Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Happy New Year

Such a perfect fireworks to watch with your loved ones during the New Year eve...


The December wind always feels cool
Perhaps it's not the time to soak in pool
Time always slips pass through the fool
When the cupcakes really make me drool

3 more days, it will be 2012
In Christmas, where's the Santa and elf?
Taking my favourite DVD from the shelf
I play the songs till both my ears turn deaf

Songs and tunes squeeze into my ears
They remind me about your voice, dear
Let me be by your side when you tear
So that you won't have a lonely new year.



HAPPY 2012 NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!
ALL THE BEST AND HOPE THAT OUR DREAMS WILL COME TRUE...

The idea of writing this poem about ushering the 2012 new year came to my mind this morning, about 3.15am when I had a hard time to sleep. It took me about 15 minutes to make a draft of this poem, and I went back to my Dreamland again. Perhaps this will be my last blog update for year 2011.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Be My Christmas Gift

Prettily wrapped inside, fills my love, sincerity and smile...


Sitting prettily under the Christmas tree,
Yes, you look like one of the decor,
Making wishes not much, only three,
They're the same:I couldn't love you more.

You have to know that if I had you,
I’d have the gift I’d most adore,
Better than any luxurious gift
I could purchase in any shopping galore.

If you hold me tight this wonderful night,
And becoming my precious gift,
You’ll brighten me up like Christmas light
And giving my heart a lift.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Dark Side of Me

Everyone has his or her own Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personalities...

Everyone has his or her own dark side. Sometimes I think that I had improved, becoming a better person, but I was totally wrong. I am still the same aggressive and quick-tempered guy. Usually, I feel sad and angry, when the person I really cared, do something which hurt my feelings.I know guys shouldn't be emotional,but we always feel vulnerable when dealing with people we really cared of and this is a fact. When I feel angry, I try to stay calm and avoid argument or starting a fight, even though deep down inside of me feels like exploding; When I feel sad, I try to do something that will make me happy, even though the tears in my heart flows like river; When I miss someone, I'll write something that will make me remind about her, even though my fingers are quite tempted to reach for the phone to message or call her.

There are times I feel like letting my darker side to take over me, and revert back to my old, negative self. However, when I realize that I'm not a rebellious teenager anymore like years ago in secondary school, I think I should learn how to deal things in daily life, in a mature way. In the past, I admit that I'm an anti-social and seldom trust people around me. I don't even know how to joke, because I treat every joke as the act of mocking or degenerating people.I tried to improve my own self by reading some books about relationships between human and try to socialize with friends in these recent years.

I know it's quite late in the morning now. Before I go to sleep, I would like to conclude that I'm just an imperfect human. Occasionally, I lost my patience and being emotional. Besides that, I'm not always being kind, friendly or open up myself to everyone. If anyone hates me, he or she is welcomed to walk away and never come back; If anyone needs me or still want to become my friends, just stay by my side and you will never regret. I'm not born to impress or make people happy all the time, because I'm not a clown. Hidden behind all the colourful make-up, even a clown has his or her sad moments in life.

Like a girl always tells me, "Don't think much, our life will be happier."
Good night. *going to sleep in a slightly confused mood*

Thursday, December 15, 2011

等待

我能像牛郎一样等待每一年的七夕与织女重逢吗?肯定能!!!


等待
一个人究竟能等待多久
因为在等待的每一份秒
时间也在流失
身体的细胞也渐渐衰老
原本耐性十足的
也渐渐变得薄如纱

有些人
我会耐心等待
因为太爱,太珍惜了
不管结局会是如何
我会默默地守候和等待
直到我呼出最后一口气那天
也许只有死神才能终止等待的机会
这一世若不能和自己爱的人在一起
我会继续等待下一世的她

有些事情
我会迫不及待
因为太着急了
例如考试成绩
虽然智商水平一般
我只知道自己已全力以赴
如果必须重考就放马过来吧
一名好老师在师范时就一定要有好成绩吗?
毕竟每个人人生成败的标准也不一样

有时候
不管风雨有多大
我从没打算放弃过等待
不是因为我有过人的信念
也不是过于执着,放不下
而是我认为只有死人才会放弃等待
因为尸体只是随着时间腐化
再也不能思考与思念了

与其当个冷漠无情的尸体
不如当个忠心耿耿的男人吧...




Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Simple Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches

My parents had bought some bacon from their New Zealand vacation. I had tasted ham, but I never tasted bacon before. After tasting the bacon, I would say I preferred ham over bacon. Bacon had a slightly smoky flavour and tasted salty a bit. Anyway, I try to use bacon to make sandwiches for lunch today. The recipe is as below:

Ingredients:
6 slices of bacons, baked or fried
12 slices of breads, toasted
2 tomatoes, thinly-sliced
1 red onions, thinly-sliced
Chilli sauce and tomato sauce, mixed
Mayonaise
[Serving time: 30 minutes, 2 to 3 people]

Slice the tomatoes and red onions thinly. You can use vegetables such as cucumbers, lettuces or capsicums too.


Fry or bake both sides of bacon slices till light brown in colour.


Place the bacon on top of a slice of toasted and buttered bread.


Spread the chilli sauce and tomato sauce on top of the bacon and arrange the vegetable slices. You can add a slice of cheese on top of the vegetable slices too. After that, put another pieces of bread on top of the vegetable slices and get ready for a simple yet healthy meal. ^^

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

From NZ With Love

Yesterday, my parents finally came back from New Zealand, and that marked their 18 days vacation came to an end. Here, I would like to share some stuffs they brought back from New Zealand, which I thought were really cool:


Cherries, I remembered the last time I ate it was about 10 years ago during my visit to Singapore...


Ah, strawberries...What a bliss...The last time I taste my strawberries was during my last trip to Hatyai with my classmates...


Gooseberries, taste sour...quite a unique fruit, cannot be found in Malaysia...


Assorted flavours of Whittaker's chocolate bars...Too much will give me a leg amputation, I guess...XD


Varieties of Nice and Natural Nut Bars, less sugar and healthy snacks...


Flower honey (thyme honey and clover honey)...


Cheese-crusted bread, the cheese crusts are crunchy and the bread tastes like Roti Benggali in Malaysia...


12 books bought in the garage sale...
[All between 1 NZD (RM2.50) - 2 NZD (RM5.00)]


*Looking at you adorably* I'm frog prince, will you kiss me and break the curse?


Beautiful fruit basket, bought in garage sale...



Fun Facts:
~ Currency exchange: 1 NZD = RM2.50.
~ Time: The time in NZ is faster 5 hours than Malaysia.
~ Whittaker's Chocolate & Nice and Natural Nut Bar can only be found in New Zealand.

Monday, December 12, 2011

What's Cooking?

Call me Six Swords from the North...I use them to peel, to cut, to slash, to chop and to dice...

This is the last dish I prepared for the past 2 weeks, and my parents are coming back from vacation today...

COOKING...For me, it's not about cooking delicious dishes or how perfect our cooking skills are. It is all about filling up the hunger, bringing happiness and satisfaction to our loved ones. Among the Chong (Paternal) and Lim (Maternal) families, most guys know how to cook, and several of my maternal uncles are successful hawkers. Well, I'm still learning though, through helping my mum in the kitchen, experimenting some new dishes when my parents are not at home. There are several reasons why a guy should know how to cook:
1. You can cook your favourite dishes or your mum's secret recipe, if you get a GF or wife who doesn't know how to cook or having no time to cook for you.
2. You can be a loving BF or husband, by cooking your GF's or wife's favourite dish to her. Besides, I think that will impress your parents-in-law too, and they will happily let you handle their princess with care.
3. You can become a health conscious dad and role model to your kids, by dishing out healthy and balanced meals for them.
4. You can organize a feast or a party with friends, where everyone attend must cook one dish. From there, we get to learn new recipes and cooking tips from our friends who share the same interest.

KITCHEN, I would like to describe it as a "battlefield", where you ready all your secret weapons, setting up strategies and ready for a cooking battle. Here, I would like to share a few important things which can grant me victory in the "battlefield":

I.) Weapons - Knives
I always love to have lots of dangerously sharp knives in the kitchen, at least 5 usually:
~ Meat cleaver for chopping meat
~ 2 knives for cutting meat (1 broad, 1 thin)
~ Knife for cutting vegetables
~ Knife for cutting fruits
~ Peeler (to peel off the skins from the enemies? No...just fruits)
~ Shredder/Grater (to shred/ grate vegetables, fruits and cheese)

II) Shields - Chopping Boards
It is best recommend to have 2 or 3 chopping boards:
~ Large : For processing whole chickens, ducks and fish
~ Medium : For cutting and chopping purposes (meats)
~ Small: For cutting vegetables and chopping (garlic, shallots and onions)

III) Gunpowder and Liquid Explosives - Spices and Sauces
~ Sugar
~ Salt
~ MSG, monosodium glutamate (occasionally-used)
~ Curry powder
~ Tumeric powder (normally for marinating fish)
~ Five spice powder (normally for marinating meat, such as pork and beef)
~ Pepper (Black and white)
~ Dried chilli, seeded and grounded into powder
~ Assam jawa/tamarind (in sliced/ paste)
~ Corn starch (to thicken gravy, soup and sauce)
~ Chilli sauce
~ Tomato sauce/ ketchup
~ Mayonaise (for salad or seafood such as fried squids/prawns)
~ White vinegar
~ Rice wine or Shao Xing wine (add flavour to the dishes...you can try Jack Daniels too)
~ Dark soy sauce
~ Light soy sauce
~ Sesame oil
~ Cooking oil (palm oil and olive oil)

IV) Biological Weapons - Vegetables
There are a few must-have vegetables in the kitchen, because they will always add a hint of flavour and sweetness to the dishes:
~ Onions (red and yellow)
~ Shallots
~ Garlic
~ Ginger
~ Lime
~ Corn
~ Carrot
~ Cabbage/ Chinese cabbage
~ Tomato
~ Potato
~ Seaweed
~ Coriander
~ Basil leaves
~ Curry leaves
~ Lemon grass






Friday, December 9, 2011

爱。吃醋。嫉妒

绿巨人浩克,The Hulk,是青眼怪兽吗?
(*Green-eyed monster: 英语,嫉妒的意思)


最近,在面子书看到了一个学弟在他的涂鸦墙分享了一则蛮有意思,以繁体字写的笔记。我读了也有一些同感,所以打算在自己的部落格分享:

“我想,談過戀愛的人一定都會有這樣的感受,

看到自己的愛人和異性接觸頻繁、

聊得投機或者背著自己和別人有著私下交往的時候,

心裡都會有酸酸的感覺,於是開始莫名的猜測。

愛你,所以才吃醋。

如果沒有愛,那麼無論你做什麼我也無所謂了。

我也知道,聰明的人這時候應該表現得落落大方、不顯露出半點妒意,

可是,話是這樣講,能不能做到又是另一碼事了。

有誰能夠在愛情的天秤上保持平穩的心態呢?

愛情的關鍵是兩人之間要有起碼的信任,真心愛才會真吃醋。

有感情但從不吃醋,恐怕是雙方誰都不在意誰。

如果一輩子一起生活整天相敬如賓,沒有波浪、沒有起伏、沒有感情上的溝溝坎坎磕磕碰碰,死水一潭,生活還有什麼樂趣?

從這個意義上講,吃醋會不會也是一種愛、一種提醒、一種監督、一種約束?話說回來,有哪個人不吃醋?!

因此,請你們好好的珍惜那位在你身邊總是為了小事吃醋生氣的那個人吧!因為,能夠被一個人這樣深深的愛著,是一種幸福。

相愛的男女朋友對對方的一舉一動,總是會胡思亂想的,很正常。

情人的眼裡是容不下任何小沙子的。

真正愛你的人,是無法在你和其他異性聊天打電話談笑風聲時,沒有任何感覺的。假如她不會吃醋,那麼請你不要高興,

因為她可能不是真的愛你,

不是很在乎你。

為什麼男人要和其他女人頻繁聯繫?

真的只是單純的好朋友嗎?別欺騙自己了,那麼多女人,為什麼就只是她?

因為,你們一定是彼此喜歡,就算沒有,也有一點點,或是一點點點……對吧?

或許,你對她真的沒有愛情,但站在你的另一半的角度去想,換做是你你會不會真的一點不在乎呢?

畢竟,你會和你現在的女朋友在一起,當初,也是從聊得來的普通朋友開始的吧!

真的,好好的去珍惜現在你身邊那位會管你,會吃你醋的人吧!

不要覺得她不講道理,因為如果要講理,那就做普通朋友就好了,

普通朋友就不會管你,而且,還會永遠說你好話。

相愛的情人,任何的吵鬧、嫉妒、猜忌、孩子氣等行為,都是合理正常的。再完美的人,一旦愛了,也一樣像個孩子,偶爾自私,偶爾奢望!換個角度想想,你是幸福的。如果,有個人這樣深愛著你,千萬別不懂珍惜。”

P/S: 最后,要在此谢谢李德伟学弟的分享...^^

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Ballad of December

The sickle-shaped lonely moon accompanied by the lovely, shining star

Not a rich man, I'm not owning any condo
Do not have any black belt in taekwondo
Punches and kicks, not as fast as torpedo
My love for you is like a spinning tornado
Up and down like the Valleys of Colorado
Your voice is such a soothing accelerando
And your innocent eyes looking like a doe
Our first kiss tastes buttery like avocado...


那些年我与苹果们

这些年爱上的女生,将会是和我一起在人生走到最后的同样一个人吗?


那些年
我曾经暗恋过不少女生
但由于害羞和害怕遭到拒绝
却从来就没告诉过她们

在感情的道路上
我曾经失败过
不能与自己爱的女生一起牵手走到最后
同时也让我失去了两个好朋友
因为太爱了,我不忍心与她们成为敌人
就算眼泪已流干了,再也不能挽回
时光的确不能倒流,情也变淡了
我已经尽了一个男友的责任
只能选择放手与接受残酷的事实
好好祝福她们寻到更好的男人

我知道生活必须走下去
继续寻找那个自己爱的人,同时也爱我的人
我知道勉强是没有幸福的
但每当我爱上一个女孩都是真心与认真的
并希望她将是我爱上的最后一个女生
当爱着一个女生时
我已经成了一头喝醉的蠢驴和胆小鬼
因为太珍惜,害怕再失去
所以才给予十足的信任和耐心
但往往最后心碎的是我
因为自己太在乎了

有时候
看到朋友与女友甜蜜的照片
真是令人嫉妒与羡慕不已
为何其他人能在情场上能那么顺利?
而我呢......为什么会屡战屡败?
我不是什么花花公子,不曾一脚踏两船
虽然如此,我还是会继续站起来往前进
现在的我心中也许有住着一个女生
希望她会接受我、爱着我
如果屡次失败,我应该不会再爱
这不是放弃或退缩,而是爱累了
虽然获得家人无限的爱与关照
但可能在爱情里
我是一匹
孤独的
灰狼...


*其实,爱上一个人不需要一个明确的理由, 心里只知道害怕失去她,偶尔会想念她的背影、声音与笑容...看《那些年我们一起追的女孩》的最后一幕,不知不觉我的男儿泪夺眶而出,因为想起自己也曾经像男主角一样哭过,心碎过...爱过的女孩已经成了我眼中的苹果,而不是所谓熟悉的陌生人...我只能从远处看着别的男人把自己爱过的苹果摘下来...希望她们都幸福,安康...^^

Monday, December 5, 2011

Perfect Half


Guys, stop fantasizing Triss Merigold (The Witcher) to become your perfect halves, because she's living in the virtual world...


PERFECT, feeling sensitive with this word? Are you a perfectionist? And something you hope for never turn out perfectly? Well, I learnt of this word, when I was in primary four through Scrabbles board games. I strongly believe that this word cannot be applied in my life dictionary as well. Nowadays, we always hear that teenagers fantasizing about pretty and hot singers or celebrities becoming their other halves. I understand that these are own perceptions, but sometimes it's time to come back to reality too. Fantasy can be a great escapism, but it can also intoxicate our mind. People can keep fantasizing about their idols, until they grow into old hags or old farts, but who cares. It's even none of my business. I never fall on unrealistic "traps", because perfections might lead to misery and insanity too.

Sometimes, teenagers always hope for perfect girlfriends or perfect boyfriends. However, there are many factors that shows we don't deserve the perfect one, because our own self is not even perfect. We are not machines or genetically-modified super humans; we are just normal human, built up by one single ovum and a strong champion among the sperms. Below are several examples of human imperfections (Sorry, i'm using girls as examples, same apply for guys, don't be happy):

Example 1:
Imagine you are a seriously obese girl (no offend, I don't have prejudice towards chubby or plump size friends), and you started to fantasize about your favourite actor becoming your boyfriend. One cruel reality: sometimes it is better to look into the mirror first, before you scare the hell out of your dream guy. At least work out your body to slim down before starting to build castle in the air. There is a famous saying in chinese today: there are no ugly people in this world, only lazy people exist. Therefore, if you are lazy, I bet you will end up having a gigantic booty like Big Momma. We all know sometimes people judge us through our look and first impression. However, don't judge a book by its cover too.

Example 2:
Oh my god...look at those sexy lips like Angelina Jolie, seducing eyes like Megan Fox and hot body like Scarlett Johansson. Yes, you indeed look like an actress or Victoria Secret's model, but usually younger guys can't satisfy your thirstiness for materialism. You may want to look pretty in whole day long, in Dior's gown, Louis Vuitton's handbags and Jimmy Choo's high-heels, so you might cling on some older rich guys who will become your sugar daddies. They might be married man, a sex-crazed fiend or a playboy. You think that they love you and they give you money, because you repay their "kindness" with your body. This life isn't perfect either, because you won't be happy in fact. You'll live in fear, thinking of the possibility getting murdered by the rich men's wives or getting sexually transmitted diseases from some dirty, old men. When they get tired or sicked of you, they will just dump you, like a ragged doll. All those branded things will accompany you , but you won't find happiness and no one will comfort you by your side.

Example 3:
There are some girls I know despite their age, they still behave like secondary school girls. They may look mature, but their thinking is childish enough that guys start to question about their ages. There are so much forbidden things when guys are together with them, and they will start to control guys like how their mum controlling them. They will always start the conversation with the words with "my mum says", "my mum" this and that... Then, the guys will start to confuse whether they are dating with the girl or the girl's mum. Normally, this kind of relationship doesn't last long, due to the control freak complex of the girl, unless the guy is masochistic enough to bear with the girl. Guys sometimes prefer to be with girls who have their own points and decisions. We should know that our parents might leave us one day and there will be a time we need to live independently and making lots of decisions. Parents can't guide us forever, they just give us supports and protections when we are growing up.

Therefore, we need to be grateful of what we have and stop fantasizing of having a perfect half or an unrealistic life. Love and appreciate the one who treasures us more than themselves, and learn to accept the fate and misfortune that might fall for us sometimes, because life is not always perfect.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

悠闲中的矛盾

网上游戏“War of Throne”已经玩两天,20级了,其实一点都不好玩,纯粹打发时间...


自己煮的咖喱蔬菜(黄瓜、马铃薯、红萝卜、Dhal豆)与虾,配白饭吃味道还不错...

一个星期了
一个人在家觉得挺自由
但吃饭与睡觉的时间也变得不定时
在餐桌一个人享用自己准备的午餐与晚餐
厨房与冰箱里都塞满了食材
但脑子里直想着明天要准备什么吃的
周围似乎少了两个熟悉的背影和声音
家里静得一根针落在地上也听得见
有时候突然感到莫名其妙的寂寞
但伴随着我的只有重金属摇滚乐
感觉上好像很久没有听到妈妈一整天的唠叨
很久也没有看到爸爸放工回来时疲劳的样子了
我好像一天也没有开口说到半句话
上网找朋友聊天,可惜网上的朋友也寥寥无几
寒暄的开场白过了,就不知道有什么话想聊的
面子书的游戏玩来玩去都一样,没什么特别
玩游戏好像只为了打发时间,又好像在浪费时间
要传短讯给朋友,但又怕会打扰到朋友
我可以等待迟回的短讯,有时也会有不回的短讯
或许每个人都不会像我那么得空
在自己的部落格胡言乱语
也许有些人乘放假打工去了
也许有些与家人旅行去了
也许有些与心爱的人在一起
虽然这次没有机会和父母去旅行
但也希望他们可以玩得开心
拍些照片让我见识一下纽西兰的景色
马来西亚这里现在是12时10分
纽西兰那里应该是5时10分吧?
晚安, 各位!!!