Long time. Just felt like updating since I have the urge to write stuff.
Ahhhh writing. How long has it been since I last expressed myself in words no one could form except for me, myself and I? A few years.
That is one of the things I can do, and I can do beautifully XD
Write and appreciate my own talent for writing (people may say "not good enough", but one can't satisfy everybody!... getting a little narcissistic here!!)
I have since added another competition to my portfolio:
Big App Challenge 1.0 - calling ourselves: "DAM-IT" - Malaysian Dam Water Level Prediction and Reporting using Climate.
Schneider's Go Green in the City Competition.
It's gonna be a busy, busy, busy year. When was it not? Scratch that, I remember when it wasn't haha. And it was a waste.
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For now, here's a piece of haiku from 私:
Snow drops fall
in the summer haze;
fleeting human lives passes faster than snow in a daze
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HAHAHA. Not what I thought I'd come up with, but okayyyyy. hahaha.
See you in nevereverland!!
Well, never too late!! :D
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas and Happy Chinese New Year!
(Yups, it's already CNY!! lol)
I'm just too busy with assignments and exams. Hitpoints left: 15%
I have tons of complaints... but I'd rather them not be in black and white.
(Or in my case, blue and white bwahaha)
Aiyerr.. why this picture like that one?!
Nevermind zzz...
Yeah, my health bar quite low lol.
Like the LAST ONE lol.
It was lower yesterday before I linked Access to Java (ignore if you don't understand).
I just meant, my assignments hit me like no one's business... is all lol.
After that, I tried to be sneaky (I was kinda sneaky the whole time, though) in order to take the
cute 浴衣 (yukata) pictures XD
Definition of yukata: Summer Kimono.
It is made up of a thin fabric so that the wearer would not sweat. I think.
Summer is summer, after all -___-;;
Oh, and did I mention that there were TONS of girls (young, teenage, adolescent and adult)
wearing 浴衣??
Enjoy these -sneaky- picture first DX
Yeah, kinda blurr.
My first sneaky picture XD
And then, I started snapping random shops/stalls that were set up,
especially just for this event!!
Sake stall!! :D
I only know this by the 'Wine' sign :/
Later, I find out that the second kanji means 'sake' XD
Feeling hot? Fancy some 氷 (koori/ice)?
Of course, once my Mum saw this, it was the first shop we visited.
And I complained. Where's my scallop? (I forgot it's Japanese name T__T)
The first stall anyone would see when they enter XD
They actually have a mini-conveyer belt you know.
And it was packed. We shouldn't have taken too much of this DX
But ah well, the Salmon was nice♥
Jellyfish♥!!!
After having 9 plates (RM45), we left to see other stalls.
That was when Mum spotted Sakae Sushi.
Seriously, Mum? XD
No, we did not go in.
I wasn't interested in sushi anymore. hah!
What's in the middle? -winks-
So the next thing we did (Mum, Kak Suvari and I) was to join the 盆踊り (Bon Odori dance)!! Sorry, no pics of us dancing. I just found one pic, that showed me. It's down below. Can you spot me?
:3
Assuming you only read the part about Malaysia's 盆踊り in wikipedia, I'll tell you a little bit of info... that in different regions in Japan, there are different dances. Each of these dances are related to the type of work prominent in that area (in the olden days, I think). So they have many types of different dances. They will have the main stage, where the professional dancers will dance in a circle, and the public will follow suit around the stage.
Back to 盆踊り!
I pulled Kak Suvari (coz she did not bring her phone XD) towards the stage, where people
were already dancing.
The professional dancers on the stage.
They were dancing around the drums.
(I don't know the name of the drum troupe in Japanese.)
Then, we followed the crowd.
In my terms? This is called FLASH MOB!!! Whooopppeeeee~~~
It was SUPER FUN!
Remember the Entrance Gift Fan? We used it to dance too XD XD
I can't remember the steps, but it was really simple to follow. And repetitive :3
During the 2nd song, I noticed that we started at the edge of the area... but now it was
the middle of the public dance area XD
After the 3rd song, the three of us realized that we were not at the original spot
where we started dancing. So we had to walk back through a semi-circle to find Dad XD
Some pics of other people dancing!
Going round the circle....
Put your hands up!! ;D
Oh, I like this very muchhhh!!!
ホント好きです!!
People watching at the stands.
(Which I'm glad I wasn't doing, else I can't appreciate it XD)
Dancing... (Put your hands up #2!!)
Going 'round again! :D
Rowing the boat? XD
Random dancing pic XD
Geh, you can't really see the dance in the pictures, huh?
(Sorry, I did not touch a DSLR or camera for a long time + too excited, so
timing is all out) DX
But not to worry, here's a Youtube video of 1.5 minutes long that you can enjoy.
(Yeah, iPhone video mode woohoo!!!)
Enjoy!
Well, after dancing, we decided we wanted to eat BBQ meat♥...
Unfortunately, Mum led the way all the way to the dessert stalls DX
Where we bought only snacks. There, I mean.
Yeah, -edible- souvenirs, bought by Dad and Mum.
No, they can't ignore good chocolate XD
When Mum finished, she came out with 3 plastic bags full DX
Cream Puffs, anyone?
Knowing I can get this in Midvalley, I decided to only pass it by.
Ah, Aeon (Jusco) is here too.
But that is to be expected DX
The stall next to it... is where we got our 'main course'.
(Or half of a main course, which included the earlier sushi :)
I actually took this so that, I'll be able to decipher what it says... one day :D
I only know that the second Kanji (高) means 'expensive'/'high'.
And I'm kinda regretting I didn't study Katakana.
There's a lot of signs using Katakana!!! D;
Kak Suvari with her Sparkling Orange XD
Truly, we bought fishballs and sausages here.
I only took this pic for the Kanji. keh keh XD
After that, we sat on the ground (where it was cooler, and facing the stage)
and enjoyed the half of the main course.
While that, I decided to take some pics of the food and the surroundings! :D
My 2nd stick of fish balls :D
Surroundings #1: A group of yukata-wearing kids♥
Surrounding #2: I realized I was just watching Japanese families at a Bon Odori -jawdrops- I tried -eavesdropping- to listen to Japanese pronounciations. But sadly, I can't catch words, just sounds TnT
Surrondings #3: Their yukata colour combination is so cuteee!! :D
By this time, I had already finished my food and was now craving for some...
アイスクリーム!!
(Ice-Cream)
So, to fulfill my promise of buying dessert for everyone,
Kak Suvari and I walked to the other end of shops to buy some アイス:D
Here was where I bought RM30 worth of ice-creams 8D
Yeah, everything was RM6 in this stall.
I bought 5 tubs, eventhough there was only 4 of us at this event DX
(白氷/shirokoori is being greedy DX)
If that wasn't enough, I even bought you-need-to-consume-now-ice-cream because
it can be readily eaten DX
Here it is:
Well, there was more of it.
I already ate some XD
Kak Suvari's Green Tea ice.
I'll call these 'ice' cause they are sort-of ice-cream without the cream :/
But it's not just ice cause the taste of the tea and chocolate was there. Ahh, I don't know its name D:
Yeah, I'm a super happy 女の子 (young woman)!
The アイスクリーム of my parents:
Matcha (Green Tea) and Vanilla for Dad
(ZOMGOSH!! So DAMN NICE!!)
Mint for Mum: 爽やか!! (Refreshing!!)
All of them was solid and PACKED with flavour.
Definitely worth that RM6! :D
After we finished our ice-creams, it was time to leave ;(
Well, they left before us XD
As we exited from the Matsushita Sports Complex,
I saw a stall which read something like:
Nihon no Omakage
Not sure about the last word (even the pronounciation), I thought it was 'souvenirs' or something.
Rightly so. I bought a headband for RM10 XD
It reads, "Nippon"/"Nihon".
Which mean "Japan" XD
The shopkeeper tried to ask me which school I went... but I didn't feel like telling him,
so I ignored him lol.
And he suddenly shouted, "Only Japan, no Malaysia!" in Japanese.
I understood the whole thing, so I silently smiled to myself.
Japanese language learning pays off!! ahahaha XD
We arrived at 7.30pm, and we left at around 9.45pm. I think.
I wasn't paying attention to the 時間 [time].
My final verdict: I AM SO GOING AGAIN NEXT YEARRRR!!
But this time, I'm going with my friends.
I'd bring my family... if no one comes with me :x
And I'm glad that I actually went XD
yes, it is expensive and all, but I think it would be cheaper if we don't consume
unnecessary foods from famous brands (please don't come after me, xxx and yyy).
I'd rather be eating an obento instead of fishballs and sushi.
(cause even outside restaurant sells those :/)
But ice-creams are a must!
And then, we shall have our own after-party... what do you think? ;)
Well, the title speaks for itself.
I know, short but sweet.
Well, I guess it doesn't matter :D
What I wanted to show off blog today was...
My current obbessions!
1. Learning (rather, understanding) Japanese :D
yeah, this one, this one!!
2. Colouring with Photoshop
(You should know, since it was only a matter of time xD)
Well, here are some samples :x
Original (credits to the owner)
And after my colouring xD
(Drawing credits to the owner: top pic)
Colouring credits: me :D
Yeah, it prolly don't really look like it, so I'll tell you
what it is so you don't hurt my feelings by saying it's an apple.
(IT'S A TOMATO, ok?)
My next project was:
Source: Click on the image
My colouring?
Yes, drawing credits to the owner,
Colouring: TO ME!!
I so like this!!
MY only regret: I didn't pick a bigger picture :/
So I had to struggle with the details a little bit xD
UPDATE.
If you are wondering what who she is, she's the very first Vocaloid (that I heard).
I also think she's the first one that had her own concert :o
Her name? HATSUNE MIKU :D
In Japanese, 初音ミク :D
Actually, my favourite vocaloid is Kaito !
I'll upload a pic colouring of him soon :3 I've finished colouring a chibi version of him haha xD
(Vocaloids aren't just anime characters, they are voice programs that
record, sing and store pre-recorded voices. So, in simple English,
they are singing softwares.)
To improve my Japanese language understanding skills,
I listen to their songs xD
So yeahhhhh :D
I'm going off now.
See ya... next month, maybe? :x
I know, I don't even remember when was the last update that I did. lol
Or what it's about rofl.
-checks-
Oh, Christmas + New Year's wishings and some random update XD
Okay :D
So today, you'll get a food update! ;D
Happiness :D :D :D
So, on the 24th, here's what I had for dinner :D
Ze MAIN COURSE:
TURKEYYYYYY!!! :D
-ROASTED Turkey :9
Is your mouth watering yet? 8D
Juicy turkeyyyyy :c
-gulp!-
8D
basically, my face is shining, just by looking at it.
Did you know?
I had attempted to edit all these on Monday last week...
When I was SUPER hungry, awaiting for my college bus DX
I really know when to edit mouth-watering pictures -_____-;;
Anyway, on Christmas morning, this is what I had :)
Christmas pie :D
yeah, with the reindeer and Christmas Tree XD
btw, I got the moulds for this, so muahahahahhaahaaa :K
I'll be baking some Christmas cookies this year with them :K
My share of the pie <3
Of course, after Christmas, there was still some dinners and others to attend.
and after that, I chiong-ed my assignments =___=
Yeah, 2 weeks of breaks and I chiong-ed assignments.
I know. What a life ._.
Well, anyways...
I've decided that I'd make cakes and sell them if there's an order.
(self-promoting rofl)
So by the time I'm out of college,
I hope to be able to earn some cash... (Say... RM1000 in 4 years?)
out of this business.
Yes, people, you heard me right.
"BUSINESS".
Because before the year ended, I had an order for a cake :)
This was how it turned out :D
When the glaze hasn't hardened.
Chocolistically-deli-much? :D
I know ;)
Oh yeah.
It was ONE TALL cake.
(note: 'was'. I sold it, and it was finished on the same day itself :x)
It was just THAT good :D
Final outlook before it disappeared completely.
From me, that is.
My friend had ordered it for her grandmother's B-Day :D
She didn't want much deco as she said she'd do the writing herself.
Fair enough :)
So I asked her to send me a pic of the final outlook of the cake.
.... yeah, I shouldn't have credited this photo as my own...
but, oh well.
It was the only photo I have, she said the others were blur XD
lol
And after a while, mum claimed she can't eat eggs.
Chinese elderly said that people who underwent surgery mustn't eat eggs.
They cause swelling in the stomach :/
So she bugged me into making this:
Bread pudding rofl.
Portuguese-style!
with limited ingredients...
Close-up, out from the oven :D
It was... eggifying :/
but okay XD
even if it was eggifying XD
(note: it was eggifying because I had put in 4 eggs when they asked for 4 :x)
It didn't stop me from making more though :D
Unfortunately for you though,
I only have one photo of this bread pudding.
I didn't bother snapping anymore after that :x
Following that,
Mum had ordered a cake;
Cheesecake, for my sister's B-day.
And my sister asked for
Chocolate Crust
(like Secret Recipe) :D
So, I decided to make it extra special by making decorations!
(following YouTube's advise :)
Here was what I ended up with!
Homemade marzipan, with not-so-homemade colouring :c
Yes, it's a rose, and yes, the background of it is
loose marzipan.
There IS another uncoloured rose behind it.
In the end, I didn't place the rose on the cake.
(It looked too out of place rofl)
Now, say hello to ze CAKE!!
My second cheesecake!
(Ignoring other people's advice and following the recipe exactly) XD
See?
It's such a high cake :o
And delicious, too! :D
I know you want it! :D
Yessssss...
It was terribly delicious XD
Especially after 2 days of baking :o
As P Gip was here with us during my sister's bday,
she ordered one 2kg cake as well.
Chocolate though, this time.
:o
Okay, this one was nice, but it wasn't up to my expectations.
I think I should watch the baking time more closely x_x
This was the cake that I stayed up on until 3am in the morning XD
Well, P Gip tipped me as well so lol...
For the last closing picture of this baking expedition/food update,
I give you... PERSIMMON!!!
So cute, we couldn't really eat it lol.
XD
That's all folks!
*btw, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
(I'll be posting my trip to Malacca soon;
and properly wish you then.)
