who says I'm emo?

I've been asked recently if I am having / had a sad relationship currently. Definitely not, I would answer. There's only 1 reason for that poems to appear. I'm just EMO. EMO.EMO.EMO. Haha. Self explanatory? Fine? Well, actually that's just a random post of the feelings that struck me that moment. Heehee.

*Woot* Hello 19th May!

This is Gracie and I'm so lazy.

So, you think I'm still emo, yeah? Fine... Look at the photo below and you'll realise that I'm still the same happy go lucky Gracie you knew. :P

Taddaaa!! Can't you realise my face is full with happiness? (oh dear!)


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Hey! I'm not done with the post yet. So, if you're on FACEBOOK, you would probably have seen this, haven't you?Seems familiar but still couldn't recognise this?

What bout after I've magnified it?

On one perspective, it is a lamp. On another perspective, it looks like a girl wearing bikini or g-string with her legs open, isn't it?

ROFL! I Just realised that I actually took that picture before last year before I actually saw it in facebook.

I woke up in the morning..

.........and I know that I do not need to say more than me looking at the

BIG BIG gift...... :)

chinese new year 2009

Without realising it, it was another year to collect angpows from relatives and married couple. Gong hey fatt choy everyone! :D

Just another early in the morning, I woke up happily knowing that it is the best time of the year. It’s the time I received lot angpow..

Still, this year’s Chinese New Year is just another ordinary day. Woke up, wished parents/grandparents, shower, and dressed up, relatives came, received countless ang pows, lunch, family portrait, visiting another relatives, eat, visit, eat, visit, eat and eat…. Then sleep. Do these seem familiar to you?

Anyway, it has been our family culture to have vegetarian dishes on the first day of CNY. Mum woke up earlier than everyone to prepare for these meal. Thanks mum!

This is black fungus with glass noodles and mushroom. Hm.. I give this 3/5. Mum.. please put gravy...

Oh how I love this! This is the so called faked fish, and faked duck meat. This, I give 4/5.

Though this seem ordinary, this is the favorite of everyone in the house. Yummy! 5/5

Shall I leave the best thing for the last then? This is mum's number 1 vegetarian curry with potatoes and faked chicken. I'm still thinking of this curry now as I type now... :D

Oh did I forgot the rating?? 5/5 for this!


Aun Aun never forgets to visit us even on CNY!. It was 4 days since we last saw him and by the time we saw him, he seemed to have grown up in 4 days!

He changed his way of dressing. He wore the Pumpkin Patch shirt I bought and a 3/4 pants. That was way too cool. Guess what, he even waxed his hair. LMAO.



Guests like that spot to take pictures. Even AunAun and his sister wanted too. Aren't they lovely?


AunAun tried to dance with his sister. Jazz? Tango? Cha Cha ok ar??

Mamma Mia! for you!

just as it ended with a happy wedding. (:

I thought I should start with Mamma Mia! first.

On December 2008, I attended the renowned musical show Mamma Mia!. Indeed, it was my very first time attending such musical show apart from concerts I've been to such as Sally Yeh and Michael Wong.

Just to tell you all a secret, I got the ticket for a cheaper price from a friend who sold to me. I know thousands of people who did not have this opportunity are gonna kill me for this. But er... sorry, first come, first serve, alright? *winks*

So, I reached there 30 minutes before the stage play and were truly mesmerized upon entering. I felt like a Datin. OMG!. Ok i'm just kidding. Just because the interior of Istana Budaya looked somehow very grand (not indeed), I felt as if I went there to receive award or to some Grand Ballroom.

But of course, the stage wasn't as big as I expected to be. This is my view from my seat. Not bad though.

The stage was fully utilized by them. Decorated with a simple backdrop and fascinating lights, music of Mamma Mia! came to you in reality. The sound system was amazing that I even wanted to sing along the song. Whee.. Wait, it could be an orchestra playing from another side of the stage though, cos' it was simply fabulous!

"I have a dream, a song to sing..." and the show started.

It was my biggest honor to attend that musical show. I think I've already fallen in love with live musical show. And the guys were real cute, kawaii, chubby... ewww... This picture could be my best shot. And then, a red laser light were seen pointing at me. :(

The actor and actresses were really professional. There were error free, even if it did; it was invisible to me though. It was really enjoyable, honestly! No wonder the tickets were sold out!

Ps: I risk myself in taking the pictures lo.. So don't tell me the pictures were suck. Though not perfect, I was happy indeed. Just guessed how many red lasers light I get-loh. -_-" . I was enjoying the show more than I took pictures. =)

Guess, guess guess

I've been away from blogging and guess where did I go?

it's canberra time!!

Why the hell is it doing like that?????

About a month ago, my sister and I booked tickets to Canberra to renew her Malaysian passport. Our one day trip supposed to be enjoyable; however, it turned badly due to the extremely unacceptable flight delay.

Upon arrival at arrival, we took the ticket number and sat while waited for our names to be called. Note that the ticket number wasn’t a machine type. It was indeed a very obsolete type nobody will ever use this. The ticket number was simply written largely on a small cardboard paper. Before this, my sister was looking for a machine like what you saw in many banks.

The deserted look at the embassy

It took around 6 hours to process the new passport. Hence, we walked out of the embassy, hoping to catch a cab there. Luckily, a guy from Sydney offered us a ride back to parliament house just 10 minutes from the embassy. We just spent 15 minutes there taking photos while waiting for the bus to come to take us to the city.

Compared with Melbourne, it wasn’t a true city to be. The city seemed very quiet and I felt as if I was floating in a dream (Slept late, woke up early). It looked like a ‘dead city’. Gosh!

We had lunch at Canberra Centre, and then shopped.

Almost everyone talked softly there. The city wasn’t really as busy as Melbourne. It’s such a great place to relax. The green trees and the huge land Canberra has makes the city looks really empty and should get more room for improvement. But it was really nice to have a cup of coffee there .. :)

Anyway, at 3pm, we took cab and headed back to the embassy when we met another young lad from Brisbane. At that point of time, I realised that Malaysians aren’t that bad as I thought as we were offered for another ride back to the city by another car. It’s sweet, isn’t it?

Before we get into the flight, 3 of us visited the Shrine of Remembrance.

The closing ceremony was just a 5 min play by a man blowing trumpet when we expected it to be either 20 minutes performance or what. Sweat..

We were already sooooo tired when we reached home that I was over tired and couldn’t sleep well that night.

introducing aun and feifei

Days are always interesting with kids beside you.

They laugh, they cry, they mumble, and they crawl

Their expressions simply make you laugh.

Feifei: I know I'm not handsome like Aun, but at least I look adorable and I make you laugh-mah

Feifei: See? I can roar like a hairless lion.

Feifei: I can 'boo' that handsome boy too!

Feifei: Pose a while more, then I gotta introduce Aun, okay?

Aun: HAHA!! Finally I'm introduced in this post. Excuse me, excuse me..

Feifei: Hey, I haven't conclude also!!

Feifei: FINE!!I hate it, always interupt me. :( I'll go look for food then.

Aun: Hie everyone, I'm not as adorable as feifei, but I know how to pose like a man, at least. :)

Aun: And pose, and pose.. "Looking at the sky, wondering when will my true love appear?"

Feifei: Aun is too busy thinking of his love life, so let me take a nice picture with Gracious first..

Gracious: Oi!! don't move-lah.!!

Feifei: I need to answer the nature's call. I'll continue in a few days later, k?

See ya everyone!. :)

twinkle twinkle

Twinkle twinkle little star,

How I wonder what you are?

At that moment of time, I wished, that you'll dropped down to my hand,

So that I can look at you when the world ignores me.

You're the answer to my prayer,

Because the angels brought me here.

Attempt no. 1

Let’s forget about the misery

And move to..

.FOOD section!.

Attached is a photo of spaghetti which Irene prepared last weekend. Simply easy to prepare yet appetizing!

what's for food??

Ouch.. Gracious has so many things to blog about, yet she doesn't know where to begin with. Shall I begin with… food?

Oh yes, she’s famished for midnight supper now, despite having a very Malaysian Satay for dinner.

Nop, I’m not kidding. There’s really satay here in Melbourne. And *clears throat* I meant DIY satay. Of course, having lack of the authentic proper ingredients, the outcome was just as excellent as you expect, and i'm sure it will not let you down!. It was just as great as you would ask for more!

Yeo’s is such a good company. It caters its customers’ needs and wants especially those living abroad. To add value, the taste of the satay sauce is almost as original as those you would taste at the hawker centre at Penang, except that Yeo’s satay sauce need to add more peanuts to it. I did not know the existence of the satay sauce until I received that for free at the Singapore Day. I was so lucky I grabbed that!. Hehe. Say me kiasu or what. LOL

the customized satay

I’m really looking forward to arrange a BBQ so that I can try to marinade the satay. Muahaha!!!

birthday pictures | choGao

Table of friends.

A black and white look of the friends.

Cheryl, Elisabeth and I

Gracie looking happily taking photos for the couple.

Ah. Then it was the time that I made my wish.. What's my wish? I have a long list of wish actually, but if I were to read all, I'm gonna be beaten by everyone. :P

ebay Shopping..!

Whee..! I made my First ebay shopping after days of attempts to get what I want.

I bought a Flower Hood 55mm for my baby lenses.

Seven days later I made the payment, I received the parcel. Though the Hood wasnt really what I expected to look like, I was ecstatic of the experience that I had.

The flower hood with white paper as the background. Was adjusting the flashlight to get the best shot and reducing the shadow it has.

Few days later again, I bought another accessories which is the softbox flash diffuser. It's . On the way.... :)

Cons of internet shopping: You don't know the exact material of the stuffs you shopped for. Pros: Some same stuffs but at a CHEAPER price. I guess the quality says all.

chocolate chip cookies

Back in Penang, I have always afraid to eat chocolate in a continuous days. There are reasons to it. First, zits. Second, sorethroat. Third, body heaty which lead to fever and cough. Fourth, fatty.

However, since I came to Melbourne, everything changed. Just like how the exchange rate of Australia fluctuates over the past few days.

Ever since I came here for the past 8 months, chocolate and cheese have been my number 1 priority. Open the fridge, and you see cheese and choco. If I were in Penang, you don't see cheese in my fridge as the moment I eat them, I'll put on weight the very next day.

During the first semester I studied here, I was kinda depressed due to the annoyed people that I met and that I really hate, her. As the saying goes, God will open the door for me, yes I met 2 great friends. That's when my choco journey started.

*Feeling hungry when doing assignment halfway? Thinking what information that you've left out? Worry?* Think no more than to eat a piece of chocolate chips, as this was heavily influenced by Elisabeth, presenting me with chocolate chips bought by her sis when we were halfway doing assignment last sem.

It was until the past 2 weeks that I passed by Aldi and I bought 2 choco chips. I eat that almost everyday. That applies the same to my sis too. Then, I recalled, the thing I love most is chocolate chips from Aldi.

presenting....

my chocolate chip cookies!!!!! and its friends.

When the world turns you down, look at this:

One of my favorites too :


presenting.................



Tadaaa a colorful parrot!

sometimes..

I'm really lost.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know how to do.

I don't know what I'm doing.

And I don't know how to solve the don't know problem.

I just don't know..

I guess I'm lost in the jungle..

Like this...

when I don't know what the reason is

This week has been a hectic week for me. Yet, me myself and I don't know the real reason. Somehow, when one is sick, the productivity decrease. I couldn't think rationally. I was supposed to start my IPE Essay last week, but no, I was sick the whole week. Even if I go to lectures, I couldn't concentrate. My brain were sleepy and so lazy that I skipped few lectures. But wait. It wasn't only me who skipped the lectures. Students who were not even sick skipped lectures.

Now, I'm so frustrated in witting my essay. Whatever I write, I think that is not up to my expectations. I was so hoping that I'm born with fantastic writing skills. How great that would be?

I miss him.. I wish to go back to see him.. to hug him.. Everytime when I see him through webcam, I was so happy that no words can describe my feelings. He was so cute that everytime I see him, he seemed to be very busy walking here and there, picking papers, doing his 'admin' stuffs.

picture taken during CNY before I left.

dogs are playful, aren't they?

Allow me to update my 08' collection:





Description: A dog kept following the guy with its mouth holding a stick. Being playful, the dog placed the stick in front of the guy. Not knowing what the dog was thinking, the guy tried to pick up the stick and throw the stick to far far away.. The dog dashed to pick its stick, as usual what dogs did. The guy tried to take away the stick from the dog with enormous energy till the dog was lift up. It was only to my conscious that the dog just want to play with the guy. Dogs are playful, as always.

Lil baby's new companion.

I was more than ecstatic when it was proven that I bought the right filters for my little baby alpha. To add value to the filters that I had now, I was given a really great price of the filters. 3 filters for a mere RM100, that's like 30aud for 3 fillers ranging from +1,+2 and +4 where these 3 can be screwed together to produce +7. Not to be forgotten, +10 is with me too. Just imagine how wonderful that would be for a kiam siap avid photographer like me! No, not exactly. The Hoya Filters are actually highly recommended for people who want to start macro like me. Whee.. Prior to having the Hoya Filter, I almost got the Raynox DCR250, however was recommended my Michael's staff that it would not be suitable for my little baby. Too bad... >.<


I've also test shot some of the majestic flowers during spring in Melbourne. There they go. Taken with Sony Alpha 100 with +4 and +2 hoya filters. Enjoy!

As you can see, the DOF is really shallow. TO capture the best photo, use tripod. All these photos were not taken with tripod.

Red red red.

Violet, blue? what say you?