This one is for you guys who like the random posts on my blog! I bought a new camera the other day, I won't bore you with the details but here are some shots I took whilst playing around with the settings.

Hello everyone! So it's been a while since I've done one of these updates, so I'm finally getting around to posting one today. I mentioned on Twitter and Facebook that my cousins were here for a little visit. I have some pictures of their trip plus a couple of others to share with you. Enjoy! :)

They were only here for about 5 days, and I was gutted to see them go. I wish they had booked a longer trip! The one thing I can't get over about being here in Australia is how I am constantly missing my family and wondering how they are and wanting to share my day with them. Their visiting was a great little escape from reality. I miss them already :(

On a happier note, J's Mom and sister are over for a visit as well, and he's been over the moon, since they usually only do the occasional online phone call.

I also recently celebrated my birthday. I never liked big celebrations so this year's small dinner was absolutely perfect! I even got a fabulous Chanel makeup case cake with fondant icing - my favourite :)


Hope you enjoyed my mini update! I'll be back tomorrow to continue my foundation review series, so look out for that :)

Hi guys, I'm so sorry I haven't posted in a while - I've been busy devoting all my time and energy to something entirely different to blogging! We (and by we I mean my parents) just purchased a brand new Docklands apartment where my sisters and I will be living out the rest of our student lives. Since none of us have any plans in the near future to move or live apart or get married, it also means that this will be our home for an indefinite period.

Obviously, we wanted to make it as comfortable and stylish and neat as possible, so I've been planning the decor, trying to utilise as much space as possible without cluttering up the apartment, and of course, arranging for all the utilities to be connected and disconnected.

We were all really excited about decorating the apartment (no more yucky budget, mismatching student furniture off Gumtree, y'all!) and getting the right furniture and decorative items for the apartment. We took a little trip to IKEA on Sunday to shop for our 'big ticket items' - the couch, TV console, beds and a couple of other extras.


Then I had to stay back and take delivery of the furniture on Monday, so I forced the boyfriend to come with me and paint some of the walls. We spent a good 18 hours there that day and managed to paint 3 walls, assemble our bed, one of the couches in the living room, and part of my sisters' chest of drawers. Not bad for a days' work, I'd say!


And that's why I haven't been blogging! There's still a lot to do, so I'm going to be really lax with posts, and I won't have an internet connection until ages after we move in.  :(
But everything in the apartment is coming along really nicely! Hopefully I'll be able to share a couple of pics of my brand new, fully decorated place soon!

I've been in Melbourne almost 4 years now, but I'd always spent the summer holidays back home with my family, which meant that Christmas was spent with the family, too. Last year, we had a blast prancing around in colourful afros and singing Christmas songs (and just about every other fast song ever written). You can read about it and see some pictures in this blog post.

This year, I decided to stay back in Melbourne for a while (don't ask me why, I'm a little confused as to why myself). So, I experienced my first ever Christmas in Melbourne.

On Christmas Eve, we went over to Jin's place for dinner with his family and friends. We had a really yummy dinner, and watched Christmas with the Kranks (and I watched a little 'Bunnies of the Playboy Mansion'). I don't have any pictures, unfortunately, but it was lovely and homey.

After, I came back home and spent Christmas with my family (sort of)! I was on Skype with them, and I participated (as best I could) in the celebrations over webcam :)


They sang and boogied, and we chatted every once in a while. Not quite the same as being there, but it came in a decent second.

Oh, and the See 'brothers' got reunited. It was pretty funny because Winston greeted Jason in a doggy mask, something Mich picked up before the party.


I spent Christmas day with the boyfriend. We just stayed home, had two good meals, and watched a bunch of movies together  :)

How was your Christmas? I hope you're all enjoying the holiday season!

Rue Bee and Winston are long gone, and I'm missing them like crazy!

I loved exploring Melbourne with them. Even though I've lived in Melbourne for the past 3 and a half years, I (sadly) haven't had very many chances to explore the surrounding regions.

One of the places we visited together was Phillip Island. The four of us, Jace and I, and Rue Bee and Winston, got a discounted tour package. The tour took us to four locations on Phillip Island - Panny's Chocolate Factory, Churchill Island, the Nobbies Centre, and the Penguin Parade.


My favourite place, I have to admit, was Panny's Chocolate Factory (the Penguin Parade came in a close second, though!). They had so many chocolate-related displays! They had a few games, that you could play in order to win chocolate. There was a large chocolate block hooked up to a weighing scale, and you had to try and guess its weight by standing on the corresponding scale to try and balance out the weight.

There was also a chocolate squiggle machine, that allows you to draw your own squiggle of chocolate.



My absolute favourite chocolate at Panny's was their Signature White Truffle. They gave us a sample as we walked through the door, and I loved it! I went looking for it after the tour, at the chocolate shop. I finally found it, but I found it kind of pricey, so I decided not to get it in the end.


But the boyfriend bought it for me and surprised me on the bus! He disappeared for a while, and then when he reappeared, he dug out the bag with a sneaky little smile. It was so sweet, and the chocolates are sooo good!

I tried an online search, and I found out that Panny's has only very few select locations where its chocolate is sold, so I guess that means it's the only packet of Panny's chocolate I'll be having in quite a while. But oh, how I will dream of it!

Winston and Jace's friends, Wilson and Jien Ann, were kind enough to take us up to Mount Dandenong the other day. The four of us, Jace and I, and Rue Bee and Winston, rented a car, and followed their car up to check out the sights.


We ate at Miss Marples (the scones were SO disappointing!) and Pie in the Sky (pretty good pies). I love going in search for food when we go on trips!



We also took in the sights at Sky High, walking through the gardens and taking a few pictures on the balconies.


It wasn't too hot, though the sun was shining down in full force. I loved that we got to explore and satisfy my food hunting urges. I want to go on an all out food outing soon. Maybe here, maybe in Malaysia. Either way, I will document it and post it here! :)

On one of their first days here, we took Winston and Rue Bee to Misty's Diner to try out the food there. It was all of our first times there, too.

When we first got there, I was a little bit disappointed looking in from the outside. It is a small, unassuming little place, and I didn't really think much of it. But my impression of it changed as soon as we walked in. There were colours everywhere, and it was so lively and bright. The music was great, the waitresses were friendly and smiling, and the food was pretty good!



We had the Carb Coma Platter - it had cheese sticks, chilli fries, fried mushrooms, veggie bites and potato mashies.


The cheese sticks were AMAZING! The chilli cheese fries were just okay for me, but I loved their gravy and potato mashies. Poor Jace had a soccer game and couldn't eat, so we're thinking of going there again soon so he can try the food there. He loves American diner-type food.


We ordered the brownie for dessert. It was pretty good, but nothing really special.

What's great about Misty's Diner is that they have this counter up the front, which sells all the snack food I was talking about in my American snack food post. I finally tried a Twinkie!
But it was disappointing. Nothing about it was good. Twiggies taste better   :(

Twinkie rant aside, I think this is a really great place. Everyone should try it at least once. Make sure to go early or book a table, because it gets pretty packed, even on a Monday night!

You can check out their website at MistysDiner.com.au.

We went out clubbing two nights in a row - yesterday night, and the night before that.

So we went to Unlucky Thursdays at Seven nightclub (not an Asian night), and Velvet Fridays (Asian night).

What a tremendous difference!

I like white people, I think you guys are great, but my gosh I don't like your clubbing music! I didn't feel like dancing, the songs were giving me a headache, and no matter how buzzed we got, it just wasn't cutting it. We left right before 11PM.

On Friday, we went again, because I wanted to show Rue Bee and Winston the difference. Friday night was fun.

The music was terrific, we had an awesome time jumping around and screaming our favourite songs out loud, and the beats were perfect!



And now I still have a little bit of alcohol in my system, my voice sounds a little funny, and everyone's still really sleepy. Ah, what it is to be young! :)

Dragging them to Vic Market soon. Hoping they'll still love me when I'm shaking them awake!

Rue Bee and Winston are finally here! After years of waiting, months of planning, and countless hours talking about it, they're finally here in Melbourne with us  :)

They arrived yesterday morning at 11am. We picked them up at Southern Cross station, excitedly chatting about our plans and their journey here.

We spent yesterday wandering around Melbourne Central and Bourke street, and then had some chocolate at Max Brenner. I don't have any pictures from that, because they're in the other camera.

I do have pictures of our dinner on Lygon, which was delicious! I've never tasted a more fresh pizza crust here in Melbourne ever! We also had to stop at Freddos for the must-have Rocher gelato (they had durian-flavoured gelato, too)



Later on at night, we played a few drinking games, and Chloe became our dealer at poker.


Today we're heading out shopping! Will update you guys tomorrow :)

Rue Bee, my cousin, and her boyfriend, Winston, are coming to visit us in Melbourne. They arrive in exactly 11 days, and I am so psyched!

They're going to be here for a good 2 weeks, too, which means that we'll have plenty of time to hang out and do the things we want to do!

Which leads me to the real subject of this blogpost - what should we do?


I was thinking of visiting Mount Dandenong - I heard it's beautiful there. I'm not sure if we'll want to make it just a day trip, or whether we should stay a night or two there.

Then, of course, there are the shopping destinations. I wrote a post about them recently, and I'm really looking forward to visiting those places again. Discounts, discounts!


I also want to go to Sorrento, in the Mornington Peninsula area. We went there with my parents when they came over (you can read about it here), and I think it would be great to go there again when the sun is beating down and it's nice and warm, and the beach waters are cool and inviting!

And then there are the wine regions - which one to visit? If we don't want to go too far away, there's the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula (which means we can go to the beach and do wine at the same time), or the Macedon Ranges.

There are also the typical tourist destinations - the Melbourne Aquarium, Queen Victoria Market, Crown, Federation Square.

So much to do, so little time!! Does anyone have an opinion as to what places are a must-see in Melbourne? I can't decide which places to visit or what activities we should do!

When I was about 9, I had a little routine that I did everyday after I got back from school.

Back then, I was still living in Teluk Pulai. The bathroom was in the dry kitchen-slash-dining area. My parents, in an effort to brighten up the countertops, had placed an aquarium right across from the bathroom door.
So I'd come home, take off my school pinafore (I wore shorts underneath, so I'd be running around the house in white shorts and a button-down shirt) and take out a change of clothes and a towel for after my shower.

Right before I went into the bathroom, I'd climb up onto the countertop right next to the aquarium, and stare at the little fish.

Sadly, that's not all.

Being the overly curious, very naughty little kid that I was, I'd stick my hand right down into that aquarium, and try to catch the little goldfish swimming around inside.
Sometimes, I'd actually catch them. Then, I'd squeeze them. Honestly, I have no idea why. I just thought it was cool to do that. I was such an evil little kid.

My dad was always wondering why he couldn't seem to keep the goldfish alive in that little aquarium of his. Imagine if he knew his little daughter was responsible for the goldfish murders. Oh, the horror.