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On the Way to Adelaide

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Boarded the flight at 4pm+.

Left: I check-in not only from Kuching to KL but also asked them to help me check in for the flight from KL-Adelaide.

Right: Food of course, I didn’t expect lunch or consider that as dinner? Hahaha…


I had sweet and sour fish rice. It’s tasteless -.-” Only tasted a bit of sour. Sorry for the blurness, hehehe… The flight was full and the aunty next to me was looking at me as if never see people take photo of food ;p So I quickly took the picture and ate.


Flight to Adelaide was supposed to be about 9.20pm but it was delayed for roughly an hour. Had my dinner at Burger King. Funny thing was that, while I was in the boarding hall, I kept thinking I’m in Kuching even though it’s so much difference from what we have in Kuching. My mind kept saying that I’m still in Kuching *LOL*

Apparently I’m the first to check-in and I got the seat at the very last row of the B777-200, aisle seat. Cool! I thought the seat could not recline but it could, so that’s good. Even the overhead compartment only hold my bag. What’s more, I’m so near to the toilet too. So convenient. I kept asking water from the crew as I want to keep myself hydrated. I could keep going to the toilet without disturbing anyone.

Sitting next to me was an English uncle. He and his wife bought 3 seats but there’s only 2 of them. When sleep, he lay down to sleep. So, 4 seats with 3 ppl. How nice. The two seats next to me were reserved for the crews.

Took off, and had salted peanut, it wasn’t nice at all unlike what I usually had from my sis’ trip back home. Hmm…

Then at 12am, breakfast! WOW! Before touch down, another round of simple breakfast(yogurt and chocolate muffin).


The view was so nice but too bad I’m not sitting at the window seat. In fact I could just go to the seats reserved for the crew to take the photo but that window was so dirty -.-” So I asked another passenger who seated at the window seat to help me take the photo. Even the English uncle wanted a photo of the view too so I helped him to ask that passenger to help take another one.

The view was breathtaking. Just too bad… If I’m sitting at the window seat, I would make sure to have many good shoots of it. Basically the camera was focusing on the dead insects ;p

Next up… My first day in Adelaide.

Finding Myself - Adelaide, Food Porn, Going Places

Only Mee @ KIA

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Hahaha… I know many of you are still waiting for my post about Adelaide, soon… This is the final post of Kuching food post.

Before hopping on the plane to KL for connecting flights to Adelaide, my parents and I had lunch at the airport.

Middle: ABC if I’m not mistaken. It’s RM6.

Right: Honey Roasted Chicken. I didn’t expect the rice was a lot, judging from the look, I thougth the “pot” was quite shallow but who knows… It’s pretty deep. Taste wise, the chicken was ok for me but the rice was a bit dry.


Oh dear… I don’t remember the name of these noodles ;p

So, that’s the end of my Kuching food post.

Food Porn

Home Made Specialities

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My final last 2 Kuching food post.


Left: Went out for lunch with my parents last week. I kept hearing them talking about this place as they went there quite often. Dad always bought the curry puffs and yam puffs there. The best I had. It’s located at Ang Cheng Ho Lorong 1.

Right: This is the noodle I kept hear my mom talking about, RM7 noodle! Hen Hua Mee Big Prawn (RM7), very colourful and nicely arranged. As for the taste, to me it’s really nothing, just tasted as it should be.


Left: Tomato Kueh Tiaw(RM4.50), that should be the price, couldn’t see the picture of the price clearly ;p

Right: Claypot Chicken Leg/Pork Soup, don’t remember the price. Extremely peppery, I think it’s more like Singapore Bak Kut Teh since the soup base for Bak Kut Teh in Singapore is pepper soup.

One more to go…

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Tomorrow’s Leader Summit – Day Two

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Day one started at 9am but I only reached there at 9.30am because I had some last minute matter to attend to.

Nobel Laureate, Professor Douglas D. Osheroff. In case you’re wondering, he won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996.

Didn’t catch most of the things he talked about *LOL* Too scientific and deep for normal people like us to understand ;p However, did learn some strategies and skills from him about how to be successful. I missed out some parts because I went to the toilet. I heard he did talk about his marriage but I missed it and this was the part where most remembered and could digest.

After that, we had time for some refreshments.

Left: Norman introduced Deputy Minister of Social Development & Urbanisation (Youth & Training) Sarawak – Y.B. Larry Sng Wei Shien to us. Of course, we took photo with him. The youngest YB in Malaysia. He won his first election when he was only 22! I hope I recall it correctly.

Very handome right? I couldn’t recognize him when I first saw him in person at Starbucks as all those time I saw him in the newspapers only. He’s better looking in person hahaha… Too bad girls… Don’t put any hope, he’s married. If not mistaken he’s around my age.

Norman chatted to him for almost 2 hours standing up! I was there with them too. The 3 of us stood there at the back of the hall talking while the other delegates participated in the Leaders Panel Session. I was more like listening than talking ;p If not because the PM’s and CM’s wives were coming, I think the conversation wouldn’t stop.

Ok… Note to self, next time I must not stand with my side facing the camera because I looked so small when I’m already small enough hahaha…

Right: As usual Puan Sri Ragad, our CM’s wife with some people I don’t know ;p She’s always the centre of attraction wherever she goes.


As usual, Datin Paduka Sri Rosmah Mansor gave her speech. I didn’t get to take photo with her, some bloggers did if I’m not mistaken.


I had no one helping me with it and there were so many people trying to have their photos taken with her and I overheard some of the staffs were complaining that it’s taking too long. So I scrapped the idea. The photo on the right is how near I managed to get to her.

Some bloggers also managed to take photos with the CM’s wife. I didn’t get the chance too because same case, too many poeple. If I was sitting with my friends, then it’s much easier.

After the morning session ended, we took our opportunity to take photos with each other. In fact I have no idea since when I started to get pretty lazy to take out my camera to take photos with people and relied on others’ cameras which usually ended up I didn’t manage to get a copy for printout. Bad, bad, bad…

Here with guests from Singapore, Yap Kwong Weng from United Nations Association of Singapore(the one with blue tie) and David(second row, standing at the right most) who is a teacher from Singapore.


Another shoot. In this photo, we’re all below 30 years old!

I didn’t think of attending the workshop in the afternoon because I have some other thing on in the afternoon but I managed to get back at 4.45pm. Wanted to join Fashion workshop which started at 4.30pm but it was full so I joined Journalism.

Grace Ng from NTV7 was the speaker. We were required to come out with our business plan which was media related such as website, online TV show, newsletter and etc in a team of 3 or 2. It was easy for Cyril and I as we were not new in such thing hehehe… So we got Priscilla to pitch her idea and we expanded it from there but too bad she left earlier.


Last but not least, our group photo.

I did not join the activities on Day Three. It was the declarations and I heard there was very intense debate by the youths and they rejected the declarations. Not sure how it ended though. However, it was an interesting experience for those who managed to join the declarations.

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Bye Bye Kuching, Hello Adelaide

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I’m supposed to post this post the morning I depart but was too busy repacking.

I’m sure many of you still don’t know about this, I’m composing this mail in KLIA while waiting for my connecting flight to Adelaide, Australia. Flight delayed for one hour, my very first flight delay but luckily not that long.

This is my very first time leaving home for an extended time. From now on, I’ll be updating about my life in Aussie instead of Kuching. Gonna come back about 15 months later. Well… Maybe I’ll be back this year end, we’ll see how.

In case you’re wondering what I’m doing there. I’ll be doing my post grad studies at UNISA. Likely to find a part-time job there too to cover my entertainment and travelling expenditure. It’s gonna be a new phase of my life. Will I stay back there after my studies? I’m not sure yet. I’m just letting it goes as the flow. Many joked that’ll find a husband there hahaha… It’s possible, nothing is impossible. You’ll never know ;p

I’m too pampered at home, anything I need, I can obtain easily.Now I’m on my own. Everything I have to do it myselfSo this is a good way to train myself to be more independent.

Frankly I’m quite blank. I’m still not sure how I will cope with life there. Things are very uncertain. I have only about one year to experience this whole thing so I will do my best to embrace it to the fullest.

Sometimes I’m thinking to myself, “What the heck are you doing?!?! You are living like a princess at home and now you want to go out there to torture yourself?!?!”; sometimes I’ll think, “WEEE! Finally can see the world out there and do something I”ve never done before. Finally my dream comes true to study overseas.” So fickle minded.

Anyway, business is still running as usual, it will resume once I settled down. Now, just treat it as if I’m going for a holiday. Basically, I’ll be a tourist in Adelaide for the coming 2 weeks before my orientation starts.

Actually, I kind of regretted flying off so early, should fly on 28th, at least still have one week to stay in Kuching and save one week of expenditure there. Oh well… What’s done is done.

Continuing this post… Finally got Internet but it’s pitiful. 4GB quota per month! -.-” Oh well… What to do, can only use mobile broadband. Now using it, the speed not so bad. Hope I don’t jinx it.

I’m feeling kind of overwhelm now and clueless, don’t know where to start but it’s just temporary because I’m new here and many things not settles yet. Not yet get my Aus number, wanna sign up just now but system crashed so I didn’t want to wait because I’m feeling exhausted. Body is aching. Might be due to all the heavy luggage and lack of sleep in the plane.

The weather cloudy and raining on and off today. The wind too, one minute windy, another minute no more wind. For the record, I spent about AUD135+. Luckily there’s clearance sales going on and I managed to get some expensive essential stuffs very very cheaply else it would be more.

Will update more once I got more photos as I didn’t take much photos today, wait till I’m more familiar with the place. I was just loitering around this afternoon. Luckily I have 2 weeks to settle, really not that easy. Room is in a mess too, will show you the before after when I got everything arranged ;p

Signing off for now.

Bye bye Kuching, Hello Adelaide.

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