Cecilia's secretland

Cecilia's secretland

Sunday, November 29, 2015

♥~Cecilly's Working Life~♥


Hello...its been two months since my last update...My blog is so dusty... :(

Ok...Erm...I've moved to KL since October, to complete my internship in this company called Permulab...

The duration is 3 months & now its already approaching the end of 2nd month... So lets talk about my current working life...

I'm assigned to water lab & all the samples are labeled in numbers, so sometimes when you do this test for a certain sample & all you can see is that the sample is cloudy, yellowish with solids in it & that unbearable bad smell, so when it spills on you or anything yet you have no idea what kind of water you're dealing with, haha...disgusting isn't it...

Unlike food lab which is located a level above water lab, their lab smells so good all the time!!! Last time i went, it smelled like blueberry jam the scent was so sweet!!! Besides, they can always get themselves some food samples when there's extra... I once took quite a lot of "Fruit Plus" candy from them, haha...

& there's this funny incident happened during my first few days of work... My colleagues are mostly Malay but i've abandoned this language since i graduated from high school i speak really poor Malay... Basically they spoke to me in Malay & i'll respond in English when i literally couldn't find the Malay word to answer....

So this day when the other Malay intern & I both had nothing to do, we bonded a little, haha...I told her about how sometimes i couldn't communicate with others because of my poor Malay & how i couldn't understand when they're speaking too fast... She laughed a little & said :" You know, when you speak English, they don't understand what are you saying either,haha... & they said you look a lot like Korean they thought you are mix, that's why you can't speak Malay..."

I was like :" Oh my god is that so???" I don't know if they feel offended or anything but i never replied them in English after that...Luckily all my colleagues are kind & helpful we get along quite well... After a month plus of practicing, i think my Malay has improved a lot even though they have to repeat like at least three times for me to really get what they mean, haha...

When people saw me in t-shirt & jeans after work, they would be like :" you dress like that to work? no need formal apparel? " Here's the clarification...


We wear lab coat at work, so no, no formal apparel... :)

& erm...there's a hole on my pants because of acid corrosion,haha...

Wake up early in the morning is the only thing i dislike about working, its like i never could get enough sleep...That explains why i always wake up earliest at 1pm on Sunday,haha...

I don't know if i'll miss work when its over but the life here, the tons of food choices, the easy access to different shopping malls, the every day also get to see Fluffy's life are what i'm gonna miss like a lot!!!

Ok...that's pretty much about my work, let's move on to my personal stuffs...

Recently i've met & known this girl whom her name i won't expose,haha... She's everything that i'm not & everything that i wanna be...

Let's see...erm...like her friendliness, how she could open up to people & blend in so fast...Everyone's gonna like her because there's no reason not to... Its the very attitude i wanna develop...

I'm passive & shy i don't feel comfortable talking to strangers or let's put it in this way... I won't usually be the one to start the talk even if with friends , i mean with the not-so-close-friends... Sometimes i feel guilty for being such a difficult... its like everybody is talking but i'm day dreaming with my blank face... There's a few times when she talks to me but my respond is so indifferent she has to force out a " oh i see..." to fill the awkwardness... Then i would be so regret & all i wished was to rewind time a little so i could come up with a better respond...What are you doing chai yee voon?!

Or sometimes when a friend of friend is sitting opposite of me, we've added each other on fb, we've liked each other pictures, i just couldn't help but feel sheepish.. As much as i wanna talk to her/ him, nothing's gonna come out from my mouth, you know i definitely didn't do that on purpose but this passive thing is just...in me... 

Other traits of her personality that i envy so much would be her generosity, patience & good temper... I don't know how she could do it, to absolutely trust, to be totally tolerable with her spouse... I'm never gonna be able to do that, haha... like ever... How could you stand not knowing everything about him or the lack of checking in & still feel ok because you know you should to be supportive... Where to find a girlfriend this thoughtful right, because sure as hell i'm nothing remotely close... :$

She's so good i feel 100% worse standing next to her, haha.. Its like all my flaws are exposed... & she makes me realize that i have many to be improved...I'll try ok, to overcome my obstacles, to be more passionate, to be better...

& I've watched the mockingjay part 2... It was so good i want to watch again... Haha, at the end i was like :" Huh..so President Coin really did put the parachute boom? I thought it was President Snow tricking Katniss in believing that...".. At least that's what i thought when i read the book,haha.. Sorry i misunderstood... :$

Now i'm reading this series called Waterfire Saga, its like Percy Jackson version of mermaid, haha... Just finished the second book & am gonna get the third book these few days...

One last thing to mention, I've cut my hair short to a lob & i thought i would regret it.. On the contrary, i like it a lot & am thinking to maintain this hair length for quite some time...Its very hard to maintain, correct, but i don't mind since i spend 5-6 days at work per week i'll only need to style it when i go out,haha...




Ok...enough with the blabbing, byebye... :)










Saturday, October 3, 2015

♥~Cecilly's 22th Birthday~♥



Just started my semester break yesterday & for the first time in these 3 years, i feel nothing, no elation, no holiday mood, because my sem break's gonna end tomorrow...Will be having internship in PJ for 3 months...Can't blame me for not feeling a single bit of relief... :(

Friends base in KL, you know what to do right? Haha..time to date me out for food hunting...Haven't been having good food for what feels like decades (am definitely exaggerating)... Am starving all the time during these exam weeks & all i want for now is a really really good meal, or maybe two, haha... :$

Before i move on to bits & pieces about my current doing, lets take a stroll down memory lane back to September, my birthday month... 

Celebrated my birthday 3 times for this year..First was at Lexis Hibiscus in Port Dickson...Had a short trip there with Fluffy & his friends, or should i say colleagues,erm... either way..They're both,haha.... So the girls kinda helped him to come up with a little pre-birthday surprise for me...

The story went like this...We had a little swim in that little in-room swimming pool & after that they sneaked into our room for decoration, left Fluffy & me wandering around with our swim suits on,haha... Fluffy let me had his phone then i was sitting in the sauna room playing TsumTsum... After awhile, even Fluffy was gone...

 Then i started to get suspicious, but mostly i was like: Ohh...i really needa take a shower i think i'm having a flu...They tried to drag the time a little bit then when they finally let me in...

Me:" Have you seen Fluffy? Where he is?"

YongYi:" I heard his phone's dropped into the pool & they're searching, you go & see..."

Me:" Huh..what??? But....his phone is with me..."

WaiHao:" Then i think its Marcus's phone..."

*The moment i figured out what's really going on,haha....*


So...i tried to stay calm, headed to the direction of the pool, drew the drape aside & hold my breath for what'd come into my sight behind that heavy drape curtains...

There Fluffy was...Holding a birthday cake standing in the middle of lighted hear-shaped candles..Haha, i was more of embarrassed than surprise...What touched me the most was their effort & goodwill to do all these for Fluffy and for me, given that i just met & knew them for 2 days...


Cropped Fluffy out because he didn't particularly look good in the picture... :$


16/9/15, Wednesday

2nd celebration was from my dear coursemates & my very besties from high school...

So my best of the best friend Winqi said she would come pick me up at 9pm...Was so anticipated because that meant i got to eat nice food,haha...When i was preparing myself, my doggie KiKi was barking non-stop...

For sure my first instinct was to go out & have a look, then guessed what i saw... Haha..my cute friends all gathered in front of my house & they were like:" Can you just go back inside & act like you never saw us just yet?"

Haha...another failed plan..Oppss, forgot to mention Fluffy was there too.. He came to spend my big day with me & conveniently joined their surprise scheme together... :$

& the first thing i said was :" I thought you said go out celebrate? I purposely leave my stomach some spaces for the food later, was so excited about the eating part...."



They're so used to the foodie side of me & we did go out for supper & some games...We spent a truly good time playing & laughing i wished we could do it again but i guessed that was the last time, since some of them were one batch earlier than the rest of us, & they just graduated... :(

Last celebration fell exactly on my big day, 17/9/15, Thursday

It was just Fluffy & me heading to Ipoh for dinner & movie maze runner the scorch trials...


Thank you everyone for leaving such good birthday memories to me, everything that you've done for me have become a keepsake that will always remind me how loved & lucky i am to have you all.. And of course for everyone of you who wished me through FB, wechat, whatsapp or text... The end----

Had a pretty rough week & couldn't really sleep at night..Its like all these conflicted emotions are wrestling within me...Wanna find a person to talk to, but i'm such an introvert i don't feel comfortable exposing that very inner part of me...But i guessed it all will end very soon...

The very recent incident that brightened me up was last night when i fell asleep reading Dangerous Deception... It feels so good to fall asleep reading your favorite book & i miss my reading day which i could just read all day, immerse myself into the story, have a little escape from the tiring reality...Another traits of being indoorsy, right... :$

Will be leaving my precious home for 3 months start from tomorrow, & here i am blogging instead of packing, haha...

The only thing i wanna move there most badly is the one that i couldn't: my bed!!!!!!!!

It feels like those time back in Taylor's college, what makes the difference is that now i am all alone... No cousin or friend living together, just me... Plus i get to drive in KL...Am really antsy about this as the roads, the drivers & the amount of cars in Kl & in Kampar are just.........incomparable... Let alone the fact that i can't read gps...

& i wanna thank my mom for preparing so much things for me.. Couldn't say it in her face so i chose to express my appreciation here... You know i really feel like go give her a huge hug for everything that she's sacrificed & done for me...

Our parents are the only people in the world who will always be in our corner & be the first to forgive plus accept, no matter what happens....They are indeed the greatest assets that we could have in our lifes.. Mommy i love you ok, even though i stop saying that to you in the process of growing up...

Ok....enough with writing, tada... :)      

Saturday, August 29, 2015

♥~Fluffy's Birthday & Vacation to Cameron Highland~♥


Hello...I'm back...If i don't come update sooner, am gonna end up with picture post again, given that i've forgotten all the details...But let's start with some of my recent life updates & let me convey some messages that i'm too embarrassed to say out loud...

First, i've reached the busiest period of my uni life with all the tests, final year project thesis, presentation, reports and assignments...

Wanna say thanks to my uni buddies Hippo YiJun & Banana PuiMun...Thanks for always reminding me about homeworks' due date & everything (I'm a super forgetful person you see... :$) & thanks for your presences & how you've taken good care of me...Even thought i'm the eldest, it seems like i'm the one who need to be looked after the most...

Of course, thank you to my another uni buddy Pinky Bing Shiun (in case you wonder, its a he... ), the smartest student in our Chemistry course...Thanks for teaching me whatever subjects or questions that i failed to make sense of...Thanks for lending me your help whenever i need it...Couldn't get a lot stuff done without him...So there, done with my gratitude & appreciation for now...Dedicate a post to you all when graduation come, ok ? :')

So...Let's get back to the topic...Its the end of August & i'm writing Fluffy's birthday post back in 3rd of June,haha...

To be honest, really couldn't remember every single event that day vividly...But i'm proud to be the first person that wished him happy birthday, this i still can recall,haha...

He went over to his friend's place to have some boys talk at the night of  June 2rd...Fell asleep waiting him at home & when he came back & woke me up, its already past 12 so i jumped up from bed, gave him a huge huge bear hug with lots of warmth and love(haha..too many descriptions for a hug..) & wish him happy birthday!!! With his nod to my question of "Am i the first?", there!!! That's it... :)

For this year, i didn't buy him any present..Oh wait, i actually did but the parcel delayed until now i still haven't give it to him,haha...Its ok, it'll be his coming Christmas gift...So..i just bought him a dinner...We had a fine dine at this place called Cantaloupe Sky Dinning@Troika: a classy 23th floor restaurant where you can enjoy the beautiful KL night view...



These were some of the dishes, i think its a 5 courses per person...From the left top corner horizontally: Ox tongue, lobster bisque, beef cheek lasagna, some kind of fish, salmon, oyster with tongue of a kind of animal which i've forgotten... 


KL tower & KLCC the icons of Kuala Lumpur...



Had a great talk with the couple came from London who's sitting next to us, & guess what, we even witnessed their marriage proposal!!! It went like this...First, we saw the guy knelt to the ground whispering promises to the woman.. Then i was like :" Oh my god, is the next table proposing? Oh my god is it is it?"... Right then we saw them kissing each other deeply then the woman smiled so happily appreciating the huge ring on her finger...Wanted to say congratulation but we were both too shy to interrupt... :$

It was when approaching the end of the night that the woman turned her head & wished Fluffy happy birthday...Were then giving them our blessing & had a small talk to know that they came from London & they were about to head North to Langkawi on the next day...The night felt warmth and loved...Wish i can spend all your coming birthday with you... :)

16th of July, Thursday

It was the day before Hari Raya & Fluffy granted my wish by bringing me to Cameron Highland for a little getaway...We've been travelling to different places before but were with either friends or families..This was the first trip that included just the two of us, was so excited the elation of having our very own small vacation lasted a whole week...

Departed at 6.30am due to the concern of traffic jam, yet it ended up that the road to Cameron was clear we arrived at 8 something which all the parks & restaurants were still at their closing hours...I was too tired i fell asleep in the car while Fluffy had to withstand the sleepiness & drove around to find us place for breakfast...

The moment i got down from the car only did i realize that the weather was so cold it made me even more excited... Love the chilly weather so so so much!!!

Visited lavender farm, rose valley,honey bee farm, Church of our lady of mount carmel & Barrack cafe for the first day...








Even though i'm no Christian, i've always wanted to visit a church as i never entered 1 before, this was the first... I like how it gives me a serene and calm sensation...






Our boutique hotel room was very neat and trendy i like everything about it i was like :"I want my future bedroom to look like this & i want my bed to be placed like this it makes me feel so warm!!!"

Before dinner, we went to this Cameron Square for a walk & we found out there's no cinema or shopping complex in Cameron Highland..like at all...Correct me if i thought wrong... Another thing was that all the parks closed after 6pm & the streets looked so empty and dessert at night... People there do really lead a healthy lifestyle... :o

Bytheway, having steamboat on cold night was absolutely a worthy experience, am so gonna do it again!!!

Visited the night market before we called the night...

As for the 2nd day, we paid strawberry park, time tunnel museum and tea plantation a short visit before headed home...




Again..I slept dead in the car on the way back...Always feel guilty about sleeping in the car when i should watch the road with fluffy or make conversation with him...

He came for a whole week time & the moment of separation killed me...When I'm around him, I'm always filled with an overpowering happiness that make the rest of the world fade away to nothing more than background noise...Felt a volcanic surge of depression but still had to fight back all the tears on the way to class...

"Don't feel wretched bidding farewell, instead, look forward to the anticipation of reunion...", says fluffy...

Hold on to that...And i'll see you in a week... :)













Sunday, July 12, 2015

♥~HatYai & KohLipe 4 days 3 nights Trip~♥


Ok...Promised will blog about my Thailand trip & finally here i am... Even though its way too late, better later than never, right? :$

Truth to be told, i can't remember every details vividly like i used to anymore...Consequence of not updating soon enough... :(

So...This will be more like a picture post instead of my usual way of long-winded descriptive type of entry,haha...

Here we go...DAY 1


Candid shot by one of our friends, i don't know who it was but am super grateful that he/she captured this moment of us... Its one of my favorite gesture from him...So this is taken at Nando where we were waiting for everyone's arrival in KLIA 2... <3





In waiting zone...



Yeah...Time to board on the plane!!!!! Its fluffy's graduation trip so they are mostly his coursemates... Spot me.. :D

Had to admit i did have a little phobia the moment the plane took off due to all the tragedies happened in these 2 years... Thanks god that we made it there safe... :)


The hotel we stayed called... HatYai Palace Hotel if i didn't recall wrongly... Went out for some food hunting after done unloading our luggage... This is the first thing that we ate in HatYai, its some parts of fish i don't know what's it called in English, in Chinese its 鱼漂... It tasted really delicious & rich... Of course with that abundant ingredients, it costed us 100 baht per bowl, around RM10...


Mango sticky rice for next... Nom Nom Nom...My thumbs up explained everything,haha...



WaiKit took this picture of us & he was like :" DongLee you look so short.." Haha...


As you can see, we were at Lee Garden... :)

Headed back to hotel after this, gotta save some energy for the night... :D






Dinner for the night..There's more but these 3 were the best... Don't underestimate this fried egg with vege, it looked plain but tasted awesome...We rented a tuk-tuk (a very famous kind of taxi in Thailand) & the driver was so nice he recommended us this restaurant to dine... I have no idea what's the name of the restaurant but it was really classy.. The building is like a mansion with a beautiful garden, patio, ponds etc...

They served authentic thai food & famous with their blue rice which is served in claypot...Was really impressed with their food... We all agreed it was the best meal we've ever had in this trip... The most important point is that its not expensive at all... Excellent food plus ideal environment with reasonable price...If you ever had the chance to visit HatYai, do not miss out this restaurant, its a must try, guarantee... :)


Ok..getting tired, just pictures & less words...

DAY  2

Made our way to KohLipe...






































DAY 3

Snorkeling day...




Yummy banana chocolate pancake,,,



Came back from sea activities, outside of our hotel room...





Coconut ice cream...Ate this for 2 days...





Hermit crab...


Blue tears being washed up on the beach... :)


Haha...all have become so dark...


DAY 4

Time to head back to M'sia...



Have no idea how slim i look until i saw this picture... I look unhealthy... -_-

























Last group picture before we bid farewell to each other...

It was an amazing trip & i wish all of you the best in your future...Congratulation on your graduation, haha..it rhymes...

See you all at convocation in August... :)