Blue pony on my E72]
Pardon the poor photo quality

And Ping gave me these yummylicious mini oreo cheesecakes with oreo biscuits as the base. SUPER YUMMY I TELL YOU!! *Burppp* I swallowed two, 5 minutes after she gave me. Heh. :D

I forced her to make it up to me after she bailed on me. We were supposed to go dye our hair together but she pulled out last minute for some valid reasons. So yea. I got mini oreo cheesecakes instead. :D
If you want the recipe for these awesome Oreo cheesecake cupcakes, check out her blog by clicking here. :)

You're forgiven, Ping. :P

 

It's the little things in life that makes me smile. :)

Chinese New Year 2012 (Part 2)

Then came first day of CNY!!!
Red packets!!! Nyehehehehe..*rubs palms together with evil laughter*
Hahahahahahaha!! :)
As usual, went to grandma's and aunt's place. :)
It's always good to see everybody coming back together and making alot of noise at ah ma's house. LOL.
The only thing that's making me sad, is realizing that Dee's really getting old. Sigh. :'(

[Happy family. :) HUAT AH!!!]

[Girlie & Eeleen. Yessss. My aunt's name is Girlie. Heheheee.]

[Adrian & myself. Small eyes runs in the family. Mata sepet rocks!!]

[XiuQi & Eeleen. Love her cheong sam. :) ]

[XiuQi, Eeleen, Kassidy. Aiyak. Tertutup mata pulak.]

Sorry for the similar poses. Abit stoned when taking pictures. LOL.

Met up with the bunch of high school smarty pants a few days later. :D After so many years, still a crazy bunch. I guess the smarter you are, the crazier you get?? LOL.

[Classmates. :) ]

[Clockwise from top: peiwen,keetheng,seenuan,syenyee,eeleen,miowyin]

[I'm always left out. :( HAHA. No la... I was the one who crashed their little party. Hehe.
So taking pictures for them to redeem myself. Heh.]

[Love this pic. Just because I look like some weird cartoon character here. :D]

Okay. The End. :)
Hehe. Sorry ah. Boring post.

Chinese New Year 2012 (Part 1)

This year's CNY was pretty special. :)
You know why??
'Cause for the first time after 4 years I don't have to dread flying back for classes after a week of CNY hols!!! Wheeeee!!
I just had to dread going to work. Pffffffffttt.
But oh well, not complaining when I'm earning $$$. :D

So here's some update on how I spent CNY, since someone complaint that my blog's rather dead. LOL. Soweeeeeeee. Busy ma. :)

Went shopping with Mee a day before CNY, and was expecting Gurney Plaza to be rather empty since people are busy preparing for reunion dinner. BUT MANA TAU?!?!?!?!?!?!? Finding a parking space was as hard as finding a green pea on a patch of green grass. Grrrrrrr.

[Meeeeeeeee!!!!!! Best name to call out when you cannot find your tshirtunderwearspoontoiletroll. Hehe. Love you Mee. :) ]

[Forever annoying Eeleen]

 

[Ended up spending nearly RM400 on this leather jacket from Esprit. *Never again* 

But then I really like it laaa. Been looking for a leather jacket for years. LOL.]

Went to my aunt's friend's house up in Penang hill for steamboat dinner that night. Freezing cold I tell you!!

[Perfect weather for steamboat ;) ]

[Eeleen loves fishball is a lie. HAHA.]

[Cousins Caitlyn, Kassidy, Adrian :) Weijin in blue.]

[Charcoal heated steamboat is still the best! Dee's favorite. :) ]

[Weijin trying to be funny in Toy'r'us. If only I had a real light sabre. Hmmmmmm.]

[Lights you only see during CNY. :) ]

Happy Chinese New Year 2012, peeps!! :)

Out-of-Sync

There are times when my brain tells me this, but my heart tells me something else.

Just like in the projection of movie films, where the sound does not correspond to the lip movements of an actor or to any other sound source on the screen.

That's how my mind and heart is sometimes. They just don't sync. Sigh.

12 Easy Tips for A Blissful Relationship

By YourTango.com (with a little additional information here and there by me. Teehee.)

1. Mind your manners.

"Please", "Thank you", "Sorry", "Excuse me" are just as important when you're communicating with your partner.

These little words are often forgotten when we get too comfortable with each other. Remember, these can go a long way in helping your partner remember that you respect and love him or her and don't take them for granted.

Ps: Don't fart or burp in front of your partner and think that it's okay to do so. *Annoyed face* 

2. Variety is the spice of life.

Many of us are habitual beings. Like for me, I eat the same food whenever I enter a particular restaurant. Someone once told me I was the most boring and predictable person she's ever met. HAHA!

So here's the problem, studies have shown that dullness can lead to dissatisfaction with a relationship. My advice? Try something new every once in a while. Try out a new restaurant. Visit a place you two won't usually go. Do something crazy that you two have never thought of attempting. Discoveries you make together will keep you feeling close. 

3. The people that plays together, stays together.

Find a sport or hobby that the two of you enjoy (And NO, watching TV doesn't count. Dang.). Be it floorball, biking, rock climbing, running, doing puzzles... Find something you both enjoy doing together.

4. Fight right.

Make sure you fight over the right reasons. In order to have productive arguments, keep these rules in mind. Use the right words and say it appropriately. Don't say things out of anger. Don't call your spouse names. When things get really tough, take a break from the argument. Let the other person finish his/her sentences. Don't initiate a discussion when you're angry.

5. I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine.
Nobody likes demands. If you want your lover to do something and you're not sure he or she will be agreeable, the quickest way to avoid a confrontation is to sweeten the deal.
Compromise is the key word. For example,
"I'll massage you if you watch next Monday's football game with me."
I'm 98% sure she'll take the deal. ;)

6. Two heads are better than one.
When you're in a relationship, it means you've made a merger. Not only in terms of joined assets but also inheriting his or her problems. Rather than looking at his problems as merely his own, tackle them together. For example, if he's gaining weight, rather than pushing him to diet on his own, enroll in an exercise program together.

7. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
I personally think that couples shouldn't spend 247 together. Even when you're married. (Unless you happen to be working in the same company and in the same department laa...) This is important so that at the end of the day when you finally spend some quality time together, you get to discuss about each others' day.
Maintain your own friendships and occasionally have a night out without your significant other is important too. Doing things without your partner not only makes you miss him or her, it also keeps you sane. And, in case the relationship doesn't work out, you'll still have your friends.

8. Sound it out.
In other words: Communicate! Talking out the tough subjects such as money, religion, fidelity, raising kids-will not be the most fun you've had, but it will be valuable. Many relationships fail because couples don't communicate. Keeping feelings, thoughts and anger to yourself will be like keeping a bag of potato and carrying it around with you. Sooner or later, the potatoes are gonna rot, and it's gonna smell. And there's no way you can make a nice potato salad with rotten potatoes ain't it?

9. Laughter is the best medicine.
Learn to laugh at yourself and at silly mistakes. If he throws his red shirt into the washing machine and stained your RM300 white Polo-T during washing, laughing it off is, in the long run, better than getting angry. It's just a RM300 white Polo-T, not the end of the world. Plus, WHY DO YOU NEED TO BUY A RM300 WHITE POLO-T IN THE FIRST PLACE?!? Too much money to spend isit?!? Pfffffft.

10. Keep your eyes on the prize.
Yes, he forgot your co-worker's name for the tenth time, but it probably doesn't mean he doesn't care about you. If you keep your perspective fixed on the goal: To be in a happy, functioning partnership, then you're less likely to get tangled up in every minor annoyance.

11. Quitters never win.
Find a ritual and keep it alive, no matter what. Whether it's always kissing each other good night, holding hands when you're out, renewing wedding vows every year, sleeping in as late as you want once a month or committing to having salad for dinner once a week, pick something that makes you both feel good and stick to it, even when you're tempted to skip.

12. When the tough gets going, the tough get going...to therapy.
Studies show that couples who seek counseling during rocky periods are more successful in resolving their issues than those who don't. Whether its from a religious figure, counselor or mental health professional, getting an expert to help sort out strife is as wise as forgoing self-installation and hiring a plumber to put in a new sink.