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OK this is the third year (or forth) that I’m blogging about the toffee nut-craving. It’s time of the year again when starbucks started serving toffee nut latte & frappucino. Nice.
I miss the sweet toffee nut taste in my mouth. Yep, you can not drink it on a regular term, you’ll get bored with it. However, this is a seasonal drink, so I kind of anticipated this drink towards end of the year – nearing christmas. Ah. I just love toffee nut. I may be exaggerating it too much but I don’t care, i LIKE it. 
Had venti’s at the e-gate with my lecturer just now, while reading my botany lecture notes. How dry & boring the notes are (and remind me of the form 5 and/or matriculation biology where I have to memorize the structure of flowers), but since my left hand holding a toffee nut, I don’t mind digging my head to the notes.
Yep. I’m still studying for my botany paper. Wish me luck. Tooo much to read, tooo little time to digest. Ah, blame it on last minutes studying. Dang!
I just came back from a night out at Gurney with my fellow friend, angie and her 2 pakistani friends & another musican guy, doing a master on musicology. We had late dinner at Chili’s and followed up by hanging out at the jazz bar at the G, the infamous G-spot. I looooove the voice of Alyson Joyce. She rawk the place by singing mustang sally & billie jean (two thumbs up!). I still love the place, the G. However, the place crowded with people on weekend. Yep.
Anyway, I had an interesting conversation with the new acquaintance. A very deep and meaningful conversation over a ride from USM to Gurney, revealed my truly self. We were talking on the meaning of life and etc etc and the conversation leads to the main thing in my life that I try to avoid, and the weakness that I always try to ignore. He identified two things that will lead me to find the meaning of life: to be more expressive and to use my heart instead of the mind. Yep. I think a lot, and I am not expressive. I am, most of the time, trying to hide my feeling and emotion. He was good enough to trick me into realizing that I need to sort out my feeling in order for me to focus and to discover the meaning of life. A stranger, able to identify my main distraction in life in just a 20 minutes car-ride to the Gurney. That’s amazing. I guess he’s darn good in following his heart that he able to identify people like me that is a thinker, and lead a logical life. I shed all the fantasy and romanticm from my life so that I can lead myself towards my goal in life. He said that there are two ways to achieve the goal, to lead the logical thinking and life in which the road would be pretty much, logical, bleak and boring ( as he say) or to follow your heart in which you may or may not achieve the goal but when you look back, you will see a colorful journey towards where you are now. In a logical way, he is correct. But to lead life based on your heart is something so insignificant to me.
It got me thinking.
Another advice from him: to be expressive to someone. Or else, that someone will make yourself unfocussed with what you are doing right now. Bingo!
Maybe I should follow his advice?
Ah. I can’t sleep tonight. I can’t stop thinking about things. Or rather, someone.
Need to get that out of my system, pronto.
I have finally found my g-spot in Penang! Orgasm reached when i enter the black plush passage that leads me to another world, where everything looks (and feels) hot and juicy. hahahahah! OK, do not think differently now, as I am describing the live jazz lounge & bar in Penang. tee,hee.
Gotcha!
Calling jazz enthusiast! Let’s go for girl’s night at tuesday or weekend for the crowd?
I loooooooooooooove the black leathery interior. Feels like in the mafia bar, having a white russian & humming to the 50s tunes of jazzy music. Alyson Joyce will be singing until October 09!
For more info, visit G or call 604-238-0000
I just came back from Queensbay (again) for my sunday lunch & a movie. Ah. Finally, something that made me smile since I came to Penang. Watching movie alone is fun. I watched the proposal by Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds. It was entertaining, funny & romantic! Aww I wish I could live in Sitka, Alaska. Margaret’s (Sandra Bullock) attire totally awesome! I soooo love the uptight-editor-like-attire & the amazing killer stilettos with a red sole *wink wink* Christian Louboutin! Structured dresses & suits are great on her. Not to forget the prada bag to go with the sophisticated look *dream*
As for lunch, I had a shake butter yaki set at Azuma Japanese Restaurant. It’s a salmon pan-fried in butter serve with salmon salad in sesame dressing, miso soup, garlic rice & a green tea ice-cream. Well, service was prompt & good. Very attentive to their customer need. As for food. I rather say the butter salmon taste nice but the salmon in the salad is tasteless. I give 4 out of 5 stars to this restaurant
Somehow I miss Hana restaurant at City Mall. Ah. I love dining there.
I bought a bathroom scale so that I can monitor my weight again, haha (I am weight-conscious). It seems that I maintain my 110lbs since I moved to Penang. I thought I gained weight!! But definitely nope. wooohooo!
Anyway, my registration as assistant consultant has been approved by the Department of Environment. Woohoo! You can check out my name in the latest assistant consultant batch for 2009. I need a job to make full use of it. Any EIA to write? Call me. heh.
I got to go to their induction course sooner or later. Shall I reserve my place in KK or in Penang?
OK got to move now. GIS group meeting at the studio in 1 hour time.
Btw, I need a private tuition for CAD & Sketchup. Anyone?
I’ve been keeping my baby in the safe for a while and only snapping pictures when I am in mood. *sigh* Shall bring my baby out for air more often. he,he.
Below are some of the shots taken since my life started in Penang (in chronicle):
BKI-PEN flight. Dinawan Island from the aerial view
View of Penang bridge taken from Penang Hill
The ABC I had at Penang Hill. Should have try the famous one in town. Someday~
Bukit Bendera. Not Signal Hill, KK :p
Penang Municipal Council building – night shot
Fellow landscapers & the gurus at Bkt Jambul
(note: the gym equipment in the background)
Ah. Just as my facebook status update: I think my biological clock gone haywire. It’s wierd. I used to wake up late when I was back in KK but here, I wake up even before then sun rise! Ha,ha. I am still confused on when the sun rise n when the sun set. I can adjust myself pretty quickly when I was in KL as the time different only an hour, but it Penang it is more than 1 hour.
I was sweating like a dog hitting balls at the tennis court when it’s already 5.30 pm. I feel that it is still like 4.00 pm in KK. Imagine how hot is the sun is at 4 pm in KK. So my timing is out. Need to rectify it, pronto.
Class-wise etc, I am very punctual. All my classes start at 10 am (woohoo!) and my studio classes start at 9 am. Most of the time, I’ll be the first (or second) person to come to the class/studio. Somehow design class always an alien to me & most of the time I am pressuring myself. I should have just let go, letting the new knowledge flows in and noted the essence of it. ahh.
But I am glad I learn back all the familiar topic that doesn’t sound too alien. In fact, most of the time I am helping the lecturer to recall back the scientific term and adding a lil’ fun fact to be shared with the rest of the class. Ah. Yep, botany class is fun! I am going to learn back what I have learnt before in UM especially on plant identification, systematic taxonomy (yikes… this is the subject I am trying to avoid & I can’t run away from it again at this level, I am screwed), ecophysiology etc. Both Ecology and Botany will be taught by lecturer/professor from School of Biology. ah.. I am happy
Ecology will be taught in the Ecohub. It is one of the so-called only eco-hub in this region. The place is also called as Durian Valley. They are trying to bring back the campus it’s natural environment (orang kampung settlement) way back in the 1800 (or was it 1900?). Can’t remember, I was daydreaming when the professor talking about it in front. ha,ha. There will be another trip (or I rather called it expedition -dang! to Belum rainforest! ahh I loikeeee! )
There will be a theory & philosophy of landscape design tomorrow. I shall read about the greece, roman empire and the renaissance landscape and civilization so I would have a rough idea on what the lecturer going to blabber in front. keh.keh.
Apart from that, this thursday, we’re going to have out first surveying field. I need to prepare myself to know about how to do surveying & most importantly on how to calculate cut & fill volume. Before this, to obtain the cut & fill volume for the Project, I only need to call up the CS engineer and/or the QS to obtain the cubic metre but now, I have to calculate it myself. aish. But I can’t wait to play around with theodolite. hahahahah. That going to be fun! 
DO you know that Penang has it’s own department called PenGIS, it seems that the whole state has been digitized in their GIS database. The lecturer used to work for the said department. Chat with him of the difference in getting a cadastral map in Sabah as compared to other states in Malaysia. I had fun digitizing some cadastral map in ArcView too. Oh NF, I have the converter extension for cassini-RSO and MRT-RSO, but I am not sure whether it is MRSO or BRSO, or both can be used for Malaysia. Hmm I have to get back to the lecturer & ask. I just realized that I know heaps on the function and how to use the ArcView but when I try playing around with the ArcGIS program, I get a headache. The program is so powerful until I don’t know the function for each icon. Dang. Got to play around more with the program to familiar myself with it. (noted).
Yesterday, the whole landscape clan hiked up to Bukit Jambul in the morning. I rather say, it is quite steep for a recreational hiking. and guess what? There are one public gym on top of the hill. LOL> Funny I tell ya, and the equipments are all quite, old. But it does serve the purpose. *two thumbs up*
We’re going to have a trip to Jogjakarta, Indonesia this October. woohoo! Bangkok trip next year, Dr?
Yep. It’s been a depressing 2 weeks since I move to Penang. I hate to admit this but i think I’m homesick. I don’t miss the comfort of home or my parents (they call me everyday so what is there to miss) but I terribly miss the comfort of having my car to move around, meeting friends for drinks as well as overtime at the office. Yep. I miss working environment. I miss the laughter and tension in the office. I miss to have 10 minutes away from everything. I miss everyone in Core and most of all, I miss going out for movies.
On top of that, I am struggling to excel in the graphic studio class. I know I am quite un-skilled when it comes to sketching but to add on depression, I am in a circle of very highly skilled & talented people. So the pressure building up so bad until I burst. Yep.
On top of that, I keep on asking myself why I choose this path. I have a comfy and steady life back in KK and why do I choose to do the otherwise? Most people would be contented with what I have in KK. Good pay (for KK level), my own car, my circle of friends, things to do etc but of course those has limit in KK and that is why I decide on this. At the same time, I doubt myself whether I can do it or not. I mean, apart from the studio-load, I am damn good at everything else. OK, not everything.. I might have problem using theodolite etc. So up to now, I am still wondering why I choose to move here.
Penang has been a lovely place. I love all the old architectural buildings in Georgetown. The beaches? nahhh.. I’ll pass. I prefer Sabah beaches. I will soon, one day, if i get to find someone to go with, I will bring the tour guide book of Penang & my baby and visit all the historical places here & taking pictures. Only if I can find someone share the same passion as mine.
Maybe because I have yet to find my clique here, that I feel depressed and lonely. Imagine, my only human contact would be during classes, at the restaurant/canteen and when I am outside. Most of the time I’ll be at the studio and/or my room.
Enough of moaning about things. I am going to finish up my tiramisu & my favourite caramel macchianto & I am off to… Forever 21!!
I’m in Queensbay, btw. :p
p/s: I was in Borders just now, reading the first chapter of the Compass book by Tammy Kling & John Spences Ellis. I was in awe when I read the first sentence:
Sometimes you must let go of the life you had planned in order to make room for the life ahead of you.
*gasp* I am soooo getting the book. later.
Penang taxi going to use meter from 1 Aug onwards (read here). No more freaking 15rm to all over the island.
I just came back from Gurney Plaza. Boy i tell you, it was a very fruitful shopping spree. mwhahaha! Yep, shopping again. I supposed to get shoes for the hiking because my black Nike Moire way toooooo nice to put on for the hike. I didn’t get any shoes though. However, I bought a new fitness yoga pants and a yellow dry fit tee for the hiking! ekekeke.
I managed to get a large, huge, zit (ha,ha) of bag to fit in my Daler Rowney A3. Finally, after a week of carrying the block around the campus on my bare hand, a got a bag to fit all my stuff. I managed to get a Roxy membership from the purchase too. My dream bikini was on display with the same price tag (sigh).
I get a 50% off for black harlem pants from MNG. wooohooo! I know it a bit outta date but I don’t care. I’m going to wear it to class!
My greatest purchase goes to the factory outlet where I get a super cheapo jeans & khakis, very cute graphical tee and a victoria secret’s (VS) baby tee. I soooo going there again tomorrow to buy more VS tees! Yep.
I managed to get a pink burberry’s check alice band. Inspired. It is so going to match with my burberry brit sheer. keh.keh.
Thinking of buying my second pair of Gisele’s ipanema. It is soooo comfy that I am wearing it everyday to class. But, Aldo is on sale up to 70%. I can see those flat gladiators & ballet flat on sale too. hmmm.
Gurney always been my favourite place in Penang. Queensbay second (due to F21 located there).
Everything is on SALE! OMG.
Hello ya all! I’m blogging from my room at Tune Hotel. Oh, how cheapo this hotel is, makes me realize I rather splurge on other amenities rather than stick to the basic. Yep. Ha,ha. But I shouldn’t complaint too much.
I started off the day by taking the first (and only) direct flight BKI-PEN which takes about 2 hours & 50 mins. Oh the captain, drop dead gorgeous, i tell you!
Landed 20 minutes early & hoping that I can catch the academic briefing at 10 am. Upon arrival, it was already 10.05 am & guess what? They just started with the welcoming speech of the dean (in which supposed to start around 9 am?). ha,ha. After the tea break, we were ushered by the coordinator to the landscape studio. They were expecting 16 landscape architecture students registering today. I managed to get to know my first classmate, an Iranian guy. Very friendly & helpful. Oh and Nicholas Saputra is in my class. I’m serious! hahahahahaha! Ok I’m kidding. Saputra look-a-like is what it is.
After registration, I was walking around the campus trying to figure out what to do next. I supposed to register myself at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) but I have yet to settle my tuition fees. I encounter problem that the fund allocate for the tuition is in my maybank account. The bursary do not accept my debit card! I was so devastated, tired & hungry at that time. Luckily there were 2 international postgrad students, an African lady (i presume) and another hottie South African (I presume too) helping me out. I can always register tomorrow, but then in order for me to get the accomondation in campus, I need to register. I walked to the International House & managed to book a room there. However, the lady in the office can’t promise me that I might get a room there.
My second choices (should be the first) would be referring to the housing department to get a room in the hostel. It is located at the southeast of the campus while the HBP (Housing, Building & Planning) located at the southwest, approximately 1.8 km away. Some more, it is located off-campus but facing the Bkt Gambier gate. If I want to stay outside the campus, it is convenient for me to stay around Sg. Dua or Batu Uban. Of course in campus is the most convenient as I can just walk to the class.
Anyway, my attempt to register formally failed today. I almost gave up & wanting to go back to KK. But the great one consulted me & said go on with what I have planned. Imagine, I am walking around with my dang crocs biting my feet with my almost 10 kg hiking bag carrying my certs and macbook around. I almost cry walking from the international house to the Tekun hostel. OMG.
I did site surveying for the whole campus and its surrounding. Thanks to the site surveying skills i pick up from my tree-hugging job, I managed to map out the area in my head instantly.
I sorted out the dilemma of taking preparatory classes for those come from non-construction field. I will be taking basic land surveying this semester along with the core subjects such as GIS, basic ecology, botany, graphic studio as well as theory & philosophy of LD.
I can’t wait for the classes to start but at the same time, I am terribly scared. I hope I can switch back to student-mode thinking just in time for class. ah.
Another long day tomorrow. I hope ya all in KK doing just fine. I terribly miss you all!
Can’t wait for the great one to come to PEN. We’re going to have a hawker food feast! char koay teow! chee cheong fan! hokkien mee! orr chien!!!! sup kambing!! and the ice kacang. ekekekeke. and the woo tau koh. *drool* ok, enuff of food!
It hurts so much that my heart ache.
Why is it happening this way? I am coming close to what I have dream of but I am being melancholy about it. Where is the enthusiastic iDa?
I don’t fancy goodbyes. I hate farewell.
But what is there left if i stay? I will suffer more, will I?
I will be in the waiting-mode. Wondering what & why. I hate to say, ‘I should have done this’ in the future. But at the same time, I hate to say ‘I hate myself for losing this’.
Only if the said doesn’t appear in my life. But at the same time, I cherished the tad moments invested for the past few months.
Argh. life is unfair. How am I going to go around about it? I want both. I am greedy. I want both.
I’ve been wishful thinking of both but why does it has to come at the same time?
I hate to choose.
So I am wishing/praying hard that both will come to me. The one I leave behind will find/come to me when I’m pursuing the other. amen.
On the other note, the official Project/Study hand-over will be at 3 pm today. I am still trying to draft additional information letter for one of my EIA project. heh. So much of being too dedicative aye?
Today would be my last day visit to Core Fitness too. Ah I am soooooo going to miss everyone there! *cries*
… and I have yet to pack my stuff to Penang. Blame it on procrastination habit I pick up from here. ha,ha.
p/s : Remember what I said to the great one before moving back to KK? I said, good night. Not good bye.
This time, I neither said good-bye nor good night. hmmm.
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