Youth' 09

Two weeks ago, I attended Youth' 09 with Olivia.  Initially, I thought PWTC was located near KLCC, resulting in, us travelling to KLCC only to find out that the venue I had in mind was Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, whereas we were supposed to go to Putra World Trade Centre. How noob can I get ?

Nevertheless, we managed to find our way to PWTC , after a while. 

  

Yes, the PWTC , I always hear about in the media.

Initially, I was contemplating if I should volunteer for the event, but after giving it some thoughts , I decided that I was better off being a visitor.I was particularly interested to attend  the photography workshop organised by ShutterAsia. 

The speaker is talking about aperture.

Sadly, the workshop was rather short, and he proceeded to talk about the details of the photography challenge, which I did not participate. I didn't want to go around with my camera or my phone snapping photos, when others are carrying their DSLRs. Oh, someone, get me an DSLR !!

After that, we went around the area looking at the different events happening. 

Girls in the 3 X 3 basketball challenge.

Two guys in the Animax Cosplay Competition.

Graffiti artist in action.

Petronas decided to share their pride of their F1 technology.

I found these cute little dice seats lying around. So , I decided to make good use of them.
Olivia beaming proudly at the camera. Those photos really make an excellent background.
Even yellow ducks were present in the event.

An era of change

Less than a week after the inauguration of  President Barrack Hussein Obama, there have been talks of shutting down the controversial Guantanamo detention camp. On day one, President Obama pledged for openness and transparency in his administration.

Being the first black American president, Obama has already left behind a legacy.His embodiment of change was a factor which lead voters to put him into the Oval Office, where he is expected to bring about transformation; and most importantly, the country's economic revival. 

You can check out Obama's cabinet, here . Believe in Change. 

A trip to the outskirts

New Year's Day saw me out on a excursion to the outskirts with a bunch of friends. Jen Yong, who had discovered a beach at a local village led us to Kampung Pasir Panjang, situated 21 kilometers away from Kuching City.

Although not popular among tourists, this long stretch of beach could be developed into a tourist attraction.

Local folks promenading on the beach.

Accretion of shell sediments on the rocks at the side of the beach.

Two guys fishing on the rocks

A pay-per-use wash room.

This house, however, does not seem to be a village house.

After that, we went on to explore the coastal area of the nearby Kampung Pasir Pandak, another village on the coastal area. Huge boulders were placed on the seaside to prevent further erosion and to protect the villagers .

It seems that most of the villagers here are fishermen, with boats parked nearby their respective houses.

Little kids having fun on the stretch of rocks.

A view of Mt. Santubong from the stretch of rocks.

This bunch of guys seem to be interested with something about the boulders.

Maybe a hole in the rock?

Tomorrow's Eve

This is actually a very random post.

I received this just now, after a very long wait. 

Today is tomorrow's eve. The last day of 2008.  And a time when people flash back to see if they have fulfilled any of their resolutions for the year. 2008 wasn't an easy year for me. Started off with a bleak chance to fly, pretty upsetting SAT scores , followed by delirious emotional conflict . It even got worst in the middle of year due to two depressing fact I had to face. To the extend that I was inundated by an feeling of despair. It's these moments when you get to see who really cared about you. You know who you guys are. =) Really appreciated that. 

Things happen for a reason, and I realized that there wasn't any point crying over spoilt milk, yes spoilt milk instead of spilled milk. Spilled milk can still be used to feed a cat. lol. =p

Personally, I believe that those setbacks did indeed broaden my perspective in life. Learning what's necessary and what's not.  Not that I am a narrow minded person, but it really enforced the liberal side of me. 

On a different note, I can't believe that my holidays are about to end. Life's been rather good to me lately. Even giving me a free beach towel. lol.

But in a few more days, I shall be back to being a nerd. I'm taking two mathematics subject for the next semester, so I have to give it a little more effort- given my poor standard of maths. I really should be ashamed of myself for my previous calculus grades. 

And I noticed that a lot of people are taking leaves around this time of the year. I've send a few official emails lately , only to receive out-of-contact notifications. =.= On vacation, perhaps. 

Oh well, let's just hope that 2009 will be a blast. Happy New Year everyone! 

Bloggers' Meet @ Village Fast Food

Last Saturday, I went for a food tasting session for bloggers at Village Fast Food. Personally, I have not been to any blogger event before. But since, I'm on holiday, I thought I would give it a try. The event was jointly organised by Eating Out@ Kuching (Eat Ok) with Green Bento and Village FastFood (VFF).

Being a shy person, I asked the tam chiak Evelyn if she was interested to go as well.

 

What sort of expression is that ? Lol.

Village Fast Food is located on Jalan Onn Kee Hui, opposite of the SUPP Hall . It has a concept of healthy dining; where no MSG is added in the food. Thus, no extra thirst and migraine which you might experience from eating food which are splashed with MSG. A concept similar to my mum's cooking.*winks*

The concept of fresh healthy meals was started by Caroline Wee  at Green Bento. Now , she's expanding to Village Fast Food.

We were rather late,reaching when the introduction session was about to end.

This is not the first time, I blog about food, but usually, people would ask me why I would take a photo of the food before eating.However,  yesterday, there were 7 bloggers at our table and you could see everyone snapping away at the food before digging in.We started our course with soup.

Hot & Sour Soup. A heart warming dish for those who have a craving for spicy food.

Rice was served in a cute little bowl.

Butter prawn. 

You could also consume the head and tail portion of the prawn as well.I did. Seriously, it was nice.

Nyonya Sweet and Sour Chicken

I love it.The sauce was evenly spreaded throughout the boneless chicken.

Nestum Fish Fillet. Personally, I would prefer it with more nestum.XD

4 Combo Vegetable

I could taste the delicious sambal  leaking through the slices of lady finger.

Fried Mee Sua Cangkuk Manis

Actually, I would prefer more of the cangkuk( ma li chai) , but I guess VFF didn't want to overdose us with cangkuk.

Fish and Chips.

It was served with ketchup and my all-time favourite- tar tar sauce.

 

Grilled Beef Steak

The beef steak was served with 3 different sauce: 

Brown Sauce, Mushroom Sauce and Black Pepper Sauce

One of the blogger from my table winning a gift. ( I forgot her name) =.=

(From the left )Her, Francis, Annna

Emmelina and Francis (One of person involved in organizing of the event)

I would say the event was a success. Well done to Caroline, Francis, Annna and all the crew that made the event possible.=)

Abandoned Reading List

It just occured to me. I'm spending too much time online and on dramas and shows. From dramas like Heroes, The Gem of  Life to reality show like The Amazing Race. To add to my list , I discovered some interesting videos online, like Chick vs Dick .My reading list for the holidays have been neglected. Seriously, I have not even finish a chapter of any of those books.