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billy bookcase…been wanting to get a new bookshelve cos no place to put my ever incresing number of books! (both fiction books and medical books) so IKEA had this special one day NEW YEAR SALE.. and this billy bookcase was on offer! almost half price..so good reason to go out shopping =)

reached IKEA before 12pm.and there were already sooooo many cars! so jam! must be for the new year celebration tonight. so we went to search for it..so many ppl wanted to buy the book shelve also..had to queue up to buy ;( some of them bought 4 to 5 and one lady even bought TEN!!!

then there is this big problem getting it back. IKEA has transport but it cost 65 bucks!! so by hook or by crook we had to squeeze it it the car(my dad’s PROTON WIRA) so we ripped the pacaking apart and put the smaller shelves in the boot and the two long pieces, was from the front seat right up till the back..at 45 degrees. it was a perfect fit. any longer and we would have a major problem…so my mom, granma and i squeze at the back seat..me getting the smallest space ;( and looking enviously with ppl who have mpv vans and 4 wheel drive!!

came back and my dad got it fixed..its really nice and space saving…and the best thing is that the shelves are adjustable! so i can stuff all my files in there too! and my nicely wrapped books wouldn’t get ruined at the corners too!

hmm…im actually ADVERTISING for IKEA on my blog…

and just a few more hours to a whole new year…

and resolutions..(in no particular order)hm…

1. be more outgoing…and less shy… honestly i can be so timid sometimes..especially around new people.

2. be more careful…after many horryfying things happen due to my carelessness (like losing my car keys and getting my darling hurt looking for them…dropping the camera.these are just the tip of the ice berg) i can be such a scatter brain sometimes…

3. study hard..or is it study smart? aiming for all a’s! =)

there is more but i don’t want to list them down. after cannot acheive then malu only..hehe

and reflections on 2006…it has been a pretty eventful year.. with many new challenges (entering medical school is one heck of a challenge..but surviving it is another..) ups and downs..laughter and tears.. im so thankful to have my family supporting me and fulfilling my every need..and tolerating my whimsical, childish, ever changing moods.. and all my best buddies in IMU..since we’re all going thru the same things…thanks for always being there.. and my darling boyfriend, my everything =) not forgetting all my former primary, secondary and college (G13!!!!) friends who have made my life so much fun!

so..i hope 2007 will bring lots more happiness, joy, success, love…to everyone =)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007! HAVE A BLAST!!

i shall be attempting to study. have been attempting to study for the past week (with PLENTY of DISTRACTION) but NOTHING is going thru my thick thick skull >.< how am i going to sit for my test in like a couple more days? HELP!

well, its our measly one week break in conjunction with christmas/ new year. hmp. they call it a holiday. i call it a study week. its much needed though as i have not been consistently studying for the cvs system course. blame the ungodly timetable (lecture from 4 to 6 IN THE EVENING) clinic visits, the many many happening things going on in IMU, not that i’m directly involved…must support mah!

like FRIDAY NIGHT (8th december), where my darling james, fiona, kajen and ching li put up a great dance performance…as well as many other impressive showcases of talents from students and lectures alike. IMU has tons of talented ppl!!! 

and the christmas celebration..with a food fair..and a christmas play. really fun and meaningful. Helped out for the christmas food fair for campus friends booth (6th december). cooked spagetthi. i cooked  mushroom white sauce and james cooked bolognaise..with the help of kajen, de jun, mui and kevin. and in the booth, evelyn was promoting the spagetthi as carbonara and TOMATO sauce ..hehe..and james used that as an excuse for my carbonara being sold faster =) but in the end the bolognaise was sold out first.  we also mixed both the sauce and called it ‘yin yang’ and it actually tasted good.

and on 9th december..its our pre anniversary celebration

on 10th december is our first anniversary

which brings me back to a year ago..10th december 2005. after college where james my new, my first boyfriend decided to make 10th our anniverasary. ironically it was also the day he left for miri. and at that time, the imu application results were not out yet. so i wasn’t sure when i will see him again *so sad* he came over to my house..with a bouquet of three roses..and we talked and talked….then later in the evening, before he left su via and i went to his place to send him off..i cried so much *hehe malu malu* and then su via brought me to pet’s wonderland to see rabbits to cheer me up…and i went back to an empty house (parents went to kepong) so depressing.*nostalgic sigh*

so anyway…james had been planning something for a very long time and didn’t want to part with his little secret. so i had to patiently wait until 9th december. We went to Bukit bintang, starhill actually for dinner at some fancy restaurant. SHOOK! butter prawns, portugese chicken chop, spring chicken and deesert…CHOCOLATE FOUNDUE! yummy. the food was great and the ambience was..wow… but the best part was (obviously) spending time with my lovely boyfriend..walked around bintang walk, admiring the christmas deco, doing a bit of shopping. then went back to james’s apartment, where he had a surprise waiting. A beautiful bouquet of white and champange roses.now its dying and drying up =( 

and on 10th december, it was my turn to plan. went out bright and early for breakfast at old town kopitiam in sri petaling. and as usual made my darling drive =) adjourned to the curve to watch HAPPY FEET! at the new cineplex..cinelesiure.took photos at the curve..the deco is soooooo nice. blue & siver theme.  something that really ruined my perfect day was me dropping my camera. oh klutzy me. couldn’t switch it on after the drop. was sulking for a long long time. its being sent for repai r. hope it can be fixed. its like still brand new.

and i was attracted to this tear drop shaped ornament..so unique. nice new place (the cinema). but had to wait pretty long to go in. movie at 1.20 went in about 1.45. enjoyable movie..adorable penguins, nice story line..with moral values also =) photos been posted up on previous blog..

then …my bakings!!! gingerbread people! for christmas. got the inspiration and cookie cutter from my cousin who baked it for some party with her collegues. pretty simple but very time consuming, especially the decorations. so tedious. did until my back ache..but it was so worth it =)

the ingredients..

the white and pink royal icing. and the limbless gingy used as an experiment for deco.

a tray filled with happy smily gingerbread people..

up next…something different and totally new to me. always wanted to bake souffle. but couldn’t find the dish. i’ve read in many books that souffle are difficult to make and that they will always sink with a minimal disturbance. so i took on the challenge when i managed tp get a make shift souffle bowl from IKEA. its oven proof, microvawe proof and dishwaher safe. what more can you ask for? =)

so, following a recipe from this really good book: CHOCOLATE with many sinfully rich chocolate recipe…a must have for all chocoholics, like myself..i embrked on a mysterious journey (cheh sounds so dramatic..it not la)

the ingredients. all fattening..like cooking chocolate…eggs (4 eggs!!) butter, milk, sugar..

the make shift souffle dish that took me ages to find. greased with butter and dusted with fine sugar

the chocolate mixture

the egg whites being beaten

before baking..

ta-dah!! the end product!!

looked nice and puffy once i took it out from the oven…but unfortunately.it SANK!!!! hm…its tastes good. very chocolatey…and light and the texture is like a cross between a mousse and custard. dunno if that is how its supposed to taste like cos never actually tried eating a souffle before. who cares. ITS CHOCOLATE!

all mushed up…

….time to sleep soon. what kinda holidays la. all i ever do is sleep-study-eat-study-occasionaly playing comp, once awile watching tv-study-feel bad for not studying when i’m not studying.…ok, im crapping now.

to everyone out there MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

i shall be celebrating with my notes & books! so pathetic.

Fine, i shall be watching fireworks at sunway, as always…

elaborations later =)

my gatal darling can’t smile while he is holding the camera to take our photo =p

happy 1st anniversary dear. i love u.