Angeline Lew

WOW...

2009-08-01T17:36:00.002+10:00

Hah... when was the last time i'd actually blog?? September 08???? OMG!!..

Oh well.. i'll blog more often these days. Gonna start up a new business line soon. So stay tune for more info and updates.

By the way there is now thing call FACEBOOK, So if u are interested in finding out more of my daily life, go there. Hahhahahah

How to earn extra cash while being a student

2008-09-25T17:34:00.002+10:00

I've come across this website and i think that it is pretty interesting.

http://easycash4students.blogspot.com/

Just to share with you readers out there...i've joined a couple of this website before and i'm gonna join all that this person recommends me. For those that i've joined, i did see some money flowing in and a lot...I mean A LOT of rewards sending to my mail box. Mainly movie ticket vouchers and $20 myer/coles voucher.

Hheheh..feel free to try it if you like..cos i'm loving it :)

The day i lost my voice

2008-08-29T21:43:00.003+10:00

For the past few days i've been talking with my hoarse voice like frog croaking..TODAY i totally lose it all.. I'm being infected by laryngitis.*inflamation in vocal cord* caused by servere coughing and dry air (plus few session of non-stop chatting and Karaoke- thanks to jenny, mei yen, wesker and ashton) ya ya..u guys can laugh ur head out for listening to my croaking voice for the couple of day.
AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..my beautiful voice is gone..

Not a single proper word i could speak not even whisper. All i've been doing is clean the house and pin point to ashton what needs to be done. Thank god for the new technology, i could type a short text from my phone to show around the people what i wanted to say. YES..MY HANDPHONE is my life line now. I kept on remind myself not to speak a word for my vocal cord is infected and needed plenty of rest.

i'm like a 1 yr old baby at home right now. Ehhh-ing and Ahh-ing..sign language and whinging around to get my message thru. It is soooo tough. Now i totally understand how it feels like to be silent/mute.

Of course, ashton is WAYYYY happy because there isn't anyone around to nag him or scold him or even order him to do things that he hates. But he is sweet enough to takecare of me and make sure that i have plenty of water and rest. Make sure that i'm totally comfortable and be there for me when i needed it.

Any idea how to cure such problem? I've tried honey lemon tea, gargle with salt water, sipping water every now and then, been eating healthy food, and having lots of lozenges. WHAT ELSE???

HELP!!!!!!

My dearest Grandma.(08.08.1920-16.08.2008)

2008-08-16T08:21:00.009+10:00

Chia Chiew Mui (1920-2008)

4.30am -Tossing and turning the whole night, i couldn't fall a sleep. Feeling scared and worried for no reason. Alone here in Sydney with family at home, there is no one i can turned to but Ashton.

5.50am - He woke up and saw me awake, questioning me why. I couldn't tell him the reason why as i myself do not know, until a message from home.

8.00am - A grief message from my brother informing me that grandmother had passed away at 4am(malaysia time), sydney time 6am.*I'm speechless*

Last week, on the 8th of august 2008, my family in Malaysia celebrated my grandmother's 88th birthday in advance, knowing that she might not be able to live for long enough till her actual birthday. I've already had a prepared heart for it, though its painful that i could not celebrate it with her this year nor i could see her again during next year's Chinese new year. I warned my mum and made her promised that she would tell me if anything were to happen to grandmother. I'd told her, i want to come home if anything happen, but my dad stopped me, telling me that i do not have to rush that they will handle things with care and update me. i want to attend her funeral as she is my only grandparent left. I know i should be home by now but I'm still here in Sydney.

Dear jia jia (grandma),

I'll always love you in my heart, you are my only grandma,who sees me growing up,from an infant to a woman. Although i wished you could see me walking down the aisle, but i only dare hoping to see you every Chinese new year. Knowing that you are now far far away from us, i can only wish that you will appear in my dream. Rest in Peace my beloved grandma. May your soul unite with grandpa.

Love always,
Ge ge

080808-angeline's fatt day

2008-08-08T08:45:00.003+10:00

8th of august 2008...

The day that every Chinese would celebrate as the day of prosperous moment. Especially for newly wed. Today was meant to be the most 'FATT' day of the whole millennium however, it is the day that i fall sick -badly-

congested nose
chesty cough
migrian
High Fever
Cold & Flu
Unspeakable angeline *sob sob*

yes...i can't even talk..because once i open my mouth, i'll start coughing non-stop.
HELPppppppppppppppppppppp..!!!!

p/s: oh yeah...heard from my mom that they are celebrating my grandma's birthday today as well.. on the 8th of august 2008 celebrating her 88th birthday ^^. Hope to see her during Chinese New year.

Winter Paradise@ Surfer Paradise, GC

2008-07-30T21:07:00.017+10:00

Dear readers,

It has been a while since i last blog..not because i do not have anything to blog but too many things to blog that i was not sure where to start. Anyway, here i am starting my new post again for this month of july...and here begin with my journey of paradise in Gold Coast.The last time i'd been there was 1998 with my family, that was ten years ago. lol

Day 1: 3rd of July was the day i depart from sydney domestic airport to Gold Coast@6.30AM. Met up with shaun and chrys at the airport and flew to Gold Coast for 5 days 4 nights stay.

We did not do much during the 1st day as we were waiting for jenny and dominic to arrive on the next day. Therefore, we just walk around the main town and have a stroll along the beach.

Went to coles to get some groceries and shaun decided to cook pasta for us. It was fantastic, and i did learn something new from it. Its an oil base pasta with salami and mix herb, not very hard to cook and it taste just like the restaurants.

Day 2 (4th of July)

Woke up about 9 plus and had breakfast before we headed out to roam around for more. Jenny and Dominic arrive bout noon and we decided to have lunch together. I've ordered a seafood platter for one as i was craving for seafood during that time. When the dish arrive, I was at AWE!!!
At 1st i nearly questioned the waiter to make sure if he did order my seafood platter for 1, because if it is not, then i had to pay for the price of $49.95 not $22.95. At the end, i accepted it and made no arguments about it since i was sooo hungry during that time. When the bill came, i was pulling out my $50 cash and to realise that i only had to pay less than half of what i expected. I was like 'WOW....It is seafood platter for 1''. Everyone in the table was laughing at me because i was naively thinking that i was being slaughtered whats more that it is sooo obvious that i could not finish the whole plate myself and yes i did had it takeaway at the end. This is a platter for 2 in Fish Market sydney!!!

Had a stroll around around Gold Coast and ended up not buying anything. Mainly spent more on food :)

Dinner was great. I had Chicken Lemoni from an italian restaurant and it was delicious. The texture is tender and juicy with pinch of lemon zest and herbs. Love It!!

Ashton had cabonara and before i could take a shot of it, its gone!!
We ended the dinner with a surprise dessert for Jenny, our birthday girl. A tiramisu cake.
She was surprise alright :)
After the dinner we headed home and rest for tomorrow, but the night is still young and had another birthday surprise for Jenny at home.
Another Birthday cake.. but this time its from Cold Rock, ChocoMint Ice cream cake.

Day 3 (5th of July)

Movie World....but it was raining heavily...POURING.. :(
Planned to head out at 8.30 just to make full use of the day and we ended up stuck at home till 10.30 when the rain was calming down. Took a bus there and by the time we reach there it was only drizzling..at least it wasn't that bad. The queue was short and we bought the ticket a little cheaper comparing to normal price. Thanks to our MAMA --> chrys for all the discount coupons and vouchers she obtain. Well the rest of the story, i'm sure u could figure it out what we did in Movie World. Rides, Rides, and Rides...

The Girl's Superman Escape Pose
The boys riding Batman Ride
Us ..on the street in Movie WorldThe Boys with their heroes
SuperMan Escape Ride
Lethal Weapon Ride
Lunch time..but no seat so we had to sit on the floor :(The place we camp for lunch

Duffy Duck'Marilyn Monroe'

Me and Baby Taz

Bugs Bunny, Tweety and sylvester

Shrek and Fiona

Batman!!!

Day 4 :Wet n Wild World (6th of July)

Nothing much to say...all i can say is AWESOMEEEEE.....love the mammoth fall...big round tube with 6 ppl in there and slide down all the way. OF course..its wet ..and cold...freezing!! but it was fun heheheh... Now if you wanna see me in my bikini..then you have to come to sydney to see it. Will not show you in the blog..Obscene.

Day 5 : Last day (7th of July)
Here comes the last day and we had to head back to sydney. How sad, i was having soo much fun there that i was very reluctant to return to sydney. Flight time was at 9.00pm and we had to catch the bus from the town at 6.30pm. Had a late lunch at seafood mania. Hahaha..i was craving for seafood.

Had captain's catch and fresh oyster. It was really fresh and juicy, Yum....

And a last minute shop to Hard Rock cafe @ surfers paradise :)
Did intend to jump into the beach, but was too chicken to dip into the freezing water :p

Overall it was a nice trip to unwind from the city life. Will definitely go back there again. maybe

Cupcakes Newsletter -June 08

2008-07-09T21:44:00.005+10:00

[6 mini cupcake toppings]

Across the month of June, orders around Sydney Flowing in unexpectedly. While working under pressure in my main job, time management is the key point to juggle all this orders. Needless to say, we did a very good job. In fact, at certain point, i was proud with my own creation. Countless minutes and heart throbbing recipe with unimaginable skills to pour out, I was at AWE when i completed every single one of them.These are the pcitures of my creation with my partner Jenny.

[Face: Irene with 2 anime Character]

[Clockwise: Daryl, Kay, Kenneth, Kelvin, Michael, Joy & bday girl- Li shin]

[200 mini cupcake order for a b'day bash]

[Anne's birthday order]

[preparation]

1st cupcake business-Hansen's face

2008-06-10T16:49:00.008+10:00

1st business for me and jenny. Glad to announce that we are now currently accepting orders from around SYDNEY.

As you can see this is our creation of personalise or customise cupcakes for clients. Including customise face cupcakes and theme.

This order was requested even before we started our launching on the 1st of June. So it is our pleasure to make our 1st business for vivien's friend.

Me and Jenny were soooo happy to hear that they liked it and from there, we have many orders coming our way.Hope that this is a good start for our freelance business. :)

To visit our blog go to http://www.ivory-co.blogspot.com/ or click on the IVORY&Co logo on the top left.

Any enquires, PM me or Jenny

will post up more orders pic :)

Nearly got Scammed.. All chinese-Beware!!

2008-05-16T11:55:00.010+10:00

Few days ago i received a call from an unknown lady...the way she start her conversation was very weird, being that i am in Australia.All the conversation was converse in mandarin.

The lady: Wei..?????wei???wei???(in mandarin)
Me: Helloooooooooooo.....???helooooooooooooo??? heloooooooo???
The lady: Can you speak mandarin??(ni hui jiang zhong wen ma???)
Me: Heloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo??? heloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo???
The lady: Can you speak mandarin???
Me: Helo? ??
The lady:(still insisting) can you speak mandarin?
Me:erm...
The lady: Oh..you can can't you..? my name is bla bla bla, i'm from a travel agency that will soon be based in northen queensland. I'll like to ask a few question regarding your opinion.
Me: *blur blur due to her thick chinese accent and my poor understanding of chinese*
The lady:If you were to given a holiday package for 3 days 2 nights with your family to an island and it is below USD300, do you think that its worth it?
Me: Hell ya..!!
The lady: May i get your name for the completion of this survey?
Me: ok (thinking that its alrite so i gave them a fake name) name is Lau chuean lay.
The lady: Oh, thanks for your participation on this survey Ms Lau, right now you are eligible to enter into one of our biggest lucky draw in sydney, that will be held at 'Wan Lau' hotel.
Me: Sorry come again....wahlau hotel?? can you tell me what address is it?
The lady: Er...i'm not sure myself, cos i'm based in china right now, but its near to which which which building which which which complex and which which which room.
Me:*half ignoring* oh ok...ic
The lady: We will have a function there and the phoenix TV will show up as well. Before that i'll give you your lucky draw number. Its AB9815 ok? ok?
Me: ok (watever)
The lady: Thanks again for your participation bla bla bla.

2 Days later
*ringgggg* *ringgggggg*
Me: Hello???
The lady: weiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii?? weiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii??? Ms lau ma????Ms LAu???
Me: *still have half awake* yes??
The lady: Oh, its me again from the travel agency that you participated the surveys from. Did you or did you not attend the function?
Me: Er...no
The lady: Aiyaaaaaaaaa....no wonder la.....we've been calling your lucky draw number AB9815 sooooooooooooooooo many times but no one come up to redeem the prize..
Me: huh??? izzit oh...ok, what was the prize that i won?
The lady: Fuiyooooo, its our biggest second prize, a travel fund of US$15 Thousand dollarrr...
Me: *blink blink* ooooo......really...Wow
The lady: You know , this is very lucky.Congratulation.You can go to our website and check if it is you or not. go to 3wdot H jay T aro E asse O Ar T dot com (http://www.hztresort.com/)
Me: ya ar...oh ok..
The lady: Then go to contact us, and click on the last line says redeem price, then key in AB9815.
Me: Oh ok...
The lady: Did you get it? is it you?
Me: Ya ya...
The lady: Congratulation.......can i get some of your detail so that i can send the money to you directly from our HK bank account.
Me: *got dazed into fantasy* ok sure sure

So i've given them my name in english and bank details and my ID.Thinking that it could be real.

The lady: ok, i'll fax the detail now and they will soon transfering the money to you, if there is any problem we will call you back
Me: ok ok

So now..on my bed..i'm like *dreaming....cars...nice LV bags...gucci shoes...my own apartment in kl..Holiday*

Then my Bf was saying its a scam la...don't put so much hope in it...only i realise that hmmm ya..this could be a scam.

1st of all, she didnt know my name at 1st until she asked me if i can speak mandarin, who the hell in the world that calls sydney line and expecting them to speak chinese, Unless they have our data with our near to chinese names and target us.

2ndly, the Wah lau hotel. I've asked sooooo many frens in sydney, none of them know where is it or neither of them heard of it. hmmmm fishy...

3rdly, everyone knows that if you won a prize it will take ages to send it into you account and needed lots of verification and face to face procedure.

hmmm..now that i've think of it, it is getting more and more fishy. Then my Bf told me to read kennysia's blog saying bout the similar situation happen to him and have a look at what he did to prevent it.(click on his name to go to the site)

The same thing that i did what he did, I went to check out the domain from whois.com

And guess what???

A webpage that is barely a month old are able to pay out USD150 000 dollars for lucky draw??? this is so bullshit. Whats more their phone number registration is 888 88880, WOw.....damn fatt

I was like, thats it...if they call up again i'm gonna play along with them.

So the next day itself, some guy called me name (lin ya lun) but i dont know much with chinese so i wrote lin ya tyre.

He was asking if all my verification is correct cos right then he is with a lawyer that needed all identification to be verified and all. So i say yes its true.

A while later he had a phone call at the background, and no one was answering it. Then i remember him telling me that he had a lawyer beside him, why cant the freaking lawyer answer the phone call?? nvm...giving them the benefit of doubt, he might not have the authority to asnwer the phone call.

But funny thing is that when this tyre guy asked me to hold on for a sec and he picked up the call, he was basically having 2 phones occupying his ears and speaked very clear into my receiver as tho he purposely wanting me to listen what he conversing on the other line. Hmmm, a professional telemarketer would have known that if you were to hold onto other call, you should not let the other receiver to listen to your conversation with others, It is the rule of thumb. Further more it is IMpolite. sigh*...its ok..giving them the benefits of doubt again, that this tyre guy is inexperience from china...nvm nvm...

Then...conversing half way..another call comes in, this time i am listening to his conversation with others, and surprisingly it is something to do with my account in Aust, so he got back to me and say that the money cant go through due to some problem that the government in australia bla bla bla...i wasn't surprise at all, because i've already expected that its a scam.
So he was surprise that why my reaction wasnt as what he expected to be. I was calm to say, Its ok, take your time...lol

Then he started to say that i had to put on some deposit as a bond to secure the prize, I said, take it from my lucky draw money and you can keep the money as long as you want, I'm in no hurry.

His voice turned funny, asking me if as tho i distrust him for taking the bond for his own puropse. I said, i do not mind if the money did not reach my hand(in fact i do....cos i felt conned)
He got angry on the phone and started scolding me for disrespectful towards his manner of being 'so nice' to handle all the things for me (ya rite) and at the end he got such a treatment from me.

*i was ignoring him already*

Then he just said, " since its this way then there is no point we continue this conversation. So be it"

Me: ok...buh byeeeeeee...

Right at the moment, i was laughing my ass off. Then i search on scamwatch.gov.au for any news about new scammer in town and found this.

Telemarketing scam targeting Chinese community
SCAMwatch is warning members of Australia's Chinese community to beware of scammers posing as market researchers from Hong Kong.
SCAMwatch understands that scammers are cold-calling Australians with Asian-sounding names and asking them to participate in some market research. The scammers tell many stories, but often say they are considering opening new branches of their electrical, investment or travel businesses in Australia.

hmmmm....sound sooooo familiar
i called scamwatch hotline and reported my incident to them and they were very happy to hear that i did not send any money to them, however, bout my bank account details, i had to close it and reopen a new account for security purpose and i'm more than happy to do that.

Right after that incident, i called home and tell my mum bout it, surprisingly she was laughing at me and said that she too had the same experience in malaysia.
the best part is my mum said this

random caller: wei?? wei..?? ni hui jiang zhong wen ma??
mum: Harloooo??? siapa itu?? u mau panggil siapa???
random caller: *tooooo.....toooo....tooooo*
mum: *tee hee*

i should learn more from her.. ^^

Tagged..

2008-05-13T10:15:00.002+10:00

oh well....got tagged again...by CHRYS!!!!

What a day to start up..(though i've been ignoring the tag for about 2 weeks..)

Rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

Starting time: 10:22am
Name: Angeline Lew Chun Ling
Sisters: 0
Brothers: 2
Shoe size: 8 or 9 depending on make.
Height: 164cm (confirmed...)
Where do you live: A small tiny suppose to be one-bedroom studio in busy city of Sydney(to be precise-directly behind QVB)
Favourite drinks: home make hazelnut coffee with frothy steam milk !!
Favourite breakfast: continental breakfast / nasi lemak without sambal+ ayam goreng ..lol
Have you ever been on a plane: Duh...or else?? swim to sydney ar
Swam in the ocean: i would like to try it one day..with a life jacket of course
Fallen asleep in school: Yes, cos my sitting is always at the back row..easy to cover tee hee
Broken someone's heart: Definitely yes....trying to kill his heart too..
Fell off your chair: Yeah...prank from some friends
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: Used to..but now hehe no need
Saved e-mails: hahahha is my old account from mailcity yes, yahoo- still got some, gmail - totally none
What is your room like: messy...cos got one small 'boy' in the house
What's right beside you: (now) My sofa bed
What is the last thing you ate: Hungry Jacks, bacon deluxe
Ever had chicken pox: Yes, when I was 6 -lost my weight till 15kg
Sore throat: Yes
Stitches: Yes, thirteen on my chin + twelve on my left thigh
Broken nose: No
Do you believe in love at first sight: Yes...<3 <3
Like picnics: If it is with the right crowd.
Who was the last person you danced with: Nick, Mon, Cindy, Sarah, Khoa, owen & denise
Last made you smile: Ashton
You last yelled at: yesterday...at Ashton who made me angry and i just walk off.
Today did you talk to someone you like: Yes, I talk to him every single day & night.
Kissed anyone: not anyone but ONE
Get sick: Nearly...flu is catching me
Talked to an ex: nop...all MIA
Miss someone: I miss Ma FAMILYYYY!!!
Eat: er...no i'm starving myself to dead..DUHHHHHH
Best feeling in the world: When someone acknowledge your presence and you're being appreciated.
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: does my boy counted as stuff animal?? he's comfy and has fluffy hair tho..
What's under your bed: The floor and a thick layer of dust
Who do you really hate: SOMEONE..^^.
What time is it now: 10:34am

Randoms :
Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now: Yes
Q: Do you have any siblings: 2
Q: Do you want children: Yes, but not now..no money
Q: Do you smile often: Yes, i'm being paid to smile
Q: Do you like your hand-writing: No
Q: Are your toenails painted: yes
Q: Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: I'm sharing my bed with a naughty boy who snatches my blanket everynite, so how can i say i rather sleep in other bed????
Q: What colour shirt are you wearing: white
Q: What were you doing at 7:00pm yesterday: working
Q: I can't wait till: The day i see $$$$$ in my bank account
Q: When did you cry last: Yesterday
Q: Are you a friendly person: used to be...now..:(
Q: Do you have any pets: No

Where is the person you have feelings for right now? - on the bed with my blanket -.-"
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now? - Yes
Do you sleep with the TV on? - No-believe it or not i don't have tv for 4 yrs now
What are you doing right now? - Trying to finish off this tag and pay some online games
Have you ever crawled through a window? - Yes, back in high school and when i was lock out from house :P
Can you handle the truth? - Yes and HAD to
Are you too forgiving? - Haha, NO....but depends with who.
Are you closer to your mother or father? - Both, but if I really have to choose, father.
Who was the last person you cried in front of? -Ashton
How many people can you say you've really loved? - less than my fingers
Do you eat healthy? - I try to.
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex? - i think so...can't remember where i store it
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you? - Yes
How often do you go to church? - seldom..and i'm not a christian
If you're having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? - Ashton, Jenny, Chrys or Siah
Are you loud or quiet most of the time? - I would consider myself as a loud person in front of my friends but a quiet one in front of a stranger
Are you confident? - Yes

5 things I was doing 10 years ago..(1998??!!)
1- Playing Softball for the school team
2- Had a Huge Crush on my first BF
3- Played like mad and enjoy Max b4 PMR next yr
4- when to perth for a month to visit big bro
5- Tuitions tuitions tuitions..

5 things on my to-do list today
1- clean the house
2- cook for the small boy at home
3- Update blog
4- get my laptop from jenny
5- look up for RSA course

5 snacks I enjoy
1- Red Rock deli's
2- kinder beano
3- Fries
4- self-make okonomiyaki
5- chicken wings

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire
1- GET MARRIED...
2- paid off our mortgage in KL +Invest in other property
3- save most of it in bank to get interest
4- Do up my parents' businesses
5- donate 5% as charity

5 of my bad habits
1- biting finger nails
2- peeling my finger skins
3- Staying up late
4- Inconsistent meals
5- lazying..

5 places I have lived in
1- Klang
2- clayton, Vic
3- Ultimo, Sydney
4- Gumal ngurang, UTS
5- CBD, Sydney

5 jobs I've had
1- Starbucks barista, Msia
2- Starbucks barista, Sydney
3- Shop Assistant, Chinatown
4- Freelance event's planner(i get paid for it)
5- Climb briefing guest attendant, spotless@bridgeclimb

5 people I tag(if only i can think of 5 person...cos most of it is being tagged by chrys)
1- Gerry Low
2- cant think of it...but will update if i do
3-
4-

Happy Birthday to Me!!

2007-12-17T10:48:00.000+11:00

Few hours before the clock struck 12, i lay on my bed thinking how had my past one year has been before i turn 23... how did i celebrate my last year's bday in sydney and what is the difference for this year..

sadly enough this year my family is not around to celebrate together with me....and it is the 1st time in my life that i'm celebrating my birthday without them... *sob sob* i missed how they will wake me up in the morning just to wish me happy birthday and bring me out for dim sum. I missed how they will bring me to shopping just to buy me presents and new clothes for my big day. I missed sharing the same birthday with my brother every year (even though we argue most of the time) and share the same birthday cake together every year (we were born on the same day but 2 year apart ) I miss how my malaysia friends would purposely congest my mobile phone by calling or sms me during midnight just to wish me happy birthday. I miss uncle and aunty Ng's family who always celebrate our (me n bro) bday every year during dinner at some famous restaurant..Even if it is not in malaysia, my whole family our purposely plan a trip down to australia just to celebrate our bday in sydney or melbourne (where my brother used to live)...but not for this year *sob sob*

if it wasnt for my Pr sake and that i have a job with contract of 3 months, i would have make a trip home just to celebrate my bday with my whole family again, just like every year. Grrrrr....

still i'm contented that i still have a couple of my good frens around that remembers my bday ( u know who your are girls ^^) and thanks for the lovely wishes. And i still have my little baby next to me (my boy boy) to celebrate this special occasion of mine this year.

hopefully i will have a blasting day today ....and i would like to wish those that born in the month of december " Happy Birthday to You"

Curry Puff & Cheese Puff

2007-11-11T00:18:00.000+11:00

Curry Puff, Is one of my many favourite malaysian snacks. Ever since i'm in sydney, i craved for lots of malaysian snacks that i could not get it here (it is either too expensive or too horrible tasting) Therefore, me and jenny came up with our own way of making curry puff from scratch. I manage to get the fillings right for the 1st attempt, but the pastry wasn't as what i'd expected. For the second attempt, Jenny gave me a recipe from a webbie and i tried it today.. It was DELICIOUS... Not sure if jenny posted up the recipe in her blog, But i'll post it up for reference to those curry puff lover :)
For fillings

3 slice chicken thigh -diced

3 big potato - diced

1 onion- diced
2 tablespoon curry powder

1 tablespoon soy sauce

dash of sugar

garlic

oil

salt and pepper to taste

(you may add green peas and carrot if desire)

Firstly, fry the diced potato till golden brown, then leave it aside the pan and fry the chicken, onion and garlic (as shown above). Then mix them together, add in soy sauce, curry powder, and stir fry them. Add in salt and pepper to taste.

Once everything is blend, it should look like the picture above. Let it simmer for a few minutes to let the taste absorb into the chicken and potato is soften.
As for the dough,
350g plain flour
150ml cold water
150g margarine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt

Rub in the margarine into the flour till it resembles bread crumb, then pour in cold water, lemon juice and salt. Once it form a dough, set it aside for 5-10 min, Do not knead it.
Roll out the dough and divide it into smaller pieces (approx 15-17 piece). Use rolling pin to roll it into 4-5 inch diameter. Fill in the fillings and plait it. Then fried till golden brown.
Do take notice for heat, as the flour texture is easily burn, therefore adjustment of oil heating is very important.

The outcome of this is much favourable comparing to my 1st attempt. The skin is very crispy and blends well with the fillings. I prefer more spicy for my fillings therefore i added more curry powder into it.

With some leftover dough, i came out with some creativity for the fillings. Though it wasn't very very creative, but i think i did a very good job in making something different. i made some puffs with cheese fillings in it. It is the same dough i use, but the fillings is just mozzarella cheese (stuffed maximum) and it comes out YUMMY... for those cheese lover (like me), this is another interesting recipe to try.

San Churro

2007-11-10T23:37:00.000+11:00

San Churro, one of the many chocolatier cafe in Sydney, but it is one of the best chocolatier that i've tried. It is just recently open at Glebe Point Road, Directly opposite Glebe market. The ambience of this cafe gives you the feel of european cafe. It is full of chocolate fagrance with a touch of coffee.
Me, Jenny and Ashton ordered Tapas (above) , Buddha baci and Hot and Cold. Tapas is mainly savoury with chocolate fondue and ice cream as complementary. It consist of your choice of 2 truffles (we had champaign and hazelnut fillings - can't remember whats their name) , 2 choco coated pretzels, 2 strawberry for dippings, freshly baked pretzels with icing and 2 slice of choco brownie. It was DELICIOUS... highly recommended to all choco lover.
I had Buddha Baci, which is rich in chocolate yet not too sweet. The taste and aroma blends in well with a touch of bitter sweet.
Jenny had Hot and Cold, which is a hot choco with a scoop of frozen ice cream on it...once drink, you can taste both hot and cold combination of vanilla cream and hot choco. Surprisingly, delicious and impressive mixture.
I definitely going back there to taste more of their beverages and sweets. :)

Cream Pasta with Bacon

2007-11-10T23:17:00.000+11:00

This is another Ashton's favourite, He can just eat everyday for the whole entire month. You might think that eating cream pasta EVERYDAY???? is something a sick ppl can do and you may feel very very yucky after a few days of it. But not for ashton and this recipe.. It doesn't taste like thick kinda cream pasta at all... :) Best thing of all, it doesn't dry up if you leave it too long. Unlike most cream pasta, where you eat it too slow, it tend to soak up and became very thick and sticky.
It is very easy to make tomato base pasta..but not many restaurant can make a good cream pasta that is up to your liking. Fortunately for me, i had a few favourite restaurant that serves great cream pasta, unfortunately for me is that those restaurant is in malaysia..not sydney :(
This recipe of mine is purely from scratch and of course it is a secret. I can give you some hint!! Milk and light cream. This is the very few dishes that Ashton eats which has milk in it. (He is an anti-milk fella) Also, it does not involve a drop of oil in it. A very healthy meal i should say (minus the bacon) :)

If you like to know how to make this...i don't mind sharing with you but you have to ask me personally (either thru email or msn) therefore, for this dish, there will not be any recipe posting up here.

Work@Sydney Habour Bridge

2007-11-10T01:48:00.001+11:00

For years that i've stayed here in sydney and for years i've been yearning to Climb Sydney Habour Bridge, but everytime i tried to organise a trip to climb it, i'll always tell myself "its ok...i'll be here for 3 years..i'm sure one day i'll get to climb it". And there it goes, in a glimpse of eyes 3 years had gone by. Yet i never make an afford to climb it UNTIL....when i got my job offer after graduation. My baby was very jealous of me, not because i simply had a job offer, BUT a job offer the Offers me a free climb of that bridge. YES!!!!...i get to climb this bridge for free. WHY??? ...cos it is a part of their induction training. By now, you should have guess it. Yes!! I'm going to work as one of their team member in BridgeClimb sydney Habour Bridge. As what??? Heheheh...definitely not Team leader that brings ppl up to the summit... :) My job is fairly easy i should say, with an exceptional rich experience of customer service background from my past working experience, i was assign to be their guest service attendant. My responsibility is to make sure every customer come and leave happily without any glitch :)
So...yeah..finally i get to climb the bridge!!! Ashton is pouting cos he didn't get to climb it with me. (We both did promise to climb it together :P)
*1st 4 from left are travellers from England , it was their second climb and they loved it.
*Me - in the middle :) with the rest of other team members
The experience is magnificent (though i do admit that i have acrophobia [fear of heights]) but overall it is great. Both my legs were shaken during the climb...badly shaken..but when i reached the summit, all the surrounding just wraps around me and i felt so calm and relaxing. It was raining cats and dogs that morning but it did not stop the climb. We were provided with everything and are not allow to bring anything. I was even given a scrunchy, Fleece, Rain shell (wind breaker),a headset, waterproof pants, handkerchiefs (just in-case we get emotional), lanyard to secure your glasses, beanie and cap. I was kinda glad that it rained that morning, because the original suit that we were wearing is like some grey astronauts kinda suit without the helmet of course.So the rain shell and waterproof pants does make the whole picture looks cooler :P

This year, the bridge celebrated their Diamond (75th) anniversary and i'm proud to be one of the climber and soon to be team member. Honestly....this is my best ever training for work. The Induction program for new recruiters, including me, was quite relaxing and we were actually enjoying the training. Somehow i have a feeling that this job is gonna be a heck of fun :)

Play some game, donate some grain.

2007-11-06T17:58:00.000+11:00

Brought to you by Learn Free vocabulary & Give free Rice

This is the link:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

I strongly encourage people from any range of age to participate in this game. It is pretty easy and addictive. Especially if you like words. This game is basically a game of synonyms and for each word you get it right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help to end the world hunger.

Honestly, with my degree level of education...i could actually made some simple mistake in this game...sad. Anyway, challenge urself and learn new word from this game, while doing some charity.

Hope you enjoy :)

Mini Pizza

2007-11-05T16:59:00.001+11:00

This is my 1st attempt on making Pizza on my own... with some reference from the web and other easy recipe to make pizza dough, i came out with an idea of making my own size of pizza (the bite size) rather than those regular size pizza. And also, having the fun to put in your choice of ingredients does make it more exciting. This is my mini pizza with bacon and cheese. This is the preview of my pizza before baking. Will show u the recipe on how to make the dough in later post.
I use bacon instead of ham, not because i don't like ham, it is because i like bacon more and its more crispy and tasty compare to ham.
I let the it baked for about 10-12 min and sprinkle in the cheese before baking it again for another 3-5 min.. So u'll have a crispy bacon and melted cheese on top of it.
It taste like dominos pizza, other than the size of it ^^

here is the recipe:

3 cups of flour

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 teaspoons of salt

1 packet of dry yeast (if you are allergic to yeast, try using 1 tbsp of baking powder)

1 cup of warm water

2 packet of Fountain pizza paste (can be obtain from woolies)

basils

morzarella cheese

2 slice of bacon - chopped

Method:

Pre-heat oven for 10 min at 180°c.

Mix flour, olive oil, salt, warm water and yeast together and knead it till smooth-set aside, to let it rise for an hour and a half.
Take the dough and roll it into a log and divide it to 6. Roll each of it like a ball and using a roll pin to roll it flat until desire thickness/size.

Spread pizza paste(1 packet is good enough for 3 mini pizza) evenly on the dough and sprinkle bacon on top of it. Add a pinch of basils on each pizza and bake it for 10-12 min on 180°c.

Then sprinkle the cheese on top of each pizza and let it bake for another 3-5 min or until cheese melt.

Pizza is ready to serve.

Purple Rose During Graduation

2007-11-05T03:56:00.000+11:00

Ahh.....i'm in love with my purple roses. (That explains alot for my purplish BLOG)
I've been falling in love with purple roses since i was 8, when i first dreamt of seeing a field of purple roses (like lavender farm kinda scene...but it is purple roses instead of lavender) Without any hesitation i ran happily around the field that is like bed of roses...and from then i knew that my favourite flower would be purple roses (not dyed or mixed colour..but authentic/original purple roses)

Though it is hard to find...some said that there isn't such colour of roses, but deep down in my heart i knew that it would appear one day. After hunting for so many florist from klang to kl to cameron highland, i was sad to hear that they never seen a real purple rose before...only dyed ones that you will definitely see the prime colour mixture of red and blue colouring on white roses *sad...*
Purple roses are rare, or should i say epic!! it is hard to find, whats more buying it(definitely not cheap)..There are certain florist that sell it ..but they have to order it weeks before hand and import those epic roses from other country or does not have the purplish colour that i had in mind - either too pale or too dull.
Of course, there are certain occasions where i did received purple roses from someone that was once special...but it wasn't the real purple roses like i had in my dreams (not even close to the colour of purple)
This year, during my graduation, my dear baby gave me a surprise. He walk towards me at reception area in Tower Building with his best looking (new) suits, his best hairstyle and his best smile while holding a dozen of Big, Fresh and Real Purple Roses on his hand. I was in AWE :o *blink blink....smile....blink blink* indescribable feelings...

Of all the years, i've been searching for a Real, Pretty, Close to what i dreamt, *and not to mention that this one is BIG* Purple Rose.... ahh...my heart melts in happiness...finally my dream has come true.

Glancing at my baby, i only have 1 question to ask...
Angeline: "HOW MUCH IS THIS BOUQUET OF FLOWER??????......
Ashton: -.-"
Angeline: "Must be really expensive right??? ..Tell me, how much u had spent on this???"
Ashton: Erm ...Erm.... *sweat* ...aiyaaa don care la...you happy enuff
Angeline: "Let me guess AUD$100????"
Ashton: Erm ...Erm... 0.o donno
Angeline: Grrrr....*happy..smilling in my heart*

Thanks Jenny and mei yen for the flowers..i love it too ^^
Since i have many items to juggle in my only 2 arm hand, i toss the purple roses to ashton and asked him to hold it for me (it's pretty heavy). He gingerly holding it and walk along side with me. Then he asked me to observe around and listen carefully on what others were looking and pointing. 0.o????? only to realise that most of the girls that were passing by kept pointing at my purple roses and gasp .. "oh...wow..look at that guy ..he's holding a bouquet of purple colour roses...so pretty", not only once but many times that i realise most of them who spotted the purple roses were in awe. -my tails were waggling..nose pointing higher-Well, ashton was a little embarrassed holding the purple roses for so long and being pointed and whispered...tee hee

When my parents arrive, my mum saw the purple roses and insisted on helping to hold it for him. *knowing that my mum loves purple too..but her version of purple is elegant purple or deep purple* she happily demand my dad to hold the camera and take picture of her and the roses...*sob sob...mama dowan to take picture with me*
so at the end, it was my bouquet of roses that steal away the spotlight...sigh

Being a proud little girl on my graduation day, my whole family smiles at me when i walk towards them with my cert. Finally, i get to graduate...sob sob.. Being the last in my family with 2 elder brother (whom graduated from Curtin and Monash, Australia) to look upon, I had the biggest pressure on my shoulder. Therefore, it is really hard on me. But i'm glad that i made it. *no complains* That Graduation bear is from my parents...bought here all the way from KL..heheh...i love it so much...its so fluffy and adorable...nice to hug *smile*

*the picture that i took is from my phone camera, therefore the lighting made these roses look more pinkish than purple...the original colour of these roses are really gorgeous. They are now in hanging in display as dry flowers, which made the purple colour deeper and even more gorgeous. *and still BIG*

Cucur Udang!!

2007-11-05T03:14:00.000+11:00

Ashton love this the most...my own recipe of cucur udang the chinese style...since we cant get those roadside stall in sydney, might as well make it urself to satisfy the cravings and homesickness feelings we have*sob sob...i miss my ondek ondek*
8 tablespoons of tapioca flour
1/2 onion -diced
1 large egg
4-6 stalks of spring onion - chopped
2 teaspoons of soy sauce
1/2 teaspoons of salt
1/2 teaspoon of chicken stock
dash of pepper
10 fresh prawn - peeled (without tail for easy munch)
white cap mushroom - diced (optional)

method:
Mix flour, egg, soy sauce, salt and chicken stock together till runny, put in diced onion, spring onion, mushroom and pepper and mix it till well blend. Lastly place the prawn and stir well till all ingredient is coated.

Fry it with medium high heat until golden brown. Always control the heat lower when it is turning brown fast or higher when it is soaking up the oil. (not too high as it will make the outer layer burn before it is cook)

Ta Dah!!! my version of cucur udang... crunchy...and tasty^^
You can dip with sambal or chilli sauce or serve with rice.
Almost had a fight with my kicthen while making and frying this, and ended up messing up more :P what to do...clumsy is my nature *lol*

At least i don't have to clean up the mess*tee hee*..it is ashton's job - i cook, he cleans
best deal ever agreed (and he regretted it)

Hidden Oreo Cupcake!

2007-11-05T02:41:00.000+11:00

This is my 1st time baking a cupcake....and surprisingly it wasn't as difficult as i tought ...in fact, it is just too easy..^^ (well after some experiments of failed cake baking... i knew that i have no talent in this area..)
Called jenny this afternoon once i finished delivering lunch to my baby and grab jenny out from her cleaning spree at home to coles and bought some 'ka-chang' to bake these cuppies...At 1st i was lost, i had no idea what to bake and how to bake, then i browse around the shelves to look for something that attracts me most. At the end, i chose chocolate flavour cake mix and a new tray of 12 cup cupcake tray. Then something inspired me when i walk through the cookie aisle, when i saw oreo biscuit, and i remember browsing throught the other nite bout cupcake recipe that mention bout mini oreo in it. HMmmmmm...*cheeky smile*

I may not able to find mini oreo here..but the normal size oreo would be fine i guess...(*evil grin*..bigger bites..tee hee) so after dinner at mamak with jenny, joy, syreen, ashton and tricia (nice meeting u by the way..and i love ur kenji^^) i head home and changed into my baking attire (nothing much la just shorts and comfy T with an apron) and start making noises in the kitchen..

30min later....

well well...what do you know...i did my best in making this little cuppies and i'm glad that it turn out 'quite' well for my standard of "failure" in baking.*lol*
This is how it looks like came out right after baking...straight from the oven to the rack...(pretty cracky...but at least it still looks like cupcakes) ^^

Then i tried to make some deco with it..and with just enough resources around my house (found white choco chips and skettles and some choco ganche) which is just enough to whip those cuppies up. Well at least it looks presentable...:)
ey....why one missing??? (inside my tummy adyyyyy...yum yum)
hmm...where is the oreo??

here it is....my hidden oreo in the cupcake with a little bit of white chocolate filling. *nicee...*

My little Wapity ^^

2007-11-03T01:05:00.000+11:00

YAY..... finally...i can have my multicolour wapity. Just received a surprise sms from my parents (they're in london now..happily shopping while i'm here alone in aust..sob sob) saying that they got me a wapity for my coming 23rd birthday prezzie....(only thing is that i have to go back kl for cny in order to see my lil baby)

so in a quick thinking..i booked my flight home for cny on the 8th of feb...(y not 7th or earlier?? 8th of feb is the 2nd day of cny...!!!) oh well...due to some circumstances in my future to be job (which starts on the 7th of nov) i have some obligations to make before i can commit myself for my own lifestyle...sad

anyway...i'm now as happy as a baby !!! ^^YAY...i finally got my lil wapity case hehehhe...cute cute

love my wapity....and of course MA PARENTS..muaks muaks muaks

FINALLY....i'm no longer jobless

2007-11-02T19:36:00.000+11:00

YAY...finally..

after hundreds of rejection and no reply from all sorts of agency and company and even retails...i finally receive a reply from BRIDGECLIMB...(a company that organised sydney habour bridge climbing@ the rocks)

lucky i should say?? mayb not...finding a job is not about luck that matters...it is about experience that counts..why am i saying this?? as most of the people around the world should know that right this instance of job hunting, what employer look for in an individual is not how old you are or how pretty you are...but how experience u are and what kind of quality u have to bring benefits for the company provided with proven track record....sounds demanding eh??

well...you have to face it then...in this world...it is THAT cruel towards US ..the freshgrads..sob sob

after numerous interviews and rejections...i finally gave up my dream job to work in an marketing/advertising field and start broaden up my views of other jobs and yes....practically spamming away my resume to EVERY company and agency in hope to find me a job that is an entry level to any company or organisation...unfortunately...most of the replies would said that either they could not tick off any benefits from me towards them or else many other applicants are far more better than my 'well bragging' resume..(i was HONEST with my resume)

anyway... just an advice to other job seeker...
be prepared to get rejected ......lets just say, if u applied for a hundred jobs...it is impossible that u will get all the job offered...so if there is one in a hundred that replies and confirm you the position...would i take it? does it sound like an opportunity to you or a choice? as for me...whichever comes 1st is the one that i'm taking it 1st...so first come first basis..unless i have a choice to choose ...but i doubt that i have right this moment...so be prepare to get rejected.

i will update more bout my new job...as for now i'm not sure what is my responsibility is..hehhehe, so wish me luck!!!

Feeling of being a Jobless

2007-10-21T17:53:00.000+10:00

ok....i'm a loafer...u can say that again..

when was the last time that i'd make myself busy??? hmmm....if my memory serves me right, it should be 1st of Sept....MGM dance

OMG...i'm sooo bored at home...

its not to say that i purposely do not want to work....i've been looking around and stress myself up while spamming my resume around...
i even tought that my resume is not good enought that no employer or recruitment agency would wanna even look at my resume...so i've made some improvement and redo my resume and start spamming again...this time WITH cover letter to make it complete.

yet again...no reply or rather unfavourable replies...*sob sob*...WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

WHY is it so hard to find a job....even as a part time or casual ..i dont care... i just need a job and get my rental and expenses covered till my PR is granted..

*depressing mode now*......sigh

dear god,

please grant me this simple wish of mine ....i just need a job that can cover my living expenses for the meantime and get my life back to track....its not that i dont appreciate this lifestyle now that i'm so carefree and NBTD....but i rather work my ass off and complaining non stop than not doing anything at home...at least i can assure that my future is not in jeopardy...

*nod nod nod*

pray pray..

Penguin Jumpers

2007-10-17T22:41:00.000+10:00

cute isnt it??? penguins with jumper??
where can u see those cute little penguins with jumper, u may wonder..
well..the good news for Aussie blog reader is THESE cute little penguins are in Australia..WHERE?? Pet Porpoise Pool in Victoria..yesss..its at phillip islandddd...

they are currently looking for kind people who loves knitting and animals to donate some knitted jumpers for this little penguins...

why are they wearing jumper??
Jumpers are being knitted especially for this fairy penguin population. The clothing is used when the birds have been exposed to an oil spill, absorbing the oil off their feathers and keeping the animals warm in the meantime.
hehhehe....

if anyone is kind enough to knit for this penguins, here are the instruction on how to make them

How to Knit a Penguin JumperYou will need:

8 ply wool
1 pair No 9 needles (3.75)
1 pair No 11 Needles (3.00)

Method:

Cast on 36 Stitches
K1 P1 to the end of row
Repeat for 7 rows
Change to K2 P2 and increase on stitch at each end of every row 4 times (44 Stitches)
Continue until work measures 10 CM
Decrease 1 stitch at each end of every row until 28 stitches remain
Decrease 1 stitch in the middle of the next row
Leave on needle or stitch holder
Make second side the same as the first
Using the No 11 needles knit both sides onto these needles and K1 P1 for 22 rows. Cast off.
Stitch up the sides to the beginning on the decreasing to 27 stitches, this is to be left open for each flipper. Stitch up the neck.
The finished jumper should measure 4.5” (115mm) wide and 7.5” (190mm) long

then donate it to the below address:
Phillip Island Nature Park
PO Box 97
COWES
VICTORIA 3922
AUSTRALIA

For more information please click on the below link for original context
http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http%3A//www.abc.net.au/canberra/stories/s1392592.htm

My family...my home

2007-10-17T20:52:00.000+10:00

OHANA....means family...family means no body is forgotten or left behind..

this is one of the phrase that i still remember even until today ...one of my favourite phrase from Lilo & Stitch. Yes...i miss my family..A LOT...

Each and every year, whenever i had the chance, I'll make a trip back home for CNY no matter how busy am i...i will never miss CNY.. but for next year, i had a sudden guilt that i might not be able to return home for cny... :( and each and every year i see my family aged a year and another. It makes me sad to see the wrinkles became more and more visible on my mum's face and white strands of hair on my dad's hair...

It came to my surprise that the picture of my parents that i had in my mind was far younger than what my parents look like in front of me. Tears stream down on my cheek at night when i browse through my family album. From all my childhood picture to current...i see not myself but my parent's faces gradually aging away...it is sad to know that we are now grown ups and our parents are getting older day by day...

I miss my family so much..

my 21st bday in KL and my bro's 23rd bday..(hehe two kiddy bday boy n bday girl..yes we both share the same bday together for our entire life....why?? ask my papa n mama...)

Ma family in sydney 06...
In this picture i realise that this is the picture that all of us HAD gained few pounds TOGETHER..

Again..me n brother's 22nd and 24th bday at Golden Century sydney

Daddy's 59th Bday on 14th of Feb 2007...(yes....its valentines day..that is why my dad is my 1st bf in my entire life...cos have to celebrate with him 1st before can pak toh)
why got 2 cakes??? one from Us..and one from Hong Leong Bank's manager..

conclusion: i love my family...(a very funny family i can say.. ^^)