Today marks the day I learn to make my first bakchang (many thanks to my ah ma). It was indeed a success (to me that is). I’m most happy with the result! *woot* 
Got to perfect the taste though. But still… 
At least this is the real pyramid bakchang and not those pillow chang! Again — *woot*
p/s: blogging from my mobile. Working pretty good.
Celebrated mother’s day a day earlier this year. Not only did we had lunch at mum’s favorite restaurant, we made dinner at home later at night. It was fun. It was lovely. It was absolutely awesome. It was all about family. I hope everyone feels the same. Sometimes, it’s all about spending quality time together. Don’t really have to do anything fancy. Just having everyone, come together as a family, makes everything absolutely wonderful.
Happy mother’s day, my dearest mum. You’re definitely the best. *hugsssss*
And to all mother’s out there, have a great mother’s day.
A place with much peace and serenity. A place that kept me really calm (well that is until I had to board the speedboat to leave the island — ppl just don’t know how to queue!!). A place I didn’t know I’ve always wanted to be, until I was there. Blessed to have the opportunity to be there.
Click here for more pics of 普陀山.
Birth = Death. When one is born, one is expected to face death one fine day. The thing is, we wouldn’t know when death will come knocking on our door. I guess that’s why some humans amongst us don’t really care to appreciate the things they have and have to learn the lesson of appreciation through losing. They must have thought they have a lot of time to spare.
What if life has something else to offer? What if life changes the game a little? What if on top of your date of birth, life gives you your date of death and this date is written on your birth certificate? Will it make a human live their life differently? Will they put more effort to spending more time with their loved ones or do and say things they’ve always wanted to but was put on hold or in general, just learn to truly appreciate? Would that date help one to live better?
Something I can’t help pondering earlier today. Thoughts?
p/s: Praying hard that everything will be okie. I believe it would be okie.
Today marks the 6th day of the Chinese New Year and the celebration has been pretty awesome so far.
It has always been a tradition in our family to play mahjong during CNY. Mahjong sessions are usually crazy enough. With the addition of Pictionary and Taboo this year — the laughter is ROARING off the roof! One of the main contributor to all the laughters for all the 3 games has got to be my beloved dad. Downright hilarious this Mr Seow. Not forgetting all the other members of the Seow clan; mum, sisters, aunties, uncles and cousins.
But the KL CNY session has got to end with me being down with diarrhea. Must have been all the food. It was bad. Really bad (though I must admit that in spite of the running-to-the-toilet activities, I still wanted to go to Jalan 222 for their nasi lemak and otak-otak – but didn’t go, of coz).
In less than 7 hours, we will be driving back to Penang for the 2nd part of the CNY celebration. Hopefully it’ll continue to be as awesome as it has been in KL. Although I know some parts will still remain stationary (which is not exactly something I’m hoping for) but perhaps a game or two of Pictionary may just make things better.
Hope the start of this Tiger year has been ROARING for you!
Some crazy stuff happened during my long weekend stay in KL. At least I thought it was crazily funny.
Funny #1
4 of us decided to go take some photos of the Eye on Malaysia and probably go for a ride on it as well. Kitty decided to join the gang. Somehow or rather, Kitty didn’t know that we wanted to head on to Eye on Malaysia. All 4 of us thought the Eye on Malaysia is still in KL. We were all packed and ready to go. As we were walking to the car to get some other accessories, a conversation took place between Kitty and me.
chiaoju: Eh, so you know how to go to Titiwangsa right?
Kitty: Yes. Why do you wana go to Titiwangsa?
chiaoju: Go see the Eye on Malaysia lar.
Kitty: Huh?
chiaoju: Yea, wana go take picture. Ma also wanna to go.
Kitty: Jie, Eye on Malaysia move to Malacca d lar!
chiaoju: HUH!? You serious?
*Kitty laughed hysterically*
*chiaoju initially thinks it wasn’t funny*
Yes, I didn’t know the Eye on Malaysia moved to Malacca. I’ve never ever thought that it is possible for this huge ferris wheel to be moved to another state. I guess everyone who have read the Star papers would have known of this. Clearly, I wasn’t one of them who read that article. Kitty wasn’t in a mood to go out with us at first and I thank God she changed her mind. Else, I would have probably ended up in Titiwangsa, all pumped up to take a picture of the ferris wheel, only to find myself searching frantically for that 60m tall thing, thinking I was blind and later learning that it has been moved from one of the foreign tourist down by the lake. That would have been way embarrassing.
*chiaoju now thinks it’s damn funny*
Funny #2
Kitty and chiaoju were both searching for single bed fitted sheet. Below is one ultimate sentence that Kitty said to the sales person, making all 3 of us laughing our butt off. I was literally squatting down, laughing out loud.
Kitty: Hello. I’m looking for a shitted bed.
*Kitty paused for a moment. Sales person shows no sign of understanding what Kitty just said*
*LOL. chiaoju literally squatting down at the corner of the area, laughing her heads off*
See Kitty. This is what you get from cursing and using shit all the time. Instead of saying fitted sheet, you somehow say shitted bed — to the sales person.
So there you have it, the top 2 crazily funny stuff that happened in KL. At least to me it was funny. It was one of my bestest trip ever yet. Bestest.
Thank you.
Dad came back to Penang for the weekend. He;
My dad is one talkative funny old man (he’ll kill me if he knows I call him old ). He sure is getting older. I wish he would stop growing any older. 
Spending time with him made me realize how I’m still daddy’s little girl (Well, all 3 of us still are). I think we’ll forever be.
I love him. So very much.
It’s char bee hoon for breakfast tomorrow before he heads home to KL. But I’ll be seeing him soon. 
I still remembered the day it happened. It was March 30, 2000 when my aunt passed away. She has been suffering from Leukemia and when she was first diagnosed, she was already at the terminal stage. There was nothing much we could do. I didn’t get to see her for the last time.
The passing away of my aunt is not exactly my first experience with death. I’ve been to funerals of my great grandmother and my granduncle years before my aunt died. However, this experience was different. Her death was like a slap on my face — a huge slap. It was like a wake up call. I sorta had a mini enlightenment. That experience blew me away.
Life is so short. It’s so short it’s unbelievable. It goes away just like that. When my aunt died, she was only 59. Assuming if I die at her age, I only have a mere 32 years before I die. Only 32 years? When my aunt died, I realized I hadn’t been living my life to the fullest. I realized I didn’t know what I was doing with those 18 years that has passed. I told myself I had to change and I want to change. I want to change to become a more appreciative person. I want to live my life to the fullest. I want to live a life without any regrets. I want to tell the people I love how I feel about them now, and not at the very last minute when things are just a little too late.
I’m not perfect. I’m nowhere near perfect. I still whine every now and then when I know whining doesn’t help a bit in making things better. But I know for one that I’m being more and more appreciative to the people whom I love. Life is really too short. Life is not about the money, the fame or the status. Life is about the people we love, the family who means the world to us despite the craziness they can create, that one guy who’s your everything. It’s all about that. To me that is.
I want to live my life like how Morrie did as written by Mitch Albom in the book Tuesdays with Morrie. I thought Morrie has learned the lesson of life since the very start. He understands perfectly well what’s important in life. Although he has certain regrets, but he has lived his life to the fullest I’m sure. I wonder how many of us could have learned to live like him.
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