Goodbye 2016, Bello 2017!

2016 has been coming to the end, I chose to come to New Zealand after Christmas, managed to visit my late grandma before leaving the country and see most of the relatives.

2016 has been a good year, I am glad that everything end up well.

Looking forward for 2017 to come, in fact it has been a whole new start waiting ahead.

I am here at New Zealand, going to start working next week. Everything is new, people and environment, after rounds of farewell in Malaysia, all goodbye with the awesome people that I meet thus far.

Before leaving, hear a few good news from my friends, congrats to my 15 years brother that is going to get married next year in May, I really wish I can attend but no luck; my 10 years 'mui mui' Kai Loon that finally managed to free up his time to catch up before I leave, looking forward for your red boom in the coming years then; my long lost sister May Sian, waiting if you get to join me next year; my lecturer Dr Syahariza and congrats her for the new born; my professor Prof Norziah for the final quick call before flying off; my uni buddies in Kerry,  Bariqi and Iznie, wish you all the best in your career; my Johor gang, sofi, shadai, kha pui and seik hua, take care in JB.

Last but not least, all the brothers and sisters that I meet in JB, my managers, USM seniors, minions, Debera, Jia Yi, and Sarah. Millions thanks for all the memories in these two years. Looking forward for more good news in the future and thanks for supporting my dream and give me good advice.

My pure luck is not only limited to I got this opportunity to come to New Zealand, I have been having a great time with all of you, all the stories, laughers and tears that we shared.

Nor matter how close we are, or those that I only met occasionally.

Thank you all, for all the love and friendship.

Hiking In Johor : Gunung Pulai

It was not the original plan to visit Gunung Pulai during the Deepavali long weekend.

The original plan was to visit Gunung Lambak, Kluang as for the preparation for Penang Marathon. However, it was a whole day raining at Kluang the day before we went for hiking. But not to bring the whole event down, we decided to go to Gunung Pulai instead. 

Faith to bring me once again here, the very first place that I find to get near to the nature and inhale some fresh air. 

And the road condition was still good even though it has been raining earlier also. 

Maintain the same timing, and with some extra time spend while waiting, I noticed there is a few spider web build at the plants and it was my first time seeing a complete spider web in life. Normally I will be the spoiler and destruct all their nest. 

And not sure is it because of the raining season, or the flower growing season, or after a few months of closure, this time we saw a lot of flowers, different colors. 

Not forget to mention, the refreshing air that smells the after rain. 

A good day to celebrate the festival. 

A good day to hear from one of my long lost friend also. 

I am happy to hear that she is getting much better in life now. 

And I am hoping to see her in life to have a big hug as well. 

Once again, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, my buddy, Elizabeth. 30th Oct 2016. 

Good Memories in 2016

2016 has almost come to an end. I am glad that it has been treating me well this year with a lot of good things happened in  the year since January.

Me, still the same, occasionally doing some crazy decision in order to make life more miserable. I did not plan for the to-do list this year, just trying to focus what I wanna to do. Surprisingly, it comes out to be looking like a plan.

First target archived is the Full Marathon that I promised myself to train regularly and revisit this year in order to tick one of the bucket list. Learning the lesson from the past, and participating more half marathon this year in order to get ready the long distance running, I made it!

Then is resuming my target to visit at least one new place a year. It has been a stop since I graduated. And finally I have extra leave to clear this year and managed to join my sister for one in Adelaide, Australia. It was a short trip, I had fun with looking the house just like "The Sims" but started to miss the Malaysian food after the few days of bread and fish&chips.

Mar is confirm to be one unforgettable memory I had in the year. Although it look like just a short dream. One thing that I need to use a longer time to digest and make it just part of a memory and proceed in life.

I keep in touch again with Ms. Sue Anne thanks to marathon : Malaysia Woman Marathon, we ran the half marathon. Part of the luck that I have since I entered university, I get to know this friend, One people that had taught and as the fertilizer to my craziness. We are normal being when as individual, but every time we chat or meet, both will transform become monkeys. Thanks to her for being there to join marathon's marathon with me in 2016, to support my training to get ready for the Full marathon.

Not forget my lovely sister, Jiao Mei's wedding in June. Hopefully she faster get a baby for me to play and make me officially an auntie. Thanks to her and my brother in law that always provide me shelter and transport when I visited Penang.

Last but not least, a few good moments with the seniors and team in Kerry and JB.

The Supply Quality Team, managers and peers. projects handling, presentation skills polishing, peers learning, communications and friendship building, one key reasons that I couldn't ask for more. The recognition and appreciation from the bosses. I am just too lucky to be part of the team.

The Minion's Dinner dates organized by Thong Thong and Terrence. One gathering the people, one recommend for the venue. The laughs and stories shared. Even though I am so called the youngest and always ruined the birthday plans, always lack of face expression even for my birthday surprise (I was too surprise until dont know how to express. Thought that since I have got my birthday present earlier so it will only be a dinner with Debera that night). These are part of the good damn time in Kerry.

Then, the USM marathon kaki, Lee Hoon, Doreen and Hui Ying, and a few other nature lovers in crime, who willing to be the driver and bring me for hiking as part of my training. Hiking at Gunung Lambak and Gunung Pulai, train and running marathon together, and join the full marathon (thanks to them I decided to join once again).

The USM course mates, two other Food Tech that join the company same as me. Even though not same department, they have been my Skype mates since then. And my first few months will not be so funny and friendly without them. My sayang and my temporary boyfie. Those are the people that we  shared the first steps in working life. Another two who are staying in JB too, as my karaoke buddies, Seik Hua and Kha Pui. To continue my university hobbies.

The APAC Early Career Training, that I get to know more new friends in Kerry, and get some concepts for work and for life. I was first nervous to join the training, yet we had been complaining since we enter the work as it should be part of the Graduate Program, to eat, enjoy and make friends.
We made it through (Sayang missed it, she jump too fast). Not sure how much that is going to impact my life, I did hopefully the friendship will continue to grow.

2016 has been come towards the ending, Christmas is coming soon, and then the New Year, I am a little shocking when get the news that one ex colleague has met an accident and leave us forever. It is time to re shuffle everything and start all over again for 2017.

Thanks to all the humans and monkeys that I met in life so far. I am such a lucky kids to meet each of them. Getting advice, courage and supports.

Let's look forward for 2017 to come. Wish everyone has a good holiday in the end of the year (to clear all the annual leave!) and have a great year ahead. Bello 2017!

Psychology World

Kill Me, Heal Me is the title of one Korean drama that I have recently watched. 

source

This drama talk a lot about dissociative identity disorder and child abuse elements as pivotal topics.

which succeed to grab my attention and interests to finish the drama. 

Recently read another novel, one story about how the writer heal her childhood bad memories using writing. related link here 《生命书写》蔡美娟

I read it quite slowly due to too much of memories has come to mind while reading it. Sometimes it is just too hard to remember it again. Due to loss of time, or due to you cannot afford to remember it again. 

Sometimes you tends to forgot part of the life story because it has been too long ago. Does it mean that you have totally lost memories about it? 

How things can suddenly happen and make everything out of control? 

Why sometimes a little thing can trigger your anger?　

It has been the lucky and unlucky 25 years for me. 

By some unclear reason, I have also lost my memories for some part of my life which it will be part of the good reason for my upcoming plan, to find the lost world from my memories. 

I need to dig out the hidden injured kids, talk to her, and hopefully together we are able to find the forgiveness and also to have a new life born again. 

The long awaited moment: let everything start from zero again. 

２０１６年的年度词：归零

November 2016 - Finish a FULL Marathon

Penang Bridge International Marathon, is one of the annual event that I will be joining since year 2010, and now it has been the 7th time I join for this event.

During my first year in USM, I was invited by my uncle to join the Half Marathon, where before that I have never think I would fall in love with any sports other than badminton and swimming. Well, I am always bad in sports activities since young, even I have trained hard. 

It was my first 21 km run and I thought I can never do it in 3.5 hours. Everyone who heard about it was having the same thought also and say that I must be crazy. At the end, I managed to finished it with the time of 3 h 25 m.

It was an eye opening experience. A journey that you will not be alone, you will see thousands of people running with you, everyone has their own reason to run: Some wanted to collect the medals; some want to challenges their best times, there are a lot of youngsters like us who just want to show off to their peers that they have come so far; there are also a lot of middle age or older people who are more physically fit and ran faster than you. From observation, there are thousands of stories you can see within the 21 km. That is how I fall in love with running a marathon, eventually you will forget to scroll your phone and keep focus on the road, on yourself, your mindset, your legs of course, when it gets hurt. 

Surprisingly it did not stop there. 

3 years later, after the third Half Marathon, my senior approach me and we both thinking if we should challenge ourselves to another level, the Full Marathon. We have been considering it since then but no one dare to really go for it. Luckily, thanks to another special friend of mine, who have not join any long distance run but decided to join it with his university friends during that time that finally encourage me to go for it as well. 

It was during my final year, where I have more flexibility while doing research for Final Year Project, I have more control of my time that I can arrange for training. Not to forget, those who spend time to motivate me for training: running in the campus, or go to the gym. Elizabeth and Sue Anne. It was 2013, my first attempt to Full Marathon, a little ran out of time, 7 h 03 m. 

I failed the second attempt the following year, lacking of exercise and also wearing a wrong running shoes. I got myself a few big blister and the feeling kills me each step I walked. I decided to give up on the run and realized that I need more training in order to keep myself in fit condition. 

Last year I go back to Half Marathon, managed to finish it without much training. 

But there are still something that I would like to challenge myself, some noise that telling me that I must try again before I say I cannot. Something that I know I need to come over, because I afraid of.(similar to talking to public, my legs shake every time I need to do so). 

This year, after 3 years since the first attempt, I decided to join again with my crazy running buddies here. A year challenge for myself also, that I wish to stand up from where I have fallen badly and the nightmare of 7 hours. I would want to prove that if anyone can do it, so do I. 

This year, thanks to the crazy marathon buddies (Lee Hoon, Doreen, Debera and Victor) that join the marathon with me.Thanks to Sue Anne that accompany join a few marathon in KL (Malaysia Woman Half Marathon, PJ Half Marathon, Pantai Bagan Lalang Half Marathon, Superman vs Batman was requested by her and I FFK her from the KL Standard Chartered Marathon), and my weekly training buddies - Hui Ying, Jia Yi and this year, surprisingly, Angelina mentioned that she is considering to join us for the gym session and she make it! From 400 m to 2 km! 

I am barely to continue the training without all of their supports and accompanies. 

This is the pride for everyone of them. You never know how much you have done to support a dream. And now, I can finally say it out loud that I have completed a FULL MARATHON.

Thank you! 

Without noticing the time is flying AGAIN, here come, the last day of November. Today, there have been two people come to me and say some words, it means a lot to me. For along the period here and growth. More to come for December?

Meanwhile, time to write down the to-do list for the coming year. And Happy Holiday to all the school kids!

Kerry APAC Early Career Program: Part 1, 2 and 3 - Completed

2016 has become a very interesting year, part of it is the graduate training program has come to live, after we had thought that it will never be happen again. But with a different mode. We participated this not as a fresh graduates but with bunch of experienced workers.

It was unexpected fun yet gaining a lot of insights for preparations for future leaders. I am sure that I am not ready to lead yet when I don't have confident on my technical skills, which I think it is important to make sure that it is important to cultivate it before you get into the management roles.

Besides of the knowledge sharing in this program, I guess what is more important is having the chance to meet new people in life.

Life started after 6 months of working has become a routine. There is limited of graduates for our year (hmm, I am not sure I have know them all, but 2 were my classmates, then through badminton I have know the others from production), I have the chance to know more seniors as well through the USM seniors, Supply Quality team,  badminton, and also Thursday dinner date.

Even though the job requires me to know new people in order to get the work done, the virtual communication way has make everything to be less human more formal. People come and go, and you can only accept the changes and to deal with the new one. Without much relationship involved.

This training has become a little bit different, when it combines people from the other departments and sites, a totally different background but gather together for the classes and become teammates.

And finally it has been officially ended, marked the end of the graduate program (damn, I still missing my university life!) but also another new journey going to start.

It has become a lot more challenges when you are facing the real world. What make it worth is nor matter how tough the journey will become, I will make sure it is confirm a journey of growth.

End of this program, I need to get myself ready for Penang FULL MARATHON, which will be held in less than a month time.

And there is still other to-do list needed to be clear before end of the year.

Keep calm and keep going.

Good Luck!! for you and me.

  

2016 Q3 review - Life

It is now Oct 1st, and I finally make a move to McD to online after half a day rolling on the bed.
At work, we always have quarterly review of our work performance and we just had one last week to close of Q3 and to see what is pending for Q4 to make sure all close by end of the year.
Going to countdown 2016 to finish, it has been 9 months passed, and it has been a great year that so
much happening and changes has been made.

2016 is a great year, with the increase of annual leave days this year. I get to spend more holiday during Chinese New Year (back to Melaka, travel to Penang, and then back to Johor), then visited Adelaide, Australia in Mar, with my sister had a long stay, so take a week off and go for visit after attended my cousin's wedding, another holiday spend in Perak and Penang to attend my sister's wedding in June.

2016 also a great change year, after realizing that my body performance drop after 1.5 years working, after register the Penang Bridge Full Marathon, I have no choice but to make sure myself have more training. So it has become a more intense workout and marathons in a year.

Had Woman Malaysia Marathon in Mar with Sue Anne in Mar, 2XU Compression Run in Apr with the seniors in JB travel to Singapore, then a few short distance run in JB - Kerry Run and UTM night run, Sue Anne was too excited after the WMM 2016, but I missed out the Standard Charted Marathon as it selling too fast, replaced it with PJ Half Marathon in Aug, register for UEM Charity Run in JB, but it got cancelled due to the sudden haze visiting Malaysia. Then Sue Anne get excited again after two half marathon in a month, we go for another two marathon in two days, Bagan Lalang Run (half marathon) on Saturday and then Superman v Batman run (10km) on Sunday.

People called me crazy for joining so many run, with the suffering of the body and also the money spend. Well, after all the craziness I start to become clearer of my craziness, but no regrets.

For the 25 years of my life, it has become a great year to spend, even though with all the pains on the legs. I feel more happy and I can feel my body response well after started to really workout.
I should thanks all the buddies who willing to accompany me all these while.

Craziness will not stop after this year, but maybe a different approach, I will try to continue my workout to maintain my health. and I shall look for other new challenges in life in the coming year. Starting to plan for next year, a long journey ahead and I am looking forward to it.

Looking forward for my last fight for Full Marathon. Officially countdown for 2 months and my last holiday to Penang in end Nov.

p/s: too bad look like I cannot attend any of the juniors convocation, I have no idea why is it all falls in Oct and is a weekday. An advanced BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all the juniors I know, Welcome to the real working life if you have found your job, and good luck for those who are still looking for one.

Reminder to myself: Keep up the spirit of taking challenges. Never give up of doing what you think is right. Well, I am always lucky, because I have got a lot courage from my beloved friends and sisters.

Stay calm, Stay tune, the most beautiful scene will come after the rain. It won't be the ending, but another start.

Coursemates who started work with me in the same company.

Use the word from my friend: 

One has left us much earlier and now finally back to Penang, 

Another one leaving soon, 

One of the best memories between us two years ago. 

It will last forever, the story for our first job and the laughter that we shared. 

September Post: Marathon and me

This month, countdown to the last three months for my Penang Full Marathon. This year, still don't have much confident as before. That year, 3 years ago, with all the fighting spirits to go for a better future, a motivation for me to get nearer to my love one. To tell myself that I can go through the impossible.

Life is always cruel with all the up and down. After the injury that I have gone through the following year, I downgrade myself to go back to the half marathon last year. With all the spirit gone and I am learning to accept all that have happen.

After two years of trying to get rid and to strikes for better career, I have left out my jogging habit. Part of it I don't like sports at all. I am such a lazy person back in real life. If I can choose, to work less and the rest just sit back at home and just do nothing.

I wish to have that life. I did manage to have this kind of life after start working. Go back on time, and enjoy my Korean drama. But it doesn't last long.

I start to feel the aging. With the accumulated fats that I have collected after days and days sitting in front of computer, and the tiredness when get ready to office. I realised that I need a change. A change to this situation else I will be soon collapse.

Thanks to the friends and colleagues around that loves sports. I still manage to go for badminton, marathon and hiking from time to time.

This year, I have try to focus back to running, this is the easiest sport that you can do it alone, but amazingly, you will never be alone. I have a bunch of friends that I met along the life journey join me for this crazy action.

One friend whom started with Penang Fun Run, initially call me a crazy for joining a half marathon back in 2010 (I was enter by accidentally though), become joining three half marathon this year, we run the Woman Run in Mar, she said it will never happen again, but she end up sign up for Standard Charted Run (I miss it due to lack of cash flow that time, poor me.), and crazily join me for a half marathon and 10km run in two consecutive days. My favourite friend, Sue Anne that always go crazy easily, well, only her I will go out of my rational acts.

Another few more seniors and friend that I met in USM and Kerry, who are also my running partners in crime, these are all my luck to have them to drag me in to one more marathon, some drag by me also.

Marathon, has becoming part of my life, a great spirit of never give up. Yes, you will feel the spirit when you see everyone else who join, some might be weaker than you in stamina, but all will have the aim to finish the journey or to score their best time.

NEVER GIVE UP, KEEP FIGHTING, for all the people out there to never fail to try challenge themselves.
We might afraid of injuries, we do need to try our best to avoid getting hurt, some are not reversible, but life only live once, if I don't go for it I will be more afraid the regrets than the scars that shows that I have tried my best.

I don't know what will be the next after this run in November, well I will just try my best for this one first. I shall thanks all the people who accompany me for training and joining me for a marathon.

Running alone is lonely and boring. Running with friends you get to have more courage and run faster and longer.

Last but not least, I shall thanks my crazy friend again, for waiting me along the journey under the hot sun. Thank you my friend, and continue to run. (evil smile...)
 

Recap for August

It mark down the full month of life without WiFi at home. I barely do any internet surfing, so ended up I go busy for reading with the aim to finish my book list and bring it back home.

Life has becoming more and more interesting when it started reading. New ideas and thoughts. I have been reading about how technology has come and affects humans life, some food science that I did not get to learn in university, read about life, food for life, and some other light readings.

This year birthday has become a remarkable one with all the loves one around and get a number of lovely gift from my friends. Thanks for all the surprise and loves from each of them. I really appreciate the effort.

Thanks for the teammates, batch mates, course mates, friends, juniors, seniors, boss and sisters. For one whole month I have been non stop eating good food. Of course, get to meet a few rare friends too.

First time become tour guide at Singapore bring my sayang Iznie around to explore and exercise. Get to eat two pieces of cake sharing birthday with Musuh no 2 Cik Kiah, and Bariqi, who is younger than me 363 days.

Back home for emergency, end up finally get to eat durian at home. Not to mentioned the usual menu, Chicken Rice Ball and Pork Rib noodle. Oh ya, the remarkable cheap Popcorn as well. (one pack for MYR 1.50 at the Wednesday night market!).

Went up to KL for PJ Half Marathon with Sue Anne, getting the record for 3 hour and 10 min. Good record and still with rooms of improvement. Met special Akak (Soo Mei) and have a short catch up finally after two years from USM.

Birthday celebrations with my colleagues is the one unexpected. I was expecting myself to go home and cook for a simple meal. Then Debera was the one who called me out for dinner. And suddenly everyone appear.

IT was unexpected two years I have been staying in Johor as it was started as a very boring place to me. Comparing to Melaka and Penang. But ended up with these group of people that I finally make it another home for the journey that I have gone through. Not sure if I will come back again in the future, but it has make it a memorable two years and I am sure I will find it hard when it is time to leave.

Should have another Half Marathon as part of my training for Penang Marathon. But suddenly the haze come and it cancelled. So I have extra time and drive to Batu Pahat to meet my long lost girlfriend, Adrina, to celebrate both of our birthday and catch up with her again.

Had a few more rounds with Debera, Jia Yi and Sarah. Thanks for the treat for the Korean BBQ.

Met Miin Shan at the end of her internship as well. My little girl has become final year student now already. How time flies! She is always 7-year-old girl that I kept in my memories.

Thanks for the special birthday gift that I can request by my own. Although I think I should request it more. But I appreciate it. Thanks for the gift from ladies, I am start getting my mood on for the next journey and will sure bring all your love with me.

It will be another long list for the thank you and appreciation. All and all, a simple thank you and I appreciate each of you that have remember this one simple day and make it special to me.

A quarter century it has come. 

Wish myself faster get a bf, 

Wish myself to love myself more than yesterday,

(I know I always did! but under request too)

And last wishes keep it for myself. 

Thank you! Terima Kasih! Xie-xie! Arigato! Merci! 

Jul - A month with an ending and a new start

Jul is approaching the end again. I dont know how I spend it again.

Probably it is just an usual time passing by again. What is the main focus this months was back on track and workout. It has become routine for a weekly gym session with Hui Ying since she participate in the 2XU compression run in 2015. What make it different for me this year, I am going to join the Full Marathon again to challenge my limits and also to see how far I can go.

Marathon has become part of my life back in 2010 so that I will be continue watch out my stamina and also body health. This year, becoming 25 years old, I am thinking to go for some changes to life and thus 42.195 km has become one of the target again.

The month of July begins the painful training, I went to Mount Pulai twice in a week thought want to start make good friends with the uncles while enjoying the nature but it happens that I saw a news post that it is closed for public due to too many life threatening cases happened there. Thanks to my buddy Chian Yit for accompany and both of us got wet due to rain. And the second session with Sarah, Thong Thong and Leslie, a good weather.

Then Jia Yi has become actively call me for workout, whether gym or the route at Taman Merdeka. It is usually for me to run on a treadmill for about 30 min for  a distance of 3 km, but she motivates me to go for 5 km at least. of course, longer time needed. And yes, I need to make sure myself go further than that when the marathon gets nearer.

Birthday
Jul has become a month for PIZZA due to it is Debera's Birthday! Thanks to her I have try on 6 pizzas in a week.

There are a few of the important persons that are born in this month, firstly is my beloved daddy, which I used to call home on this day and wish him if I am not at home. I seldom call home but this is the day I usually does. Even it might be just a 5 to 10 minutes call.

The nearest to me now is Debera, one of the best buddy I met in Johor Bahru. So this is the only birthday celebration I had. The longest I can remember and still keep in touch is one of the Genting buddy back in 2008, my first job batch mate. Although I keep forgetting the date of his birthday. He used to put on FB is 31st Aug. One friend that I did not manage to wish is Sock Ting, this month I gets a little bit emo so more focusing on sports and also reading.

Reading
Thanks to the limited WiFi connection at my current house, whether it easily get disconnected or the 20 GB in a month, I finally back to my reading as well. It has been quite a long book list that I have bought back and the reading speed has been slow down due to me falling to the drama again and again and time wasted.

Back to reading. Recently my favorites are about foods and also how to make your life simpler. There are a few books that I have read and it opens my mind about the globalization of food supply, some reading about how the technology has change the way we eat today, and also how it has been influencing and impacting the whole economy. Interesting to read, something that I have never come across throughout my degree years while learning Food Technology.

The other topic is also related to my current situation. One of the author he try to simplified his stuff by control it under 100 things for a year. There is also book related to some Japanese lifestyle that encourage minimum stuff at home （极简生活）. It suits my taste, being a lazy person in life, I am looking forward that my house will be of minimum stuff so that it can be clean easily. Meanwhile, it makes you values all the stuff that you have.

Cooking
While trying to focus on workout and reading, cooking is also one of the tasks for the month. After a whole month of heavy meals, I am running out of money and there goes the cooking plan. Well, still the beginner in cooking and again, being the lazy one, I am proud to have my meal ready in 10 min!

Well, pretty simple time to go for my work-life balance target. August is coming, looking forward for a whole month of celebrations. Hint: My birthday is coming soon! But no more cakes please. Gift are most welcome, and... and... I like FOOD!

Jun Part 2: Being A Lucky Person

Finally got back my WiFi at home, after five days. What a good timing!

Jun has been really a month full with fun and activities!

After return from Perak/Penang Trip, the following week I have a date with senior, Lee Hoon for a promise that I have made some time ago, which is to find a place to jog or so called training in Singapore. The marathon run registration fee is becoming more expensive when the popularity goes up and not mentioning those in Singapore which is three times Malaysian Ringgit!

She asked me if the thought is going for real and then there goes the weekend on Jun 25, 26! Although not much time to plan on the schedule, I did end up really enjoy the trip. Smooth traffic on the Saturday and meet up with my buddy, Andrew to catch up for a brunch. Then meet up with Lee Hoon, she bring me to all the places that I wanna to go. Hehe. We made it to the the second hand book heaven, Bras Basah Complex to search for 2nd hand magazine for my training the following week. At the same time, we found a lot of interesting shop located in this complex and have fun exploring it! Then go to International Music Day at Alliance Francaise le Singapour. The first thing fun is back to old school time to enjoy our music and performance, secondly, it is the first time I am so near to a French environment! I had a Level 1 study in university, hardly understand French language, but long before that it is one of the bucket list travel to France to witness the Eiffel Tower in real!

Then, followed by Sun, go to the Macrithie National Park for the jogging. Another reservoir that I see in Singapore, after the Lower Seletar Reservoir and this is a real place for some training, it is a 11 km trail with most of the places cover under the tree, so not hot at all! Having fun looking at other handsome running at the same time! The place is almost flat, so we have quite some running except for some place the rock is slippery which we have to slow down to avoid injured.

Macritchie Reservoir

The Tree Top Walk - 250 m of one way walk 

on top of all the tall trees and nature. 

Initially I thought it is not scary at all. 

Keep back my words after 50 m walk. 

Start walking fast before my leg start shaking.

After that, had a great shower and then meet up with ShuChen for lunch before heading back to where I come from. Back to Johor, the traffic was smooth as well.

Come to end of Jun, I had the APAC Early Career Training Program Part 2. Unlike the first part, this time we are meeting up the same group of people, more familiar faces, although less people. More learning come in for the three days of training, communication skills, presentation skills, and this time we had a finance workshop plus a megatrend presentation.

Meet back MiniUN Team in part 1 on the first day! 

Then they changed the team so that we are better mixing around.

This is my team no 2, Malindo, 

originally from Malaysia and Indonesia.

I made a promise at the beginning check-in time, to be ready to practice more of my presentation skills and build my confidence. Throughout these three days, I did enjoy it although not so much night outing and drinking session like what seniors told us. Well, my drinking ability is still a toddler, better not to drink so much too.

Team photo 2, after we won the presentation.

A good ending for part 2.

Soon after the training, bring one of my colleague from Thai to go visit my hometown, Melaka. Well, not much to travel, only that her travel plan is to go to place with good food, and I think Melaka fit it well. But it is a hot weather and we really feel exhausted in the afternoon.

I hope she did enjoy Melaka and the food. Happy when she commented "A-roy!" (HoChiak in Thai)

Finally, end of Jun and there come the Raya holiday. To be continue... 

Movie : Me before You

Forgotten to update about this movie that I recently watch it, hmm, alone.

A totally worthwhile to be a "me" time movie. One that you don't want any distractions from your friends and you feel bad to stop people talking to you.

Me Before You, a love story? A love story but full with rational thoughts. A girl living in her own world with all the love from the family and boyfriend.

She meet the guy, which was once the most arrogant guy with everything in his control.

The guy is smart, smarter than anyone else. How much you love one and you will let your love one growth as much as she could?

It links back to all the men I met, first and foremost my lovely daddy that let me travel as far as I could as long as I spend my own money. Without him, I maybe really the same girl 10 years ago, study in the hometown , working and settle down the whole life in the same place.

Not that it is not a good life, but I really appreciate that I am given all the opportunity and freedom, from working part time at Genting Highlands, study in Penang, exchange to Chiang Rai, Thailand, visit to other places around the world, and even accept me not working at the hometown as long as I can manage to survive on my own.

I am starting to imagine myself as the girl in the movie, only that I haven't get to find a partner like that, well, I once thought I really working hard to archive something in order for me to be eligible to be one's partner.

What is not wasted, it is always good that you are trying to improve yourself, even though he ends up not the person in life you have proven yourself tried your best with no regrets, you will be ready for the most suitable one in life. Who is that, no one knows, it maybe ended by you alone, when time comes, you will be ready for it, because you chose the path you want to walk. But even you walk alone, you are only to be more confident because of the path you have walk through, that is the only promise that I have keep to myself.

Keep life simple, focus on what you want to do, since you cannot control other factor in life. One day, you will shine, the way you should be. Good luck my girl, the little one inside my heart.

Somewhere deep inside my heart, I do hope that you are my one and only.
Cheers, to the special friendship that we have. And congrats to the new journey starting soon. All the best!

June : Sister Wedding, Farewell, Next Steps

It is June going towards the end very soon, 2016 come half its way and yet a lot of things still pending. Well, as usual, the turtle use its own pace to finish the race. This month, most of the time was on travel, seems like work has been left aside and more to settle.

This month starting from sent mum back to Melaka from Johor during the long weekend. At the same time, meet up with my lovely sister, Sue Anne at Melaka. I hope she did enjoy the day trip, eating Pork Rib Noodle, Cendol, Popiah, Chicken Rice, Durian Puff, and also walking along the Jonker Street although in the morning - I prefer morning as it will be less crowded and more freedom to walk around. Fully utilize the one day and a half.

Debera appointed must eat popiah 

because of the crispy, crunchy pork lark 

Then, it is the long awaited my third sister Jiao Mei's wedding. I really salute her to settle everything on her own. Two weekend, one at Melaka hometown, one at the her husband's hometown at Sungai Siput, Perak. So end up I did not help anything, just go shopping and buy new dress and get ready to take photo.

Thanks to my second sister for the makeup @Luyeyen, Melaka, 11th Jun 2016 ,

And first time in my life to be the bride's sisters @ Sg Siput, Perak, 18th Jun 2016

I also get to eat the famous dimsum at Fushan and lim kopi at Ipoh, Perak.

After that, continue the journey to the north to Penang and join a gathering with my USM Food Technology juniors for a badminton session and dinner arranged by my super junior, Yahouy, the two batch younger than me, and finished her degree very soon. Happy for her that she has got a job confirmed right after graduate.

The old man cannot beat the young one, 

and what is the most change here is the new badminton court!!

After that bath and go for dinner, 

I talk more than I eat. LOL.

Time to learn back to listen... 

Take another day off due to the flight ticket price, spend half a day back USM again to meet up and catch up with my lovely lecturer, Dr Syahariza and Dr Cheng, happened to meet Dr Fazilah as well. Miss the school and teachers so much! But what Dr say is hitting straight to the point also, after 2 years in the food industry, the knowledge that you gain is much more than what you learn in school already and it is more up to day to the current need. Hmm, whether is a right choice to start working first, anyway the time cannot turn back.

After had all the meet up sessions, it is time to face the reality again, I am really lucky to have such a considerate boss, it is hard not to take the offer. So, it is time to plan everything out for my long vacation and then ready to come back again.

Next week, it is going to be another 3 days off from work for training, then ready for July coming and it is another holiday for Raya. I haven't get to go to any plaza Ramadan yet! Next week, a must!

May Update

I dont know how this month really passed. It seems to be just yesterday I updated my blog, but it seems to be also so much happening. 

Beginning of the month, my dear Sun Chen come for work for two weeks. Follow her to visit one of the boss hometown at Pontian, Johor. Then still continue accompany her go eat all the local food - following the footsteps two years back when we first met and I just started the working life. 

Roti canai, leicha, asam laksa, and my new favorite char kuey teow. Boss sees I only bring her to all these local food, she brought us to some new places such as New Chua Kee Seafood Restaurant, Anna's Kitchen (Dare myself to try out the Petai Fried Rice, and it appears to be really nice. )

See the big crab! @New Chua Kee Seafood Restaurant

What is different of her trip, she have her boyfriend already! So I become the obstacle and keep take her away. XD. 

Right before Sun Chen last few days in Malaysia, my mum come to stay with me in Johor. It is really hard if one do not know what to do except for the cooking and television. She brought all the food from Melaka to Johor, and my house's kitchen is not suitable to fry. But there has been 10 days of yong tauhu supply. 

The only day that I bring my mum out for food, 

she asked for vege and Japanese, 

I brought her to the Bushidao Shabu2, 

but she complain that it is only mushroom, not vegetables. >.<

Had been leave home for too long, office life also another world that probably my mum cannot imagine. While two people in the same room having two different life, disaster do happen. She cannot sleep at night and consequence my sleeping time also affected. End up she requested to go to stay with my aunt at Kulai and I will pick her up next weekend (4th Jun) to sent her back to Melaka.

Not having much time to continue my sports but managed to join the 5 km run by my company and also 10 km night run at UTM. Time to resume for the training. August will be the next half marathon before the Nov Full Marathon. Final try and I will go with half marathon to keep the running spirit. 

Kerry 5 km Fun Run with the Ladies~ 

UTM Luminous Night Run 10 km

Meanwhile, time to get exposure to my new house's gymnasium and also swimming pool. 

June, it should be a month for celebration, I will have a long weekend between 4th to 7th June, then attending my third sister's wedding on 11th and 18th. Just schedule a meet up session with my dear junior generations. Then month end will attend my second APAC Early Career Training Program Part two. 

It is also going to be time for half year review for work. Time to look forward for more exposure. 

May and Jun, Lots of memories can linked: 

- it is two-years anniversary for my Final Year Project Presentation, the end of four years university life.  (2014)

Submitted the hard cover Final Year Project 

and the start of all the party night

- three years ago, end of internship life and my first Taiwan backpack bringing my friend. (2013)

Back in my lovely old days. 

Taipei and Taichung for a week 

and then I am broke and stop traveling around. 

- five years ago, I entered PLKN for less than two weeks and then travel by plane the first time in life for my student exchange at MFU, Thailand for one semester (2011)

Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon one day trip. 

Recalled the moments that we learn hard for Thai language in order to travel more places in Thailand. 

- six years ago, I left Genting Casino as a part time card dealer and to further my study in USM.

 

Photo created by one of my ex-colleague 

for our table game. 

Pontoon a.k.a 笨蛋

and viewing my hard drive, it seems like it is time for some clean up. The End.

Start of May: Move out, Short Getaway to Pontian, Shopping

The story started at last week, I have a packed schedule although it is a long weekend.

Started to shift my stuffs to the new house after hiking, farewell with my housemates before Marian is returning to her home country. It has been a nice stay of 18 months with tonnes of freedom and privacy in the house. How time flies. It is just like yesterday she inform us that she has an opportunity to continue working with Kerry near to her home.

Feeling happy for her to be back to her kids, and looking forward for the next time we meet, maybe no more Malaysia but their home country or even the new place that I am going to explore. Where will be the next destination? It creates a new bucket list in my travel plan.

I finally make the last round on Thu night, move all my belongings to my car and bring them back to Melaka, and then full loaded again back to Johor. Gotta try my best not to buy new stuff into the house and also try finish up those already in within this year.

Returned home after Fri dinner, Jia Yi is the one accompany me for dinner and get ready for her exam preparations. 

Round Melaka for almost whole day, pick up my sis, sleep, go eat Chicken Rice Ball (oh well, I know right, AGAIN!) Settle my tax filling, lunch, go out settle her wedding stuff preparations, which it will be happening in about a month time! 

Too busy until I forgotten to update my friend who is also back to home for the long weekend. I have help my sister to book the earliest bus ticket to sent her off to bus station and start my journey back to Johor. 

One of the first China colleague that I get to know after I enter the workplace a.k.a my once upon a time dinner mate come to Malaysia for work purpose invited me to be a big light bulb for a day trip to Pontian, Johor, hosted by our manager. Some of my coursemate have told me to visit Tanjung Piai before but due to the closure of some part of it so I have yet to plan for a visit. 

Go to Pontian, met Berlin in person (Janice's dog) - I dare not to touch any live animals... >.< but she is cute, ate Pontion Ah Poh Bakuteh - I like the herbal taste! Asam Fish, “Ginger Wine Chicken" (姜酒鸡）, Loh Bak, A day started with FOODDDDDDDDDDDD!

Then started our journey to Tanjung Piai, and go to Kukup. I missed one of the family trip few years back with my parents. Finally I have the chance to see these mangrove habitats after so many years study from Geography. The one from Kukup seems much cleaner with the sand. 

Get to eat fresh fish again after few hours of digestion. Special fried noodles with fish, fish soups, spring rolls, coconut jelly, etc etc. Get to see all the houses build above the sea again. Sun Chen reminds us of Penang Chew Jetty. 

End of one day trip. 

Monday, last day of my long weekend, first day sleeping in the new room. 

My ex colleague a.k.a one of the long lost friends (6 years!) a.k.a Wai San has come to Johor and find me, ask me to bring her for some local food and also do shopping. Some friendship is just so simple, even though it has been a long time but once meet up you don't feel it awkward. She is one of them. Had a day laughing with her. 

Due to did not open my internet at all, I did not noticed it is her birthday. What a big surprise! She must be likes me a lot. Muahaha. As a credit to her for coming all the way from Singapore and find me in this special day, we go for a piece of cake after a crazy shopping day before sending her off back.  

May come too soon and it will sure to be fully occupied again. I am thankful for all the people that have make me smile and cherish my life. Well, take it easy and ALL is WELL.

Recap for April 2016

Another month is coming to an end again.

This months has gone fast again.

April 5, it is the death anniversary for my beloved daddy. Thanks to all his siblings, they are indeed treat us all very well. We are one big family, this is one big treasure that left to us, the younger generations by our grandparents. And yes, one year has passed. Too many things that happened in this period. All I wanted is a good deep rest, which I am looking forward to it to be happening soon. Meanwhile, I am yet to do a deep research, well pretty much to be just having a me-time for refreshing and reflecting myself on what I really want for life.

Joined a half marathon on the Apr 3 for 2xu Compression Run in Singapore, reunited with the marathon kaki a.k.a seniors a.k.a they are all my buddies. Get shocked by the number of people who join the running event, the human traffic along the way. Affect my running result although I feel that my performance was better compared to the last one as this time I had Hui Ying running all the way with me. T.T I will really miss you as my training partner for the past one year until today. 21 km in 3h25min.

p/s met Leng Mui a.k.a Wai San, my Genting mei mei in SG, 

it has been 6 years ago, she has become da jie jie this time to treat me good food. 

Had a short lunch with her and catch up with her. 

Then had a charity run (Donut Run) at UTM on the Apr 16, for 4.2 km in 31 min 27 sec. They gave out donut at each checkpoint - I ate one and feel it is really not a good time to eat while running. So I kept the other two until the end. Manage to run continuously for 3 km but the last km I was just walking until finally I find the finish point.

There is a donuts buffet at the finishing line, 

but no more feeling to eat any of them so I just make my way home with the medal. 

Working life is all good, sometimes cracking head to find a solution, but that is the function of the brain. What I really like about working here is the chances to know more people: I join a training program from Apr 20 to 23, meet new people from the Asia Pacific region. Well, not really all new to me, so managed to target a few new faces and get to know them in this three-days event. After all, it is a good time to move away from the working stress, which I had been busy for a few weeks and will be busy within this quarter.

I wonder why even training, my group name are linking with "minions". 

But I really enjoying within the group.

And then come back from the training, learnt a new card game (Phase 10) from Debera, bring all the way back from New Zealand and introduce to us. We were all tired after the training, as the night before had some preparation works on for the next day presentation. (I am a slow thinker, so need to work beforehand. ) But still they (Deb and JY) come to my house and we play a few rounds.

The pretty batch mates, we are lacking Iznie a.k.a my sayang!

Continue with the weekend on Apr 23, planned in a month ago to go to Gunung Lambak, Kluang for the hiking, the only place to-go that I missed out the last trip I went to Kluang. Did not do much survey on the hiking trail as we have a local with us. But the local only went there a few times. Still we need her, lost in no where with the GPS for our car. She shared the location to save us. Reach the recreation park at 745 am in the morning, then we start hiking. Ask one of the local on which route is easier for the hike, uncle run and show us the direction. I tried to talk to the uncle by asking whether he come here weekly. Uncle say no. He come to this place five times a week, as a half retired age.

He shows us the direction then go back. Finally after a 1.5 hours we reach the peak of Gunung Lambak. Another uncle talked to us. He laughed at us as he already go up and down for 3 times when we just go up. And he told us that we come up from the wrong way as there is more preferable to be the going down path. We thought to go the same way down, but then someone suggest us to go the other path down to see a different view. It is a much shorter path, but all the way steep to the half checkpoint. We used the longer but easier path to go up, and taking a short but tougher path to go down. Challenging, but a good experience. The second uncle seems to be a typical old fashion man, who scolded us stupid to use the wrong path, but he actually become our guide to lead us down the way. Imagine he can actually use 29 min to go down, but because of us, he spend 1.5 hours.

I believe he is also the local who really love this nature place and it is what he called as home. He shared with us the knowledge for the hiking places in Malaysia, and he is very proud as Gunung Lambak is consider one of the most challenging path (I believe he is also the person who walk all the route out, which is really a good experience to meet and listen).
Thank you uncle, you make our journey much more smoother although it is all the hard way through.

Missed the Railway Coffee this time, we eat for Botak Curry Mee and also Cendol before heading back to Johor. Then all sleep dead after get a refreshing shower.