Over the weekends

It is end of the weekends again, and tomorrow is another new week! Let's hope it will be another great week awaiting ahead :D for all of us!
Meanwhile, let's flash back how was my weekends spent :)
(not every details of course, but some of it...*wink*)

On saturday, me, Jackie and singyee went to Metro (again!*gasp*) coz Jackie wanted to get a new camera (which i fully support since this will mean we will have a good camera for our coming europe trip! yeah!)
After browsing through the choices, she decided to get this, SLR semi-pro FujiS5800 which cost less than RM500! (very good deal i think!)

We didn't actually buy it right there BUT we came back later that night after 12pm since there is 10% discount for electronic goods from 0000-0600... =.= yessss, it was kinda psychotic...( n i got a hand mixer too! not because i am so enthusiastic in baking all of a sudden, it is just because I spoiled the mixer on my 2nd attempt in baking brownies...yea yea yea...i know, that's me =.=)

Of course, besides this, we also did some window shopping on the chocolates, and they look really NICE!



Well, on saturday also there was an exhibition on women's health in the hostel, I didn't get the chance to visit all the booths but one:


I find it very catchy and very informative too, on anorexia and bulimia, but I am not going to elaborate on them here :)
All in all, well done girls!!!

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It's sunday! I decided to go for a hair cut 2 weeks prior my trip. I asked jackie along since she wanted to look for rechargable batteries for her new PET - the camera.
Well, we didn't manage to buy any batteries with a good price, perhaps we have to go back to METRO...=.=

The saloon i went to was packed during my first visit, while waiting, we decided to drop by this cafe nearby. The cafe turned out to be a pleasant surprise, we never know the ambience inside is such comfortable and cosy :) and it has been there for more than a year just few steps aways from our hostel! Now we know where to hang out during our next chill out session :D




I ordered tea and chicken salad with green peas while jackie had a glass of wine and ceasar salad.




Guess what, dining with us was another family celebrating birthday of the Dad (i supposed), and they started dancing on the floor when th DJ played the musics :)
I would say it was a very pleasant evening.

Finally, I came back for a haircut!!!
I told the hairstylist(barber?) that i want the side,the back and the top to be short,whereas the front part...I havent decided, let's see how it goes :)


Well, in the end, i decided not to cut the fringe too short and keep some length.
Before...

After...


A half day out in Simferopol with a new camera turned out to be a very fun and joyful experience!!! :D

十句很有意思的话 Ten meaningful phrases

A friend of mine forwarded this mail to me, and i usually don't 'entertain' such forwarded mail, but this mail content really suits my mood, so here i am to share it :)

第一句
沒有一百分的另一半　只有五十分的兩個人
There is no other half of 100%, only two people of 50%

第二句
付出真心　才會得到真心　卻也可能傷得徹底
保持距離　就能保護自己　卻也註定永遠寂寞
You can only get true heart by giving one, but may get hurt deeply in return
Keep a distance, you will be able to protect ownself, but also means forever lonely

第三句
通常願意留下來跟你爭吵的人　才是真正愛你的人
Usually those who are willing to stay and quarrel with you, are those who really love you

第四句
有時候　不是對方不在乎你　而是你把對方看得太重
Sometimes, it is not he/she doesn't care about you, it is just that this person is too important to you.

第五句
冷漠　有時候並不是無情　只是一種避免被傷害的工具
Being cold, sometimes does not mean heartless, it is just a way to avoid getting hurt

第六句
如果我們之間有 1000 步的距離　你只要跨出第1步
我就會朝你的方向走其餘的 999 步
If there are 1000 steps of distance between us, you just need to step out the 1st one, and I will walk the remaining 999 steps towards you

第七句
為你的難過而快樂的　是敵人
為你的快樂而快樂的　是朋友
為你的難過而難過的　就是那些　該放進心裡的人
Those who are happy over your sorrow, are enemy
Those who are happy for your happiness, are friends
Those who are sad over your sorrow, are people whom you should put into heart

第八句
就算是 believe　中間也藏了一個 lie
even in the word 'believe', the word 'lie' is hidden within

第九句
真正的好朋友　並不是在一起就有聊不完的話題
而是在一起　就算不說話　也不會感到尷尬
True friends, are not those who can have endless conversation with you,
they are those even without talking, won't feel awkward when together

第十句
朋友就是被你看透了　還能喜歡你的人
Friends are those whom you had seen through thoroughly, but will still like you.

Boots fetish?

Haha, don't get me wrong... I just want to get a pair of boots for myself for the last winter in Ukraine.
Well, economically, it is not wise to get a pair now since I'll be going back to M'sia for good next June, I should have got one 5 years back, and worn it for 5 winters and only then it is called worthwhile, right? :P

However, I just can't get it off my mind recently and I can't explain why the urge is there keep haunting me...grrr~~ especially after I met 'him' in a new hypermarket in my small little 'city' last evening.

Ok, first of all, I was called along by Shyam and Jackie to visit this new hypermarket called 'Metro'. I have heard of it some time back but it needs a membership card to enter, remind me of Makro back in M'sia. They got a card from local friend and hence there we go!

Hey, you can even see 2 russian national cars here, the LADA!!! >.<

Fine, I may sound like a fool, but it was such delightful to be able to step into a HYPERMARKET again after so long :) as I have mentioned, the 'city' I live in used to be a small little pathetic place, fortunately it improves since the day I was here.
I feel 'civilized' again in Metro! LoL~

Yes, back to the main point, this is HIM!!!



He fits a few of my criteria I am looking for in buying a pair of boots:-
1.He is simple yet stylish, to me :)
2.He is light!!!
3.He has no wool or fur inside, which mean I can still wear it in hot climate!
4.He has heels... means a taller me...LoL (ok, this is quite irrelevant)

However, 3 remaining factors made me hesitated in getting him home...:(
1.The price!!! approximately 180RM!!! :(((
2.My friend commented that it is not made of leather, but PVC (which I don't really mind)
3.My friend also suggested to get one in Germany during our trip there which may cost less but of better quality.

Therefore, I think I should hold the breathe and wait! :)
and maybe my thirst for it will go off??? (or my mom will read this and quench my thirst! hehehe)

Side note:
I went for a massage today, my 2nd time in Ukraine. I went after my gym since my lumbosacral joint felt painful upon palpation (aka pressing) and my back's stiffness is killing me. It had been like this for weeks.
It was a back+ butt massage...>.<
I am serious, the masseur herself told me that when I asked her to tell me the pricing for different types of massage...hahaha~ butt needs massage??? :P ( alright, undeniably it was quite comfy)
Well, she suggested me to come for few more rounds of massage therapies as my muscles are really stiff!

Till then,ciao!

Let's make brownies

First of all, would like to thank you Mr. Al.M (hahaha,funny abbreviation) for sharing his 'secret recipe' and experience in making this 'event' a successful one! :)
Alright, let's get started!!!
The ingredients needed are surprisingly simple, at least to a person like me whom have never baked anything in his life!
Here are the ingredients:
1 ½ cup flour
¾ cup coco powder
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
half a teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup vegetable oil (we used half cup of melted butter with half cup of vegetable oil, BEWARE! cool down the hot melted butter first before adding it in.)

We are supposed to use standard baking measuring cup, but I can't find it, so we just used a normal drinking cup, like this :P


Don't worry, it still works! As long as the proportions are correct :)

Here are the steps:
1.Get ready a baking mold, cover it with baking paper, and spread some oil onto the paper evenly.

2.Prepare a comfortably large container where you can throw in all the ingredients and mix them up with a hand mixer.
3.Break the eggs into a small bowl and stir them up evenly (manually or with a hand mixer)
4.Now, measure the amount of ingredients and pour them into the container accordingly, first flour, then coco powder, then sugar, followed by eggs and oil and lastly the salt and vanilla essence.
5.Mix them well with a hand mixer, for around 3-5 minutes, it should turn out like melted chocolate :P (make sure it is mixed thoroughly, no sight of any flour or powder)

6.Now transfer the well mixed ingredients into the mold.
7.Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180 degree celcius.
8.Place the mold into the oven, it takes 30mins to bake.
9.After 30mins (we took 40mins), leave the mold in the oven for 5-10mins to prevent the brownies from collapsing.
10.And now the brownies are ready!!! :D

Well, isn't it simple? :)

Some other tips, for some amateurs like ME, if you can't find vanilla essence in liquid form, you can replace it with the powder form too!

And we added in small pieces of cashew nuts too into the ingredients to spice it up! :D maybe you can experience with some other extra ingredients too, like some other kinds of nuts.

Ok, bon appetite!!!

First time making sushi

Finally made the first step out and tried making sushi!!!
Hereby expressing my gratitude to the 'sushi master' Jackie!!! Arigatou~~~ >.<
Forgot to take the pictures of the final products, so here are the pictures of 'The Making of sushi' ...hehe

Since sushi is from Japan, so we must show our enthusiasm by wearing a T-shirt saying I Love Nippon...LoL...lame~~ (that was not me in the picture if it was not obvious enough :P)

we also tried making 'vege and prawn tempura', although they didn't turn out to be very successful and 'healthy looking', they are DELICIOUS!!!

and i tried making 'teriyaki pork' too!!! muahahaha, and again it didn't turn out exactly teriyaki-ish but it was YUMMY!!! I am serious!!! >.<


alright, as Jackie said, maybe next time we should invest more and add in salmon to our sushi (these are the budget sushi with crabstick,cucumber and egg inside) :)
and we can try making Yoshinoya porkrice too!!! LoL
Oyasuminasai~~~

KW,have a great trip for the rest of your cold journey :)

yup, together with jackie, we hosted a s'porean guy in Crimea, ukraine :)
it is an amazing experience irregardless of some inconvenience in getting him a place to sleep (he shared the room with me & roommate)

he was here for 5 days, we went to sevastopol on sunday together. for the rest of the days, he basically travelled alone to other tourist spots here, as ya know, we have class >.<
although it was already my 3rd time to sevastopol, it was still refreshing to me, because we visited the Khersones, and took a boat ride out into the black sea at Balaclava which i have never been before! :D

KW is a friendly couch surfer, 3 of us bonded immediately and of course we had the most memorable 5 days together.

so, KW, keep in touch and hope to see u in germany in Dec? :)

Happy Halloween

yeah! had my very first and probably last halloween party in ukraine!!!
it was a blast! i had so much fun!!! enjoyed every bit of it...
the making-up session and eventually the meeting-up session with all fellow 'ghosts' and 'monsters' >.<

and actually i enjoyed having those make-ups on me...lol
thanks my groupmates for giving me such a handsome make up...i had compliments! hahaha~

hmmm...will i get another chance of such party some time in future???

(more pictures on facebook!!! ernloy@hotmail.com)

A walk back from the gym...

walk through the market...
and through the park...



and even bumped into a newly married couple :)

It was a terrible day...

Yesterday was a 'disaster' (oopz, i used the word 'disaster', should be the negative influence from my group).
Of all days, the hostel decided to repaint my unit yesterday and we were asked to clear up the common hall outside my room and also the toilet and bathroom, to let the workers to do their job.
what is wrong with them??? they have 2 long months summer holidays when i was away and the unit is practically empty to do such renovation, yet they chose yesterday!!! =.= $%$^$^%#^$
alright, we did as what we were told and after school yesterday, i returned to a room in total mess...all the renovation jobs are in process ( in a VERY slow momentum, ya know, the style here ). I can bear with such mess for one or 2 days, i taught.
However, things just didn't end there!!!
There was a team of workers from a local internet company came to set up the cables and stuff for my neighbour's room, AND the dunno-whoever-smartass happily drilled into my unit's (my room is inside) main electric cable supply which is hidden in the wall!!!! OMG!!! poof~~ everything went off...... for almost 24 HOURS!!!
yes...the another-smartass-electrician just came after a total of 24 hours to fix the cable, come on, it is just some simple job to reconnect the tiny little wire!!! (FYI, it was the 2nd electrician who fixed it, the 1st one came and had a look and said he cant'd do anything...WTF)

well well, all in all, light is back now FINALLY after a disastrous 24 hours ( and there was no water supply in between for few hours )... had a pretty good experience of living in a refuge camp :)

All the best, Jori :)

it was kind of a depressing day for me today, coz to our surprise, Jori left the hospital( probably yesterday evening ), to the orphanage, which means he is discharged, but not back home...:(
hopefully i can still pay u a visit in the orphanage Jori? :)
anyway, Jori little sunshine, do stay healthy, happy and always keep your charming smile that brings joy and warmth to everyone around you.
All the best, Jori!

Jori, the beatiful baby boy

Jori, how are you today?
Jori is 1 year and a month old, he is an orphan( how could any parents abandon such a beautiful baby boy :( )
he stays in the hospital. I only know he has kidney problems, exact diagnosis was not told and i also know there is an operation planned for him some time in the future.
I wonder who gave him the name? must be the staff in the hospital.
Jori will cry whenever we have to leave him after visited him for a short while, maybe he knows we may not come back to him anymore just like his parents...
Anyway, Jori, i sincerely hope that you will get a new home very soon, one filled with warmth and happiness which you, the little angel deserves. :)

爱不疚

this freaks me out :P

today i received a MMS from my ex...
i have to retrieve it online since my phone doesn't support GPRS??
anyway, the most important part is this:-


what? same surname? same name? a doctor? (my future profession, hopefully >.<)
oh my god!!! such a conincidence!!!
i would really like to find out more about this person who share the same name as me!!!
interesting!!!

I stepped onto the Land of Rising sun finally

we stayed in asakusa :)

The Sei-ji shrine in Asakusa!!! a great place to visit!

we visited the 1st ranking university in Asia!!!

The tokyo tower!

last but not least, The TOKYO DISNEYSEA!!!


these are some of the highlights...wait till i have better internet connection, i will update more :D

Summer holidays

yup, probably will be my 2nd last summer holidays before i graduate :)
home sweet home on the 4th July, almost 2 weeks plus i have been back in Malaysia (truly Asia...LoL)
well, it is always GOOD to be home :)
the time spent back home so far was great!!! great food u see!!! haha~~
went to KL to meet up with friends, went to tioman, some small gathering with old friends back in ipoh...and of course, precious family moments :D

things wont stop here, actually i am going to Tokyo this coming wednesday, for almost 2 weeks, to attend a medical conference,am looking forward!!! :D

right after that, going to cambodia for a family trip!!! :D
alright,seems like my holiday will be spent fruitfully (>.<)

and i hope the same to those who are having their holidays too!!!

It was a great ball :)

Today,in the midst of the pathetic exams, we had a ball! :D
It was a dinner cum ball thingie mainly organised for the teachers and professors of our uni as a form of gratitude, it was the first one!
and thanks to George, who put in the effort of choreographing the venice waltz and gave us a chance of performing on this evening ball (unfortunately, i didnt get to perform, due to some circumstances which is complicated to explain, in short, i dun have a dance partner last minute-ly, she had to fly back home)

Nevertheless, it was still a great evening which i enjoyed! :D (at least i got to dance with some of the hot girls during the free dancing part at the end *wink*)


During the evening, there were several performances, singing (great songs! one of the girl sang like Faryl Smith from BGT), Tango, slow Waltz, and even kids can dance ballroom dance so well!!!



I am proud that my university can throw out such a grand and nice event, hoping that this will not be the last time! :)
Alright, let's get back the focus onto the exams =.= !

只願為你守著約

我没有感觉
除了等你我的心如止水
我痴心守约
不愿更改一点点
是甚么世界
还有我们这般遥远的苦恋
我甚么不缺
只贪有你在身边
许多人在周围
我却从未眷恋
再也没人象你给我
初见颤动的感觉
我只愿为你守着约
我的心永远那么甜
也许孤单寂寞
但心中依然无悔也无怨
我只愿为你守着约
我的心从没有走远
不管阴晴圆缺
不管时间空间
一生都不会改变
再长的路
众然距离遥远我能穿越
想念着你的笑
我忍不住流泪
再也没有人比我了解
那爱得坚决的滋味