Another Survey To Thrill Myself

1.The song you've been most singing to
yourself recently?
Fix You by Coldplay. Somehow the lyrics really striked me. 'When you feel so tired but you just cant sleep... When you love someone but it goes to waste, could it be worst... Lights will guide you home, And ignite your bones, And I will try to fix you'.

2. What do you currently want right
now?
~ I want a synthesizer and a DSLR!

3. What did you do today?
~ Drove to Proton and my walk-in plan to service car failed. Too many appointments today

4. Are you hungry? What would you
like?
~ Yeah I am. Feel like Japanese! Nori and mayo and any kinda meat with a hot cup of green tea!

5. What have you been thinking about
most today?
~ Eat in Sakae House

6. Do you ever just sit outside and
watch the stars?
~ Ooo my favourite!

7. What is your current annoyance?
~ Ah, my 12 year old student. Still thinking how to handle him in class. Aaarrgghhh!

8. Do you want a new cell phone?
~ Oo yes!I want to change to Nokia, cant stand Motorola SMS system, but not on my priority wish list.

9. Are you waiting for someone right
now?
~ Nopes, actually yes, my parents..but they will only arrive later in the evening

10. Name one thing you're looking
forward to this week?
~ Scout's Reunion Dinner Performance! Fooodd! I'm basically being paid with food for providing entertainment. Hahaha..Should work on getting real $$$ one day when am more experienced.

11. Can you make new friends easily?
~ Yea, if am in the mood to socialize. Sometimes, i feel like i"m a hermit.

12. What would you do if your friend
turned gay?
~ Happy for them for accepting their own sexuality.

13. Do you plan out what you wear the
day before you wear it?
~ Hhaha..no.

14. What is music to you?
~ My life

15. Have you ever fell for your best
friend?
~ Yea i guess.

16. If you had a chance to save
someone significant to you, would you?
[even if its the same result that,
they'll forget you].
~ Yea, if they are in a life and death situation. That's too bad then if they forget.

17. How many times do you eat each
day?
~ 3

18. How do you cheer someone up?
~ Bring them out?

19. Are you a morning person?
~ Depends really on whehter i have enough rest yesterday or the week.

20. Is it easier for you to fall
asleep or to be woken up?
~ woken up

21. Think of one person, stick with
it. you don't have to say their name.
Would you pick them up stranded 100
plus miles away if it was your
birthday?
~ Yea of course. Even if its not my birthday. lol

22. Has your best friend ever hurt
your feelings?
~ yeap

23. Give two reasons why you get
distracted in class.
~ Lecture topics that dont draw my attention and hunger.

24. Do you think it's funny when
people get hurt?
~ Funny? Nah..

25. If you had to guess, how do you
think you're gonna turn out in life?
~ HOpefully no regrets and a bit looser.

Boredom strikes today

One more month! counting down to my own personal internet line at home soon! Anyway, that's not the point of this post. Its a boring day. My servicing car plan failed. Very free currently, coz my work do not start till later at nite. Two public holidays in a row starting from tomorrow. But what difference does it make to someone who has a job where, when people are working I am lazing around and when I am lazing around, people are working. Want to take a guess what job do i do? It's ok. Its a monday morning, feeling restless. Sent an email for my school just now. Browse around friendster, people's blog..quite voyeuristic this morning. Then, i came across lil surveys posted by EV (miss ya babe!). So there, am just going to play along.

The survey beginss>>>>>

1. A is for age:
- Going on 24 but feels like am still in high school. HAHA, maybe a bit lethargic

2. B is for beer of choice:
- Heineken! But been trying other countrie's beer..they do taste smoother!

3. C is for career right now:
- Hmm, am a temp worker but been temp-ing around the music side and beverages occassionally.

4. D is for your dog's name?
- Speedy!

5. E is for essential item you use
everyday
- Hmm..toothbrush?

6. F is for favorite TV show at the
moment:
- Havent watch TV for a while. Mostly hooked on DVDs and animes.

7. G is for favorite game:
- If am still active in sports, perhaps tennis or just some martial art or dance

8. H is for Home town:
- Good ol' Taiping

9. I is for instruments you play:
- Piano and a bit of guitar and violin

10. J is for favorite juice:
- The traditional orange juice

11. K is for whose butt you'd like to
kick:
- My pesky 12 year old student

12. L is for last place you ate:
- Logenhause in Taipan, a german food place with good grills.But only had their side dishes yesterday

13. M is for marriage:
- Cant imagine

14. N is for your full name:
- Low Li Yien

15. O is for overnight hospital stays:
- Ah, none..hopefully none. I find hospitals spooky at nite.

16. P is for people you were with
today:
- Haha..none yet. Its still 10 am

17. Q is for quote:
- No Regrets

18. R is for Biggest Regret:
- Never fought for what I want in life

17. S is for status:
- Single

20. T is for time you woke up today:
- 8.10 am to be exact

21. U is for underwear you have on now:
- Too sleepy to remember what i put on.

22.V is for vegetable you love:
- petola, eggplant, brocolli, cabbage, sawi...quite a lot in fact. Depends on my mood.

23. W is for worst habit:
- Not that I can recall.

24. X is for x-rays you've had:
- none

25. Y is for yummy food you ate today:
- Havent even have breakfast..

26. Z is for zodiac sign:
- gemini

Yee Sang

(Picture courtesy of paradasia.com)

I have an obsession over yee sang. I crave to eat it whether it is New year or every other day. I think its the plum sauce. Well first of all, Yee Sang, as I have always thought it comes from China and Hong Kong. However, i found out one day that it is originated from Malaysia. Today, I am at a site http://paradasia.com , it says that it could be originated from Indonesia too. There are about 26-28 ingredients inside this dish. Recipe can be found at the site I mentioned. It has becomes a tradition that we have to 'lou sang' in new year. It is just a symbol for good wealth and prosperity to come. The word 'lou sang' in chinese means everything that we do will be successful. Hence, thus comes the action 'lou sang' when we take our chopstick and mixed all the ingredients together. While 'lou sang' that, we also say auspicious phrases such as 'good health' , happiness and other chinese proverbs that will speaks of prosperous thing that we would hope for in the new year.

(Picture courtesy of Paradasia.com)

This is how it looks when everything is all mixed up (picture above). Last time, we used to use 'sang yu' as one of the item, recently we have a choice to substitute it with salmon, according to people's taste. These days, ready pack yee sang are available in the supermarket.

So cousin, Johnson and I were out for a trip hunting for 'Yee Sang'. We found ours in Jusco. We bought a pack of yee sang and also a pack of sashimi yee sang ( from the sushi section). Planning to mix 2 separate pack together. The Jap version has kurage, salmon, seaweed and others.

The Japanese ingredient yee sang. We took out the ebiko, thought that salmon eggs would taste weird with the rest and also salty.

All geared up to Lou Sang :) We were planning to lou sang today which is the 7th day of the lunar new year which is also known as 'everybody's birthday'.

Happy faces after eating yee sang :)

Cambodia Day 7 and 8

Day 7 was an off day. Shopping day for us and research day for Dr. Yeoh. We went to the nearby market square to buy some souvenirs. For dinner, we decide to go to one of the restaurant nearby. That place looks like Khao San. Filled with tourist and bars and restaurants. Watched the traditional dances. Then, we head back home to rest. Everyone couldn't wait to be home to Malaysia again.

Day 8. Woke up with diarrhoea. I think it must be from the ice I took yesterday. Coz I was not feeling very well at all. So just lie there and wait till the afternoon where the van will pick us to the airport.

Finally at the airport, Kerry is doing an interview with Sarah for her documentary of this trip

In the plain, all worn out and tired. I'm looking dead with the discomfort from my stomach.
The joy of reaching back to KL! I love being back home! My Char Koay Teow, Nasi Lemak, Fried rice, milk tea and etc etc....

However, I have to wait for a week before I can consume all that. I was down with stomach flu (viral gastroentritis). The diarrhoea, body ache and fever died down in a few days. But, i was nauseatic for the next few days despite me wanting to eat so much!

Cambodia Day 6

That's Dawn and I on the tuk tuk. It is really very cold and since the tuk tuk is not sheltered, the wind just keep blowing right on our face. I'm all wrapped up like Kenny :) Its Freezing! We woke up really early and started our journey at 5.45 am. Our guide FFK us, so we have to go without. We reach there and its pitch black. But lotsa people are walking into the gateway of angkor wat. Actually, in the guide book, they usually recommend to watch sunrise in Angkor Wat and Sunset at Bayon. However, we saw both at the same place. The road that leads straight into Angkor Wat is packed with photographers and tourist at 7.00 am onwards

This picture above is taken at 7.25 am. I actually had a picture taken at every 5 minutes, starting from 7.00 am. This is the best moment :)

Angkor wat at 8.17am.

Shaz and Mal doing the Bollywood thing :)

Then, its time to head back for breakfast and to check in to a new hotel.

Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom

Carving of the Apsara goddes on the walls.

Two little Cambodian gals, they were really posing for us at this spot. Cute!

Somehow I never got to this part of the temple. Coz am still stuck at the front part. This is the centre of it if I am not wrong.

The picture above is the Angkor Thom. This is one of my favourite among the others that I have seen.

A groupie photo in front of the Buddha face. This place is quite a hike. The steps are really steep as well.

Looks like our Sunway pyramid, just that it is not a SPhinx

Angkor Thom is located further inside. It is quite a distance from Angkor Wat itself.

Terrace of the Elephants & Terrace of the Leper King

Moving on from Angkor Thom, the picture below shows another place that we have visited. I don't know what this is called , that's the problem going to Angkor Wat without a guide..heheh. The temples are huge, and we dont' really get to know what purpose does each hall has and so forth.

At this spot where the picture above is taken, I met a kind 15 year old Cambodian girl. She was trying to sell me scarfs but I was not interested. Before I reach here, the rubber layer beneath my shoes came out and it makes walking difficult. We were just resting here looking at Dawn and Ben attempting to climb up the temple in front. I was still fiddling with my shoe, wondering what I can do. The little girl looked at me and said find something to tie it up. Then she walked away. I was actually going to untie the strings from my bag to fix it coz i can't find any strings around. Then, she came back with a rubber band. Then, the idea works! I was about to sit contentedly there. Suddenly, she went off and came back with a tiny bottle of strong glue. I was really touched by her kindness, going all the way to help me. The rest of the journey will be hard if the rubber thing keep coming out. I got to know a little about her, she studies English and Art in school. She says she like drawing. That's cool, hope she will be an artist one day :)

After that we moved on to the next place which is the Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King. It is just next to each other, all in one stretch. Both are part of the walled city of Angkor Thom. Below are some of the shots I have taken. Beautiful carvings :)

As we were walking out of the Leper King, Shazzy had a little injury here, she slipped and fell. Hope her sprained leg has got all better now.

We are off to lunch after that. We are always surrounded by little kids who try to sell us postcards and bracelets for US1. They will go on and on. This little girl is one of them, but she is rather chatty and Dawn we asking a lot of question. Then, she came out with this phrase 'No money, no honey' after much questions..We were all stunt. Hahaha, never expect it to come out from a little girl like her :)

Ta Phrom

Ta Phrom, the most distinctive feature in this place are the silk cotton trees. They are huge and the roots drapes on the roof of some buildings. I am really facinated with the sight of the trees. They look almost silver under the hot afternoon sun.

Tree roots that draps on the roof of the building.
The silk contton trees are brilliant beyond description

This picture above, I think I saw something like this from the pictures in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. This could be the spot where that picture is taken.

Besides, Angkor Thom, this is my second favourite :)

That's me pretending to read and ignoring the kids. They have been chanting the same phrase '3 for 1 Dollar' the moment I stepped out of the temple. It gets scary when you start to sit down to get some rest, a bunch of them came over and tries to pursues you to buy it. About to go cuckoo at that point. But I won :) They gave up and started playing games unknown to me with shells.

Preah Khan

This is the last temple that I am visiting for this trip. This Preah Khan, very different from Ta Phrom. The buildings here seems more squarish where else the Ta Phrom's building seems more rounded at the edges.


This is the main entrance into Preah Khan.

Carvings here are more masculine than the one in Ta Phrom

Picture below is the last part the Phreah Kahn temple. They are lots of Apsara goddess carvings around here.

Well that was the end of the journey. We are going to meet up with the rest who went off for a elephant ride.

Cambodia Day 5

Today we reach Siem Reap in the late afternoon. I like this town better than Phnom Penh :) More treeesss..hahahha. We stayed at skyway hotel, but then we realize this place is a bit outskirt from town. So, we've been skimming to move out eventhough we placed a booking for few days in the hotel.

In the evening, we plan to go over to Angkor Wat to watch the sunset. Apparently, the ticket can still be used the next day if you buy it during the evening to watch sunset. Hence, it cost US20 to enter the place. Its a breathtaking place. Feels like I'm in Jungle Book cartoon, at some point I felt like I was in Aztec. If ever I come back to Cambodia, I will be back fro Angkor Wat with a good camera to take more shots of the ruins. Its beautiful beyond description. Just magnificent and..well, just be there to see it yourself. HOw on earth did they built this temple? The effort to carve on every single stone that makes up the temple.

Doesn't this look like where the Monkey King from Jungle Book lives?

That's me, doing the tourist thing. But its Angkor Wat, so am willing to take a pic that says 'I was here'. haha

Love this spot in the main temple ruins. Nice place to catch the sun set along with that statue

The place did not look that yellow like it is in this picture, by adding a flash it creates this effect. :) my new discovery for someone who know nuts bout photography.

Its another part of the lovely spot that I like.

Finally, the group photo. The sun has officially set in. Its time to head back home for dinner! :)

Cambodia Day 3 & 4

After yesterday's trip, it's just all purely pleasant places to visit today. So after breakfast, we started off to the National Museum. It is a lovely place with lovely architecture. Rather similar to buildings you see in Thailand.

This is the front view of the national museum.

This is the middle section of the museum, there is a lovely garden there
Here is another angle of the garden. They are lots of stone artifacts inside this museum. Besides that, lots of stone carvings of Buddha from historical site. They are also bronze and silver accessories displayeed here. After the museum we zoom off for a drink. We requested for a place where Cambodian normally hang out.
I call this 'yam cha' place cambodian style. There are no chairs but 'hammocks' (i think that's wrongly spelt) hanging at each poles. Then, there is a table in the middle. The coke here is definitely way cheaper from the tourist area.

Next destination is the Royal Palace. Here are some pictures of the place.

We went to the Japanese bridge, which is nothing great. Just an ordinary concrete bridge.Hahahha. However, what lies after the bridge are seafood restaurant which cost a bomb to eat there. So, we decided to head back to areas near our hotel for dinner instead. Oo, then we went for the massage. after much bargaining, Jia Xin manage to pull the price down to US 5 per person :) It's the Cambodian massage with oil. Very very nice...after such a long lonnngg dayyyy!

Day 4 is basically spent in Central Market, so its a shopping day. Hardly tried any food there coz the locals really charged us with a high price. In this market, they have lots of silver goods, jewelry, spectacles, clothes, bags and any other items you can find. I find it not cheap to shop in Cambodia. After that, we head over to the Russian Market. This place reminds me of the Jatujak market in Bangkok. Except, it is not as huge as the one in Bangkok i think. In the evening, Malina's Cambodian friend brought us to dinner, in the centre of the town. This is the first time I felt that this place has more development in it. It reminds me a bit of Ipoh town. The food in this restaurant is way way better! The best food within this 4 days in Phnom Penh. The food is still slightly sweeter than what I normally expect from curry and tom yam. They have something that is similar to our otak otak, but I cant' remember what it is called..aaargghh. The night was spent listening to Billy Page, singer songwriter performing at the next door cafe. Actually got a copy of his cd, very country rock feel to it. It is our last night here in Phnom Penh. the next day we will be travelling by bus to Siem Reap. A 6 hour journey!