Been lusting over full midi skirts! not just any midi skirts, but essply the ones w pleats and thick material... think satin... in rich colors of emerald, fuchsia... or foam material as i call it! in say... peach or mint. *swooonssss
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skirts w mesh inserts of course are very pretty too! actually anything w mesh!
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Actually i have so many things buried deep in my heart or filed at the back of my head ... emotions stirring, thoughts churning.. but i dont have the luxury of time to put them down. either at the work place or travelling... trying to escape this town. i wish i have a 'ren yi men' from doraemon. at most times i wish i open my eyes and i'm where i wanted to be. travelling is just so tiring.. and agonizing some times. i just wanna be at home or w the panda in no time.
however, now that i'm here w some free time (got stuck in banland) my mind is as blank as a white sheet of a4 paper. i also come to realize that i HAVE been away from town whenever i'm not working. amazing.
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ok! perhaps i can start w this - to pump up the positive vibe here. i really shud be more positive!
- le seal is finally going to get married off! i mean - get married! to be honest, i'm both heavy hearted and happy for her... but i can't really imagine how it'd really be to not have her stay at home.. hogging the whole room and creating such a mess and being such a 'cacat' - no offence. i can't believe our retarded child-like sisterhood is to be cut short w her being away already...
nvrtheless, rom is next week and i'm so excited to help her ... been trying to clear time to spend w her before she's away more.. T___T *wails*
been helping her pick dresses, think about flower bouquets, watch vids for bouquet making and corsages... wedding themes and inspirations... best part? wedding gown shopping. wheee
- i have a rough idea of what i want for mine too! and i'd most definitely want a chinese traditional 'kua' as well!
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otherwise, i've been trying to spend time w le panda. but lately i've been quite tied up w work and other commitments in kl (also to spend time w le seal as mentioned above) - le panda was sacrificed. both hearts were broken as plans were already made , and had to be canceled. and it crushes me to go see him to only leave so so soon again. LE SIGH. we both are sooooooo 'clingy' since le panda joined d workforce. hahahaha not that i'm complaining.
anyways! we hve been exploring the beautiful historical city of malacca. and of course their food. we got so tired of getting 'expert advices' from 'food bloggers' so we took things into our own hands.
by far, these are some of our favourites..
- wa zen (the crowd speaks for itself - it's like a bloody weekend everyday inside! reservations! its moscow all over again! lol)
- a'famosa chicken rice (more like my fav haha)
- makko nyonya restaurant (pong teh, lady's fingers, and good old melaka chendol!)
- bonani (indian rest.- home to amazing biryani)
- pak putra tandoori chicken
- jeta groove (le panda likes the durian chendol)
- nadeje crepe cakes (le panda's fav, yes yes, i must admit, to my surprise that though it's much hyped, it's quite tasty.. still. i think it's a lil overpriced)
- durian cream puffs in jonker street! (le panda's ultimate fav -___-", they're supposed to be eaten in one mouthful.. well i can understand why ppl dig them, the cream smells and taste divine)
- baba charlie (only for the pineapple tarts and yam cake..great variety of nyonya kuihs but not v yums, so it goes to the 'raved but we didn't get it' category)
honourable mention
- jonker 88 - for their chendol
raved but we didn't get it
- satay celup (just stuffs dipped into peanut sauce that god knows has been served to how many patrons prior)
- mee bodoh (plain fried oily yellow mee w some taugeh... ???)
- dim sum garden (MAJOR YUCKS - best dim sum in melaka my foot)
- portugese settlement seafood restaurant (we tried the first stall - ugh)
i'm looking forward to try
- bukit cina wantan mee
- coconut shake
- more of other wa zen's dishes hahhaha
can't think of others now.
now i think the stuffs above deserves a separate entry altogether.
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i got myself a light lilac rose from the wet market today. the nice lady boss said they smell wonderful .. and they sure do! they smell like.... jasmine.... but the color... is so beautiful. it's exactly what i like for roses. weird lilacs or orangey-red that looks like fake paper roses... yums. it costs 1.5rm only and it doesn't justify its natural beauty and also the joy it brings me. :)
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the journey... the CNY movie everyone's raving about.... and everyone has watched... i bought tix for le mom and i the other day... to be honest... it was good but perhaps due to the raves and reviews... i was expecting more. i wish the story has even more depth to it. nevertheless... it made me love malaysia and our chinese culture even more. travelling ... w le mom too. to spend more time w her. sabah... i don't know. malaysia is so beautiful : ))
relationship w mom. i do think i'm making a lot of conscious efforts to build our relationship.. i wish my sis would too. there are good days and not so good ones. so i don't really know what to anticipate upon reaching home... which is why i love going back to le panda's sanctuary. cos i know there will be warm food and a welcoming (second) home. it gives a warm fuzzy feeling inside. calm and assuring.
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the other day while waiting for the plaster ceiling filler to dry up... i checked up on le dad's fb account. apparently he has a selfie (much to my amusement) and it broke my heart to see that he has aged. also how a a glance.. i didn't really recognize him too. it is agonizing to not be able to tell your own dad .. it is :(
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i miss the days back in moscow. and its alleys. really. one of the things i miss most are those alleys. i don't know why! they have a certain european feeling about them.. and occasionally i miss the food. mumu and yaposha. dumplings. also i miss being a bum. and cooking. i miss cooking and feeding le panda so so much.
