Same old CNY....yet still meaningful....

I'm back!

After 2 weeks unable to online...
stuck in the super-duper cold classroom...
I'm finally able to place my fingers on the keyboard again...

Oh why I'm talking like a desperado...
I can live without the net!!
who can't??

......

Well...not really... =)

Anyway...how's everybody's CNY doing?
I had a typical one...every year almost the same yet meaningful one:

Re-union dinner at B.M >> chit chat >> visit Dad's auntie
>> movies >> re-union at Penang Island >> shopping!! >>
back home>> visitation (or shall I say Ang Pao hunt) with friendzzz
>> chit chat >> more Ang Pao hunt!....etc

And...as usual, allow me to cerita while you watch these pics...
=)

the night before re-union dinner...
We had our own 4 everS-one reunion at XZ's house
a bbq frenzy!
Really had fun just catching up and fellowship with

all of them...

Re-union dinner at Grandma's house...
Dad as the eldest there gave some kinda speech...bla bla bla
everyone was hungry and staring at the food on the table..!!
well...it's dad anyway...I got used to it...

Oh yeah...the food was MARVELOUS...
(as usual lar...hoiyo)

Then it was CNY day!! yay...ang pao for the singles!
LOLZ

All of us (cousins) have to pose at my uncle's Vios...
as if we are models...here's my pose...
plz rate and comment...hahaha

The duo pose...isn't she lovely?

My bro's "ah pek" pose...

I think i'll give a 3/10 for him...
=)

Ah Jie sure do looks like ah Rain dancing...
the fact he was telling us :"Stop the camera!"
haha!

All the leng lui...sss

My cute cousins posing again...I guess it runs in the family...

Today my friends and I went ang pao hunting...

Then the unexpected happened:

opps...
Convincing ourselves that every cloud has it's silver lining...
the gals took some time to snip snap while the guys works things out...
keh keh keh!

But of course the guys had their chance...
Too bad some of them couldn't make it to join us...

Ang Pao Hunting

Terry's


Jocelyn@Stemilyn's

Jimmy's

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Chinese New Year...one of my favourite time of the year.
I love shopping last minute (for the 4th year in a row)
I love having new hair cuts and new styles
I love the food,though typical yet always so marvoleto (my way of saying "marvelous!")
I love meeting friends and family members,
just gathering together
do crazy stuff
watch movies while commenting anything and everything about it...
and most of all ...FELLOWSHIP...

Nevermind the reduction of Ang Pao money due to recession...
I'm not really into those things anymore...
It's a blessing to be able to meet of all them...

And if I have the time and money,
I'll definitely go further to visit more friends and relatives
Too bad...I have to be realistic for once...
=(
oh well...hope i'll have the opportunity to do mroe visitations!!
HAHA...
Happy Chinses New Year everyone!
Gong Xi Fa Cai...

HUAT AHH!!


=)

Being Out There By My Own

And so I'm back home...
=)
On the way back from Butterworth ,it's all just mixed emotions...
I'm not sure whether I feel like going back or not.
though it's just a tiny-winy case compared to others who are studying abroad
but still I cant deny the fact that I actually looked forward to go home

What do you mean? You should be looking forward to go home...

Lol..yeah I should be
but I wasn't really in the mood to go home a few hours before I finished my class today
I was still thinking about what to grab for lunch
doing the laundry
getting to know more friends in IBM...

and suddenly it struck me that it's Friday...
time to go home
back to Perlis...

Reluctantly I packed some stuff and head for the station
It's not until I sat on the bus that I started to miss home...

Ok I did said that...
I MISS HOME...

=)

Well, staying out there in BM was kinda fun
adventurous and totally new...

minus the bad security factor, it was a good place to stay

and here's a lil peek at my small room...

Ready?
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The Grand Entrance...
Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen
to JocelynStemilyn's room

On the right of the room once you enter in...
a small "notice board" with pics of my buddies and family...
who wants to be on the wall of fame too??
and oh, yeah...boxes and boxes...
...my table will be arriving soon!

And then...
my lil closet that my dad took half an hour to figure how to set it up...
so cute lar..
but i'm thankful to have it than not...

oh...boxes again...

Tadah!
my soft and comfy bed...
really like the bed sheet though pink isn't my thing

(it was my fav colour for a few weeks...
but i'll stick to black...)

Neway...brought my 2 great companion along!!
my bolster and pillow!
that's what makes everything so homey...

=)
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People there in IBM are not as friendly as I thought...
maybe I'm used to meeting people who are warm,
friendly and open...
Now it's totally a new community...
a new batch of friends...
soon-to-be-friends...
Hopefully I can meet some Christian friends that I could actually relate to...

Frankly...
As I observed...people here are quite materialistic...
they watch you move and talk
and DRESS
and make judgments on you...

Not all are like that though...

I'm so happy to meet Han Ci
She's my housemate and we are in the same class
she knew quite a number of my friends in Perlis cz of some organization...
and we clicked well...
It's really God blessing to place someone like that
in the midst of all these unfamiliarity

Hope that the rest my days in IBM would be interesting and
fruitful
in all aspects...!

But overall I'm enjoying myself there...

Joy =)

Vacation with the Teo-sss

Cousin Poey Khoon and her family came over to our place for a vacation....
and we all had a great time together...
and with the 2 kids too...
they are exceptionally cute
plus they talk alot and I almost forgotten that they are only 4 and 2 years old...
Gosh...I was still climbing trees and fighting monkeys when I was 4...

Happy family in Gua Kelam...
Even the clothes are happily matching...=)

The natural swing...my all time fav thing in Gua Kelam...
Hannah sure had fun...
and lil Jon enjoying watching..lolz

Went to Lye Huat garden...found this really nice flower.




Took me quite an effort to get my camera THIS close...
good thing the dragonfly's enemy detecting radar isn't working that day...
or I'll miss this great shot!

Joie feeding the seeds to...


...the most despo fishes on earth!!
that's what I call them...
they are even hungrier than piranhas
that had not eaten for decades!
Would ya look at that!

And now...
the poser's photo gallery:

Potential-future-supermodels


Maybe Mr.Lye Huat wanna consider
asking us to be his spokes model?



This one make a good spokes model for barrels...
or tong i mean...


What do you call this thing??


So...you think you can pose?


Hail Queen Joie!
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While admiring the stones with funny names on them..
this is the one I find most amusing...

Direct translation of Dont judge a book by it's cover

what's that to do with the round,blunt stone???
Arts
...they make me confuse at times...

and dont judge a pic by it's looks...
it's not what it seems...
=)

Anyone want a vacation in Perlis too?
I make a good host though...

Leaving Home

It's 4 am now...
Few more hours to go...
and I'll be gone to a new yet not too unfamiliar place...
and bid all my hommies "Chaoz!"

Gosh, I dont know what to expect...
new faces, new environment,new room and new housemates...
and now I'll have to say goodbye to my comfy bed...

A new start
No more hanky pankin'
and procrastinatin'
gotta be the bookworm all day studyin'

Just for an addition...
in the midst of letting go of the thought of studying in Korea...
suddenly one day found an advertisement...in a tiny corner of the newspaper...
Korea's government sponsoring at least 6 Malaysian students to study there...

WOOHOO!!

It's really like what we call "Durian Runtuh" ...
a golden chance *Hallelujah music in background..*
Though many did told me to not keep my hopes too high...but I promise myself to do my very best in the application and interview(if i ever have the chance to )...
at least " I did my best and have no regrets" William Hung

May God bless me with this opportunity...and who knows what will come to past?
The next thing you know...i'm in the plane off to Seoul!!
=)