As of late, so far.. these are the reviews that I've done for Critically Acclaimed.. Be sure to check it out!! :p Sorry, if I sound dry, or whatever....

Latest posts on the top..

05-04-2009Movie Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
14-12-2008 Food Review: Hong Kee Dim Sum
02-11-2008 Anime Review: Itazura na Kiss
19-10-2008 Movie Review: The House Bunny
04-10-2008 Movie Review: Mama Mia
03-10-2008 Movie Review: Dragon War
25-09-2008 Movie Review: Accuracy of death
21-09-2008 Anime Review: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
21-09-2008 Manga Review: The Embalmer
21-09-2008 Food Review: Yong Tau Fu
09-09-2008 Food Review: Lai Foong Restaurant
08-09-2008 Food Review: Theobroma Chocolate Lounge

04-09-2008 Event Coverage: Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008

And that's all for the time being... Not all of these posts have been cross posted here, so you might want to check them out by clicking on the links...

-Oracl3-

We all know what I go through when the weather is this unbearably hot.. thus is my life... Sigh...

Got back from the South 2 days ago? Was in Singapore, seeing my cute nephews and well.. maybe it's my last trip since I'll start work next week.. NEXT MONDAY to be exact.. that will mean even less time then now to do all the stuff I've usually been doing...

Of my list..

1. Sort pictures from 2006-2007 for developing Not even 10% done I think.. sad..
   
2. Finish photo album with current pictures (Where the heck did I put the pictures??! Damn!) Well there's about 30% more to go I guess.. maybe more..
   
3. Translate the Ghost Hunt Manga Volume 10 Haven't translated a thing for almost 2 months?? 20 more pages... and well. .the other parts haven't been uploaded...
   
4. Wash bathroom It obviously needs to be washed again..
   
5. tidy room... (Well only one corner is messy....) With my sister here.. it got messed again.. and well.. I did some messing too..
   
6. Iron clothes.... Non at the moment..
   
7. Tidy up cupboard...g I messed it up a tad..
   
8. Practise musical instruments? Does playing twinkle twinkle little star on the violin once count?
   
9. Blog about my excursions etc.? Well, when I find the mood.. and time... Time, time... and well.. mood... plus blogspot stop being an ass and let me upload pictures.. I can't even write reviews for CA as it is =.=
   
10. Tidy up the "Work" room next door.. well after I'm done with it.. Never touched it.. and my sis messed it up too..
    
11. ... Anything else I deem fit to enter into this entry.....

I'm a failure... it's hopeless..

Not many pictures from Singapore.. unless you count the countless nephew pictures?? ermm well... that is all for the time being.. feeling really tired.. am gonna hit the sack early before i burst a vein over my retarded adium (It works as My IM.. allows me to sign in to MSN, YM and google talk at the same time..).. so sorry if you see me signing in and out of MSN, and am not replying your messages.. It's honestly not my fault...

Mel wants to have a halloween party this friday.. i.e. 31st October 2008, means I'll miss my badminton again.. and well I don't know what to go as.. any suggestions?

I have a traditional Japanese summer dress a.k.a the Yukata and I thought of going in that(saying I'm either going as Jigoku shoujo, or some lame thing such as.. the background character in some periodical anime, where everyone wears a yukata)..

But mel suggested going as a Japanese school girl.. in which this would involve my old high school's marron tie, a white shirt, my mini red checkered skirt.. court shoes.. and white socks if I can find it... so which one should I go as...??

some "Japanese student" or some Japanese in the traditional Japanese summer dress? inputs are gladly appreciated and very much needed. Thank you

On another note.. my iTunes has been fixed.. I really got to love the guy at IT Planets at the curve.. though I feel sorry for bothering him so often.. =.='

and some earlier posts below.. will be edited to include pictures.. that is.. when my connection allows me to upload pictures... =.='

-Oracl3-

P/S: My IM is being a really HUGE pain in the ASS!! Grrrrr!!

Okay, the title does have some relevance, which will be said later. As for now.. A little update..

二零零八年十月三日:金曜日

• あの人の誕生日、たっく、どうして彼はまで忘れないだ？！
• Woke up, and for once... in months? :p Did some house chores... Hand washed some of my new working clothes, did the laundry changed the bed sheets etc.. And being the genius I miraculiously am... Somehow, stretched my left thigh muscle... Slight pain.. =.='
  
• Went for my second badminton game today, again, it was from 9-11pm at Puay Chai. Cheese had gone for a holiday so he didn't join us, but grandson Thomas did. We had 9 people today, i.e me, Xian Ai, Xin Yin, Mel, Xian Qing, Kevin, Wei Hao, Thomas, & Wai Mun, so I think it was good that it's the holidays and the courts were quite free..
  We paid for one court but used two haha.. It was fun, but I got trashed being the noob that I was.. I and a few others were terribly bullied, as the game started to move to a higher level.. But fun nevertheless.. Got praised that my badminton improved from last week (^.^) and well hope to improve more from now on. Good news is... I only had some slight muscle pains.. Mostly due to aforementioned thigh..
  
• After badminton, went for yum cha at the so called, open air mamak at SS2. I managed to find a comrade who doesn't think that it's a mamak too.. haha.. Wei Hao was on the same wave length...
• Sat and chatted for a bit, and although I had followed Xian Ai to the badminton court, I followed Wei Hao home as I had to show him where the mamak was, and since my stuff was in his car, so he sent me home.
• The journey home was interesting, as he made a deviation.... The last time he sent me home as well.. We made a slight detour at the playground near my area.. but this round.. ahh.. It was amusing... haha.. we detoured at SS2... and us both being lost souls... joker.. makan angin really...
• Got home, showered and everything and went to bed by 2 something..

二零零八年十月四日：土曜日

• Woke up at 10 to the alarm, and snoozed it.. and got an sms from my cousin, Ling at 1015, asking me to chose which cinema did I want to watch our movie in.. Chose the new wing.. and woke up to get ready... Realised, that I didn't have any actual muscle pains from last night's game! (^.^)
  
• Parents came along to the movies.. what did we watch? Mama Mia.. really wonderful movie.. did a review for it on CA so, do check it out..
• Before the movie started as we had about 30 minutes to spare, Ling & I headed to the arcade, and played a game of Daytona and some shooting game.. It was really hot in the arcade.. In fact the whole of BU felt hot. . Either they were trying to be:-
  a) Economical; or
  b) Environmental Friendly; or
  c) There were too many humans, and they didn't want to turn up the aircon due to aforesaid reasons... or
  d) There were too many humans, and their aircon was retarded, and so they couldn't turn it up...
  I don't know you pick and chose.. It was fun, playing all the games though..
• After the movie, we walked a bit, before settling down in Mcdonalds, with a cup of coke, a Roti Boy Bun (not for me.. I'm afraid of that stuff) and a sour cream and onion pretzel from Aunt Anne's... I later dug into a Chicken burger, before being joined by my Aunt and other cousin Yen Ping [both being the mother and sister of Ling]. Since my aunt was there, I called up my parents to join us as well.. so chatted. Bought a box of sushi, and ate somemore.. Although, by all honesty I actually already felt full...
  
• I think there's something wrong with my body's system? After the pretzel and the burger.. I was definitely full, yet I couldn't stop myself from eating the sushi.. making my stomach bloat up, and I felt like I was 3 months pregnant.. =.='
• I think the badminton game has lost it's purpose.. since I seem to eat back double the amount that I've [hopefully] burnt... [I mean I eat at the mamak too!!]
  
• After that separated from aunt and cousins, and bought some table mats.. cute, delicious looking ones and headed home..
• Got home, walked precious, and checked mail etc.. before dinner..
• After dinner, discovered.. more fleas on precious!! Now I'm getting to the reason of the title..
  Caught like 4 fleas off him.. and decided that I should sweep my room, as he spends most of his time there.. Last week there was a multitude of ticks, and today as well.. So Miss Sherlock Sayaka here got on her knees and begin the elimination process...
• Swept room, to discover that Precious's bed, which was under my bed, had ticks on it.. 3 of them, and one on the floor, committed sinful murder... before having the whole house throughly swept, with the aid of my dad...
• Discovered 2 more fleas in the living room... The plot thickens... found one more on the curtain next to the door.... The mystery is thus solved, with the detective's suspicions confirmed...
• The detective and her trusty sidekick thus head outside to stare at the wall, adjoining with our neighbours.. to discover.. a wall full of fleas!!!
• Spent two hours, feeding mosquitos and committing more acts of horrendous murder.. death by burning... [read that as ridding the wall of the ticks as much as possible..] Dad and I got a real good work out.. And the poor wall, looks black in some places it got burnt.. and the wax.. on the floor & all.. Sigh...
  
• Caught my neighbour returning home, and informed her in a diplomatic manner that the fleas were a nuisance, to which acquired and apology.. but these flea business.. we can't really blame anyone... I mean honestly, they've been taking better care of their dogs... or so I hope...
• Well, mystery was solved.. Fleas cleaned up as much as possible.. had a nice good work out, and donated some blood to the pesky mosquitoes.. Retired into the house, and had a shower... and am now... doing this...

And that's how I spent my last two days.. I'll have to try and sleep early tonight as Ccy has arranged a breakfast date with me tomorrow morning..

Before I sign off, a list for myself.. to remind myself of the list of things I ought to do and to stop procrastinating!!

1. Sort pictures from 2006-2007 for developing
2. Finish photo album with current pictures
3. Translate the Ghost Hunt Manga Volume 10
   
4. Wash bathroom and tidy room... (Well only one corner is messy....)
   
5. Iron clothes....
6. Tidy up cupboard...
   
7. Practise musical instruments?
8. Blog? Well, when I find the mood.. and time...
9. Tidy up the "Work" room next door.. well after I'm done with it..
   
10. ... Anything else I deem fit to enter into this entry.....

-Oracl3-

Cross posted on Critically Acclaimed with a different commentary, well different enough.. As there are some things I can't say on CA, as it would make no sense there...

Since I've been commissioned by CA to I've tried to make it a habit to take pictures of the food that I'm eating, and to talk about it. I've quite a number of things to post, but as is evident from even this blog, I don't have the time to even blog on this blog, what more elsewhere.. =.=' Not to mention that there are groups I have to moderate.. And I still need to get my translations for Ghost Hunt done... I'm like some internet addict.. damn!!

Anyway back to the topic at hand.. As I was saying, since I've been commissioned by CA, I tend to take pictures of the food I'm eating, to do reviews about them.

So what is not better than introducing some of the yummies from my hometown, when I went back last weekend..

Usually, when we head back and if we make it during lunch hour we will head to this particular stall at Jalan Chui Yin in Bentong, Pahang.

His stall is usually crowded and with the seller having somewhat a temper, it says millions that people still flock to his stall to buy his Yong Tau Fu. I'm guessing a lot of people have no idea where Bentong is, well either go to CA for what I said there, or go look at a map.. I'm too lazy haha, although admittedly and obviously I cut and pasted haha..

Time for pictures of the food!!!

Forgive the presentation of the pictures, as this stall only does take aways, and the food comes wrapped in plastic and newspaper, hence it's look.

Okay, okay, I know it doesn't look that appetizing, (Looks like someone barffed in it?? Reminds me of the time where Ryan, my Canadian Friend in Reading told me the story about some people stealing food in his corridor, and the curry someone barffed in got stolen.. haha..)

But never ever let looks be the judge of things.

A more presentable look?

Actually, they have fried noodles as well, but I like their Chee Cheong Fun the best. But what's even better is actually their chilly sauce.. Yum!

You can see the chilly sauce which I've poured at the bottom right hand corner of the 1st picture.. The darker red indicates it all. It's really delicious, although slightly salty. The Tau Fu Pok [Something made out of soya like taufu], and their taufu is the most delicious, and they have enough fillings in it, to keep you satisfied. For those who aren't locals there, or not related to anyone there, you wouldn't happen to know that the tau fu pok in Bentong is really nice compared to those of KL. It's texture is softer and nicer to much on..
Darn, talking about this is making my mouth water.

Back to the topic at hand.. The stall opens exactly at 12pm everyday, except on Mondays if I'm not wrong. Around 1150am you will see the owner pushing his cart to the corner of the street, and getting ready to set it up. He's a really amusing man, who scolds his customers. Don't mind him actually, he does it with good intentions. Why? You may ask? Well, this is how he scolds you in Cantonese, I apologize for the rough/literal translation: "There are a lot of buyers, if you can't wait then don't buy, go away", "Why on earth are you buying so much? What about the other customers? Don't they need to buy as well?"

So, see his scoldings are all with good intentions, and though he tells people to leave when there are too many people, the buyers will still stand there not moving an inch like rocks!! His service is okay, besides scolding people, he does remember whose turn it is, and gives the proper priority. But his Yong Tau Fu is heavenly. Usually we eat the Chee Cheong Fun with the curry sauce, and the chilly. A piece of yong tau fu costs 70sen a piece. I think that's quite cheap, since you get the deal out of it, as unlike some shops which are so stingy on the fish paste, inside the yong tau fu. Well, if you happen to drop by the town, drop down by the place! And remember, don't let the looks fool you!

It's just like mamak food where presentation is close to zero, but the taste is delicious.

So if you happen to be in Bentong, give me a call, and I'll direct you there. Even better, make a trip there with me :)

-Oracl3-

Note: I've a new food review on Critically Acclaimed!
it's a funny thing, while sending out invites to people on facebook to join the group for critically acclaimed, I noticed that I have 423 contacts.... woah... but what's the point when you don't talk to at least 95% of them? haha

Edit: at the bottom of the post

Title: Iyadashiiiii [the lines —— actually extend the sound] : NO WAY!!

Guess what.. Looks like 白ちゃん/Shiro Chan has to be sent back to the shop... cause it's been 3 days or was it 4? Since I got Shiro back, and as you may have guessed it, by this far of this post... I still get that message... "you need to start up your computer etc."

Just great, and after I've spent a good 2 days updating my software, sigh..

I'm guessing this time, they will have to send my computer to the service centre.. Which will again leave me, wrestling with my parents to use the internet, while I be computerless...

Well, this time I'll be computerless for a longer period of time.. Argghh... why? because they told me, if I was still suffering from problems it would be to the Service Centre for Shiro Chan, and that will take a week or more.. a week, minimum... oh Woe is me...

On the plus side, my blog is up to date.. am only missing the Penang trip post, and well.. as for my moonlighting on Critically Acclaimed.. I've recently posted there, and am in no rush to post again.. as my next post is about food :p or the mooncake festival tomorrow at school, as an event, unless one of the other writers does it..

ギャ——/Gah I'm pissed... but well at least I'll get my computer back..

On the sad side.. Mel's mobile got stolen.. poor creature... another reason why not to like the KTM; molestors and thieves... Ladies please be careful during rush hours on public transportation...

Okay, shall get ready to send Shiro in for servicing.. I won't be very reachable online, so please call me if you need me.. the house is fine as more than often I'm at home, due to as aformentioned, lack of funds.

But the mobile is fine too.. though.. please call me? am low on credit =.=' thanks..
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Edited on 9th September 2008

There's some good news after all, No I don't have my computer back, but I finally found my installation CDs haha... Okay, I apologize for suspecting my own brother... but he didn't have to call me names when I asked him to check =.=' and I did apologize to him..

And well also a big thanks to my dad who helped me turn the whole house.. well almost, upside down in the search for the installation CDs. I admit, I'm an idiot when it came to this... Sorry for being blur....

-Oracl3-

Edit: Group Picture has been added!!

Also.. I've sort of cross posted this.. With a slighlty different commentary on Critically Acclaimed Info.. Henceforth CA...

On the 29th of August 2008, Cheese, Xin Yin, Me, Mel & Xian Ai headed down to Putrajaya to watch the International Fireworks competition 2008 hosted by the Ministry of Tourism..

Due to some unforeseen circumstances we were slightly behind schedule, although we made it in time to watch the fireworks from the start till the end..However, unfortunately, we couldn't get a good spot... But the spot we got wasn't bad either..

Ermm country showing off.. I mean.. well you get what I mean... Was Australia on that day..

The blasted fireworks for close to 20 minutes and it was time to leave... =.=' I thought that I would get to see more.. But apparently each country is given it's own day.. so one day one country.. refer to the site [Link above] for more information.. But I digress, back to the topic at hand...

Hence, once we reached a relatively good spot... Cheese who had brought a tripod, set it up.. and the fireworks started...

OMG.. Atomic bomb?? O_o'

The after effects and the pollution caused by the atomic bomb..... Are those flying body parts of victims... *cringes in horror..*

Okay, okay.. I apologise.. I'll stop being a drama queen & I won't give the competition a bad name.. honestly the fireworks weren't that horrendous.. It was due to my camera that it turned out looking like some atomic bomb attack or something...

Further I was using the special mode for fireworks and without a tripod.. And standing still for at least 15 seconds wasn't an option for me... Hence the disastrous [Literally] effect..

Xin Yin mounted her camera onto the tripod and got much better shots.. befitting the competition...

Compared to my atomic bomb.. this is way... nicer

and more...

more...

more???

Okay that's enough... makes you feel jaded..

After watching the opening for the Beijing's Olympics.. I'm sorry.. but copying the smiley face.. didn't really appeal much to me either.. maybe it was because we were so far away.. that we didn't feel the "oomph" of the fireworks...

You know.. your heart doesn't jump in time with each bang or boom...

Last but not least a group picture... is what I'm wearing considered revealing??
I mean not to say anything, but I don't really feel that way.. It's just like a guy wearing a singlet right? o_O'

But overall it was really fun... especially the journey there.. as they say.. it's not the destination that matters but the journey there.. How true that is..

We had so many laughs in the car.. and poor Cheese who was the driver was being badgered by 4 girls.. and we all know, and have to admit.. the female species isn't the best in directions.. shouts of "left" & "right" at the same time.. left the poor kid confused haha.. Added in with jokes of.. getting lost.. and going all the way to Kajang for satay if we were to get lost or to Semenyih to see Cheese's University Campus haha..

I had a lot of fun in the car...

After the fireworks we headed back home to Aman Suria for a little Yum Cha session at Kayu's...

Eating, drinking and chatting.. After Aeons I finally had my Ramly Burger and Indon Mee... Yes.. I know.. I eat a lot.. or rather.. I ate a lot that night...

So at bout.. 12 something close to 1? We left the mamak and headed home.. With Cheese dropping everyone home.. and he and I experienceing a little expedition in Paramount Garden haha... It was a fun night.. Now to cross post this on critically acclaimed? :p

-Oracl3-

Edit: Apparently I was told that it's Chocolate Lounge.. not Shop.. hence the change, plus some added pictures :p
Cross posted on Critically acclaimed info

On the 29th of August 2008, upon waking up I got a call from Mel.. asking whether I was free to meet up for high tea or something, as Jin Fong was free to meet up that day...

So with Xian Ai as the driver, she came to pick me up with Mel, and Jin Fong and we headed to Bandar Utama for a High Tea...

Ever heard of Theobroma Chocolate Lounge? Yes, that's the name of the shop Theobroma Chocolate Lounge...

And another sign above the counter

As Cheese had said that, that was the shop for Mel, and Mel had insisted on trying it ever since he said that.. now seemed like a good as time as any.... So we headed for it... The ambiance was nice..

With nice comfy little chairs for you to chat and sip your drinks.. The Ambiance was a tad simliar to Savoy's? Kinda high class feel, no loud insane laughters here... only quiet conversations..

Now as we all know.. I'm not a very big fan of sweets.. Well, not as much as I used too... I've moods for such things.. Moods which are so unpredictable and temperamental as the weather in the United Kingdom...

But I'm no selfish goon.. if you want to try it.. and if I won't die from it.. What's stopping you.... So... okay.. we set down.. it's self service by the way... you've to order at the counter... after staring at these..

and
Pretty menus..

After deciding what we wanted.. we ordered.. and waiting for almost and eternity before we were greeted with these...

4 Cold chocolate drinks.. with names pointless to remember... maybe... I don't know... I remember the drink called Iceberg, Queen of Iceland, Snow White Mocha.... I only remembered the names of 3 of the drinks...

Erm, we ordered two plates of ermm desserts, Belgian waffle?? and Banana pancake..

Close up of the pancake.. This was really delicious.. I dont' know why we don't have an individual shot of the waffle.. Don't ask me.. I didn't bring my camera.. All pictures are courtesy of Mel's mobile... others are from here

The waffle was okay.. but because we were waiting for everything to arrive it got cold and hard.. I think it would have been really delicious had we eaten it there and then...

It was quite pricey, and not really meant for the student's pockets.. Unless they have a free flow from their generous parents.. A drink there cost about RM10.90, whilst the desserts cost RM14.90, and they would happily charge you an extra 5 bucks? I think.. If you would like to add a scoop of ice cream to your dessert.. I'm a poor student.. and that amounted to almost robbing me poor in broad day light...


Here I am before the spoil....

Overall... All the chocolate was really jelak.. Resulting in me not really being able to eat dinner... =.='

But the banana pancake was really delicious.. and is recommended if you can afford it...

-Oracl3-