Wednesday

♥ Goodbye 2008 & Welcome 2009

Finally, 2008 had come to an end.

At home

This year was slightly different for me because sis left home for further studies at the university sometime ago in June. Also, my grandma who used to stay with us had moved to my uncle's house since April. Staying at my uncle's place was much more convenient for her since she had to visit a chinese sinseh downtown at least once a week and she could also attend a nearby church service on Sundays. And now, I am the only princess left at home !

happy family...

In school
I had a wonderful time in school. S4E classmates were very friendly and helpful. Brenda,Hui Jing,Eee Laine,Ai Keem and me were always engaged in group activities. At the same time, we have Yee Mei for sharing with us some silly jokes, Li Mei for teaching me maths, Eeelaine and Chee Hong for singing in class, Yi Ling for sharing her stories, and so on and so forth. I truly cherish all the sweet moments that we shared.

friends forever...

The end of 2008 signifies the beginning of a brand new year 2009 !!!!! Before i sign off, I wanna wish everyone a Happy New Year !

2009

I AM GRUMPY.
15:22

Monday

♥ Tang Yuan

This is a must have dessert for every Chinese family - tang yuan which symbolises a year older. The tang yuan festival is celebrated on the 21st of December every year.

Tang Yuan prepared by mum, sis and me.

I AM GRUMPY.
11:10

Sunday

Uncle Robert and his family came to Penang on 22nd Dec to spend their Christmas with us, two days before my sis came back from varsity. On the 24th, Uncle Robert and his family picked my sister up from Butterworth ferry terminal. They had never ride in a ferry so they took the opportunity to do so. Later in the evening, we had a wonderful dinner prepared by mum and Auntie Suan. As it was Christmas eve, we decided to take a stroll at Gurney Drive but it was so crowded that we had to leave the place because the parking lots were fully occupied. We then diverted to Citybayview Hotel for a drink and again, we had difficulty finding a parking space. At last, we gave up and left for Queensbay to have supper at Kapitan Cafe.

Sis and Justin in the ferry, crossing over to Penang island.

Auntie Suan and Emily

Hmmm..The next day- Christmas day. (Got my Christmas presents weeksss ago..It wasn’t even December when me,my sis and Munny exchanged Christmas presents,haha!!) After having dim-sum, we proceeded to Penang Hill to get the tickets for the tram to Penang Hill. Pg. Hill was much cooler than the last time I went up, it was organised by my school’s tourism club back in 2006. Once we reached the top of the peak, we saw a lot of monkeys swinging from one tree to another. We even saw one searching for food in the rubbish bin.

After enjoying the scenic view of Penang, We dropped by Bellevue hotel to have a drink and to sit back and relax.

Lovely couple, Auntie Suan & Uncle Robert

Justin & Emily.

Crammed with people.

Views from the moving tram

The Tunnel.

Monkeysss!!!!!!

We spotted spiders...monster size and this is just one of 'em

Justin indulging in his ice-cream

At the hotel..

Mum relaxing at the hotel lounge

After spending 5 days with us, finally it was time to say bye-bye. I didn’t have a chance to see Uncle Robert and his family leave, all because of my physics tuition…too bad…but I know I’ll see them again very soon ...

Before i sign off , just wanna say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Eee Laine. Finally, she turned 16 xD

p/s : 2 more days to New Year !!!

I AM GRUMPY.
22:21

♥ UUM

Decided to capture some pictures during my recent visit to UUM.

In Sintok, this place is about 10 minutes to UUM

UUM Roundabout

Entrance to UUM

UUM Guardhouse

One of the residential colleges' office

Some of the residential colleges

Internal bus ride

Faculty of Accounting

UUM Library

University Mall

Bookstore in varsity mall

Mini-market in varsity mall

Bored? Wanna try go-karting in UUM

Tell u a secret....the best kopitiam in Changlun town, just opened a month ago!

I AM GRUMPY.
20:36

Friday

♥ More food ??

Aha..I'm here to recommend more good food again !!!

Are you craving for chicken chop right now ? If you are, you should pop into Sin Bee Chew restaurant in Butterworth to try its speciality--chicken chop. Besides chicken chop, they have fried rice and fried noodles which are very tempting as well...With yummy food, good service and reasonable prices, this halal restaurant is always crammed with people..
Ready for some mouth-watering pics ?
Here you go :

Sin Bee Chew speciality-Chicken Chop !