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2011-01-23T00:44:00.000+08:00

Shifted.

New blog URL : http://michellelauwc.blogspot.com/

or click HERE

See you there =)

A Happy New Week!

2011-01-07T21:04:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :)

Hahaha I'm still in the mood of new year cause I'm awesome like that.

Finally met up with JeanNie and LeongChin last night! So happy! Didn't get to meet up with the rest but its okay, time will come for us to meet again! :)

Planning to visit JeanNie at Kampar!! :D Shall really make this a reality...weeeha!

JeanNie asked me to update my blog and now I'm so energised and motivated to write something on this space but I don't know what to blog about.....Egypt? Korea? Both are equally awesome so its really difficult to pick!

Nevermind. Today, I shall blog about my new favourite color.

Its....G R E E N!

I fell in love with GREEN on the last day in Korea. To be specific, on the 27th December 2010.

WHY?

Cause... I bought that green color long sleeve top in DongDaeMun (30 BUCKS ONLY DAMN CHEAP COZ ITS LONG SLEEVE AND QUALITY SUPER KAO GOOD) Errr okay back to my main point.. and... I wore it on the last day cause, well, I felt like it :D

and... IT SNOWED OK. IT SNOWEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD.

I mean, I've seen snow on the ground, snow on the mount. BUT, I've never seen FALLING snow before. On the last day in Korea, it finally snowed.

Hence, I've decided that my new favourite/lucky colour will be and shall be GREEN.

Okay I shall blog about my Korea trip since I've already mentioned it above. Haha!

So...... On the first day. We landed at Incheon Airport. Stayed one night in Seoul :)

SMELLLLLL THE KOREAN AIR BAYBEHH :P

Visited the 63 Building, which is the tallest building in Korea (Was told by the tour guide)

Kissed my new found boyfriend which I dumped a few minutes later cause he refused to move. True story.

Made a glass/mug/cup out of ice.

They gave us a rectangular ice block, and we're supposed to make those like...errr.. A&W Mugs!

make 3 sides round-ish, and another side would be the handle!

Making the handle is tough cause if you exert too much force, it would then break off and you'd have no choice but to make a mug with no handle. (Refer to the person in the middle - cause she broke the handle :P)

Upon completion, you'll be asked to bring your handmade ice mug to the front and the person in charge will fill up the mug with orange juice! then you can drink from it! like what we did :)

It was a fun experience but, not my thing, really.

Then we went to Myeong Dong for some SHOPPING :D

Day 2 - Jeju Island (!!!)

We went to watch the Nanta Show :)

NANTA' is a non-verbal performance of free rhythmical movements that dramatize customary Korean percussions in a strikingly comedic stage show. Integrating unique Korean traditional drumbeats in a western performance style, NANTA storms into a huge kitchen where four capricious cooks are preparing a wedding banquet. While cooking, they turn all kinds of kitchen items - pots, pans, dishes, knives, chopping boards, water bottles, brooms and even each other- into percussion instruments.

(source)

oh btw do you like my boots?

I LOVE THEM.

Rachel got called on stage to try the SOUP they made! and eventually she got "married" to the guy standing beside her :P

Evie and myself had such a hard time trying to not laugh so much. LOLOLOL SUPER FUNNY LAH SERIOUSLY....

The next day, we went to the Korean Culture Experience Centre, where we learned how to make Kimchi and had a chance to wear the Hanbok :)

SELF TIMER FTW! :D

Kimchi om nom nom nom

..... To be continued :)

Hello there, Twenty Eleven :)

2011-01-02T16:41:00.000+08:00

Its 2011 already. In fact, its already the 2nd day of 2011.

Just to do a small recap of 2010, it was a rather good year for me :)

I spent 4-5 months in Perth studying, and then continued my studies in Miri, Sarawak.

Last month was a realllllly awesome month!
Went to Singapore to visit Ling, went to Egypt with my family and went to Korea with Rachel and Evelyn.
Egypt was mind blowing, its simply magnificent..really. I had so much fun and made many new friends during the trip =)

Korea was...where our dreams came true. Three of us went on our first holiday together, on our own. We saw falling snow, for the first time. We went skiing, late night shopping, spent Christmas away from home, in a foreign land.

2010 wasn't the best year of my life, but in 2011, I'll make it a year worth remembering :)

Cheers to the new year and God bless everyone!

New Addiction

2010-12-07T00:07:00.000+08:00

Have I mentioned.... that I've recently developed a new love towards this thing called headband? They are so awesome and makes it so easy to be a girly-girl on lazy days. :P

I got myself a headband from FashionValet (brand: Alainn) recently and brought it with me to Singapore. Wanted the one in beige but unfortunately it was already sold out by the time I wanted to purchase it :( (So be sure to get yours the moment you set your eyes on any of them! They run out pretty fast so gotta act quick to secure your fav piece!! :D)

Gonna get myself a second one soon-ish.

I got the Olive one! :D

Spot it! ♥

Wore it again the next day, and it matched my maxi dress!

And oh that's some expensive popcorn from Garrett Popcorn, Singapore.

I loved the packaging! So cute!

The people at FV were so friendly and I love love love love loveeee their packaging. (Yes I'm a sucker for nice packaging. I'm a girl,okay)

Too bad I didn't take a picture of the packaging arghhh

Anyways, Thank you FV for the awesome customer service + product + packaging + everything else :P

Hmmmm which headband should I get next?
The red one.

Eh no, I think I'll get the navy blue one...

but the purple one looks nice toooo.....

What about the maroon one?! :D

*continue day-dreaming.............

and maybe one day my prince charming will get me all the headbands and I won't have to worry about the hole in my purse anymore! *giggles

The day is here!

2010-11-27T07:36:00.002+08:00

Goooood morning lovely people! :)

Heading home today!! Wheeeee

Done with finals, done with everything I need to do here in Sarawak.

Glorious Klang, I'll be back in a couple of hours! Reserve those bahkutteh for ME! :D

Random Snapshots

2010-11-14T21:36:00.001+08:00

♥ my awesome cousins

♥ myself :P

Hmmm time for a hair cut/trim. Been so longgg.

Salon visits, anyone?

OHHH! on a super happy note, Congrats to JQ for making it to the top 10 of Mirrors Ambassador Search!! :D :D

Will be going to Korea in December, and spending Christmas there! Best part - the 3CUZ (Myself, Evelyn and Rachel) are finally living our dreams - to travel together on our own!

Feel so grown up now. Haha

Will be going to Korea in December, and spending Christmas there!

Best part - the 3CUZ (Myself, Evelyn and Rachel) are finally living our dreams - to travel together on our own!

Feel so grown up now. Haha

To forgive and forget - Life's hardest lesson, but learning it, slowly but surely.

Life is way too short to make enemies or be mad at people for so long anyway. Stop hatin' start lovin'.

Will be selling away a lot of my clothes after my finals. All of them are either brand new or worn once/twice only. Do check this space after 27th November!

Wardrobe clearance and crazy prices!! :D

I need a new hobby. Buy me a shopping mall, anyone? I'll manage it with all of my heart and soul. LOL.

No, really.

I spend hours just browsing through online boutiques and drool at beautiful pieces.

Makes me happy just like that!

Oh! And I saw a rainbow earlier~ So pretty but too bad I didn't bring my camera back to Sarawak, had to use my phone to capture the pics instead.

Something smart

2010-11-13T21:50:00.000+08:00

Hello dear readers who've not given up on my rather dead blog just yet.

I'm here again, this time, trying to write something to destress from studying.

My finals begins next tuesday, ending on 23rd Nov. I'll be returning home on 27th for a good three months.
Yes I do love holidays but why does it have to be so long? Two weeks to 1 month is good enough already. I hate rotting around doing nothing. Blergh.
Well, at least I'll be attending summer school at Subang.

Yesterday, I have no idea what I was thinking but I wanted to show my friend pictures of the Curtin campus in Perth. So I went to Curtin's website. (The one in Perth)

ok - brb - toilet break :P

ok back.

So... yeah. I was browsing through the website, looking for more pictures of the campus itself. Then, I came across a link that I thought was interesting. and I clicked on it.
It was the greatest discovery of my life.

No, seriously. No joke.
I have no idea why I haven't heard about it before T.T
Such a waste!

This is the website : CLICK

Tell me. How amazing is that. *tears of joy

you have no idea at all, how long I was staring at that page, clicking on each country's name, looking at the list of universities.. and just, drool. Yes, that's it. Just, freaking, droooool like an idiot in front of the computer.

If there's one decision that I regret, it would be the decision whereby I chose to go to Murdoch. *smacks self
I was THIS CLOSE to going to Curtin in Perth, and then probably have the slight chance (that I now no longer have) of going on an exchange semester elsewhere.
Life would have been so different. So, very, ultimately, different.

But I guess everything happens for a reason.

Soooo, yeah. Maybe the reason why I chose Murdoch in the very first place was because I was fated to....
- fall and trip and sprain my ankle on the first week of class in Perth
- hurt my tailbone because of the impact of the awesome and glorious fall
- have an absolutely boring uni life in Murdoch

and then....
- failed to go to Curtin Perth just because of that ONE FREAKING LETTER Murdoch refused to issue....

and then...
- live in the city of the dead, a.k.a Miri
- be 30 mins away from the nearest mall which cost me RM40 just to get a cab to send me there to buy groceries and get back to uni.
- live in an on-campus accommodation whereby I'll receive sms saying "Welcome to Brunei" (coz its damn near Brunei)
- have weird lecturers (No, weird is not the word. Noob sounds more like it)
- and best of all.. I'll be having my graduation in the Uni's gym! zomg how exciting!!! :D :D
yes, the last moment of my life as a student will be photographed, completed with awesome props like dumbbells. I can't wait to graduate. seriously.

Okay I shall stop complaining because all of these is not anyone's fault, but myself.
I'm such a lousy decision maker.

Despite all the complains I make about living in Perth or even Miri.
Its not all that bad. I do have great moments and happy times in both places. I've made new friends from different background in both places..
Its just... human always ask for what they can't get, don't they? and as usual, grass is always greener on the other side. plus, girls love to rant. so, just let me do so.

As for now, I've kinda given up on aspiring to have an awesome-wonderful-kickass-uni-life.
All I want to do now is ace my exams and at least appear to be less stupid. and of course, be happy.

Hmmm now, should I continue studying or sleep.Okay I think I'll go for the latter.

(See what I mean by me being a lousy decision maker?) T.T

Time to go crazy!

2010-10-12T12:33:00.000+08:00

Errr. Not now of course, but during my 3 months holiday!

Lets seeee.. To do list:
- Spa day with JQ Lee
- Bazaar-hopping day! who wanna join!?
- Meet up with Ming
- KOREA!
- Huge party in January for all FICM'ians =)
- Sell away all my unused clothing!
- Plan and start on my big project!

Bwahahaha.. More to add on!
Hoooraayy!

How do you spell the word "good"

2010-10-07T00:07:00.000+08:00

I wish I could be a better person.

Sometimes uncertainties in life make you somewhat blurred about the future, sometimes even something that is staring right at your face makes you spin right round. (Okay I didn't make sense did I) Sigh.

I know hardly anybody reads this space anymore, but this is a personal space of mine for me to jot down my thoughts and scribble nonsense whenever I want to.
There is so much I want to do in my life. So often I let go of all those chances just because I'm afraid of what others would think of me if I fail. Yes, I'm a sore loser. I have not failed any subjects since primary school up till now. I am a very competitive person. I trained myself to either do well, or do extraordinarily good. Failure was not an option. I have extremely high expectations of myself. As long as its not 75% and above, its not good enough to me. That's why I am so very picky when it comes to assignments. Heck, even little things like how to hang my clothes or even how much to arrange my items in an orderly manner, I am sooooooo darn picky. Yes I may sound like a perfectionist, who has a super tidy and neat room, a clean study table free from random items such as cotton buds, left over bread and what not. But I'm not. My life and my thoughts, they are all over the place. Just like my room. It totally reflects on my life.
So messy. So, so messy.

Some people said I'm a confident person. I do my work with all my heart. I don't care what others think about me.
Truth is, every single day before I leave my room, no matter where am I heading to, I'll at least try on 3 different shirts/skirts/pants/dresses. Just to look good. Just so I can actually FEEL good and be slightly more confident. How people think of me, matters SO SO SO MUCH to me. I cannot bare knowing someone dislike me or even think that I am not a nice person to hang out with. I know nobody is perfect in this world, but argh. (Gawd I don't even know what am I typing anymore)

I have everything I want in life. Awesome family members, caring friends, parents who are willing to sacrifice and pay so much for my education. I don't have any life-threatening diseases, nor do I live in an unbearable condition.

Today, I also received my first Fail in my life. No, I didn't fail any exams whatsoever.
It was my assignment. I scored 48/100 for my Management assignment.
Reason: Lecturer mentioned instruction ABC, another tutor mentioned instruction XYZ.
So, since the lecturer is like the leader for the subject, I followed his instruction. But, because I followed instruction ABC, I was penalized for "NOT FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTION"--Quote the tutor with instruction XYZ

Yes, its very near the passing line. Yes, some of you may think "aiyah this girl nothing better to do, like that also wanna complain"

The thing here is, many people told me to complain to the lecturer about it. I didn't.
Num 1: Lecturer and tutors = 1 team of colleagues. I'm sure the lecturer will have something good to say about the tutor anyway
Num 2: I realized that things happen for a reason. In the future, there will be conflicts of instructions from various decision makers. It may be the two marks that I've lost that made me so upset. But these 2 marks, are the best marks that I've lost.

You may not understand what is the big deal. but it's okay.

Today, I became wiser.

An urge to scribble

2010-10-03T21:29:00.000+08:00

I know I've said this gazillion times, but there is really nothing exciting in my life to blog about :(

I've been shopping so much recently (grocery shopping that is)

I feel like we're such monsters, referring to my housemates and myself.

4 of us finishes a tray of eggs in less than a week. o.0

At the rate we're eating, I'm gonna turn into a big fat lazy bimbo one day. real soon. *gasp

The only thing that I'm excited about is the HOLIDAYYYYS.

I know that when the holidays finally arrive, I'll be complaining about being bored and having the urge to do assignments. Gosh why am I so difficult?!

So lets seeeee, 43 more days to finals and 77 more days till I breathe in Korean air. Hahahaha. I sound so dumb. Lalaladida..

I saw a rainbow the other day :) Totally made my day! Wheeee

(okay if you haven't realise, this post is full of nothing but pure bullshit just cause I'm so bored and tired of reading powderful enggrish)

I wanna swim and go to the gym. AND SAUNA TOO!!! :'(

Dear Celcom Broadband, please speed up :( Pretttyyy pleaseeeeeeeeee

Dear Laptop, please do not fail on me anytime soon (Ooops daddie says not to use the word "not"). Let me rephrase, Dear Laptop, please be fine until I finish this semester (at least)

Dear University, please organize more fun-filled events and not some stupid quiz day =.="

Dear Ng Kai Ling, please come back at the end of the year before I die of boredom. Please and thank you :D

Bye bye

Happy Belated Mid-Autumn Festival

2010-09-24T19:50:00.000+08:00

Errr, sometimes I get all hyped up like that ;)

Doodle Doooo

2010-09-18T21:47:00.000+08:00

I miss my Barney cupcakes :(

On a happier note, Korea trip in 92 days! :D

Mooncake festival coming soon! :D

More updates soon..

Ola! I'm still alive!

2010-09-16T23:57:00.000+08:00

Its been so long since I last posted anything in this space (not like anyone cares, but oh well)

Hmmm where should I start?

After my 20th birthday celebration in July, I went to Perth for a couple of days to pack my stuff, and also to meet up with the ladies back in Perth :)

We had really awesome food while I was there.. Too many to mention, let pictures speak for me!

Chee Yin made this for me as my birthday present! :)

So prettttyyyyyy!! Thank you again CheeYin! <3 <3

Skye and myself getting excited because there were balloons!

I cooked Bah Kut Teh on my last night there :(

Jenny who's supposed to be my housemate

Nice to meet you Jenny! :)

Skye. CheeYin. YiLing. Me

@ Little Caesars (awesome pizzas)

Pizza 1

Pizza 2

Dessert Pizza

MUD HONEY PIZZA!

Super nice lah, but after eating one piece, it will be too sweeeeet for you to take another.. haha

Noms..

This is what I call, sinful indulgence ;)

Nomsss. See the choc dripping!!!!

The next day, St. Churros =)

Very nice also!! I miss it alreadyyyy Boohoo

Syok-sendiri while Skye and Yi Ling try on their clothes :)

@ Fremantle

Little Creatures!

Heart this picca ;)

Nachos!

Roasted Pork with Potato and some apple thinggy on the right hand side, I love it!

They helped with packing :)

Below is an advertisement for the vacuum packing bag :P

We had loads of Nougats

And had this candid photo taken by Skye :)

Thank you all for the pleasant holiday in Perth :)

Scary thoughts

2010-08-23T13:28:00.000+08:00

To me, the fastest thing on earth is not the speed of light, nor the speed of bullet train, or whatever fast moving objects out there.

To me, the fastest thing is nothing else but TIME.

Seriously, it's passing by way too fast.

The thought of "What my future is gonna be like?" , scare the crap outta me.

Its scary. Very scary.

It feels like yesterday I was still in high school, bandaging the students' wounds. Giving speeches and organizing camps, activities etc.

When I was in high school, after school, I'll either stay back in school having meeting with the committee, or staying at Red Crescent HeadQuarters planning and organizing events.

Life was hectic back then, but it was rather enjoyable. It was great. Nothing but total bliss.

Juggling between school, tuition, home, and Red Crescent.

2007, I left high school.

Went to Taylor's, Foundation in Communication July 2008 intake.

Where I met awesome friends. =)

I still had my confidence back then. I had the guts to volunteer myself to be the project manager in the first day of class. I knew it was gonna be tough, but I still did it anyway.

I had help from Amirul, Serene, Izzuddin, JQ, Aaron, Joanne, Christine, Imran.. and so many more people. We had sleepovers, late night talks, supper at 3am in the morning..

It was so much fun.

I wished I could stay on in Foundation programme forever.

Now, 2010. In Curtin. Yes I'm happy here.

I hate to admit this, but I'm no longer who I used to be.

My confidence is at level zero, or probably negative.

My self-esteem has gone down the drain.

Yes I still behave the same way when I'm around people I've known for a long time. But when it comes to meeting new people, I suck. Totally horrible at it.

I wonder what has happened. What was so powerful to pull me down this way.

Time for self discovery.

Characters

2010-08-17T13:06:00.001+08:00

时间过得好快，快得有点吓人。

不知不觉地，一个月又过了。

好久没写华文字了，感觉有点生疏。

好想继续学习中文。

Gosh it took me so long to type the short sentences above. :S

Need more practice

2 is better than 1

2010-08-02T19:31:00.000+08:00

Had an advance 20th birthday celebration at home :)

Fun-filled with cute cupcakes!

Warning : Heaps of pictures ahead!! :D

Steamboat! Nomsss

FICM'ians

Happy Birthday Girl

The Klang Gang

Tsk tsk tsk, Rachel.....

Santa Claus! Ho Ho Ho

Aaron Amirul Serene

Snacks!!

Card from FICM'ians

MY CUPCAKES!!!!

Wheeeee~~~ :D

Cuteness to the max or what?! :D

Marine themed, with Barney, Baby Bop and B.J.

I iz happieee

The 3CUZ

3CUZ + Andrea

Ah Yeeee~~ :)

FICM'ians

*which cake to cut*

Cousins, Brother and future cousin-in-law :P

Klang Gang + JianHui from Singapore on the far left :)

WooHooo Andalas-ians

Brother and Soo Ling

Everyone loved the cupcakes :)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Group shot

Encik Wayne with lil' nemo :)

Edwin with Evie's starfish :P

Kiran

Klangians

*melts* So adorable :D

Camwhore #1

Camwhore #2

FAV SHOT! :D

Lulu Nand & Bob

Evie and Ed

Sze Meng and Evie

My beloved Exco 2006 :)

THANK YOU to everyone who came and thanks for all the gifts and wishes!

- Wey Chin -

Ohh Look, Brand New Chapter.

2010-08-01T18:51:00.000+08:00

Wanted to transfer from Murdoch to Curtin in Perth.
Murdoch refused to issue Release Letter, Curtin Perth can't take me in without that letter.
So it is Goodbye Perth and Hello Sarawak.
Here I am, in Curtin Sarawak. In my lakeside apartment while typing this blog entry.

Updates soon! :)

No "Jodoh"?

2010-07-27T23:19:00.000+08:00

Just when I thought everything was fine, they decided to prove me wrong. :(

Its just so, demotivating.

The past 5 months in Murdoch was nothing but blergh-ness. and now even when I want to switch uni, so much of crap have to come in between.

I was so ready to go back to Perth to start all over again. To build up a new circle of friends, to be who I used to be, to be happy, finally.

Now I have to appeal for my release letter from Murdoch. If I don't get the release letter, I can't go to Curtin.

If Murdoch refuse to give me the release letter, I will rather just come back to Malaysia and study here. There is NO WAY that I'm going to continue studying in Murdoch. I am not putting myself into that situation anymore.

I want to be happy, that's all.

Really like tak ada jodoh with Australia.

This sucks. big time. Blerhhhh

This is it

2010-07-13T13:32:00.000+08:00

Finally, everything is okay. (Well, almost)

2 more weeks left in Malaysia and I'll be back in Perth, freezing and hiding under my super comfy comforter.

Was in Penang from Friday to Sunday and I had loads of good glorious yummy awesome finger lickin good FOOOOOD!
All I did was eat eat eat eat sleep eat eat eat sleep eat eat eat . Ok you get it.
Miss my beloved "Har Mee" and Apom by the roadside!

Okay time for brunch!
(cannot believe I'm eating Maggi Mee in Malaysia) =.=

Hello, Blog

2010-06-29T14:30:00.000+08:00

This is already my 3rd week back in Klang.

Still the same ol' klang, but so many people have changed. Some for the better, some otherwise.

I didn't believe my friends when they said XX has changed, or even YY has changed.
But now that I'm back. They really did change.

It disgust me to see their stuck up attitude, and some, have different faces when they meet different people.

Anyhow, I shall let go of the bad and focus on the good parts :)

Had so much of food I think I gained some weight too! (Which is good in a way)

Been hanging out with Evie and Rach a lot, especially last week. Got to see them almost everyday!
Manicure, pasar malam, shopping, BBQ... :D
Total bliss!

Amirul and Aaron came all the way to Klang to see me! So sweet of them! We went to Aeon, had McD ice cream and fries, then went for Karaoke!! It was so fun but sadly I had to leave early. Nevermind, there shall be one more time! ;)

Met Pui Yee tooooo~~~ So glad to have her all to ourselves!

Okay, some pictures to entertain this almost-dead blog!

Shopping day out with the cousins!

Evie tried on this pair of funky pants at Topshop

HAHAHA

Crazy girl

BBQ! (This pic was taken when we were still, sane)

Well maybe not :P

Rach and myself

WHEEEHOOOOO!! Marshmellows in the world UNITE!

Then....Rachel decided to have a marshmellow war and start slapping marshmellow at me and Pui Yee.

(This happened when Evie was IN the house watching the boring World Cup)

Trying to take out the marshmellow from my skin URGH xD

Then we were like "How can Evie escape from all this?!"

So we BBQ-ed more marshmellows to do the same to Evie!!

End result!

HoHoHo

We're happy people!!

Mad at myself

2010-06-25T23:56:00.000+08:00

Results are out

It's so crappy.

I'm sad. I'm angry with myself.

Why? Why?

I studied. I really did.

This is bad.

:(

Finally :)

2010-06-11T22:27:00.000+08:00

Finally I can say this : FINALS ARE OVER!! :D

I am soooooo happy.

Yesterday, I finally moved to my new place :D

Hoorayyy! No more loud music and silly people partying as if there's no class the next day.

Hooorayyy!! No more stupid administration by the Murdoch University Village! (Will blog about this in a couple of weeks)

Hoooooraaaaayyy!! I'M GOING HOME!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Anddddd... I had a mini birthday celebration yesterday morning. I think its by far the earliest birthday celebration in this 20 years o.0
But thank you for the rocky road chocolate! :D
Sweetest sin! :P

I'll be back in Malaysia soon, which means, more pictures!

Stay tuned :D

Updated! :)

2010-06-09T14:57:00.000+08:00

Updated!

CLICK!

Do check it out!

2010-06-07T23:13:00.000+08:00

Had a bad day?

Wanna see pretty photos?

CLICK ME!!

Trust me, its awesome!! :D

Second Hand Books for SALE~

2010-06-07T23:05:00.002+08:00

Hello...Sold some of my 2nd hand books some time ago..

now I have another two more to sell away :)

~~1) Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert~~

SOLD

- Very good condition

- Edges are still sharp

- Not folded during reading process

~~Now RM20~~

SOLD

~~2) Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom~~

SOLD

- Hardcover Version

- Still in very good condition

- Pages are not folded during the reading process

- Edges are still sharp

this has always been like this, the pages are designed in a way that it looks like an old book :)

Now RM 35

SOLD

To purchase or if you have any questions, drop me an email at michellelauwc@gmail.com

ITEMS FOR SALE!

2010-06-05T21:37:00.000+08:00

:)

Hello all :)

I'm selling some of my stuff that I purchased in Australia..

Please feel free to visit www.otter-brown.blogspot.com and have a look!
Please spread the word!

Thank you loves!

Shop With No Guilt!

2010-06-04T23:07:00.000+08:00

Well you know, girls and shopping, it will never ever end. xD

I've been shopping like mad!

Well, screen-shopping that is. Just browse through the items, look at them, think about how good it is blah blah blah, then when you're tempted to buy, just find flaws in it. Then you won't buy already :D

Smart horh? I know. Thanks

Some of the items that I've been staring at:

This dress :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: My backside doesn't print money

No. 2: Can't think of any occasion to wear it to

No. 3: Don't have such a body to pull it off

No. 4: Not tall enough

And this type of baby doll dress :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: Same as the 1st reason mentioned above
No. 2: Trying to save money

This dress too! :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: My backside doesn't print money

No. 2: Can't think of any occasion to wear it to

No. 3: Don't have such a body to pull it off

There's like loads of them lah, but can't possibly remember where I saw them and it would take me ages to list them all down :)

On a super happy note, I'll be sitting for my last and final paper next Friday, then I'll be home on Sunday!

I know I've said this gazillion times, but HOME SWEET HOME HERE I COME!

I

2010-05-30T15:10:00.000+08:00

(Note: this post was drafted on 21st May)

Today is the last day of my first semester.

Well I'm not exceptionally happy nor sad.

I am happy, but not super happy until I feel like I can fly. Geddit?

I'm feeling rather.. Weird.

No not PMS.

I feel, happy+sad+grateful+many other feelings.

All mixed up like rojak. =S

Why? Why do I feel this way?

I hate to feel bored. I don't like it at all.

It makes me feel rather empty.

Sigh, I really miss year 2005 and 2006. The highlight of my life :)

So what if I was only 15 or 16?

I was surrounded with awesome bunch of friends, who're still super crazy today :P

Sigh how I miss organizing events, gatherings.. I miss being around many many people, rather than facing the four walls in my room

Le sigh

Apple!

2010-05-19T21:57:00.000+08:00

I made Apple Crumble!!! :)

Its really easy and it tasted good too!

I wanted to take photos, like step by step, but totally forgot about it :(

So here you go, just pictures of the final product.

Ingredients:
Flour
4-5 Medium sized granny smith
Caster sugar
Water
Butter

So...What you do is.. you peel and core the apples :)
Chop them into like bite chunks
(Soak them in salt water while chopping the other apples so that it won't turn into some ugly-looking color.)
After chopping all the apples
Prepare a pan, fill the pan with some water and some sugar, then add in the apples.
Cook them over low heat, until the apples are slightly soft (beware not to make it TOO soft though)
Then, get a bowl, put flour, caster sugar, and chilled butter into it.
Use your fingers, mix them up, until they become like crumbles :)

After the apples are soft, get a baking case.
Place the apples in it.
Sprinkle some cinnamon
Then continue scooping the apples into the case.
At the top, place the crumble mixture over the apples, and sprinkle some cinnamon (Just a little will do)

Then put it into a preheated oven, about 180 degrees

Bake for about 20-30 mins, serve while its hot with some vanilla ice cream!!

And here you go! :)

Apple Crumble - Served hot , with a serving of Vanilla Ice Cream

2010-05-11T21:14:00.000+08:00

Miss Joanne Choo a.k.a the Sui Za Bo ask me update my blog.

Haha. Its so super dead.

Not my fault! I have nothing to write because there's nothing interesting going on at the moment.

Hmmmm. So, I will be back in 32 days (WHOOHOO)

And I have a list of things to do/places to go/food to eat/people to meet:
- Home Sweet Home :D
- Bah Kut Teh (many many many many many times)
- Murni @ SS2
- Boston
- Mamak nights!
- BBQ + Sleepover session with the cousins and Ah Yee :D
- Moviessss!!! (I think I can't remember how a cinema look like anymore)
- Jalan Jalan Cari Makan !
- Food
- Food
- and more cheap and yummy food please
- Food
- and one last thing...FOOD =)

Oh, Miss Joanne Low has offered to drive me around. Ho Ho Ho!

A presentation tomorrow, 9 summaries to hand in next week, 4 papers, then it will be HELLOOOO HOME! :)

Beyond Grateful

2010-05-02T22:55:00.000+08:00

I just thought that I'd take some time off from doing my assignments, to write some stuff on this half-dead blog which is collecting dust.

The past one week has been the most...tiring week ever. My mind didn't seem to be resting.
I take sooooo super long to fall asleep at night because I kept thinking about things.
I was in a serious dilemma, and I didn't know what to decide on. Because, obviously, either way, there's always pros and cons.
The decision was in my hands, I had to make the right decision.
The decision is now made, and I just wish for the very best.

Having said that, I'm extremely happy and glad that I have such a wonderful and supporting family. Words itself is simply not enough for me to express how touched I am.
I've been shedding tears of guilt, tears of joy and.. I don't know how to say this, but I guess its just really awesome to know that you have people backing you up, even though you're in a different country. My dad and I are very close and we talk about many many many things together. I love talking to my dad, especially during road trips where my mom and brother will be snoring away in the car. I guess its just a father-daughter thing. :)
I have a very different relationship with both my parents. with my mom, I'll talk about all the girly-stuff, go do our hair together, go for facial treatments together, and of course clothes shopping :D Whereas with my dad, its more of, talking about more serious matters and also a bunch of lame jokes. (We can be really lame) =p
In short, I love them both to bits!!! I love you mommy and daddyy!!
(if I continue typing this I will start tearing again)

Uncle Tong and his family are really friendly people. They treat me just like part of them and give me their advices and opinions. Don't know how to thank them other than saying "thank you", but I surely will show my appreciation.
Uncle Tong was telling me, life is all about decision-making. and there's more to come.
As scary as it sounds, I guess I'm now more prepared to face the future and its upcoming challenges.

On a super happy note, I'll be back in 41days.

As for now, back to my essay writing.

Till then, wishing all of you the very best in everything you do =)

2010-04-22T00:39:00.000+08:00

I am happy :)

I am. Really!

I just finished my essay, like 100% finished it. Done with editing, done with cover page and all as well. I'm so happy. (Though I hope I get good grades for it, or else I will be rather sad)

I realized that I can be happy very easily. Just give me a cup of hot choc with marshmallow and I'll be smiling like a big kiddo :)

I know I complain a lot, like, really a lot. About everything I could possibly complain about.
Truth is, I am a girl, and we are whiny like that. (Or at least I am)

I love making people happy, seeing people happy. That's one of the reasons why I love to plan surprises and getting presents for people on special occasions or even leave them a simple and sweet message. Because I know for a fact that I can't possibly be there for every. single. one. of my friends when they are sad/feeling down.
I want them to know that I appreciate their presence in my life.

On a totally random note, I've been thinking a lot for the past few weeks.
I kept wondering, where is my life leading me to, or rather, where am I leading myself to?
What am I going to be when I graduate?
Will I be a successful person? When I say successful, I don't simply mean being able to have 3 meals a day. I want to make an impact. (I know some of you are thinking, this girl is having bimbotic thoughts)
Think whatever you want, because this is just simply how I feel.

I want to be able to bring my parents to travel.
I want to be able to help my parents to pay for my younger brother's college fees.
I want to be able to do so many things..So so so so so many..
Question is, HOW will I be able to do it? and will I be able to achieve what I want to accomplish?

I admit, I'm not particularly smart, which explains why I didn't get a scholarship.
I'm not stupid either, because if I am, I won't be sitting here and typing this post.
But its okay, I am happy with my level of intelligence. I know when to be serious, and when to have fun.
I know the right studying method that works for me. I know that I will be better, the more I practice.

I know that I am truly blessed, to be able to study without having to worry about anything much other than my studies.

I love my life and I'm happy with it :)

Hmmmmmmm

2010-04-21T22:35:00.000+08:00

Harlow Mellow Mashi Maro! (Don't give me that =.= look people, I have the rights to be cute)
hahahahahah...I'm so lame.

So anyways, I haven't been checking my weight for the past 2 months, because I refuse to buy a weighing scale (I am cheapskate like that OK)
So one day, Chee Yin and myself went to The Reject Shop, and I was like "OOH LOOK WEIGHING SCALE!"

*takes out weighing scale from the shelf, put on the floor, removed shoes and stepped on it*
(Yeah I am shameless like that!) (WHAT?! Check weight have to remove shoes wan what...so that its more accurate)

And...I found out that I'm like 2kgs lighter than I was back in Malaysia.
Then I was like, "Aiyah bluff people wan la, I'm sure I'm heavier than this"

*puts back weighing scale on the shelf and walks away*

Few days later, I went to the Chiro clinic for adjustment, and the chiro went out from the room to get some stuff. I was looking around the room and TA-DAH i saw a weighing scale!!!
So quickly, I checked my weight. And....it's the same as when I checked in the shop a few days back.

Since then, I kept on thinking, why why why.

(DADDY AND MOMMY, NOOOOO I DIDN'T DIET)

In fact, I eat so much more compared to the food I eat in Malaysia.
I eat at least 3 meals a day, and the portion is huge.

I had fried rice for dinner earlier, and I got hungry again. I just had another 2 pieces of Hash Brown. =S

What is wrong?

Its either the weighing scale back at home is not functioning properly, or my eyesight is THAT bad, or the gravity here is different than in Malaysia.
Hahahah I'm talking so much nonsense!

Sorry lah no photos coz I didn't go anywhere other than uni and grocery shopping. I'm sure you're not interested to know what I buy from supermarkets right.

I have an essay which is due on Friday and its like 30%!! Its a Psychology essay.
and.... I FINISHED IT ALREADY!
I am so proud of myself ok!!

lalalalalala....

I had a mid-term test for Marketing earlier today and it was.....just OK.

I have an essay about New Media theorist to write, which is due in 2 weeks, and I haven't started yet. *guilty
Oh I'll be writing about Lawrence Lessig and his theories and concepts and yadi yada..

Gonna start on Friday! (Why not tomorrow you may ask, its simply because I want to have a break before I start the heavy loads of reading)
=D

ANDDDDD LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M GOING BACK IN 52 DAYS! :D

2010-04-21T17:56:00.001+08:00

Blog tonight after dinner ok!

Stay tuned! :D

Countdown

2010-04-15T20:40:00.000+08:00

58 more days and I will be back! :D

Just the thought of it makes me damn excited!!!

When I was in Malaysia, I complain every. single. day about everything I could.
From traffic jam, to the hot weather, to the stupid drivers, to the rude people, aiyah everything la!

Complain non stop.

And I kept telling myself, I can't wait to get out of this country.

Yeahhhh. Right..

Hahaha..

I never thought I'd miss Malaysia so much! No, let me rephrase, I never thought I'd even miss Malaysia.

I truly miss Malaysia and everyone back home so so much!

I miss the dirty mamak stall that serves yummeh and cheap food.
I miss the "lah"
I miss the random drive-around-not-knowing-where-to-go times

I am too lazy to write them all out okay. xD

Many people ask me : "You're in Aus now, total freedom, so nice right??"
Errr, yeah freedom yes.
But, I feel that I am more "kuai" (good girl) here, despite all the freedom that I have, not to say I don't have freedom back at home also.

All I do in Perth is...Go to uni, come back, online and talk about nonsense n gossips with friends and family, eat, shower, sleep.
Occasionally, grocery shopping.
Weekends, laundry.
Assignments. Assignments.
Library.

At home, I will go here go there go here go there, until I myself get sick of going out.
Haha.

I miss those days =p

58 MORE DAYS WHOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!

As the number gets smaller, I get more and more motivated to finish up my assignments and whatnot, so that I can go back faster! =D

Talking about being responsible

2010-04-12T20:53:00.000+08:00

Good evening everyone, today, I'm going to talk about my group mate. (Haha like story telling competition)

So.. Where do I start?
Ok. There's this group assignment. Its worth 30%. THIRTY PERCENT OKAY.
4 of us in a group.
So there's Me, Girl A, Guy X and Guy Y.

The assignment is divided into two parts. 20% for presentation and 10% for one-page summary.

We had a total of 4meetings. Girl A only attended ONCE.
Okay fine. nevermind.

We had our final meeting last Thursday which was at 1230noon. She EMAILED us at 12, saying she can't make it. Fine, nevermind. I told her, as long as she do her part and email it to me by that same night, its fine. (Cause I still have enough time to compile and edit everything)

Thursday night - Yes she emailed me! But nothing in relation to her part.
Friday - Whole day: No news
Saturday - Whole day: No news. Email her again, no reply.
Sunday - Morning: SMS her, no reply. Afternoon: CALL her, didn't answer
SUNDAY NIGHT (note: our presentation is on Monday, which is, the next day)
She emailed and said : Sorry I didn't have enough time to find more info. Will try searching for more info.

What.in.the.world?!
Didn't have enough time? Then why don't you start earlier?!?!
And since you're doing law, next time when you go to court, tell the judge and your client that you don't have enough time to prepare your case ok? (That is IF you manage to graduate)

So, fine. Nevermind. Me and Guy X searched for info on her behalf and completed it for her. (Well I didn't tell her that her part is done, because I want her to have some sense of responsibility and do her part)

On Monday morning (this morning), she emailed me and said that she think she will pull out from the group.

again, WHAT.IN.THE.WORLD?!?!

So, I went and talk to the tutor, and explained to him about what happened.
Then I emailed her and said : Oh I already spoke to the tutor about it, its now completely up to you whether you wanna come or not. You just have to come and read your part. So are you coming?

You know what she replied?!?!

She said : GREAT! I'M NOT COMING THEN.

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I was literally like this >>>>> o.0

I mean, really. Did she say "GREAT!" coz she don't have to come?

I was speechless. It was quite funny to a certain extent, that she's not taking this seriously. Considering its worth 30%.

And yeah, so we did badly for our presentation cause it was too short and a group member is missing, coz u know, SOMEONE wasn't there. We got a 12/20 for our presentation.
Not sure about the summary yet, coz the tutor have to mark it first.

There goes my 8%.

There goes my HD.

All because of you, you irresponsible person.

Urgh.

ps: ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS TO READ THE SLIDES. THATS ALL. Cause the slides and summary are all completed and done. (She didn't even bother to ask)

Lets See

2010-04-11T20:47:00.000+08:00

WEY CHIN!!! Why haven't you been blogging??

Well, becauseeee....

Next Monday, an essay worth 40% to hand in
Next Wednesday, a mid-term test worth 30%
Next Friday, another essay worth 30% to hand in

And tomorrow, presentation worth 30%

ZOMG

After next week, I will be more nerdy and not to mention, geeky.

o.0

Fish N' Chips, The Freo Way

2010-04-02T23:04:00.000+08:00

Howdy!

I've been in Perth for about 2 months plus now, and although I've been to Fremantle twice, I didn't have the chance to taste the "oh-so-famous" Fish and Chips.

Wanted to go to Garden City but it's closed due to Good Friday.

So in the end decided to go to Freo via ferry with YonSern, since the both of us have absolutely nothing to do anyway.

This is my 2nd time going to Freo via ferry. The 1st time was with my family when they came down with me. I was sleeping throughout xD

This time, I stayed awake and was busy snapping photos of anything and everything.

The breeze was uber nice! :D

Spotted some boats too :)

Yours truly

YonSern

PLEASE BE SAFE

AND HELP CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

If you climb or sit on the railing you may fall in.

The propellers will chop you up. The wildlife may eat you and get sick.

Look so fun! I wanna do that too!!

We went to Kaili's for Fisn N' Chips. The queue was super long, but we decided to go with it anyway, since everyone said its damn good. Well, for me, it wasn't anything heavenly, it was really just FISH and CHIPS.

That's about it. Hmmm, the fish was fresh tho! :)

the famous fish n' chips

I was taking ages to finish my food! :p

I can't remember what was I talking about haha I look so excited!

After walking around in Freo, we went to Cottesloe Beach.

I remember seeing pictures of sculptures when Yi Ling went there the other time. So i was searching and scouting around for sculptures but I couldn't find any. I went back and asked Yi Ling about it, she said its for a limited time only! So..yeah.. =S

But it was all good, the sand was really fine and the water was so cold!

Had a scoop of Gelato before we headed back home. :)

I finally went exploring in Perth! After twooooo months!! :D

Recent Updates

2010-03-28T21:29:00.001+08:00

Hellowwww!! :)

I'm officially working in Aussie!

(Yes I know I've only been here for two months, but why not if I can earn extra $$ during the weekends? Not like I have things to do anyway. I just rot during weekends xD )

Where am I working at? I'm working at Dome! :D

I get to smell superbly nice coffee everyday!

And I've gotta admit, after only 2 days of working, I'm more daring to speak more now! (I'm so glad!)

Coz before this I was abit shy of speaking coz people here and their accent =S

Other than that, I went to a Flea Market this morning with Yi Ling and Chee Yin and bought 3 knitted jumpers/tops

(Daddy, please don't have a heart attack just yet. Read on) :D

1st piece: A superbly good quality knitted cardigan like jumper from Rivers!

Guess how much I paid!?

GUESS GUESS GUESS!!!

Close up shot of the cardigan :)

2nd piece: Also a knitted top! I love it alot coz the lower part of the top is super stretchable! :D

GUESS HOW MUCH I PAID!

Close up :)

3rd piece: Another knitted top :)

I can mix and match with this top~ Yay-ness!

GUESS HOW MUCH I PAID!!

Close up! :D

Answers:

1st piece : 1 dollar

2nd piece : 2 dollars

3rd piece : 1 dollar

Total : 4 dollars

After conversion : RM12!!

Am I awesome or what?!?

I loveeeeee the flea markets here! Its so super cheap!! :D

(The reason why they are all knitted tops is because the weather is turning cold now)

Oh before I sign off, I cooked these for dinner :)

Dish 1 : Teriyaki Lemon Fish Fillet with Chopped Garlic

(its not oil, its butter) so it smells nicer! :D

Dish 2: Curry Chicken with Potato Boiled till Super Soft :D

Thats all for now!

Cheers

Michelle

Rumahku

2010-03-26T17:43:00.000+08:00

Say hello to the new neighborhood :)

My future bed

Future hugeass wardrobe with a mirror :)

Future shelf and table and chair

Shower

HUGE toilet with many mirrors! Hohoho

The kitchen!! Can main masak-masak

The living room / common area :)

Daddy! I know you're reading my blog haha.

So this is the new place :)

There's a total of 5 rooms and 2 toilets but I didnt take much photos today, will take more pics when we move in! :D

I am awesome

2010-03-23T19:55:00.000+08:00

Ignore the title please. I am THAT lame because I'm bored. xD

So, yeah look at my fringe!!

I need to cut my hairrrr.. I need to go to the salon! MOMMYYYY!!! hahaha

81 days till I get home. I can't wait! xoxo

Oh I got a job! :D

Tiring but FUN!

Powerpuff girls

2010-03-20T22:51:00.000+08:00

Nope, the title has nothing to do with this blog post at all.

So...What have I been doing lately?
Assignments + Readings + House hunting + Eating Malaysian food

I haven't been blogging much because I've got nothing much to blog about, and I've got no photos to show you as well.

I had one week of holiday last week and all I did was stay in my room and do nothing. Just rot.
Yeah I know I'm lifeless. But hey, its Perth! I'll be going to the beach some time soon I hopeee, before it gets too cold

I bought loadsssss of food today I think they're enough to last me for a century =S

Okay this post is full of random crap. For those of you who read this, I'm sorry for wasting 2 minutes of your life. xD

ps: I couldn't care less.

Your 21st :)

2010-03-07T21:44:00.003+08:00

Evie . Rach . Chin

We grew up together.

We played with paint and messed up the whole place.

We took care of April and played with her.

We stayed up all night to talk, and sometimes all we talk is really nonsense. (Eg : hotdog theory)

We used to dance around and jump on your bed like mad people.

We used to think we had our own "concert" LOL

We played with water until the tank ran out of water. Then got lectured by your dad xD

We used to laugh at lame guys who wanted to get you but they were soooo damn lame

We've seen each other in our worst and best times.

When we were young, we looked like dorks. ~~(at least I do)~~

We had Pictionary sessions :) Rach was having her super short green highlighted hair :)

Then we went into this "crazy camwhore phase" (I think we're still in it)

You and Rach curled my hair for me on my 17th Birthday :)

We take silly pictures of ourselves. (Actually, WHY do we do that?!)

We take really vain shots xD

I had my short hair moment too! =D

We always camwhore. No matter where we go. Camera is a MUST-BRING item.

We try to be like cute fishes. But fail max.

Then I learnt how to edit pictures and make ourselves look nice HAHA

We grew older and older and WISER! :D

But we still take photos like these. Hands with accessories. :)

And you and your crazy poses!

See what I mean?! haha :)

Genting trip. I think it was our first trip! Eventhough it was only a one day trip, it was sooo much fun!

and then, we still take photos like this! Shoes!?

Then the two of us tried to look thin by sucking in our cheeks . HAHA

And ur first mamak experience,with your "APPLE JUICE", and Kwa shouting " ANEHHHHHH "

We are so lovable xD

But we might be sad souls at times

We are really crazy I tell you

You and Rach are literally like my sisters, since I don't have any. And I'm glad to have the both of you by my side when I grew up, up till now.

You're turning 21 in just a few more hours :)

I remember how we used to plan about our 21st birthday(s), and now that I can't be there with you on your special day, I feel sooooooo bad :(((

Nevermind. I will be back in 97 days, and we can have more more more more FUN again! :)

I miss you so much girl..

Stay pretty, be yourself and study well!

I love you so so so so much!!

Last but not least,

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY EVIE!

I love you! :D

Hugs, Kisses & Love,

Chinnie

FOOOOOOD

2010-03-02T20:20:00.002+08:00

Foooooood! Cooked by Chee Yin , Yi Ling and Myself! :D :D :D

MeeHun Soup by Chee Yin!

With carrots, onion, garlic, vege!

Sweet potato soup by me! Wheeeee~

Bacon and Egg with bread by Yi Ling! :D

Mini pizza by me! :D

Italian bread, honey ham, diced tomatoes, cheese, BBQ sauce, pepper!!

More to come!

Wheeeeee~~

My Room in Perth

2010-03-02T12:30:00.000+08:00

Heyy! :D

As promised, pictures of my room :)

Entering. Ta-dah~

Foooood

More food and other stuff. :D

My closet and my storage place

Close up

MY BED AND MY COLORFUL QUILT COVER!

My super awesome 10dollars super nice sweater and Barney :D

MIRRORRRR

My desk and my awesomeeeee FAN!