tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092499230423618192024-03-13T23:20:49.723+08:00Live Life HappyCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-91299630082248546362018-08-09T03:07:00.002+08:002018-08-09T03:12:47.685+08:00New things, new rolesHi everyone,<br />
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So some of you may wonder where have I been, why am I taking a long break from this blog, etc etc.<br />
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Well lets just say that work has been quite busy and I have been very occupied with living a healthier, happier life. What do I mean by that?<br />
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Well that includes a lot of sweating and pushing myself to the point of giving up.<br />
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So, yes. You may have guessed it, I've been gymming.<br />
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Working out after a long hiatus is never easy but taking the first step towards a better lifestyle also means I am setting out from crawling to wobbling to walking and onto running, hopping and skipping.<br />
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Gym membership can sometimes be a pain but if any of you are finding it difficult to sign up for a gym membership, don't worry. There are parks, gardens and playgrounds near you that you can make use of. Start by taking it slowly. A 30 minutes walk can transform to a 10 minutes run and go on to 15, 20, 25, 30 and before you know it, you are running the next half or full marathon.<br />
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If you hate running, then what can you do? Well I find that there are many parks that are equipped with outdoor gym and best of all, these are available to you for free. Make full use of it and if you find yourself too comfortable or not making progress, take it up a notch and spice things up. Work those deeper muscles and in no time will you have a great body. Sometimes even without you realising it.<br />
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Also, you can find many videos on youtube on 'Bodyweight Exercises' that absolutely do not need any equipment but can get you ripped. These are easily available and some even break things down to make it easier for your understanding on which muscles you should be working on and what are the common mistakes when doing that particular exercise.<br />
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Some stigma around exercising is that some girls will say that I don't want to be big and bulky. Let me correct this. Exercising does not necessarily get you big and bulky as long as you choose the correct exercises and target the correct muscles. What you get as an end result (if done correctly) is the reduction of fat tissues in areas that are particularly resistant especially your thighs, waist and arms. With the reduction of fat tissues, you essentially get a more toned and slim looking body. If you don't trust me, go check out Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide programme and watch how her exercises changed the lives of so many ladies across the world. This girl is a bae. You can easily find her at https://www.kaylaitsines.com/.<br />
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So what are you waiting for? Get out there, work that body and enjoy the outcome.<br />
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PS: by no means do I own any of these photos. I got them off the internet so credits to the original sites.<br />
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MinCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-15349478325401214132017-10-27T21:04:00.002+08:002017-10-27T21:06:35.435+08:00Short Escape up North (Day 1-2)We were pulling long hours at work and it was so tiring that the few of us decided to take a break and travel up north and enjoy what there is to offer there. So we took a slow drive from Muar to Kedah after work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We decided to stop by Auto City for dinner and it was amazing. There were so many different eateries and we had trouble deciding where to dine. Ended up walking around the place thrice before deciding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So after dinner, we went for a walk and saw some amazingly beautiful places.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The decorations are simply breathtaking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well if you are bored, why not have a game of snakes and ladders. This picture did not do it any justice. It was a huge piece of snake and ladder game so kids will definitely love it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And... there's these cutie pies.. :) :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are so nostalgic. The decorations make it look like an ancient time eatery so you feel like a legend in the modern world. Haha.</td></tr>
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We put the night up at my colleague's house up in Alor Setar. As we arrived close to midnight, I wasn't able to take much photos but the next day, we decided to wake up early and explore the good food they have to offer and let me tell you something: It never disappointed me. Haha. Being a picky eater, I can fairly say that these food are amazing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This curry fish head place at Kampung Lubok Peringgi is just simply amazing. If you are in Alor Setar, waze yourself to No. 8 Curry House and you will find yourself in a beautiful place with some Thai ambience and fill your tummies with some delectable delicacies.</td></tr>
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After filling our tummies, we decided to go for a drive around Alor Setar which is the capital of Kedah. The Zahir Mosque was said to be one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia. It was built in 1912 and has been voted the top 10 most beautiful mosques in the world. The Alor Setar Tower on the other hand is a communication tower but tourists can have a ride all the way up and enjoy the scenery of Alor Setar.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Zahir Mosque that looks stunning in the middle of the city. It somehow reminds me of Aladdin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Alor Setar Tower standing proud and tall right in the middle of the city.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aman Central which houses many local and international brands and we spent hours here doing what girls do best. Haha. Retail therapy is a good therapy.</td></tr>
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After burning calories at Aman Mall, it was time for dinner again. This time, we drove to Jitra (as recommended by locals) and the trip was worth it. It was a restaurant with a Thai twist of flavours. The name of the place is Restoran 5 Utara in Jitra.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The northern style otak-otak. Taste different from what we have in Muar but nevertheless, it was good and unique in its own way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favourite dishes. Not many people can handle the taste of petai and its strong flavours but I love them. The petais here are much bigger than the ones we usually get in Johore and it was sooooo yummy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cuttlefish was the best dish of the night. It was spicy but veryyyyy good.</td></tr>
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We headed back to my friend's house for the night and I intentionally missed out on telling everyone that her house was surrounded by fields after fields of paddy. It was a good season to enjoy the fields as it was almost time for harvest and the paddy fields were just stunning. I woke up early the next morning to have a feel of the morning market here but alas, forgot to take photo of it as we were busy shopping (again...). Alor Setar has so many beautiful paintings and murals in their back alleys.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We woke up to this view of the rising sun. Simply stunning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the cutest childhood memories. The one on the left is a popular toy that we used to get with some chocolate balls when we were little (90s kids growing up in Malaysia would recognise this immediately) and the one on the right is Doraemon - one of my favourite childhood cartoon characters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting of the late Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia who was born in Alor Setar and moved on to become the Father of Independence in Malaysia. This mural was painted to commemorate the sacrifices that Tunku had done for the nation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mural of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, also known as the Father of Modernization. </td></tr>
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After going around town in the morning, we decided to have our scrumptuous lunch at Seafood Restaurant in Jalan Kampung Perak. PS: We ordered more than those 2 shown in the picture but we were busy eating that we forgot to take photo of the other food. Haha.<br />
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So that was how my first 2 days of the trip went. Stay tuned for updates on the rest of the trip.<br />
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Cheers<br />
MinCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-68585283928922577782017-10-27T19:18:00.001+08:002017-10-27T19:18:14.246+08:00Everyone is beautifulEveryone is beautiful in our own way. Do not let others classify how beautiful you are but instead have a look at yourself and tell yourself that you are beautiful.<br />
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Stand in front of that mirror each day and complement one part of your body and by the end of the month, you will start liking how you look and by the end of the year, you will look back and say, "Hey, I had a wonderful year."<br />
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How this works? Well, our brain is fantastic isn't it. When we start complementing how we look, our brain naturally processes this as a happy thought and releases endorphin in our body. These are what people call happy hormones. These happy hormones will start flowing through your body and as its name suggests, it makes you happy. The more endorphin you release daily, the less likely you are to succumb to the pressure or expectations of others.<br />
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I've personally had this experience of falling to a slump after someone accused me of doing something that I did not do. It totally changed it. It's crazy how what someone says and do can affect you so much. Till now, it still affects me but I have learned to cope with that horrible feeling.<br />
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Well, it's simple. I used to live with a family whom I thought was a nice family until I found the ugly truth. Things started off well but since I have been living overseas for several years, coming home and living with others have become difficult for me. It was difficult to adapt but I tried my best to adapt to their living. At that time, I was just starting my new job and everything was getting tougher and tougher. Pressure from work piled up and naturally I was tired after work so I tried to compensate during the weekends.<br />
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I tried to be what I thought was the 'model tenant'. I tried offering help if I could but I felt awkward. I tried not to make it a burden living with them so I used to eat out but it was thought as rude. I tried to be as cheerful as I can but I was so tired after work that all I want to do was crash and start again the next day.When work became more demanding, I had to come home and study almost every night just so I don't fall behind at work but not everyone understood that feeling. It wasn't easy juggling between work and life. What made it worse was after work, I frequently had to come home and live a life walking on broken glass. I literally have to be very careful with everything I say and everything I do. I knew I was being sloppy but I just couldn't help it so during the weekends, I would try and clean up my mess and perhaps get a little rest. People thinks I'm an extrovert but actually I enjoy staying alone by myself and just doing nothing. Yes, rest and do nothing is literally what I am good at. Perhaps just reading a book till I fall asleep, listen to some music and continue reading when I felt like it. That's how I can spend my day.<br />
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I used to try and run away so I went and spend the weekend at my friend's place very often. I always made excuses just so I can run away and breathe. I went over so often that I actually lost count. Thought I had so much work to do, I couldn't resist the temptation of just running away and be myself at least for 24 hours. Home was approximately 5 hours away. I didn't want to make my parents worry so I told them I was fine and posted photos of how I was having fun with my friends as a delusion of how much pain I was in.<br />
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All this happened in a short span of two and a half months. Well, one might ask, if I had been living such a difficult life, why didn't I just move out? Well, I actually can't answer that. It didn't cross my mind to leave because I trusted the family. I guessed all the stress of adapting got into me. I was faring poorly at work, I was lethargic, I was blank at work. Still, I tried to cope.<br />
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One day, I began hearing shouting and lots of banging going on in the house. I didn't dare interfere so I just kept quiet and acted as if nothing happened. It was probably one of the biggest mistakes I've made in life to choose to stay there because I have literally just burned the bridges between my family and their family. They suspected that I was setting up an indoor surveillance system in their house and that I was spying on them. I have to admit that I thought it was kind of silly when they thought I was part of an artificial intelligence team trying to spy on their family or something. First of, I do not know if they had such big secrets to hide in the first place but I have no ill thoughts of them. I didn't go there with any bad intentions. I was in a whole new town. When I came back to my country, I was hoping to get a job somewhere near my parents and feel the love of my parents but life was not that easy.<br />
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I was alone in a strange town, 5 hours away from home and no friends. The thought alone was scary enough but on top of that, I was starting my new job which means that I have to work double as hard to make myself worth.<br />
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The night that I found out, I immediately packed up my stuff, contacted a few friends (whom I am really thankful for) and literally moved out. I spent the rest of the year fighting depression that I knew was there but I wasn't willing to acknowledge. Being accused by someone who was so dear to me of an act such that I betrayed them. I never really told anyone how I felt about that and I just held it in, hoping that one day the skies will clear up.<br />
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The next 10 months was totally the slump of my life. I tried to hang out with my friends whenever I can and it really made me feel a lot better but I was being more introvert than ever. I isolated myself from my housemates, I behaved weirdly for which I do not know why did I even behave that way. I am thankful for the fact that my housemates bear with me throughout the 10 months for I knew I was a difficult person to handle at that time. I was difficult mainly because I didn't know how to express my feelings and I guessed I was just depressed.<br />
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I finally break out of my shell when I was posted to a different town appox 14 months after starting my new job. This time, I have learnt my lesson. I choose to rent alone although that meant that I was going to be lonely but at least I get to be myself and do things that I am most comfortable doing. I'm glad that I met friendly colleagues for whom I am very thankful for. If it wasn't for them, I would have still be in my slump right now. It didn't take long for my family to start noticing that I was happier where I am now. I was a totally different person. I am now able to express myself more freely.<br />
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I guess there would be a point in life where everyone questions their life and is life worth living. I have had that thought myself but yes, I chose to live. I have never had the idea of terminating my life because I knew it was not worth risking my life for someone who doesn't even appreciate my existence. Why should I give them the opportunity to remove me from this world. Nonetheless, they have successfully made me question my worth in this world; in short, I felt worthless. I woke up each day and sigh "Ahh, I've made it to another day."<br />
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How about now? Well, now, every morning I tell myself cheerfully "Hey gorgeous, we made it through to another day, why not make it worth?" Do I really say that to myself, YES I DO. Why? Haha. Simply because it makes me feel a lot better and I feel like I am at the top of the world.<br />
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Well, since this is my first post, I shall leave it here and continue talking about what I did to change how I felt about myself in the next post. Before I sign off, let me just tell everyone to live life happily and to appreciate yourself as much as you appreciate everyone you love.<br />
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Cheers and make this world a better place.<br />
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PS: Lets end this post with a wonderful song by Amber titled Beautiful.I absolutely love her songs and she is so inspiring.<br />
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How can this help? It makes a bigggg difference. Think about it. All the precipitating factors removed and you can start afresh. However, this might not necessarily be an option for many people to physically move to a new place because due to commitments and other factors. It may be difficult for you to leave. So, the best thing to do is migrate your mindset. Remove these people from your mind. How do you do that? You do not have super powers nor do you have mind control to do such a thing. Yes, you are right about not having super powers but no you are wrong about mind control. You can control the way you think.</div>
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Why do I say that? Lets have a case scenario. Remember the time that you did something wrong or something you regret. Have you ever felt better about yourself after talking to someone about it? Did crying help? Well, I'm sure it did make you feel better but did it change the fact that you have done something wrong? No it doesn't change the fact that you have done something wrong but it made you feel better and it makes you ready to accept the punishment.</div>
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Why is that so? Well, your body is actually capable of coping with stress but it is all controlled by your mind. When you encounter a stressful situation, your body will flip to defensive and rejecting mode. As such, you will start rejecting the fact that you did something wrong and defend yourself that you are right. Have you ever done something wrong and tried to find ways to comfort yourself by finding excuses about why you did it? That's the exact mechanism that you should use to try and make things better.</div>
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Sit down and empty your mind. This is the toughest step of all. If you can't do this, stare into the mirror and think about what happened. If you feel like crying then let your emotions pouur. You are just another human capable of feeling pain so just let the emotions flow. If you do this often enough, you will start feeling better about the incident. When you are ready, try telling yourself in the mirror that you are doing well. Those people are just jealous of you which is why they came up with the malicious comments. </div>
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Start telling yourself in the mirror how good you look or complement yourself everyday first thing in the morning. It helps keep your mind strong and help you brave the obstacles that come your way. Be confident in whatever you do and keep your head straight. You can do this! You are stronger than that!. These are the two phrases that kept me strong all these time.</div>
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I'm also very grateful to have fantastic parents who know that something is not right. They can see right through me. I used to be an extremely jovial person but I changed to become extremely introvert and I became a social retard. Well, although I may be far from my parents, they make it an effort to drive all the way down to visit me. Bear in mind, I was about 5 hours drive away from home. They used to come and stay with me for a night or two just to keep me company because they know all that loneliness will drive me insane. Many would say mum knows me well but actually although dad never said it, he could feel that I wasn't my actual self and it was comforting to see that he was trying very hard to reach out to me.<br />
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So, one may ask, what do I do if I haven't got anyone that I can talk to? I would suggest that you first talk to the you in the mirror. As crazy as it may sound, if you can face yourself and talk to your reflection, emotions will begin pouring out, you might need to replace the mirror several times but after all the drama, you will feel a whole lot better. Then what? Once you are ready to step out of your hiding, you should start making new friends. Remember what I said about migration? Leave the negative and be ready to accept new things. Sign up for something new. Be it gym, dance lessons, yoga, learn an instrument or learn a new language. Just sign up for a class and start taking it seriously. Make friends there and hopefully you can find your true friends there.<br />
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Well, it doesn't necessarily have to be something new but just sign up for something. As for me, I signed up for badminton which really helped me out of my shell because I was able to laugh my heart out at the court without anyone thinking that I was crazy. I also made many good friends there for whom I am truly thankful for. I was adjusting to a new place and these people made adapting to the new environment a lot easier.<br />
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This is a great way to relief stress. If you are not an athletic person, then you don't have to exercise physically but exercise your vocal chords. Seriously, try it. When I first signed up for gym, it was so tiring and I felt like giving up but after going regularly, it became a lot easier and after sweating it out, I felt so much better about myself. Well, another thing that affected my self esteem was my appearance. I do not have the face nor the body to look pretty which means it hurts my self-esteem even more. I used to blame myself for how I look and as a result, I resorted to binge eating which was terrible because all it did was make me gain weight.<br />
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After a month of gym, I started noticing subtle changes in my body and it made me feel good. One may ask, one moment I was talking about badminton and the next moment gym? Well, it's a long story and I promise to cover it in my future post but to cut it short, when I moved to my new workplace, I started fresh. It's now 2 hours from home and I signed up for badminton but 2 months later, I broke my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament - one of the ligaments in my knee) again which made something as simple as walking extremely painful for about 4 months. I don't have any idea how I endured through it but yes, I endured it and then I went for physio which really helped but then I couldn't commit to physio sessions as work was getting more hectic. So, I resorted to going to the gym. For which I make it an effort to go at least 4-5 times a week.<br />
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Sweating it out was really an awesome feeling. It was like releasing all that frustrations in my body and as I grew stronger, I felt as though I could just pull those emotions that was restraining me right off and I can run away from those restraints.<br />
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Another thing that I found really good to release stress is belting my heart out be it during shower time or in the karaoke room. Yes, karaoke is more or less like an exercise for me. I don't just exercise my vocal chords but also a lot of my abs. I always sweat so much in the karaoke room and felt my abs burning at the end of the session. I used to go for 3 hour sessions with my friends and it was as though they knew that I needed to release all that stress, we only sang songs that require a lot of screaming and dancing. We scream and dance our frustrations out and at the end of the day, we complete the package with a round of good laugh over dinner.<br />
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Instead, I mean, indulge yourself in something be it work or studies to forget about the painful past. This was what I did when I was feeling so lost after my brother passed away (yes, I do have many painful memories). I indulged myself in studies because firstly, I knew that my brother really wanted me to excel in my studies and wanted me to get a good job but more importantly, studying really hard was an excuse for me to forget about what is happening and just focus on my education. I studied like there was no tomorrow because everytime I took a break, the painful truth hits me and tears kept flowing. This was an effective way because it served as an escape route for me. I am thankful that I put my heart into studies and not drugs because I am happy with my current job.<br />
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Yes, I mean it. If you are considering about taking your life just because someone was mean to you, you should think about your family, friends and the people who cherish you most. Do you want to be that selfish person who ignore the fact that your parents struggled so hard to raise you just to see you taking your own life over something that was not even your fault to start off with? NO! You are worth more than that.<br />
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When I was young, I didn't come from a very well off family so I have seen how hard my parents struggle to put food on the table and to make sure that I get my education. My mum used to have 2-3 jobs (I am not even kidding. Many people do not know this fact, not even some of my close friends) just to make ends meet. I saw how hard they struggled to make sure I become a useful person in this society and I will not let one rotten apple's comment make my parents efforts go down the drain.<br />
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I used to hate waking up everyday because I knew I had to face the same problem over and over again but after taking all the above steps, I wake up everyday with a smile and I thank God for everyday that He allow me to wake up to.<br />
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I now work in the hospital and I see how my my patients fight for their life and it makes me want to help them even more.It made my life meaningful and I have never stop praising God because He put me through all these pain only to come out as a better person and now I am able to help others.<br />
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CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-70943502768599034422016-03-27T20:48:00.002+08:002016-03-27T20:49:46.220+08:00ACL rehab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, everyone has been askig me where have I been. I apologise for being missing for so long.</div>
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Well, just a few updates, I got myself a full time job, hurt myself, AGAIN, real bad and started changing my lifestyle to appreciate myself and my family more</div>
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If anyone recall, I had an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction in 2013. I was supposed to take good care of my knee but turns out I managed to hurt myself again. So, here I am, back to where I was. Going through physio and strengthening exercises again.</div>
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The exercises shown in the video are just some basic things that we can do for starters.</div>
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To build quads and hip strength. Speaking from experience, squatting can be quite painful especially when you just hurt yourself. So remember to go slow and do not do weighted squats until you are really ready for it. As for myself, squatting used to be such an easy task but now it is a luxury to be able to squat properly. If you, like myself, have instability and discomfort (sometimes pain) when squatting, here is what you can do. Squat till 90 degrees, hold for approx 2-5 seconds, then instead of standing up straight, get up to about 160 degrees. Reason being, when you go from bent to straight immediately, you may find it very painful or sometimes unstable especially at the end of the movement. When you keep your knees constantly bent, it will keep your muscles contracting all the time and apart from strengthening your muscles, you are able to maintain that stability around your knee and train your muscles to work correctly. Yes! I mean it. Your muscles can sometimes forget how to function. Even simple tasks such as walking can be a problem.</div>
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To build quads, hamstring & calf strength. For starters, do not do alternate lunges as it can be very painful. What you can do is actually this: Keep your injured leg in front, go into a full lunge and hold that position for about 10 seconds. Then while keeping balance on your good leg, try to stand up while minimising the pain. This can be quite a task but after a while, when your muscles get stronger, it will be easy. NEVER put your injured leg at the back because it can be EXTREMELY painful at the early stages when your muscles have atrophied (muscle wasting). It will take time before your muscles become strong enough to support your body weight so take things easy. When you feel more comfortable, try doing static lunges. 20 reps x 3 sets is a good start (only on the side where your good leg is up front). Then as you progress, you can increase the number of repetitions and try placing your other leg in front. Again, alternate lunges will be quite dangerous as you might not have full control of your knee while alternating and end up injuring yourself further. REMEMBER, safety first. LOL</div>
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To build abs, quads & hamstring strength. It might look simple but trust me it is not. Some people ask me if it is necessary to build up your core strength if you want to build up your knee stability. The answer is yes but not directly. Reason: If you have a strong core, it will allow you to do non-weight bearing exercises that is good in the early stages of knee rehab. By doing the scissors, you are working out both your quads and your hamstring but by removing the your body weight, it will decrease the discomfort and allow your muscles to build itself up before going on to other weight bearing exercises such as squats and lunges.</div>
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Lastly, what else do you need? A good brace. Why? Because it gives you confidence to train harder. Although many believe that the brace is just a form of self comfort and psychological rehab, I do believe that it is very helpful. Firstly, when I was doing the strengthening exercises without the brace, I constantly found myself being very unstable and lose confidence to continue exercising. As a result, my muscle atrophied (become smaller) further. DO NOT repeat my mistake.</div>
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Secondly, I set the brace to limit my knee extension to 170 degrees so that I do not hyperextend my kneex (which was how I hurt myself in the first place). By doing so, I removed quite a lot of discomfort especially like mentioned above with regards to my knee instability when it is fully extended.</div>
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The brace that I got is Donjoy 4titude brace. You can get any brace that you think you are comfortable with but I personally think that if you want to get a brace, it is better to get one with proper support at the sides so stop yourself from injuring your knee further.</div>
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CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-87688716398084952272015-07-08T07:30:00.000+08:002015-07-12T11:34:34.116+08:00Finally stepping into 'the real world'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, I can't believe that it is almost 2 years since I graduated from Uni. So that's me saying bye to 20 years of education and saying hi to the many years of working life. </div>
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Well, why 20 years? Here is a breakdown of what I went through. I started kindergarten when I was 4 and there I spent 3 years trying to grasp on how to interact with people my age and learn the necessary skills like respecting a teacher, eating on my own, wearing my own uniform etc etc.</div>
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Then, there's 6 years of primary school and 5 years of secondary school which makes up 11 years of my life as a student. I wouldn't say it was 11 years wasted because yeah, while people whine about going to school, I kinda enjoyed it because I get to see my friends for 6 hours 5 times a week and on top of that, we stay back after school for games and what not. Absolutely loved it. I wouldn't say that I am somebody who aced school but defo enjoyed it. Well, that's because I was one of those lucky ones who went to schools that were considerate enough to give us enough homework to make us learn but not too much to make us gloat. :) PS: I have to admit that if the homkework was too much, I sometimes can't be bothered. Sorryyyyyyy...</div>
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Well, then there comes another 2 years of college where I sat for SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education) and another 4 years at uni. Yeap, that sums 20 years of my life.</div>
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But hey, why am I posting this now?</div>
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That's because I have just officially ended my year as an intern and about to embark my journey as a fully registered pharmacist. Yayy... (*overly excited) but I have no idea what is waiting for me after this. More responsibilities for sure but I hope the 20 years of education and a year's worth of training have prepared me to face my future. (staying very positive here) :)</div>
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The prawns were really big and very fresh. My brother (also a picky eater) was praising the prawns endlessly and since they removed the shell, it made it easier to enjoy the fantastic flavours of the fresh prawns. They had squid, fish cake, mushroom, carrots and veggies in them too (cant remember what other seafood were in there as the prawns made the biggest impression of the soup).</div>
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This was one of the dishes that according to their waitress was their specialty. Cury pork ribs. It was indeed very yum. The meat was tender but not too tough. It was just right to my liking. The curry was blasting with flavours but not too spicy so it was just perfect. My vocabulary may not do justice to this dish but it is definitely a must try at this restaurant.</div>
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Just looking at it, one may think it's not all that good but trust me when I say it taste awesome. Firstly, the soup was filled with umami flavour and the taste of the coconut milk blend in so well with the soup. Then there's the yummy clams that made the trip there worth it. I'm glad I chose the rice noodles (meehun) option as I could really enjoy the taste of the soup.</div>
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The rojak was good too. I liked how they had 'charkuey' (crispy fried dough) in it and the rojak gravy was good too. This is the small portion and it was enough for 2 people as we had a bowl of laksa and a drink each.</div>
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So, one random day I suddenly decided to buy tickets to Kuching. That was how my amazing trip began. My friends from Sibu and Limbang were also excited that I was headed to East Malaysia so without hesitating, they too bought their flight tickets (yes, i have amazing friends).</div>
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The picture actually only showed half of what we ate in Kuching. On the first day, I was excitedly taking pictures and stopping my friends before they dig in but after that, I could not resist the temptation of the food any further and before I know it, the food was all in my tummy already. Haha.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Friends who know me would know that the highlight of my meals is always the desserts. Since I am a frequent Starbucks visitor, my friends naturally brought me there to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings. My favourite drink is always green tea frappucino. :) Then there's chocolate cake from Tom's cafe, methahon (superbly refreshing shaved ice dessert with fruits and jelly), Taiwanese shaved ice with fruits and ice cream, white lady (the local version of a fruit punch), teh-C special (3 layer milk tea) that is a MUST have, peanut spread toast with chocolate drizzle and lastly the glutinous rice balls.</span></td></tr>
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CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-50971465935134346272015-02-28T20:03:00.001+08:002015-02-28T20:03:38.293+08:00Never take news lightlyMost of us would shrug off the idea that we are in danger and this projects to our circle of family and friends. This is a natural mechanism of our body to avoid ourselves from getting shock but how we react to these situations is the most important part.<br />
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I received a text from a friend recently claiming that he cant't breathe and I thought I know him well enough to think that it might be a prank. So I rang back and obviously he can't speak. Although I was in the middle of an appointment, I rushed to meet him and all along the way, I kept thinking of the possibilities that it might just be a joke. I was even prepared to shout out "This is not funny!" when I meet him. Anyway, all he sent was an estimated location and a picture of what is in front of him. With that, I drove along the highway but still did not see him. I tried ringing him again but this time, he picked up but did not utter a single word. I panicked and bad thoughts started flooded my mind. It hit me that this might be real.<br />
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I drove him to the emergency department of the nearby hospital and when I sank at the chair of the waiting area, the reality started hitting me. I felt so bad for my late response. What if it was serious? Why did I even doubt my good friend that he might be playing a joke on me? It took me an hour from the time he first texted me for help to when I picked him up.<br />
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One thing that saddened me most was the lack of family support. It breaks my heart to see some patients being abandoned and institutionalised just because of the stigma that people with mental illness will never fit into the society or that they are just too difficult to deal with.<br />
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If you just understand what they go through on a daily basis and if you imagine that it were you going through all those, how would you feel if you were left fighting the illness alone.<br />
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Many would ask, "What is schizophrenia?" "If my relative or friend is diagnosed with schizophrenia, will they ever get well?" "Does this mean they are crazy?" "Will they harm me?"<br />
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The truth is, schizophrenia is a branch of psychiatric illness or mental illness that is stigmatised in today's society. There are many types of schizophrenia which I will not go into, but in general, these patients would go through a phase whereby they may hear voices that others would never pick up or see things that other people would never see. Many would describe this as seeing or hearing a ghost and this leads to fear that will conquer this person's mind. They will carry on thinking about the 'why' and 'what if'.<br />
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"What if I take a knife and start stabbing this image? Will it go away?"</div>
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The next stage is when they start executing their thoughts. That is the stage where many people fear and many people would see. These patients would be seen talking (or smiling or laughing) to themselves, aggressive, annoying and sometimes criminals. This is the stage where we all see because this is when someone is physically harmed be it the patient themselves or someone else. These people may seem to have a disruptive behaviour but how many people actually try to understand the root of the problem?</div>
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Have anyone ever wondered what could have caused a perfectly healthy person like them to behave like this? Have you ever tried to put yourself in their shoes and know what the stressors are? No doubt some of these people acquired the illness by default as it is strongly linked to familial history of mental illness, but there are some people who succumb to mental illness because of the demands of the twenty-first century.</div>
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All the expectations to fulfil, achievements to acquire and all the trophies that one need to prove their worth in the society today. What have we done to the community?</div>
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After writing about all the negativities of this illness and made some of you reading this post think about what you are going to do the next time you come across a mentally ill person by the roadside or disturbing others. It is not civilisation to start tying somebody up just because they are mentally ill. Restrainers are over popularised in movies nowadays and many people actually do ask me if the psychiatric patients where I work gets tied up and thrown in a room built from padded walls. The answer is NO. Tying somebody up is not the first thing that should come to your mind when dealing with somebody who is mentally ill for this will just make things worse. Instead, use the beauty of LOVE.</div>
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For instance, I have seen a very caring family who would spend every weekend at the institute to visit somebody who might sometimes forget who they are. Nevertheless, they have never failed to turn up every weekend and talk to the patient. Some days I would hear the patient screaming at them for no reason and some days I would see the family as loving as ever. When asked what motivated them to visit every week, their reply was simple. "For that one chance that he might remember us and we can spend the day as a family." This not only made me think about life as a whole but also about how I treat the people around me. More often than not, I would succumb to stress at work or with relationship that I hurt the people that are dearest to me or say things that were never meant to be uttered at the spur of the moment. Alas, these things that I have taken for granted is something that somebody would sacrifice all they have for. </div>
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This family made me appreciate the people around me and to have stronger faith in humanity. Love is uttered so easily nowadays but true love is so scarce. Love comes in many forms and the one that I appreciate more than the rest is familial love. There are many things that I would give up now to see that smile on my family's face. </div>
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Most mentally ill patients who are institutionalised are elderly people who have no place to go and nobody to care for them. It makes my heart flip every time I look at them and this gave me the patience to carry on helping them. Some of them may behave like a child although physically they may be twice or three times my age but one thing is for sure. It is not difficult to put a smile on that face but all I need to do is have a little faith and show a little patience.</div>
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CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-53809240035681618562013-07-02T11:07:00.001+08:002015-07-12T11:35:54.129+08:00Trip to Palmerston NorthSo, from Dunedin, I flew up to Palmerston North for about a week for my placement in Palmerston North. Though it was meant to be strictly business only, I managed to have fun and as usual, just hang out with friends I cherish most. :)<br />
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Just as I arrive in Palmerston North, I was greeted by familiar faces and people that I've not seen in 6 months It was a pleasure getting to meet them again.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made our very own wrap. Doesn't matter how you like it, just wrap it according to what you want to have. :) It was a simple way to bond with your friends and it was definitely enjoyable for me as I get to meet so many new friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owh I think this is so true. Haha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Failure is not falling down... It is not getting up again." This is so true. We don't fail until we give up on ourselves and falling down is just part and parcel of learning. Those who stand up after falling are always the stronger ones and these people are definitely not failures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This definitely made my day. Last day placement at Cook St Pharmacy and guess what? I saw this lovely double rainbow just before my eyes. It was a full rainbow but too bad my phone did not have panorama features to capture it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After all the serious work, here comes the fun. :) This is the awesome meal my friend and I had at Thai House on Broadway Avenue. The food was excellent. We loved it. This was tom yum noodle soup and my friend had ginger fish. We were supposed to have our dinner at Chada Thai but it was too packed so we decided to walk across the street and by the strike of luck, we ended up devouring this delicious meal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We then decided to have dessert at Coffee Club just around the corner. The caramel cheesecake was just simply delicious. I'd definitely recommend it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then the next day, I've decided that I've been pigging too much so I went for a walk along the Manawatu River. Good choice. The view was just spectacular.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good blend of colours here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes more food. Haha. This is the claypot chicken noodle soup at Bean Cafe on Broadway Avenue. It is reasonably priced but the portion is very very big. This dish was a good winter warmer as it was really cold outside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes the second double rainbow I saw in 3 days. How amazing is that? God always have his ways of mesmerising us and he never failed.</td></tr>
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So, there's a lot that Palmerston North can offer. I absolutely love this place and the people I've met here. It was a truly amazing experience.<br />
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Cheers<br />
Min^^</div>
CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-72452299666921592362013-06-23T10:08:00.002+08:002015-07-12T11:35:28.355+08:00Pancake Rocks, New ZealandSo we went to the famous Pancake Rocks in Punakaiki. This is a popular stop for tourists when they are travelling along the West Coast of the South Island. These rocks are actually limestones that were heavily eroded by the mildly acidic rain, wind and seawater. They were formed about 30 million years ago from minute fragments of dead marine creatures and plants that landed on the seabed about 2km below the surface. The intense water pressure caused fragments to solidify in hard and soft layers while the gradually seismic action lifted the limestone above the seabed. Because of the shape that the rocks, several blowholes were created and they were simply pleasant to watch especially at high tide when the waves slam themselves on the rocks and spray into the air.<br />
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Here are some of the pictures my friends and I took during our trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I especially love this picture we took on our way to Pancake Rocks. It looks as if they were on the top of the world. Priceless expressions from all of them. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends forever. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No mountains too high, no river too deep. Nothing can break the friendship bond we made.. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Da boys in da house bro. :) Shows that they have been going to the gym.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great view of pancake rocks. If you look carefully, you can spot a face and a lion . The wonders of nature. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We just love this place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They look cute in this picture. :) 2 very photogenic people.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridge that forms the pillar of our friendship. We have learnt that there's nothing more valuable than knowing there's always someone who will get your back if you fall. This is what friends are for. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, you can sort of see a face carved into the stones. Unleash your creativity and tell me what you see. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at those striations. This is why mother nature never fails to mesmerise me. God is a great artist and we can't deny that. He blesses us in all forms. Creating a serene environment for us to enjoy and relax.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of the sunset with one of our pretty models.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used to be strangers who crossed each other's path by coincidence and made friends instantly. Never have we hesitated but the bond that grew over time remain strong and is enough for us to strive for what we want.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another shot of sunset.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let there be love in this world. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caught in deep thoughts by the serenity of the surrounding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before they head into the misty mountains up the back.. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let the light shine your way. Never let anything get between you and your dreams.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The loner at sunset? Sole survivor of the great tide? This is a great depiction of how we should see our journey here. When the tides come in and slaps you in the face, stay strong and keep standing for when the tide recedes, you know you will once again connect with everything you've lost.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carving their way via the rocks.</td></tr>
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There's lots of rambling about my friends and I but I am really proud of them and they have made me who I am today. Stayed with me through the tough times and we share the good times.<br />
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Anyway, I hope you liked the pancake rocks and definitely put them in your list of places to visit.. :)<br />
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Till then... Chao...<br />
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Cheers<br />
Min^^CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-71043151618255205762013-06-13T13:55:00.001+08:002015-07-12T11:36:09.424+08:00Dunedin Botanical GardensHere are some pictures of the Dunedin Botanical Gardens. It is a beautiful place to hang out and I would definitely put this on my 'Places to Visit' list if I were you. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gardens from a different angle. Isn't it lovely with the different coloured leaves and blue sky. Peaceful~~</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the viewing deck..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the view from another angle.. It was a lovely sunny day when I took these photos. :) I love the sunshine.</td></tr>
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That's it from me peeps. Have a great time.<br />
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Cheers<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-10385297749359273902013-05-18T20:03:00.000+08:002015-07-02T19:53:05.739+08:00Colours of Asia Ball 2013I was lucky enough to be invited to the Colours o Asia Ball on the 3rd of May 2013 which took place at the OUSA Aquatic Centre. This event was one hosted hand-in-hand by the Indian Students Association (ISA), Fiji Club and Sri Lankan Students' Association (SLSA) at the University of Otago. It was an awesome event. I believe everyone at the event enjoyed themselves and needless to say, I definitely did. Such an enjoyable bunch of people. :) Here are the photos for that night. Apologies for the delay in uploading them as each time I tried to upload them, there seem to be a million obstacles and it kept crashing (which also means it's high time for me to change my laptop). Haha. Forgive my poor photography skills too. :)<br />
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If anyone feels uncomfortable having their photos uploaded here, please let me know and I will take them down. I hope everyone liked the photos. :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
YM :)<br />
<br />CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-43656867535461629982013-05-04T11:16:00.002+08:002015-07-12T11:36:20.592+08:00Catlins TripMy posts are usually filled with lots and lots of pictures but this time, there will only be 4 pictures. Not because I am lazy (Ehem.... we all know the truth.. :) ) but I just thought that I should spend a little more time writing. :)<br />
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Recently, I got asked many times if the pictures I post on my blog are pictures that I have taken or just some random pictures I took off the internet. Hmm... Haha. Lets see. I don't remember posting something that I got off the internet here without acknowledging it. So yeah, the pictures mark the places that I have been to, people I have met and things that I've done. :)<br />
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Easter break seem like ages ago but I couldn't find time to edit the pictures (or rather I am just currently procrastinating). A few of my friends and I decided that we can't let Easter break off the hook without actually doing something fun (not that I have a boring life...) so we randomly decided to go on a day trip to Catlins.<br />
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The journey was awesome. We spent the whole trip singing, laughing and chatting away like nobody's business. It is exactly how I would imagine a road trip would be.<br />
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The first place we went was Nugget Point. We were really lucky during this trip because while driving down to Catlins from Dunedin, the weather was either raining, misty or cloudy. At some point, we even thought if we should turn back because we won't be able to get down from the car even if we manage to find the place. Oh, did I mention that we had a GPS but I think me being Malaysian, it stands for 'Guna Pun Sesat' for me. Haha. Nonetheless, we were making too much noise during the trip and we were having so much fun that we just can't be bothered turning around. :) Anyway, we made it to the place and we know we were right to be persistent. The view was just breathtaking. The skies cleared up so we could walk up towards the lighthouse and for me to capture this beautiful scenery. The water was so clear and I just can't help but smile to myself everytime I see this picture. <br />
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Then we hopped back into the car to have some pre-packed lunch (I made some sandwiches.. :) yay) before setting off again. We literally had to eat in the car because the wind was just too strong. We packed lunch so we could have a picnic there but things didn't turn out our way. :) Anyhow, we then made it to our next destination a.k.a Purakaunui Falls. The picture speaks a thousand words. This place was awesome!!! Too beautiful to miss if you are travelling to Coastal Otago. :)<br />
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After taking a few (too many selcas to even put it up here), we got back
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Then we spotted this cute little lamb trapped outside the fence. The little one must have been naughty and jumped over the fence but ended up regretting when all its other mates were running away leaving it on the other side of the fence. So here is the picture of the emo lamb. :)<br />
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We were actually heading to Curio Bay and Niagara Falls (yup, you guessed right. There's a Niagara Falls here in New Zealand) but unfortunately, it was already getting dark and we had other arrangements that night. ~sad song playing~~~ Anyway, we stopped by this beautiful and clean beach, took some photos (again, too many selcas to even post it up), then headed back to Dunedin.<br />
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We truly enjoyed the trip and would definitely recommend these places to anyone who wants to go on a day trip around the Coastal Otago. :)<br />
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Till then...<br />
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Cheers,<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-31361924112561420052013-03-25T18:39:00.003+08:002015-07-12T11:36:42.185+08:00The Australian Adventure Here are some pictures that I took on my trip to Australia from Dunedin. The places I am going to cover in this post are Oamaru, Christchurch, Gold Coast and Brisbane. :) I had heaps of fun there and I'm delighted to share these pictures with everyone. :)<br />
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Here are some pictures of Oamaru where the bus I was taking stopped for morning tea.. :) <br />
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The bus then headed straight to Christchurch after the half an hour break in Oamaru. Since I arrived early at the airport, I decided to explore the place before heading off to Gold Coast. :)<br />
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After the long wait at Christchurch airport, I finally boarded the place to Gold Coast. I absolutely fell in love with this place. Here are some pictures I took while I was there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Gold Coast from the cruise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking time out to reflect on what he has done... Haha.. :)</td></tr>
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We then took the Airtrain headed for Brisbane. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Plaza...</td></tr>
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Since I was already in Australia, I thought that it would be a waste if I didn't see a koala or a kangaroo so I decided to head to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. I was mesmerized by this place and it was definitely a right choice to visit this place...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fierce looking eagle...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kangaroo crossing.... Hahaha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little ponies... :) ps: I think it was a kid who was playing with the mane. Not me...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding time... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nap time... Looks cute when the pigeons surrounded the kangaroo...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first encounter with an emu too.... :)</td></tr>
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This is only a section of my trip as I could not find time to edit the other pictures... I'll upload them as soon as I can. Till then, I hope everyone liked the photos. :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-37086130289411915932013-03-25T14:11:00.001+08:002015-07-02T19:08:09.404+08:00Happy HoliOnce again I was delighted to join in the Holi Festival celebration at the University of Otago by the Indian Students' Association (ISA). This is one of the events that I love attending the most while studying here. Skin colour was disregarded as everyone enjoyed themselves and indulge their bodies in the bright coloured powders. The vibe of this event was above the roof and nothing could stop these people from having fun. Here are some pictures I took while at the event. Happy Holi everyone and let me know if anyone is uncomfortable having their pictures here and I will be more than happy to take them down. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're can run but you can't hide... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ever smiling faces...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends with friendly laughter... </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FFpi2a9u4bc/UU_hd2_ZdlI/AAAAAAAABCA/JIZfXgJq81I/s1600/IMG_9605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FFpi2a9u4bc/UU_hd2_ZdlI/AAAAAAAABCA/JIZfXgJq81I/s1600/IMG_9605.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Absolutely loving this day...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GgBrpBBb6hw/UU_hed3QMqI/AAAAAAAABCE/leQEDKGYG_4/s1600/IMG_9606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GgBrpBBb6hw/UU_hed3QMqI/AAAAAAAABCE/leQEDKGYG_4/s1600/IMG_9606.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Da bros in the house! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkLRwtGv81Y/UU_hfmHZ8DI/AAAAAAAABCQ/EJfeLHCE1K8/s1600/IMG_9610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkLRwtGv81Y/UU_hfmHZ8DI/AAAAAAAABCQ/EJfeLHCE1K8/s1600/IMG_9610.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have descended from land of happy smiley face... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rrbVIvVW-D8/UU_hiXm414I/AAAAAAAABCY/y1TVt5lMsys/s1600/IMG_9628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rrbVIvVW-D8/UU_hiXm414I/AAAAAAAABCY/y1TVt5lMsys/s1600/IMG_9628.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have my weapon with me... Hahah... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gLtIIDZVfSY/UU_hjmbs2eI/AAAAAAAABCg/2yeTJEuaei4/s1600/IMG_9634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gLtIIDZVfSY/UU_hjmbs2eI/AAAAAAAABCg/2yeTJEuaei4/s1600/IMG_9634.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having unstoppable fun... </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pKULTKbPiv4/UU_hj12rxdI/AAAAAAAABCk/3EuOn-VrKAM/s1600/IMG_9621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pKULTKbPiv4/UU_hj12rxdI/AAAAAAAABCk/3EuOn-VrKAM/s1600/IMG_9621.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely ladies..</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-dBeMaB09Y/UU_hmXCXSZI/AAAAAAAABCw/x5or1RkHCzU/s1600/IMG_9639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-dBeMaB09Y/UU_hmXCXSZI/AAAAAAAABCw/x5or1RkHCzU/s1600/IMG_9639.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what friends are for... :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPlBCd3Zimc/UU_hniHVGHI/AAAAAAAABC4/cNVOrhLIilU/s1600/IMG_9641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPlBCd3Zimc/UU_hniHVGHI/AAAAAAAABC4/cNVOrhLIilU/s1600/IMG_9641.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm going to find that culprit... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZ6OO0GSps0/UU_hp3H1cyI/AAAAAAAABDA/cj0sV2qmDc0/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZ6OO0GSps0/UU_hp3H1cyI/AAAAAAAABDA/cj0sV2qmDc0/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun times..</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kxkUSjnVNOg/UU_hr3vCtxI/AAAAAAAABDI/UKIhqWzXgJw/s1600/IMG_9653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kxkUSjnVNOg/UU_hr3vCtxI/AAAAAAAABDI/UKIhqWzXgJw/s1600/IMG_9653.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diligently providing everyone with more coloured powder... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can see you....</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sT17H3YXmMU/UU_hwIS7BoI/AAAAAAAABDg/TWHDJj8uRy0/s1600/IMG_9679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sT17H3YXmMU/UU_hwIS7BoI/AAAAAAAABDg/TWHDJj8uRy0/s1600/IMG_9679.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The commanders laying out their plan... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFzKkOxfNjI/UU_hys9BoVI/AAAAAAAABDo/oIs67Xyvi78/s1600/IMG_9695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFzKkOxfNjI/UU_hys9BoVI/AAAAAAAABDo/oIs67Xyvi78/s1600/IMG_9695.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bomb's away....</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dam4kEbfZRI/UU_hyX4V5eI/AAAAAAAABDs/B9pYer5pJCk/s1600/IMG_9687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dam4kEbfZRI/UU_hyX4V5eI/AAAAAAAABDs/B9pYer5pJCk/s1600/IMG_9687.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fully loaded.... We're good to go... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BkrebtqXzxw/UU_h1mVlfUI/AAAAAAAABD4/IwsZPn9vXko/s1600/IMG_9702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BkrebtqXzxw/UU_h1mVlfUI/AAAAAAAABD4/IwsZPn9vXko/s1600/IMG_9702.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I personally like this picture a lot....</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9Y5urQwTrs/UU_h2NmVWkI/AAAAAAAABD8/VoJTt4vSViE/s1600/IMG_9713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9Y5urQwTrs/UU_h2NmVWkI/AAAAAAAABD8/VoJTt4vSViE/s1600/IMG_9713.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're not getting away although you've just arrived... Haha</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XosvCfqkd_k/UU_h2WQq99I/AAAAAAAABEE/xGHF34M0LGU/s1600/IMG_9712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XosvCfqkd_k/UU_h2WQq99I/AAAAAAAABEE/xGHF34M0LGU/s1600/IMG_9712.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strategising? </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qbrH_lGcIa4/UU_h6XoCKiI/AAAAAAAABEQ/nv6yNSppJOA/s1600/IMG_9716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qbrH_lGcIa4/UU_h6XoCKiI/AAAAAAAABEQ/nv6yNSppJOA/s1600/IMG_9716.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah baby.... That's how we roll.... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hq8BnDi4Fyo/UU_h6hKyS6I/AAAAAAAABEU/ZTe_zj8WQLU/s1600/IMG_9717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hq8BnDi4Fyo/UU_h6hKyS6I/AAAAAAAABEU/ZTe_zj8WQLU/s1600/IMG_9717.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am victorius!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WjVC4awzFqQ/UU_h9ghEXFI/AAAAAAAABEg/PwODdS-a0w0/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WjVC4awzFqQ/UU_h9ghEXFI/AAAAAAAABEg/PwODdS-a0w0/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oopsie.... Hahaha...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m1c3ICEEKzs/UU_h9wTsAZI/AAAAAAAABEk/cRH5Q31L5yw/s1600/IMG_9722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m1c3ICEEKzs/UU_h9wTsAZI/AAAAAAAABEk/cRH5Q31L5yw/s1600/IMG_9722.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Run!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QX_vlwcBLRk/UU_h_DWARtI/AAAAAAAABEw/4X5SgO89VQo/s1600/IMG_9740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QX_vlwcBLRk/UU_h_DWARtI/AAAAAAAABEw/4X5SgO89VQo/s1600/IMG_9740.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We need more colours on you... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Al-IREJTvNI/UU_iAti5qUI/AAAAAAAABE4/xHEivc5tl6U/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Al-IREJTvNI/UU_iAti5qUI/AAAAAAAABE4/xHEivc5tl6U/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're coming after you...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEsSO8C7ag0/UU_iEPGtlOI/AAAAAAAABFA/tDpkdbp6oOA/s1600/IMG_9754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cEsSO8C7ag0/UU_iEPGtlOI/AAAAAAAABFA/tDpkdbp6oOA/s1600/IMG_9754.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delighted... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yRnCcgU5oyc/UU_iE9WpP1I/AAAAAAAABFI/-Tc8lcFRyfs/s1600/IMG_9746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yRnCcgU5oyc/UU_iE9WpP1I/AAAAAAAABFI/-Tc8lcFRyfs/s1600/IMG_9746.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We'll get them from all angles... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AEP8xmQwGRw/UU_iFJvAY4I/AAAAAAAABFM/OD9rmNDV8VY/s1600/IMG_9747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AEP8xmQwGRw/UU_iFJvAY4I/AAAAAAAABFM/OD9rmNDV8VY/s1600/IMG_9747.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nobody is safe from the icy cold water... Haha...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cQYuaaVCyaU/UU_iIG7Y-uI/AAAAAAAABFY/BR62WtQCabM/s1600/IMG_9759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cQYuaaVCyaU/UU_iIG7Y-uI/AAAAAAAABFY/BR62WtQCabM/s1600/IMG_9759.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing can stop me from smiling... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ogPBAjgmwgk/UU_iJQD0n-I/AAAAAAAABFg/byfptJ3ve-U/s1600/IMG_9778.CR2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ogPBAjgmwgk/UU_iJQD0n-I/AAAAAAAABFg/byfptJ3ve-U/s1600/IMG_9778.CR2.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll protect you... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s6VnhMnx4P8/UU_iKYV2o-I/AAAAAAAABFo/7X4YN5Laqv8/s1600/IMG_9784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s6VnhMnx4P8/UU_iKYV2o-I/AAAAAAAABFo/7X4YN5Laqv8/s1600/IMG_9784.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She did not stop smiling that day...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's attack the camera.... Hahaha..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drenched!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm coming with a fist full of coloured powder.... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am on top of the world... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We still love each other despite bring drenched... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proof of crime... :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peace..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurray!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7jilrGRG0I/UU_iatPdYYI/AAAAAAAABGw/tvoSegDUbUI/s1600/IMG_9821.CR2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7jilrGRG0I/UU_iatPdYYI/AAAAAAAABGw/tvoSegDUbUI/s1600/IMG_9821.CR2.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Committee photo... Good job peeps...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun people...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0A9wFGFgoBI/UU_ifEVyCLI/AAAAAAAABHA/dZM-JmS4cRM/s1600/IMG_9827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0A9wFGFgoBI/UU_ifEVyCLI/AAAAAAAABHA/dZM-JmS4cRM/s1600/IMG_9827.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautifully coloured...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a2D6Gh4PqpY/UU_ifZmaXNI/AAAAAAAABHE/9S7eBRigcnQ/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a2D6Gh4PqpY/UU_ifZmaXNI/AAAAAAAABHE/9S7eBRigcnQ/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best of friends..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Holi...</td></tr>
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I hope everyone enjoyed the photos but let me know if you'd like any of them taken down... Happy Holi everyone...<br />
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Churr<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-40572644555829555102012-11-04T15:42:00.001+08:002015-07-02T19:09:54.051+08:00Of ham, meatballs and lambWell, just as mentioned in the title, this post is going to have some mouth watering dishes and we shall start off with one of the dishes that tasted fantastic. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ham!!! Yummm... It wasn't thanksgiving or Christmas but we had yummy ham but to be honest, I didn't contribute to the preparation of this amazing dish. The ham was so well done and there was no secret. The master-chef said all he used was apricot jam and there's no need for fancy garnish on it. :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner was amazing. The ham tasted so good and we really enjoyed the night. :)</td></tr>
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After seeing pictures of food prepared by other people, I think it's time to see what I am capable of preparing (haha. I'm not that good at this actually. :) Haha)<br />
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So, after exams, I just suddenly have this urge to cook so I decided to
make stuff up. These are totally random dishes because I went to the
supermarket to get ingredients and just bought what I felt like. :) I
didn't follow any specific recipe and just chucked whatever I thought
would taste good in it but these really taste great. :)<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nPYN0iaYnOc/UJYUY9O7UvI/AAAAAAAAA_M/wM5LqdNMqQI/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nPYN0iaYnOc/UJYUY9O7UvI/AAAAAAAAA_M/wM5LqdNMqQI/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the eggplant plus meatball dish during the preparation process. Just before I chuck in the sauce. It's a relatively simple dish to make but don't be fooled by the presentation. Eggplants actually soak up a lot of oil and I fried both the meatballs and the eggplant so this dish is not as healthy as it may seem. Owh well, getting on with the dish, for the meatballs, I marinated the pork mince with cajun seasoning and soy sauce. Simple yet yum. I also added some mushed up mushroom into the meatballs just for some flavouring, rolled them up into balls and fried them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44PKwFCHKbw/UJYUg0wvdVI/AAAAAAAAA_c/oOLpWpiLpdQ/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44PKwFCHKbw/UJYUg0wvdVI/AAAAAAAAA_c/oOLpWpiLpdQ/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the end product of the dish. After frying the meatballs and the eggplant, I made the sauce from black pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, chillies, green peas and onions. The ingredients made it really oriental but tastes really good. The sauce was quite thick and really goes well with the meatballs. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right, then after making the eggplant dish, I went on a cooking frenzy and decided to make sweet and sour prawns and steamed peas. This is quite healthy except if you discard the amount of uric acid in the prawns. Haha. I totally cheated on this dish. I used instant mix of the sweet and sour sauce but still, it was really yummy. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AerN_a6vXgQ/UJYUkgNKQqI/AAAAAAAAA_k/PXHeGgze0Ts/s1600/IMG_2085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AerN_a6vXgQ/UJYUkgNKQqI/AAAAAAAAA_k/PXHeGgze0Ts/s1600/IMG_2085.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A week later, I was walking in the supermarket thinking what should I have this week and I came across this lamb rack that really caught my attention. God only knows why it was so tempting but I bought a whole rack and grilled it. I marinated it with mixed herb (some mint and whatever dehydrated herbs I could find in my cupboard) and some soy sauce, stuck it in the oven and let it grill for about 20 minutes. The results? It was so good. It wasn't overcooked so I really enjoyed it. I had steamed asparagus with it and some Greek Yoghurt to go with it. Loved the dish. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZK-QgcfX5HQ/UJYUoylTkgI/AAAAAAAAA_s/o0QTv4igShY/s1600/IMG_2088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZK-QgcfX5HQ/UJYUoylTkgI/AAAAAAAAA_s/o0QTv4igShY/s1600/IMG_2088.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since I bought a whole rack, for dinner, I pan fried the lamb ribs. It tasted awesome. I didn't use any oil and only used the oil from the lamb itself to fry it and gosh, the taste was so good. I had it with sesame buns (which I got from the supermarket) and Greek Yoghurt. Such a great blend of taste. The sesame bun tasted so good when I pan fried it in the lamb oil... Oooh la la~~ I know it has high cholesterol but I can't help it. Haha.</td></tr>
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That's the few dishes I was keen on sharing with everyone on my blog. Haha. Now I'm hungry. :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
MinCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-32357612769760121782012-11-04T14:09:00.000+08:002015-07-12T11:36:56.234+08:00Matamata Part 2Here are more pictures of my trip to Matamata. :) I was in Matamata for my placement and I absolutely fell in love with the place. It's a small town but quite busy because many tourists stop by to jump on board in the Hobbitton tour. Here are some pictures I took during this awesome trip but don't be deceived. The pictures I took may be amateur but the view was definitely breathtaking... :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Founder's park not too far away from the motel I was staying<br />
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Nice place to stay and you get really nice view too. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The path towards the Tower. It was funny how the walk up to the tower took so much longer than the trip back. Haha. Probably because I was so fascinated by the surroundings that I did spent a lot of time having photo stops. :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shot this from my window in the motel. Such an awesome scenery after a long day at work. :) I love sunset. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the starting point of an amazing walk. I really enjoyed the walk. The pictures I took during the walk will be up soon in a separate post. :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before I left Matamata, I decided that I have to go for a stroll around the place. Hence, I had a good 2 hours walk up to the Tower and then spent the rest of the day just walking around town (because my legs were so sore from the long walk and I had a sore knee which made it worse). Haha. Nonetheless, I had a really good time just enjoying the scenery around me. The outskirts of the town was mostly farms and gosh, they have one of the loveliest views of nature I can possibly imagine. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If given a choice, I wouldn't really mind staying in a serene place like this and be greeted by the sheep every morning from my window. Haha. I love country homes. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another picture of how the farm overlooks the mountains ahead. Words just cannot describe how beautiful the place was. It is something that I have always thought exist only in photos and paintings. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a long tiring walk, I finally arrived at the<br />
Firth Tower. :) Firth Tower was built by Auckland<br />
businessman Josiah Firth after acquiring 56,000 acres<br />
from his friend Wiremu Tamihana, chief of Ngati Haua.<br />
The 18m concrete tower (1882) was a fashionable<br />
status symbol rather than for defensive purposes.<br />
It’s filled with Maori
and pioneer artefacts and<br />
around it are 10 other historic buildings,<br />
including a schoolroom, church and jail.<br />
It’s 3km east of town. (got these information<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the long walk to the Tower, I decided to just walk<br />
around town to spend the rest of my day in Matamata.<br />
This is the other end of the Centennial Drive. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was the end of winter and beginning of spring when I was there. The flowers were blooming and these magnolias really looked pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the statues situated in the middle of the divider. I think this is quite symbolic of the town because it shows how the whole family is united and I really liked the statue,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another pretty one. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A huge landmark welcoming visitors to Matamata. This is found in front of the Matamata Primary School.</td></tr>
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I felt really sad to leave Matamata partly because I really liked the place and I did not want to get back to the reality of life where assignments, tests and exams await me. Haha. All the memories I gathered throughout the trip are memories that I will treasure. Especially when my preceptor and everyone there were so nice to me that it did not feel like an alien place to me. :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-42570431645135285062012-11-03T15:16:00.002+08:002015-07-12T11:37:07.409+08:00Matamata Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are some awesome pictures to share of my trip to Matamata. I know
this happened about a month ago but I still wanted to show you guys this
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Matamata is a lovely small town in the middle of the New Zealand north island. It is about an hour drive away from Hamilton so it is quite accessible. Just fly in to Hamilton and catch a bus from there. The people in the town are lovely and they are quite used to having visitors around as it is the hub to the Hobbitton movie set tour. If you are visiting, New Zealand, this is definitely one site that you never want to miss. :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the decorations in the i-Site building. This whole town is filled with influences from the Hobbitton because tourism is a big source of income for the businesses in this town. These lovely carvings portray some of the Maori culture unique to New Zealand. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not far away, here's a statue of Gollum holding a fish. It is not uncommon to get statues and sculptures of him around town. This is because the Hobbitton is one of the major movie setting for the movie the Lord of the Rings. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little puppet hobbit sitting around casually at the top of the shelf. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what I was talking about. :) Hobbitton movie set tour decoration just outside i-Site. :) Just while I was waiting for the bus to pick us up for the tour. For the records, the bus was late because it broke down half way through and they had to send a few smaller rescue coaches. Haha. It was a cute scenario. Plus, because it was getting late, I didn't get my farm tour but owh well, can't blame them I suppose. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is a big Gollum sitting in the middle of the divider welcoming people into town. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's another decoration outside i-Site. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at Gollum. :) Hehe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's Gollum from the front. I really like the way how the architecture of many parts of the town revolved around the movie. :) Plus, everybody seem to love Gollum's presence here. Haha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic signature horse representing Matamata. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the lovely scenery of the town. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a cute sculpture just outside a vet clinic. I found it really interesting and quite symbolic as to what sort of services the place offers. Very smart marketing. Haha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one of those moments when you take a picture and decided to put some logic into it. Haha. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole town basically was filled with beautiful landscapes like this. I think everyone in town just loves their gardening. :) Not that I'm complaining. Not at all actually. I really love the place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signature clock tower welcoming visitors just as they step into town. The tower changes colours at night. Magical isn't it? Haha. It's just the light shining on it that changes colours actually but owh well. I'll just be dramatic. :)</td></tr>
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Well, that's it for the first post back from a long drought but watch out for more. :) I'm on holidays now and that means lots of blogging (I hope). :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
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<span id="goog_1755064566"></span><span id="goog_1755064567"></span><span id="goog_931908622"></span><span id="goog_931908623"></span><br />CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-64237430536358351092012-08-18T14:25:00.000+08:002015-07-12T11:37:25.339+08:00My Trip to KoreaIt has been an awfully long drought here and I decided to spice things up a little. Here are a few pictures I took while on my trip to Korea at the start of the year. It was winter when I was there so these pictures may look less colourful. Nonetheless, Korea is a lovely place and if given another chance, I would love to visit Korea again. :) Editing these pictures definitely bring back the good old memories. :)<br />
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The first picture I took when I arrived in Seoul. Notice the billboard at the top of the building? I find it absolutely fascinating. :) Plus, it saves space. Need not build a new billboard at the road side.<br />
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I think this is a gigantic thermometer but I might be wrong. It looks very cool though. :) The temperature that day was also freezing.<br />
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At the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace. I love the location as we can see the mountain behind the palace. Absolutely gorgeous.<br />
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When modern meets traditional. I love the fact that they preserved the building in the midst of modernisation. Brilliant fusion and I think the landscape design around the area was especially designed to fit the palace and the historical buildings around the area.<br />
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Great carvings on one of the pillars at the entrance to the palace. I like the details on the carving.<br />
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If I am not mistaken, this is the statue of King Sejong the Great. He was the fourth king in the Joseon Dynasty and is one of the most respectable kings in the Korean history. King Sejong placed great emphasis on scholarship and
education. He promoted cultural, economic and scientific research. He
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This is the carvings on one of the pillars at the entrance of Gyeongbokgung. It was a brilliant showcase of a brief historical run in the Korean history.<br />
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We arrived right on time to watch the hourly performance of the 'changing soldiers' ceremony which dated way back to ancient times. It was an eye opener as that was our first time witnessing something like that. The guards were there after the performance for a wee photo session too. Such an awesome experience.<br />
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Our entree tickets to the palace. The palace was built by King Taejo which is the founder of the Joseon Dynasty in 1395.<br />
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Gyeongbokgung is the Korean translation of 'Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven'. It was nearly destroyed by the Japanese government in the early 20th century,
the walled palace complex is slowly being restored to its original form
prior to destruction. As of 2009, roughly 40 percent of the original
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The scenery in the palace was breath taking. <br />
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One of the buildings that makes up the palace. Most of the buildings in the palace have the same feature as this building from the outside but each structure serves a different purpose. There were soe buildings that were meant to be the changing room and some were the bedrooms while many others were the places where military strategies were formed or scholarly discussions took place.<br />
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Some cute little kids having a field trip at the palace. They were paying great attention at their teacher when we disrupted their concentration when we seek permission for the picture. Haha<br />
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On one of the walls of the palace. :)<br />
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The map of Gyeongbokgung. It was huge and we had a really good time exploring the place. I loved the architecture of the buildings in the palace.<br />
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Cute decorations for winter. :)<br />
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I'm not too sure whether this is a graffiti or a mural but it sure looks cool. :) It was in one of the malls near the palace.<br />
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This was taken in one of the rivers flowing through Seoul (should be the Han River but I am not too sure). However, I found this mini frozen waterfall absolutely mind blowing. I think the waterfall was created by showering the trees and rocks with water on a cold night. Isn't it gorgeous? :)<br />
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I was amazed at how many things this wee scooter can carry on the rear. :) <br />
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This is a picture I took in one of the houses in Bukchon Village. This house was filled with numerous collectables from ancient times (or at least they mimic those made in prehistoric times).<br />
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I think this used to be a water dispenser. It looks lovely.<br />
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This is the place where they wrote calligraphy. Trust me, those calligraphy they wrote were impressive. I had a go at it and it was very very difficult to write with a brush. Hats off to those who write really well in calligraphy.<br />
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We were told not to make too much noise as we were walking in a neighbourhood. I find it cute and an effective way to send the message across. :)<br />
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A view of Bukchon Village. This village has the largest cluster of privately owned traditional Korean wooden homes or <i>hanok</i> in Seoul. They also have beautifully
restored architectural features like small courtyards, decorative outer
walls and dark tiled roofs. A great way to spend the evening and serves as a good exercise. There are many hills and slopes to climb but the view from the top made the journey worth it.<br />
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A hardworking chap making sure everything is in place and he is there to save the day in case of a fire. :)<br />
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Some of the things sold in Bukchon Village. I bought one of those little collectables home.<br />
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We didn't sit in his taxi but loved the fact that he was the best taxi driver in town. :)<br />
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I would definitely agree to live in a house like this They were carefully architectured to maintain the traditional values of the village but incorporates modern living conditions. <br />
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These are just pictures from the first day of my trip. I shall upload more pictures when I have the time to do it. I would love to visit Korea again and this time maybe somewhere out of Seoul would be another good experience for me. :)<br />
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Cheers<br />
YM<br />
<br />CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-25193884520958584642012-04-08T09:16:00.000+08:002015-07-02T19:58:06.999+08:00Fishing tripWe decided that we have to do something fun for the Easter holidays and the boys wanted to go fishing. I was like "Should be a good photo opportunity" so I jumped into the car with them and this is what I manage to capture on lens. I think that the picture quality is not good enough to portray the beauty of the pond we went to but owh well... This is the best an amateur can offer. Haha. Hope you guys like it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the lake from my wide angle lens. Was cleaning my lens and looking at it under the sun when I realised that I could do this. I was so excited and couldn't stop admiring it. LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little yellow flowers brighten up my day. ^^</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working very hard to attract the fishes... ^^</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7mzpWIT8a4/T4DgravyblI/AAAAAAAAAvw/BnwbQmaeZi8/s1600/IMG_1401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7mzpWIT8a4/T4DgravyblI/AAAAAAAAAvw/BnwbQmaeZi8/s1600/IMG_1401.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were everywhere around the lake and I couldn't help but stop and admire their beauty (which includes taking a snapshot of it). Haha.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_opONyQlyc/T4DhC9E1LPI/AAAAAAAAAwI/9hhqb5FMA80/s1600/IMG_1425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_opONyQlyc/T4DhC9E1LPI/AAAAAAAAAwI/9hhqb5FMA80/s1600/IMG_1425.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like this picture.... Haha. Self praise. LOL</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cHt536M0yk/T4Dg8pnLuvI/AAAAAAAAAwA/cniZzhzE8QU/s1600/IMG_1415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cHt536M0yk/T4Dg8pnLuvI/AAAAAAAAAwA/cniZzhzE8QU/s1600/IMG_1415.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've had enough of yellow so I decided to get pictures of greens instead... ^^</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the lake. Isn't it just gorgeous? ^^</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought it would be nice to have a caption on my pictures once in a while.. ^^ Cheers. This is indeed very valuable in life so when helping people, make sure you truly help them so that they can benefit in the future and not just benefiting in the present.</td></tr>
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Well, this is all i have this week. I'll be heading off to Queenstown this Easter so watch out for my new post ya.<br />
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Cheers<br />
YM<br />
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<br />CMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609249923042361819.post-80658662821031510522012-03-30T10:59:00.003+08:002015-07-02T19:58:24.716+08:00My little gardenHere are some pictures of my garden. These pictures were only slightly edited to add the watermark but other than that, it is the pure beauty of nature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This plant is called Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus) which is also translated to 'Cat's Whiskers'.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> This plant is well known for it's herbal properties to control diabetes. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have no idea what this flower was called but I know that it is gorgeous. Oh, the beauty of nature.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This flower is called the ixora and it was blooming all over my garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of budding pomegranate flower. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If I am not mistaken, this is called the lily flower. It just looks gorgeous doesn't it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dragonfly stood so still and this is by far the best picture I've ever taken. Or at least that's what I think.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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By the way, if people are wondering, these are tropical plants and insects found in the lovely land of Malaysia. I had a trip back home during summer and forgot to upload these awesome pictures.<br />
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Cheers<br />
YMCMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18242507043867151984noreply@blogger.com0