Oh and since I'm supposed to be studying for my Geology paper right now, I felt that I should point out that the stones used to pave the lane in my MoVida pics (1 post below) are basalt, an igneous rock which is abundant in Victoria. Hehe. *nerd*

Absolut Mango vs The Real Mango

The Real Mango tastes better and is better for you too!! (and A LOT cheaper :p)

Also, since this post is dedicated entirely to all things strictly mango-related, I think everyone should know that I'm craving mango with sticky rice right now :(

I should SOOO be studying rocks right now...

In a desperate attempt to procrastinate, I decided to check out 'The Star Online'... You know, to catch up on the news from back home :p

What was initially expected to be a fruitless conquest turned out to be quite fruitful instead! Came across a report about Chin Peng, the infamous former Secretary-General of the Communist Part of Malaya, which linked to more articles about him and his fight to return to Malaysian soil. See, he is 85 years old and in poor health and currently lives in exile in Thailand (so exciting!) and all he wants is to be allowed to live the final few years of his life in the country he calls home - Malaysia. The Malaysian government isn't allowing this move (as expected). But I think they should just let the old man come home and lift his exile sentence. Like seriously, it's not like he's going to revive the communist party and plot to overthrow the government?!

Anyway, anyone who's interested to read these newspaper articles that I speak of can do so by clicking on the links below:

Chin Peng apologises for death of innocents

So close and yet so far

P.S. how appropriate is it that I'm listening to 'Gai Bian Zi Ji' {Change Me) by Wang Lee Hom right now? :p

(not quite)The End of Exams + MoVida

OMG!!! I am waiting for Wednesday, the 25th of November to be here so that I will not have to force myself to study things that I don't want to study anymore.

Despite the fact that I have one more exam paper left, I feel as if my holidays have already started...

Went out for a slightly extravagant (by uni student standards) dinner on Thursday night with my Civil Eng friends - Suvrat, Shanika and George. I was actually trying to get us a table in MoVida Bar de Tapas but since their evenings are apparently fully booked till December 14 (ke-ra-zee!) we had to settle for MoVida Next Door which is right next to the original MoVida but has a strict 'walk-in, no reservations' policy.

We tried out about 7 of the tapas offerings on the menu (I'm keen to go back to try more!) and spanish beer - Pagoa (which is quite awesome tasting - smooth, sweet, only a slight aftertaste, and a nice rich golden tone) and some red wine (can't remember the name, but it was what was recommended to us after Shanika told the waiter that she wanted something "sweet but not too sour-ish". LOL.). As expected, what we got was a red wine that was just that - sweet, but not too sour-ish :p

I shall make a reservation well in advance for when I come back to uni next year so that I can try out the original MoVida and see how it compares to MoVida Next Door. Can't wait!! :)

I couldn't fit my camera in my little (but awesomely cool) sling bag so I couldn't take pictures of the food like I usually do. However, I've ripped a few photos of the dishes we had from the MoVida website:

The original MoVida (which we couldn't get a table at. Boo. )

MoVida Next Door (woo-hoo!!)

Yummy, chewy (deep-fried?) bread; a-may-zing grilled prawns; grilled lamb

5 Minutes in KL...

I'm in KL for the weekend for my mom's 1st year prayers. 2 things - crappy weather, awesome food+company :)

Been eating more than I should be. But thankfully, good genes mean that I'm still a nice size 8 :)

Mixed feelings about returning to Melbourne because:

1. NOT excited about my Wednesday and Thursday exams... :s (I haven't done ANY studying in the past 3 days...)
   
2. Can't wait to have bubble tea (lychee jelly!!!) with priza, nishi and yvonne!! :)

I'm keeping this post short because, I should be packing right about now...

Life's Too Short

I know I haven't been blogging as frequently as I would like to. But I've been busy trying to eat right, sleep right, and study right. All of which I have 'sort of' been doing pretty well.

Except tonight, I can't sleep just yet. My sister just told me about a relative who suddenly just had 2 strokes and is now in a coma and on life support. He's most probably not going to make it through. And I'm not sure what triggered it, but I suddenly realised that no one knows when their time on this earth will end. You could be laughing and dancing one day, and gone the next. Life's just too short. And that's why, I guess, some people are always doing as many things as they can do, trying as many things as they can try, seeing as many things as they can see. Good for them I guess. People like me on the other hand, are always wishing to do things but hardly ever get down to actually doing them.

There are so many little things that worry us. But when something like this happens, we suddenly see all these things for their true trivial nature. Who cares if you spilled juice on your shirt in front of 20 other people; or if you accidentally bumped your nose on the glass window in a crowded shop? No one's going to remember it in a few days anyway.

The possibility of death is everpresent in our daily life but the average human being has somehow managed to block it from their view; pretend that is it not there; as if not thinking about it will make it seem less likely to happen and eventually cease to exist. When Death comes knocking when you least expect it, you suddenly realise all these things that you have yet to do - suddenly there is a whole list of places to visit, people to see, things to say. And this realisation is quite an overwhelming feeling - one that leaves you crying in shock, gasping for breath and praying desperately for sanity to return once again.

Morbid yes. But also so, so real.

I guess at the end of the day, no one really wants to live their life endlessly fearing what might happen in the next moment. So for now, it's best to just carry on living the way we always have - in a state of blissful ignorance. Whoever who coined the phrase 'ignorance is bliss' must have been one hell of a champion at being in a constant state of denial.

So yes, now that this is off my chest, I can once again sleep peacefully. (fingers crossed!)

I just wish everyone wasn't dying so quickly. You never seem to get to spend enough time with the people who matter the most to you - any length of time is never enough. I know what it feels like to lose the most important person in the world and hate the fact that other people have to experience that same horrible feeling too. Again and again. But life's like that?

So much for sleeping peacefully...

(also, sorry that this post - my first one in awhile - has to be such an emo one)

Quote of the Day

If you had to stalk the guy you liked, he probably wasn't interested in you to begin with!

(or something of that nature...)

- closing line from "All About Steve".

Yeah, the movie's been getting really bad reviews. But in its defence, I think there were a lot of really good points that were raised in it, only that they were executed very badly. Good points + bad execution = GIANT flop.

*sigh*

I really like Sandra Bullock movies... except maybe this one.