Another great food trip to Malacca

I was in Malacca with my parents on the weekend prior to my convocation. The intention that we have for the trip was only for food...picking up my bro and my computer was just an excuse...

visited Bukit Cina while waiting for our stamach to do their job...my parents and my bro and gf

lazy even to move for photo...

Arrived there on Saturday night and left on Sunday evening.

Our first meal in Malacca was in Pantai Puteri...20 min drive from Malacca town. We ate the famous Roti John and ayam golek...as I was super hungry, I have totally forgoten bout taking a shot of the 1 foot long roti John...delicious, yummy superb, value for money....

yes...it's called Barkat Roti John...my 2nd visit here...

air liuh meleleh now...my roti john at Barkat

RM3.50....enough for 2 adults....crispy egg and sardine...great combination!

For breakfast, we tried locals Bak Kut Teh...well disappointing one...so my advice is one should go to Klang for Bak Kut Teh...even Bak Kut Teh in BM was 10x better....

For lunch...the normal serving of Hainanese Chicken Rice...have tried both the famous chicken rice shop at Jonker area....I recommend the one right opposite of OCBC bank....the one situated diagonally which has better renovation taste okay only... :-)

And for tea break....we have Japanese Layer Chee Cake at Nadeje Pattisserie, situated at Plaza Mahkota....I could not find any word from my poor vocab listing to describe the texture....it's really very very delicious....it has that strong cheesy aroma with a very special texture combination...creamy yet not too soft. And it was with a just nice sweetness level. We tried 3 flavors of those cakes and the best was the cheese. If you prefer the eggy taste, then the original may be the best then.....anyway...all were superb...

reasonable price....a coffee shot for the day

original Jap layer cheese cake...wonder if my Jap friends have taken this before

berry berry strawberry layer cheesecake

cheese flavour of Japanese Layer Cheese Cake...what a name?

On top of those....we went shopping for food stuff as souvenir for my uncles and aunties...palm sugar from Tan Kim Hock and biscuits and cakes from Yong Sheng Confectionery...their wife cake series were good especially the lotus paste with mochi....

Yong Sheng at Kota Melaka

my favourite wife cake with lotus paste and mochi filling

My Convocation

I have been waiting long for this moment...not sure if this will be my last but surely a moment to be remebered.

Oct 21 2008 was the day. The day which I could proudly call myself a graduate. The day which I could fill in my applications saying that my highest qualification is tertiaray level.

Honestly, I was still very excited about it eventhough there were times I was saying that I didn't have much feeling bout it since it was long after I have joined the working force. It was hard to describe the moment. Yes...thinking of it made me sick...waited for months to my convocation and now that I have started working for months ready, the cert was no longer that important anymore....but I was so happy just for being able to put on the red robe, my name being read out loud and me walking up the stage before all our parents and friends. So the pros of this ceremony were it was a protocol or event for me and my family to share and talk about and it was a great opportunity for photography sessions...haha :P

smile before pro-chanselor

Oh yes...the suckiest and crappy part of this ceremony was the university authority barring me into the ceremony with a pair of pants...forcing me to put on the ugly looking long black skirt...This was what that old Malay official said "Kamu tak boleh masuk dengan seluar...ada kawan atau keluarga yang boleh bawa skirt labuh? ...belakang tu ada gerai, boleh beli kain..." Why would I need a skirt labuh when my pants were long enough...I didn't expose a single inch of my body parts else that my face and neck area as well as my 2 palms. Sometimes they would justify that no pants were allowed because pants were tight at times, and may be menjolok mata to certain parties but today, with the long robe on, nothing could be revealed at all...so stupid wasn't it?

Other than that, it was still a great day....So here are some shots for the day and some on my gifts and flowers.

before entering the hall...morning blues

from my parents...sunflower signify bright future

pink roses...from sis....

bear1...thanks Mang Rui...ex-roommates cum junior

bear2...thanks Phaik...

and...the Parker....thanks 雪婷

bear3...from mummy and papa

And not to forget to express my gratitude to my parents and family members, my 'lecturers', my coursemates and friends who made my past four years in uni be fruitful and memorable.

Stay tune...more photos are coming up here...have yet to collect them from studio and Wesley

Time to catch up with friends

Seriously, there were too many unhappy news and regrets recently. I wish I could have longer days, more time with my friends and family members.

These were from my recent gathering with CCC members.

our dinner at Saisaki

'CCC jie mei'

where's the others?

thanks YY...we got a great journey to and from KL.

Oh yes...food at Saisaki was ok...worth the money if you are really a Jap food lover like me...or else not a good choice...fresh oyster is a must there.

100 white roses in memory of Hwa Chin

After fighting for months, Hwa Chin left in peace on 14 Oct 2008. My prayers for her and her family. May her parents and sisters walk through this hardship strongly. Dedicate this to our beloved Hwa Chin and her sis, Yee Chen...

White Rose

by Walter Poe

In the storm
Stands the white rose
tumultuous waves
of destruction abound her

Yet tall is the white rose
strong in the face
Of the sensed doom around her
And she does not bow down

Pure is the white rose
In the compost earth
growing eternal strength
in the nights that so hurt

I see not the white rose
She is so far away
But I long to protect her
But only the words can I say

So I send her my words
And my poets heart
To help her when
there is hope to see her through

Be Strong little flower
Your heart will guide true
And as long as you want
I will always talk to you

LoUsY encounter with C*MB Bank

My past experience with this bank was very very poor.

LoUsY experience 1
I asked my sister to get my passbook updated but she was told by the bank officer that my account was shut down automatically due to inactive account...looking that my passbook has not been updated for the past 3 to 4 years. My sis asked for confirmation and yes....she was told the exact same thing as the 1st attempt. I was frustrated when I was first told about that...tried very hard to figure out when was the last time I actually did transaction on that account. I could not recall the exact date but was pretty sure that it was no more that 6 months ago. So how can that happen? How can this bank justify my inactiveness?...I could not believe on how wild my brain could go with all possible stupid answer by the bank. I would not want to give in even there was only ringgits in it. I went to the ATM machine to give it a try ...and yes...my account was still active and with hundreds in it....Damn it...what would happen if I would just believe that officer...most probably...the money would be left there untouched and went to the unclaimed money after years.

LoUsY experience 2
I was in UPM back then. I Q for hours to bank in money for @activites. After waiting for almost an hour, I was told by the officer at the counter to do the bank in using the machine outside. They would not accept bank in cash at the counter....again it's another %#$#@!

LoUsY experience 3
Before I got into UPM, I received the advancement of loan from PTPTN. I received it in the form of banker's cheque by C*MB. I can either encashed it at the bank with some charges on me or I can just open up a new account and debit that cheque into it and no charges for that. So of course I would not allow any charges on me so I choose to open a new account. However I did not apply for the ATM card as there will be an annual fees of RM8 and I have no intention to use it for long term. But I was wrong about that as the PTPTN transaction for UPM has been moved to this lousy bank. So I have no choice but to apply for a card. I went to the bank's branch in UPM but was told that they could not issue a card for me. I have to apply for that back in Penang. They could not do that for the so called 'outstation account'. I just wonder why do they need an online system then when they could not do anything from beyond the state? $%^&##!!!

LoUsY encounter 4
This was actually experienced by my sis. She opened a fixed deposit account in the Endah PArade branch....and later found out that she could not withdraw her deposit from branches other than the original branch where that account was created. She went back to that very same branch and this time, she was not allowed to do the withdrawals well. This time the excuse was rather fresh....'You can't withdraw this here. As your account was created before so and so, your account has been moved to the Sri Petaling branch. Now you can withdraw it there. We can only do an update for you.'....so what a stupid and silly bank...If anyone is urgently in need of money...then sorry #$%^@#

LoUsY encounter 5
Again...experienced by my sis. She wanted to withdrew a huge lump sum from her saving account...and guess what they imposed a bank charge on her...I wonder which other bank actually charge its customer when they withdrew money...withdrawal from normal saving account, not even a current account and etc....$^##&

And needless to say...they charges their customer on all sorts of services...bank in, withdraw, closing, encashment and all other services that you could name...

I am not sure if you have ever heard that C*MB Bank is controlled by the 2nd man of our country. I am not sure of how true it is but based on the saying of 1 side, it seem to be very true. Why such a small capacity bank years back can manage to take over S*B Bank so easily where there were better buyer?

Only 1 reason to explain this. The national bank's ruling is based the pressure or I would say influenced by some party and you know who I meant by here.
I don't care who the bank belongs to but this bank really sucked!...wonder what will happen now with the minister portfolio switch...