January recap!

Busy busy busy! but here I am updating instead of doing an assignment.

So January has been rather packed and interesting. Trying to spend as much time with my Aussie-bound friends before they head back (though half of them already have boo!). Started the second year of my Bachelor of Psychology degree @ HELP and classes have been pretty alright. Taking child abuse as an elective so that's gonna be eye opening and a little hard to swallow. Still haven't stepped foot in the gym this year (I can see Hazel rolling her eyes) and oh, I am officially 100% single after a 5 year roller coaster ride. Sounds like a complete 180 from my new years post but well, it is definitely for the best :)

Besides that, my sister turned 16 on the 6th. I can't believe she's all grown up. So thankful she's not one of those rebellious teens so eager to grow up :') Anyway, we threw her a sweet 16 party at Tropicana's ballroom last Friday. It was a pretty fun night with my huge huge huge family and I surprisingly managed to knock down 8 glasses of white wine and still walk in my 5inch Steve Maddens. What? :p It takes skills.

Tried to pull off a slightly edgy look with the studs & bangs.

Nothing can compare to the love of family.

Besides that, it's been constant cravings and making my tummy happy :)

SS3 pork mee @ Kean Fatt.
I've always ate mine with kuey teow but I tried the meehoon and I think I like that better.
Is it weird that I like pork intestines? Hahaha. Liver is gross, though.

The creators of a bowl of porky goodness.
I went on a weekday at 11 so I only had to wait 20 minutes for my bowl :)

1) I love Fatty Crab for their amazing chicken wings. I can skip the crab :p
2) PANMEEEE. Been a loyal Super Kitchen customer, need to try Kin Kin soon.

Tried out Milk & Butter @ Telawi.
The food was a bit of a disappointment & I doubt I'll head back there.
Shall stick to The Red Beanbag for awesome western brunches!

1) Halal hokkien mee @ Penang Street. I love the sweetness of the sauce.
2) Fusion food @ Wondermama! Definitely heading back there to try out more of their interesting menu.

1) Mahalo burger @ Fat Boys. nomnomnom.
2) My typical dimsum must haves from Jin Xuan, DJ.
If you want dimsum through out the day, this is your place! Opens until 11pm :)

On a side note, I'm performing a set @ Saints bar, The Strand on Saturday night around 10pm.

Set list:

All Too Well - T.Swift.
Red - T.Swift.
I Knew You Were Trouble - T.Swift.

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

The Only Exception - Paramore.

Titanium - Guetta.

Try - Pink

Heaven - Bryan Adams

The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson

Use Somebody - Pixie Lott

If you like those songs (or even if you don't), stop by! :)

Bait.

My new high waisted skirt from Topshop ($32 only!) & Kate Spade bag.

(p.s: please ignore my face in all the pictures, I had not slept for a day).

My first Friday night of the year back in Malaysia and I wanted to try out a new seafood restaurant called Bait on Telawi that I read about on eatdrinkkl. It seemed promising and I've been craving a lot of seafood recently but that's probably cause I had to stay away from it for a month due to my belly piercing.

Our little alcoholic. Ordered two drinks at one go, tsk tsk.

Appetizers:

Calamari.
We were basically eating batter. The squids were so tiny and so disappointing.

Fresh oysters (RM9 each).
Fresh, but some were rather tiny.

Mushrooms w beef bacon.
This was really yummy. I'd go back there to munch on this with a beer/cocktail.

Entrees:

Fish & chips.
The beer-battered Dory was rather good but the chips were bland.

Seafood linguine aglio olio.
Pretty decent. Nothing to shout about.

Butter-poached salmon.

The fish was severely lacking seasoning but I liked the potato croutons.

The bill came up to RM400+ (including 6 cocktails). My meals really affect my mood and for RM110, I left Bait feeling like this:

We went over to The Social for dessert and drinks to hopefully make up for the sad dinner but the desserts were far less from satisfying and after a drink, we were thinking of another place to head to.

We've all been wanting to try Snow Beer for awhile now but that's all the way in Cheras. Read online that Page 2 in Publika had something similar so we decided to try it out.

It's called a Heineken frosty.
Pretty much a beer smoothie that melts really fast hahaha.

Ended the night at Mamak Anderson where we had some really serious talks about the future. Poor Justin, we probably scared him a little seeing how he was the only guy and guys don't usually do serious talks :p

So what else have I been up to since I've been back?

I got a new hair cut. Yay or nay?

Besides that, it's been food food food.

Yet another yummy brunch @ The Red Beanbag. I love love love this place.

 

Mentaiko udon & salmon sashimi @ Zakuro. 

     

Noodles noodles noodles!

There's no place like Malaysia when it comes to food.

354.

2012 to me was just a continuation from 2011. Things were still falling in and out of place and my family and I were still adjusting to life after my mum's death in April 2011. It was yet another trying year for me, but I can honestly say it has taught me so much and I now know exactly what I want and where I want my life to go.

At first I thought of opening up and getting into detail about all the ups and downs that I went through but I decided against it because it's in the past. Despite all the pain, anxiety, heartbreak, confusion and emptiness, right now, I am happy.

I'm the closest I've ever been to my family and it took a breakdown for that to happen but I am so glad because I have the best relationship with my father now. Being able to call him and just cry for 5 minutes about anything that is bothering me has become very comforting and I feel safe. I love my dad for everything he is and how he tries so hard everyday to give his kids everything that we want and keep us happy. I know it's not easy for him to try and wear my mum's shoes but he is doing a damn good job at it. I'm so proud to be his daughter and all I want to do is make him proud in return for all the trust, faith and love he has shown me.

I've come to accept that none of my past relationships have worked because of one guy. One very special guy who despite everything, is still in my life right now. He brings out the best and worst in me and though our situation is still not ideal, it's heading in the right direction. He makes me the happiest and I'm ready to just stay put and make it work.

2013 started off in the most amazing way. Like a dream come true. I am so lucky.
It's hard to think that the year isn't only gonna get better because I can feel it in me. I am ready to be better. Here's to a year with more happiness than sorrow, because it would be delusional to think that the ups don't come with the downs.