happy birthday to me

happy 23rd!

go korean.

Another housemate outing to start our study week. Lol. This time to a korean restaurant called Dae Jang Kum in Northbridge. We planned to go to Nagoya but it was closed. We then walked to Matsuri but it was too full. We had no other choice but to walk to Northbridge for korean food instead of japanese food. We had to wait for 15 minutes to be seated since there were 7 of us. The food was served real slow. So, don't go there when you're very hungry because you'll have to wait for 23u821748273682 hours for your food to be served. We only reached home when it was almost 11 ++. Blame the infrequent bus service at night. If we had cars, we would be home by 10-ish.

We celebrated Zee Lin's birthday this arvo. Glad that the surprise party was a success. It was kinda like a small gathering for pharmacy students after our last day in uni because all those people at the party are pharmacy students from Curtin. Ohhhh... I'm gonna miss uni so much. Had a great time during the party despite the HOT weather. The heat was killing me. I hate standing by the road, waiting for all those cars to drive pass so that I could cross the road when it's scorching hot.

Overall, my day was VERY happening. I better start studying for my finals tomorrow. If not, I wouldn't be able to finish my studies. Seriously, I'm gonna miss uni life. =(

Leaving someone behind means you only want the best for her/him, even if it means swallowing the sad reality that, the best just isn't you.

my memorable 22nd birthday =)

I posted this in my facebook note to show my gratitude. Thank you soooo much for the special 22nd birthday!!! I'll find time to edit this and tell a more detailed story next time. =) In the meantime, enjoy......

it's my birthday today. i never thought of such a grand birthday before. perhaps some people think that i'm exaggerating. it might not be grand to the others but it is really grand for me. a birthday full of surprises from 12am of 15 september until now. i don't know what to say right now. i just wanna thank you guys for making my 22nd birthday such a special one!!!!! dispensary class is always stressful for me because i don't really know about those drugs and counselling stuff and i kind of hate it. but today it all went well. it wasn't that stressful and i finished earlier although still later than some people in my class. the birthday surprise at my house was absolutely unpredictable. i never expected a surprise on my birthday as yi tyeng told me about the dinner plan at hsiu li's house. so i thought that we're just gonna have a dinner with some close friends, which i thought was GREAT!!! well, i finished my chem earlier and came home to meet up with bel to get my pressie. woo~~~ i stayed in yi tyeng's room the whole to chat with her and bel. bel kept chatting with me in the room while YT went off and started to gather people in my living-room. when i was still chatting with bel, she suddenly came in and told me that there's a phone call for me. i was like ' is it my mom?' she said, 'i don't know. maybe it's the blood test thingy.' ok. so i went out and opened the door and TADA!!!!!! i saw my bunch of friends in my living-room and i shouted AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! hey, i was really shocked to see them ok??? i just thought of checking who's calling me at that moment. seeing my friends there, singing birthday song for me. it's really a BIG surprise!!!! thank you, yi tyeng!!! for making my birthday such a great one!!!! a lot of things happened when my friends were here hanging around. we took some videos of the process of hugging. hahahahahhaa!!! i watched the videos again and again!!! they're just soooo funny!!!! hahaha... omg!!! my birthday was just superb!!!!! after bel gave me the pressies that she's prepared, she went home and i returned to my room, replying all those fb birthday wishes that i got. it took me sooo long to reply each and every one of them. jessica then called me and we talked for 44.18 minutes. enjoyed the chat with you girl!!!! and then it was my dinner time. i never left my room since bel left my house. so i didn't realise that there's this sticky note on the door, asking me not to peep as my housemate is gonna prepare something special for me tonight. as i opened the door, WALAO!!!!!!!! i thought i just entered a 5-star hotel for my birthday dinner. everything was well-plated on the table!!!! cake, dinner, dessert!!! everything!!! omg!!! i really never thought that my birthday can be such a great one!!!!! i was really touched!!!!! i enjoyed the dinner a lot!!!! thank you sooo much for the dinner and gift!!!! to be honest, i almost wanted to cry when i was halfway eating my dinner. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR MAKING MY BIRTHDAY SUCH A SPECIAL ONE!!!! love you guys lots!!!!!! and the mini fireworks!!!! omg!!! yi tyeng, thank you for your effort!!!! seriously, if you were a guy, i'll go after you!!!!!! hahahhaha.... i'm not kidding!!!!! too bad that we're not L. hahaha... well, all i can say now is THANK YOU again!!!! to all those people who've made my birthday a memorable one!!!! especially you, YI TYENG!!!!!! you made me feel so loved!!!!!! thank you, bel for the pressies!!!!! yt told me you put a lot of effort in it!!!!! thanks to my dear friends who came for the surprise party!!!! siawtze, yijia, hsiu li, christy, yee fang, cheah yen, claire, richard, yie min, bryan. thank you to my my dear housemates who prepared such a sumptuous dinner for me!!!!! yi tyeng, chui ying, dolly, suk bing, wan ling, sandra!!!! how can i ever forget all the thing you guys did for me??? thanks to shane for the birthday gift as well. once again, i would like to say thank you to everyone for making my day!!!!!!!!!!

lots of ♥♥♥
-lingweng-
15/09/09

21st birthday girls

This should be posted on 1st September but there's some sort of delay due to some restrictions. >.<

I had so many things to talk about right now. Things have been piling up since weeks ago or should I say months ago? Think I'm gonna do it bit by bit. I think I'm a bit heartless for not posting a birthday post for both Jessica and Christabel on 8th September. So sorry. Both of them turn 21 this year. I think I did a great job by calling Jessica at 10pm (Perth time), which is 12am in Melbourne. I'm really glad that I'm the first to call her and sing her a birthday song. I hardly sing solo ok? Haha. Anyway, back to the birthday thingy. So, yea. I chatted with her for about 32 minutes. We laughed a lot during the phone call. I can feel that both of us were happy. I really enjoyed the chat since we've not been talking to each other for quite some time. Usually, we just chat in msn. It was a great night. I hope that it was a great birthday gift as well. Since nobody can give you a surprise at 12am, I'll do it! =) Happy 21st birthday, Jessica! Sorry for my terrible voice. Haha.

I actually wrote some notes in this template. Shall not disclose it here.

Sent this to Yu Wan to be included into the scrap book for Jessica. =)

Next, Christabel. We gave her a small surprise that evening but she knew about it. She said that she could guess that there's something going on. That's fine. Lol. Perhaps it's kinda predictable. We then went to Tony Roma's for dinner. Their ribs are great! I would love to go there again although the price is kinda expensive. We were all bloated at the end of the night. Seriously, the dinner was excellent. I'm glad that the birthday girl enjoyed the night with us. =) I guess the most important thing is who you are with, not the number of people celebrating it with you. Happy 21st, Bel! Looking forward to the one week break. =)

Bel's 21st black forest birthday cake from Miss Maud

Jac, Cheah Yen, Yi Tyeng and me with the birthday girl (Bel)

Tony Roma's

three of us =)

Yi Tyeng and Bel

Bel and me

Bel's and my Roma Paradise

Yi Tyeng's Mocktail

Bel's Steak and Ribs Combo with cole slaw and baked potato

Yi Tyeng's Southwestern Chicken with cole slaw and french fries

My Original Baby Back Ribs with loaded mashed potatoes and french fries

Our dessert, Chocolate Avalanche

Bel with her dinner

Yi Tyeng with her dinner

Me with my dinner

and... us with our dinner

at the end of the day, I found this sweet photo taken =)

happy 20th bday!

I felt bad for rejecting the birthday boy's invitation. So now I owed him a present. But I can't think of anything now. Any suggestions? Anyway, happy birthday, Shane! Glad that my apology was accepted. =)

Suk Bing's birthday celebration!

Our first birthday celebration in Unit 5 this year is Suk Bing's birthday! 22nd April. Pity her that she had a test at 7pm that night. So, Wan Ling prepared Mee Sua for all of us and we had a simple dinner together. After she left the house, we started our next plan. The whole kitchen was really busy. Some of us cut the meat, some boiled the bak kut teh, some prepared the vegetable, some cooked the rice etc. Everything was almost done by 9pm. We waited for the birthday girl to reach home but she went to her friend's house to have a small celebration. Yi Tyeng then texted her to come home as she wanted to get some drama series from her. Good trick. That's when our surprise began. We brought the cake to her room and sang a birthday song for her. We then displayed all our dishes out on the table and finally the moment we'd been waiting for has come... dinner time!!! We took some pictures before and after the dinner. We proceeded to the cake cutting session and each of us had a slice of cheesecake to finish. We were totally bloated that night. Couldn't enjoy the green bean soup anymore. Left it for the next day. Had a great night. The whole unit was just so noisy and full of laughter. Love it! =)

Mee Sua prepared by Wan Ling

Passion fruit cheesecake

for the birthday girl

*happy birthday to you*

dinner time!

another picture of the dinner!

yummy rice by Chui Ying

green bean soup by Wan Ling and Yi Tyeng

simple yet nice!

Group picture taken while waiting for Suk Bing. =)

We asked Suk Bing to be the photographer. Lol~

Those who were involved in the surprise. YEA~

Us with the birthday girl.

Suk Bing cutting her cake.

A picture with the birthday cake and her cheesecake.

The night ended this way.

happy birthday!

It's Christine's, Suk Bing's and Atikah's birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I called Christine at 12am last night just to give her a surprise but she didn't recognise my voice. She thought that I was Jessica because Jessica will usually call her from Melbourne. Anyway, she was able to guess that it's me! Had a long chat with her. Gosh! I miss talking to her sooo much! We could have an endless conversation if I have more time to do so. I used loud speaker last night. My housemates said that they could hear me and my friend shouting at each other. Haha! We were just too excited! =P

I had a hectic day. The day was so packed yet meaningful. 8 of us ate together and talked for so long. Will talk more about Suk Bing's birthday celebration in the next entry. It was SUPERB!!! I'll get those photos from Amanda as soon as possible. She's got DSLR! Wooo~ Last but not least, happy birthday, girls!!! Love you girls lots!!!!

for the one and only you

This post is just for you [in blue, your favourite colour]. Although you're not here anymore, I still wanna wish u a happy birthday. Hope you're doing well in Heaven. I'm sure that everyone up there is treating you well as you're such a lovely and sweet girl. Too bad you left this world early. You have so much to learn and explore. You were so young when you left this world and I didn't get the chance to see you for the last time. I'm so sorry for that. I'll always remember 30th October 1987 as your birthday and I'll wish you a happy birthday each and every year. Forever. I promise.

happy birthday, wee!

It's your 21st birthday today! Happy birthday! I know that you're enjoying yourself in Genting now. Going back to Miri soon as well. Hope that you had a great night in the casino last night. =) Continue your sweetness with your girlfriend. Don't complain too much about her. See what she did for you? LOL~ Last but not least, may you have a special and blessed birthday this year. Enjoy yourself in Miri. Ops! Forget to thank you for being such a good friend of mine for soooooo many years. Thanks for your care and help whenever I need it. You're seriously a GREAT friend. So, don't worry! I won't forget you for the rest of my life. ^-^

happy 24th birthday!

I'm 21 and you're 24. Happy 24th birthday to my Big Bro! I smsed him and guess what was his reply. [his sms made me laugh in the lecture hall] He asked me to get him something from Perth, which I certainly will. He continued saying that he doesn't want keychain or magnet. LOL~ Think it's because I always buy those kinda typical stuff whenever I go to somewhere. He wants something which is food type and he suggested KANGAROO MEAT!!!! You expect me to bring kangaroo meat back to Miri? I have to stop at Brunei before going back to Miri. By the time I reach home, I seriously can't imagine how the meat will look or smell like. Bluek~ Since you want food, I shall find some food to feed you with. Nougat is a must. I'll find something nice and yummy from Perth. You can trust me on that! =P Once again, happy birthday and hope you have a great one! =) Hey, since your birthday is so special (10th October), plan something extraordinary on 10.10.10. Marriage on that day would be good. XD


p/s: by the way, I'm feeling extremely happy today. back to the old me? or perhaps a better me. XD

my one and only 21st

15th September 2008
a day to remember, forever
the day I turned 21
a day full of blessings
a new chapter of life begins from now...

That's for me =)

Presenting my lovely and yummy cookies and cream ice cream cake =P

It looked so much nicer with the candles lit up

Me, the birthday girl

Yi Tyeng, the organiser [thanks for all the surprises]

Group picture
without Hsiu Li, Venesy, Weena and Jeng
Thanks a lot for making my 21st birthday a special one...

from Yi Tyeng
[cried after reading the content of the card, thanks for your never ending support]

from Venesy

from Ah Wee, Siew Hui, Michelle

from those who gave me the midnight surprise

from Jessica

from Ah Wee

from Siew Hui

from Billy [all the way from India]

from Venesy, Zee Lin, Sari, Jeng, Kee Kuok

From Christy
[she gave me this because she knew that I'm sad
over the lost of my black bangle in Cotton On]

Let's talk about the midnight surprise, shall we? The plan began since don't-know-how-long ago. Yi Tyeng told me she had to accompany Yijia to Carousel to settle her bank stuff. I thought that I have nothing to do in Carousel so I didn't wanna follow. Few days later, she told me that she's going to Carousel again with Yijia due to the bank problem again. I needed to accompany Siaw Tze to see the doctor. So, I couldn't follow her to Carousel. On 13th September 2008 night, I went to talk to Yi Tyeng, as usual. It's Saturday. A time to relax a bit. She received a lot of call or perhaps she called some people. So, I'm so 38 that I went to ask her who called. Haha! Usually she won't ask me to leave her room unless I leave her room by myself. That night, after a short chit-chat, she asked me to go back and study since we will be having some tests the next week. I was like 'ok?'. Back to my room and I didn't think much about it. So, I continued to study for the upcoming tests. Suddenly, she knocked my door and told me there's something very 'geli' in the sink. I am that kinda 38 people. So, I really wanted to see what's in the sink. Thinking that it might be due to my disgusting housemate's art of work. Off I went! When I opened the door, I saw Jeng holding my birthday cake with the candles in the dark living room. I was like soooo shocked. Didn't expect that at all. I quickly turned back to avoid them seeing my surprised face. They laughed at me for being so shocked. LOL! I was indeed very surprised! Haha. They sang a birthday song for me, ate some cake, chit-chatted a bit. It was quite late. People had to leave. I led Weena to her car and when I went back home, Jeng, Hsiu Li and Venesy were gone. Too bad! We forgot to take a group picture together. Anyway, I had fun! Thanks for coming to my birthday surprise! Thanks a lot. Yi Tyeng, Siaw Tze, Yijia, Jia Huei, Claire, Candy, Yee Fang, Hsiu Li, Venesy, Jeng and Weena. =) Tricky Yi Tyeng. Planned everything so well. I totally believe in everything she said. Later, I remembered that she asked me if I like Paddle Pop Rainbow flavour ice-cream and I said yes. It tastes soooo good! Haha. That is actually a question to ensure that she has chosen the right flavour. If there's no cookies and cream ice cream cake, she'll need to get the rainbow flavour one. Yi Tyeng, Yi Tyeng! Great job! I seriously didn't expect anything. Just expect a normal midnight celebration on 14th September. She purposely made it a night early than 14th September. Seriously salute you, Goh Yi Tyeng! Thanks, girl! For all the effort! It turned out to be Yijia accompanying her to Carousel, rather than Yi Tyeng accompanying her to settle the bank stuff! Paka! That's all about my midnight surprise! Thanks again people! I know I'm very 'lo-so' for saying thank you so many times. Seriously appreciate it! Wanna say Thank You to dearest Christine as well for the post in her blog. =) Thanks to those who sms-ed me. Jessica, Wen Jun, Peifei, Michelle, Venesy, Siew Ting, Mom, Jeremy, Jesz, Jaclyn, Chau Wang, Yu Wan, Ryan, Yijia, Lukman. Thanks to Xin Ying, Yie Min, Bryan, Michael, Ash, Nooi Hoay, Chia Ling, Joanne, Yi Chin, Doreen, Chean Yeaw, Aaron, Shu Ling, Conney, Siew Ting, Amanda, Ah Wong, Victor, Yi Chiann, Kuok Yee, Jaishree, Siok Ngi, Joyce, Ting Ting, Wan Ling, and Everlyn who wished me a Happy Birthday. Last but not least, thanks a lot for making my 21st birthday a memorable one. Really appreciate your presence, people! All those wishes and gifts! Will keep them forever. Once again, thank you soooo much. Love you guys a lot. *hugs*