Why not?

hey you dragon!

2012-01-22T10:17:00.000+08:00

With love,

Jade

the journey of discovery continues...

2011-12-31T15:04:00.000+08:00

With love,
Jade

not where we thought we'd be.

2011-12-20T01:41:00.001+08:00

around 9000 km.

far far away from home.

along came hock.

he created a huge change.

and so do i; made a shift in his life.

we've step into a passage,

not where we thought we'd be.

the light at the end of the tunnel is getting

brighter and brighter, day after day.

to the adventures,

to the ups and downs,

to the unpredictable future,

to a journey worth travelling together,

i will always be there.

P/S: Hock, you are dearly missed and it's not funny!

With love,

Jade

mobile mix media

2011-12-20T00:14:00.000+08:00

11 September 2011
Aussie- Italy

29 September 2011
Muriwai Beach

Thanks, @FlyAirNZ for the limited edition guide to a cosmopolitan #NZ! It's awesome! :)
*Another win through Twitter*

29 September 2011
The Cloud, Auckland CBD

21 October 2011
Cori Gonzalez Macuer presents Cori Gonzalez Macuer | Basement Theatre

one of those days...

Won 2 tickets by nzgirl

Russian Ballet with Chin and her mom

breakfast at office

8 Nov 2011- my birthday pressies...

the buddha at my office

my new office workspace

www.theatrecoffee.co.nz

20.11.2011
At hock's friend's wedding at Butterfly Creek

23 November 2011

24 Nov 2011
Cafe hanoi www.cafehanoi.co.nz

27 Nov 2011

15 December 2011

...and the city cries for me

.Fear not.

can you smell it? christmas is just around the corner! :)

With love,
Jade

with the boyfriend, Hock

2011-12-19T23:19:00.002+08:00

7 August 2011, Sunday

Sunday is love
- Viaduct

Opening of WynyardQuarter.

And my high school friend, Yoong came from Malaysia.:)

21 August 2011, Sunday
- La Cigale French style Farmers Market @ Parnell

- Mt Victoria

Bay of Plenty
27 August 2011, Saturday
- L&P, Paeroa

- Karangahake
The Karangahake Gorge is on State Highway 2 between Paeroa and Waihi.

- Waihi Cornish Pumphouse

- Lunch

- Waihi Beach

- Zeytin On The Strand for dinner

28 August 2011, Sunday
- Mt Maunganui

3 September 2011, Saturday
- Launch of Auckland Art Gallery

- Scrapbook Spring Marketday
with Hock, Chin, May Ling, Mei Hong

- Afra's for Eid

7 September 2011, Wednesday
- Britomart Country Club for dinner with Dipal, Afra, Dita and Hock

9 September 2011, Friday
Opening of the Rugby World Cup

11 September 2011, Sunday
- RWC: Italy vs Aussie with Hock, Kim, Nitin, Chin and friends.

8-10 October 2011

That peaceful lil' town, Tutukaka
Whangarei, Ngunguru, Tutukaka, Matapouri
- Dinner at Schnappa Rock, Tutukaka

Mi Casa art gallery

Matapouri.. one of the bays. was it Wolleys or Matapouri Bay? lol..

Whales Bay

was watching one of the big match here.

Whangarei Falls

8 December 2011, Thursday

My company's dinner.
1. Galbraiths http://www.alehouse.co.nz/
2. Dinner at O’Sarracino http://osarracino.co.nz/
3. Agents & Merchants http://www.agentsandmerchants.co.nz/

With love,

Jade

Happy Christmas!

2011-12-16T10:14:00.000+08:00

june-july-august-september-october

2011-11-28T11:33:00.000+08:00

june: make believe

7 June 2011, Tuesday

Started my first job at Shore Mariner.

And yes, I'm the Sales & Marketing Assistant now.

11 June 2011, Saturday
Auckland Art & Craft Fair

16 July 2011, Saturday
SIFE NZ Nationals
- SIFE AUT
- SIFE Waikato
- SIFE Massey University

Congratulations to SIFE Waikato! :)
They represent NZ to the SIFE Worldcup in Malaysia.

We all went for an after party after the event and here's my favourite photo of the day.

8-12 August 2011, Monday- Friday
Went down to Palmy for Foodstuffs trade show with Shore Mariner.
We won the Best Display under the Seafood category! :)

I was basically the chef at our booth.

Cooked our new products;

Alaskan Fish Pollock & Prawn Twisters

YUM!

With love,

Jade

Westfield Style Pasifika 2011

2011-11-19T23:29:00.045+08:00

18 October 2011, Tuesday
Westfield Style Pasifika 2011

Best of Pasifika New Zealand has been selected as a key event for the REAL New Zealand Festival, a nationwide celebration of all the things we love most about New Zealand.
http://www.stylepasifika.co.nz/

*Won two free ticekts from Auckland Tourism* Thanks! :)

With love,

Jade

hello, arts!

2011-10-28T11:03:00.001+08:00

ART WEEK AUCKLAND
15 October 2011, Saturday
Southern Gallery Express.

1. Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
Tongan-born artist Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi’s important solo exhibition and the colourful diversity of the Mangere Town Centre, home of the Mangere Market and Rugby World Cup Southern Seas Fanzone.

2.The Pah Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre
Contemporary art and coffee. Peruse works from the impressive collection of the James Wallace Arts Trust, as well as of the finalists from the 20thAnnual Wallace Art Awards, and stop for lunch or a snack at the PAH Cafe.

16 October 2011, Sunday
Mollies Art Tour & High Tea at Mollies Boutique Hotel.
6 Tweed Street.
St. Mary's Bay
Auckland
www.mollies.co.nz

Won 2 intimate art experience from Auckland Art Week to view NZ artworks in the luxurious surrounds of Mollies Boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Day Spa. Auckland’s only Relais & Chateaux Hotel strides ahead with new owners, new dining experiences and a new look. Mollies opens its doors to us to view our owner’s personal art collection, from well known New Zealand artists. Following the tour we were treated to a light afternoon tea, homebaked cookies and coffee.

More photos in my Flickr.

With love,
Jade

MIA

2011-09-19T12:16:00.000+08:00

With love,

Jade

.First Thursdays.

2011-06-04T22:38:00.001+08:00

I was invited by Chloe at the eleventh hour, 5.55pm.

Quickly went through the website and I was immediately like, "YES! Let's go!"

Met her in front of Sals, K Road at 7pm...

and yeah! our fabulous Thursday evening starts...

2 June 2011, Thursday
First Thursdays is a community-conscious collaboration of artisans and art lovers whose ultimate goal is to showcase new and exciting talent in the fields of visual arts, music and performance.

View more photos of the event here.
Awesome evening with Chloe ♥

With love,
Jade

A Community Cafe

2011-06-04T10:11:00.000+08:00

1 June 2011, Wednesday
Caffe Massimo, Takapuna

Eight short presentations by leading, local, social innovators, community workers, and thinkers.
Visit their website for all the speakers and details.

Click here for more photos from this album.

With love,

Jade

Android-Lomofied: May ♥

2011-06-02T21:07:00.001+08:00

17 May2011
Good job, team! :)

Stayed at uni till late for final Proactiv meeting,

25 May 2011
Murder Burger

Thanks to the BIG little city team n Shaky Isles for the free coffee voucher! :)

And Denise got her new little toy!

29 May 2011
Sunny Sunday scene :)

30 May 2011
A glass and a half full of pure joy sums the day.

With love,

Jade

Thanks a Million!

2011-05-23T18:40:00.001+08:00

(click on picture to enlarge)

My dear friends and family,

Thank you so much for all your support.

With love,
Jade

sorry, but i've got a new hobby

2011-05-09T01:02:00.001+08:00

excuse me for that.

i know. i haven't been updating this blog.

With love,
Jade

more than that

2011-05-08T22:10:00.004+08:00

I didn't know that my Buttercup (my Canon 500D) can do more than that.
This was also the day I learnt about Depth of Field (DOF).

Photography by Sandesh Chandra Codhadu
Digital Compositor at CIRKUS productions

P/S: Thanks, Sandesh! :)

With love,

Jade

"Believe" is the word

2011-05-08T21:49:00.005+08:00

I was selected by New Zealand Educated

as the International Student of the Year Finalist

After 2 weeks of campaigning, here's why 1264 people voted for me...

In 2010, I was very fortunate to have received the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Business School/IACT (Malaysia) Undergraduate Scholarship Award which enabled me to continue my studies in this enchanting country, New Zealand.

I came to this country with two missions. The first was to complete my tertiary education with honours within the year, which I duly did. The second mission (a long-term mission), was to make this world a better place to live in. Personally, I believe that no matter which part of the world I may be, I can still make a change, a difference by touching people’s lives with hope. With this focus, I got myself involved in activities in, around and out of the campus.

While juggling a hectic schedule as a full time Year 3 Bachelor of Business student, majoring in Advertising and Marketing, I found time to be involved in numerous community projects. This has led me to join Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) AUT. SIFE is a global, non-profit education organisation which aims to teach the values and principles of market economics through organising relationships between the business community and university students.

I was involved in many SIFE projects, being part of the team which organized the SIFE New Zealand “Road to LA”, showcasing the final presentation to business leaders, academic leaders and student leaders of NZ before the SIFE AUT team represented NZ in Los Angeles in October 2010. I was also the Marketing Manager in SIFE AUT, where my team and I prepared and maintained marketing materials for SIFE AUT’s recruitment campaigns. I played an active part in organizing “Green Factor”, an interactive business sustainability seminar with John Banks, the Mayor of Auckland.

Taking photographs is a passion for me. I put my photography skills to good use when I was appointed the photographer of SIFE AUT to capture and document all SIFE AUT events from workshops for single mothers at Bethany Centre to workshops for improving financial literacy of high school students. Other milestone projects included partnering Project K to help provide young New Zealanders with “better lifestyle options” and the FairTrade Future to make AUT a FairTrade university.

As a social media enthusiast, when I stumbled upon a tweet by Amnesty NZ asking for help to collect signatures last year, I raised my hands and volunteered to collect signatures for their project, “Stopping Violence against Women in the Pacific” during U2’s 360° Concert. Besides being one of the volunteers who collected the most signatures, this has opened my eyes to the importance of standing up for women in the Pacific region too. Additionally, I volunteered to chalk the streets of Auckland under UNICEF NZ’s “Say No to Naff” project during the 2010 Christmas season when I saw their tweet appealing for help.

Being proactive, I was one of the fifty Malaysian youths chosen to blog on issues and dilemmas faced by youths in the “Real Voices” Project by YouthSays Malaysia in 2009. With my love for photography, I was also able to capture a spectrum of pictorial images which depict the people, culture, ways of life and panaromic scenes around New Zealand since my arrival here. In this way, I was able to showcase life in New Zealand from a fresh perspective. Being able to highlight issues through my camera lens is one of the ways through which I hope to touch lives and at the same time promote New Zealand to my family and friends around the world.

Having been in New Zealand for only a year and two months, I’ve discovered that New Zealand is a beautiful country with much to offer in terms of her rich and diversified cultures, friendly people and breathtaking sceneries. I came to New Zealand as a manuhiri¹, but with an open heart and a mission to learn, to embrace as well as to adapt to an unknown culture, but yet determined to make a difference to the lives of the people I meet and may meet and to leave imprints in their hearts.

Today, I feel that New Zealand has taught me aroha² and support as I am treated as part of the whānau³. I have now positioned New Zealand as a taonga⁴ country from where I can reach out. It is my tūrangawaewae⁵, a place for me to stand, a place where I feel I belong and a place that has empowered me to dare make the difference in the lives of people I meet.

Thank you, New Zealand!

Footnotes:

manuhiri¹ - visitor

aroha² - compassion, tenderness, sustaining love

whānau³ - family

taonga⁴ - treasured possessions

tūrangawaewae⁵ - a place to stand, a place to belong to, a seat or location of identity

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Thanks everyone for all the votes and support.
Even though I am not the winner, you guys have put in all your effort in helping me.
Here's a song dedicated to all of you guys out there.

Thanks for standing by me and most importantly for believing in me.

With love,
Jade

where the wind blows

2011-05-08T20:08:00.001+08:00

An Easter road trip up north with Hock, Kim and Chin.

23 April 2011, Saturday
Kawakawa, Gateway to the Bay of Islands

Famous for their Frederick Hundertwasser: public toilet

Grabbed pies for lunch

We reached Cape Reinga after around 7 hours of drive.
Chin rock! She drove us all the time! :)
Yeah.. and we reached the lighthouse!

*click photo to enlarge*
Did lots of jumps!

Here's also where Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea meets.

*click photo to enlarge*

Checked in at Falls Motel
Bought our fried rice take away on the way back.

24 April 2011, Sunday

Paihia
Waitangi Treaty Grounds and Treaty House

Vinnie's fisn n' chips for lunch! :)

Kayaking: Haruru Falls (means 'big nose'),
also believe there's 'taniwha' (water monster) living below lagoon.

The guys went for a swim after kayaking..

Kerikeri
Makana Confections

The Stone Store + Kemp House: NZ's oldest building

Dinner at La Scaletta

25 April 2011, Monday
We took the ferry over to Russell

The bullies!

Reached Russell's look out point

Went to Russell town
There was an Anzac Day mini ceremony
at Christ Church: NZ's oldest church

Went around the little town...

The York Street Cafe for brunch.
Awesome food!
Highly recommended :)

I had lots and lots of fun with this 3 peeps!
Thanks Hock, Kim and Chin for this AWESOME POWSOME trip!

*Btw, this post is dedicated to the possum from the road kill. RIP.*
With love,
Jade

SIFE NZ Training

2011-05-08T16:41:00.000+08:00

29 and 30 April 2011
Apumoana Marae, 27 Tarawera Rd, Lynmore, Rotorua

SIFE NZ includes SIFErs from:
+ Auckland University of Technology | Auckland
+ University of Waikato | Hamilton
+ Massey University | Palmerston North
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29 April 2011, Friday

Our journey to Rotorua in Akbar's car was fun! fun!

Jackson, Afra, Dipal, Azriel were together in the car.

We were lucky to have Afra. She baked some cupcakes for us! :)

Training started: Welcome, Intro, New Judging Criteria,

General Discussion, Formation of SIFE Alumni

Dinner! :)

Had Vegetarian Lasagne with a Green Salad.
Brownies and Cream for dessert!

After our meal...

Training continued...

- Kerosene Creek: hot pool

30 April 2011, Saturday

Breakkie!

Had a warm up at the playground :)

Training continued...

Farewell

SIFE AUT went to Kiaora Japanese for lunch

And yes, we all head back to the city after that...

A big thank you to Tony and Jeremy for giving us this opportunity

to learn more about SIFE and also to network with SIFErs from all over NZ.

With love,

Jade

i'm no fool, April!

2011-05-08T14:45:00.037+08:00

i was just too busy to update my blog.

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To start off.. we had lots of food
in the month of April.

Prawn Yee Mee Soup

Red Wine Pasta

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2 April 2011, Saturday
Dinner with Chloe, Christina, Deepa and Anand at Covo
to celebrate Chloe's achievement
for being the best AUT Marketing student and SIFE student awards!

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6 April 2011, Wednesday
Vimutti Buddhist Monastery, Bombay

oh! did i tell you how much i love this place?
it's so tranquil.
it's like i can just spend my whole life there. lol.
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8 April 2011, Friday

The launch of Living Room: Auckland Council’s annual 10-day public art event.

LIVING ROOM featured artists from all over the world, as well as some well-known local faces. There will be a mix of installations, performances, sound art, video projections and a poster project. In 2011 Living Room is titled Metropolis Dreaming.

+ Ujino: Dragon Head

+ YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES: The Life of the City of the Mind

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FairTrade Future | 14 April 2011, Thursday
Fairtrade Future is a SIFE AUT student club behind the campaign to make AUT a Fair Trade University.

FairTrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.

All Good Banans came and shared with us some stories! :)

aha! we got free coffee fom FairTrade! Thank you! :)

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31 March 2011, Thursday | 14 April 2011, Thursday
9am-3pm

SIFE AUT: WorkNZ's project for single mothers at
The Salvation Army - Bethany Centre

Our speakers, Andy and Ruby from AUT and Career Services
during the various workshops for the girls.

make up workshop by one of our SIFE AUT volunteer, Karin

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17 April 2011, Sunday
Coffee/food photography lesson with Sandesh

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19 April 2011, Tuesday
Fish Market with Chloe, Meei, and Xian Nee

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20 April 2011, Wednesday
La Porcetta with Reema and Maitri

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22 April 2011, Friday
Steamboat at our crib with Azriel, Pearlyn and Xian Nee

told ya...lots of food!

With love,

Jade

blessed easter

2011-04-22T23:39:00.002+08:00

With love,
Jade

a transition

2011-04-07T15:44:00.000+08:00

With love,

Jade

Good morning, April!

2011-04-03T21:20:00.001+08:00

Happy first week of April!

With love,

Jade

earthwise. are you wise?

2011-03-30T11:22:00.001+08:00

Today in history | 30 March 2011, Wednesday
Very proud of my new flatmate, Azriel for operating the washing machine
for the first time in his life!

WUUHUU! CONGRATZ! :)

And yes, our first time using earthwise.

10c will be donated to the

Red Cross 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

if you purchase this product.

P/S: i love the packaging :)

With love,

Jade

These shoes are made for walking

2011-03-29T22:08:00.001+08:00

Auckland Part 2

Keep Walking

With love,

Jade

blessed with boxes, food n a new flatmate

2011-03-29T21:56:00.000+08:00

25 March 2011, Friday
Met Jacinta, my high school friend while our transit flights to KL were delayed in Penang International Airport. She was flying off to Bangalore for her studies. Spent an hour catching up with her! lol.

I was like whispering to myself, "should i call her or should i not? is she Jacinta or is she not?"

I decided to just try my luck... and yeah! i was right!
Was really glad to meet you, Jacinta.. after around 5 years!

That's why the 1 hour delay was not that bad after all.. lol.

26 March 2011, Saturday
Hock came and picked me up from the airport.

And helped me move a 'couple' of boxes to the new place.

But seems that my 'couple' of boxes turned into filling up his whole car!

He thinks that I've got more stuff than him,

even though he's been here for 10 years and I'm just here for like 10 months or so.

lol...
Thank you, Hock! :)

27 March 2011, Sunday
My new flatmate, Azriel cooked dinner! :)

Was his 1st real Chinese home cook food since he came here.

Thank you, Azriel!

29 March 2011, Tuesday

Michal Martyniuk's gig at Rakinos with Azriel, Shwu Meei, and Chloe

Beer battered fish goujons with tartare and grilled lemon

Sal's for dinner with the gang

saying our 'prayers' before every meal

With love,

Jade

a family thing

2011-03-29T21:11:00.000+08:00

Grandaunt came back to Penang from Perth..

16 March 2011, Wednesday
Dinner at Balik Pulau

18 March 2011, Friday
Mom and Amanda's birthday dinner

these people i miss~

With love,

Jade

CGL: 50 years of excellence

2011-03-29T20:49:00.000+08:00

19 March 2011, Saturday

The CGL 50th Anniversary dinner just brings back good'ol memories.

Went there with my grandaunt, aunt, cousin and sister.

mom should have gone..but she was busy :(

my aunt, sis and cousin

my grandaunt's class of 69

with Ms Gee, who gave me scholarship in high school.
Thanks again, Ms Gee! :)

with Ms Teh and Pn Hooi

Pn Kang, Pn Pramot, Pn Hafizah and Pn Hooi

with Sze Ming

sis with no-ruler-no-future teacher!

Pn Gan and Ms Leong

sis with Pn Mok

with Melissa's sister, Madeline

the girls with Pn Lim Li Li

Nicol David didn't manage to come for the event.. but she did a lil' clip for the school, as well as put her squash racquet up for auction.

class of 2006

the bunch with some teachers

us with Pn Lilian

with Pn Su and Pn Lee

with Ms Gee and Mrs Oh

daughters and their mom

mom's class, 4 Arts 1, class of 1976.

mom was sitting beside Sister Aidan Fitzgerald.

she was Sister Aidan's assistant in class! lol.

kaypo from generation to generation.

i got it from my mom!

With love,
Jade

daddy's little girl

2011-03-24T01:15:00.000+08:00

dad asked,
"why not don't go back there?"

i smiled and replied,
"flight has been booked and i'm ready to go...

but i'll be back, dad!"

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a day or two left.

bags still not pack.

this indescribable feeling is taking over me again.

part of me is so excited to see what's coming my way,

but on the other side still lies this little girl; afraid to face the world alone.

to the cowardly brave girl,

it's time to shine and show the world what daddy's little girl is made of!

With love,

Jade

my digital story

2011-03-22T01:40:00.000+08:00

when i was young i used to love this Olympus' "My Digital Story" commercial.

i still do.

With love,
Jade

unspoken connection

2011-03-06T01:13:00.000+08:00

“I have a strong feeling that sunglasses have something to do with photographers.
It’s like they are related!”
- Jade Lim

With love,

Jade

oh! i designed these?

2011-02-27T00:14:00.001+08:00

I think I did not post these 2 designs of mine before.

Both of them are my college works during Visual Communication in 2009.

The first is a product illustration. I drawed "Flower by Kenzo".

This was a class work on 'blending' colours using Illustrator.

The bottom is an A1 typography piece of Hilary Duff.

The whole piece was filled with Hilary's lyrics.

It took me around a month to complete it.

Oh, gawd! Please don't remind me of the sleepless nights to complete this. lol.

But I'm proud with my works!

I'm not too sure if I still remember how to do all these. hmm...

With love,
Jade

sawadee ka

2011-02-26T18:10:00.001+08:00

23 and 24 February 2011, Wednesday and Thursday
Hatyai with Melissa, Kijade and Karen

eat. shop. pray.
shop. eat. play.

tomyam!

fried noodles

OOOh Chien (Fried eggs with oyster)

Char Tang Hoon (Fried Vermicelli)

McD Ovaltine Float!

some mini yogurt fruit drink

they were laughing their asses off when they said that i've brought them to the wrong beef noodle shop. (which actually turned out to be the right shop, just that it's close at night)

HMMP! ;p

fish porridge

tomyam

koay teow noodle soup

see koh th'ng

Guess what's this?
*can be eaten*

watched Power Rangers

celebrated Melissa's early 22nd

next morning, we had breakfast in the hotel and off we went to the temple

oh yea, i had the famous beef noodle without beef.

had swenson's for tea :)

With love,

Jade

What does it take...

2011-02-26T15:31:00.001+08:00

... for a car to become an Audi?

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With love,
Jade

Bold Choices

2011-02-26T15:19:00.001+08:00

Agency: StrawberryFrog

Chief Creative Officer: Kevin McKeon

Creative Director: Josh Greenspan and Jason Koxvold

Agency Producer: Sherri Levy

Director: Dante Ariola

Editor: Adam Pertofsky @ Rock Paper Scissors

Visual Effects Company: The Mill, NY

love this ad.

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Bold Choices; that's what I gotta take soon!

With love,

Jade

theIsland

2011-02-25T15:50:00.046+08:00

And now you'll understand why Penang is in
Yahoo's "10 Islands to Explore Before You Die".

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Anita, Ean, Yvonne, Jamie, Vouis, Serene and Sherman in Penang!

19 February 2011, Saturday
- BB Kopitiam for breakfast
(curry mee, char koary teow, chee cheong fun, hor fun)

- Kek Lok Si temple

- Pulau Tikus for lunch

mee goreng! :)

- Penang Road for cendol, rojak, laksa

- Seafood dinner with Anita and Ean at the famous 'under the tree' restaurant

- Batu Ferringhi bazaars and Sixty9ine Mansion

20 February 2011, Sunday
- Breakfast at Kedai Makanan Yee Heong, 12-14 Campbell Street

(p/s: this is the BEST toufu in the world! ;p)

- Round island from George Town to Balik Pulau

- Snake Temple

- Winter Warmers @ Queensbay for high tea

With love,
Jade

placidity

2011-02-18T18:25:00.000+08:00

When my heart is at peace, the world is at peace. - Chinese Proverb

With love,
Jade

smiles on their faces

2011-02-15T00:36:00.000+08:00

12 February 2011, Saturday | 10th day of CNY
Lions Club of George Town Mutiara organized a CNY dinner for the old folks at the Penang Home for the Inform and Aged.

I can see smiles on their faces today. A couple of them actually told me that they really enjoyed themselves very much and think that they are blessed :)

This reminds me of this year's Petronas CNY commercial which was directed by Tan Yew Leong, husband of the late Yasmin Ahmad.

With love,

Jade

feast!

2011-02-14T23:32:00.000+08:00

i'm really glad to have met up with my intern and college mates when i'm in KL.

all of them are now working.

from Draft FCB to TBWA and Ogilvy..

some at P1 and Vibes Comm.

hmmm.. i'm still so jobless and unemployed!

but i'm enjoying every moment with my family and friends now :)

7 February 2011, Monday | 5th day of CNY
Dinner with Myra and Ben at Dragon-i and desserts at Delicious, 1U.

Szechuan La Mian with Fresh Assorted Seafood in Hot & Sour Soup

Steamed Egg Yolk Custard Buns

And I can't miss desserts at Delicious! :)

Peach & Banana Crumble with Vanilla Ice Cream

Chocolate Brownie with Chocolate Sauce & Vanilla Ice Cream

8 February 2011, Tuesday | 6th day of CNY
Dinner with Mich, Viwans, Belle, Anita, Ean, Jae Shen, Alwi and Don at Chilis, Mid Valley.

9 February 2011, Wednesday | 7th day of CNY
Dinner with Teck, Andrew, Daphne, Mich and Viwans at Murni's, Aman Suria.

11 February 2011, Friday | 9th day of CNY
Dinner with the family at Victoria Station and drinks at Old Town.

my Cajun Salmon & Grilled Chicken Fillet

celebrated Vivian's belated 15th for her

With love,
Jade

Hokkien Thanksgiving

2011-02-14T22:50:00.001+08:00

11 February 2011, Friday | 12.00am
9th day of CNY: Prayers to the Jade Emperor
A very grand celebration especially by Penang Hokkien people.

Many people say that on the 9th day of CNY, it's the Jade Emperor's birthday.

Today, my nanny told me that it is actually a Hokkien "Thanksgiving" to the Jade Emperor and not His birthday. The story goes way back in time, in China where the Hokkiens and the Cantonese people don't see eye to eye. There were fights between them and the Hokkiens went to the sugar cane plantation to hide. They thanked the Jade Emperor for giving them the sugar cane plantation as a hide-out, which saves their lives.

And that is why the sugar cane is a very important thing to have during the 9th day of CNY.

My family celebrated this at our kampung house.

my nanny's "bee ko" is the best!

after the prayers, families will then enjoy the food.

a must have is the roasted pork with porridge.

With love,

Jade

กิน + อธิษฐาน = ความรัก

2011-02-14T22:11:00.001+08:00

(Kin + xṭhis̄ʹṭ̄hān = khwām rạk)
eat + pray = love

24 hours in South Thailand [Hat Yai-Songkhla]
4-5 February 2011, Friday-Saturday
2nd + 3rd days of CNY

Kluay Buad Chee
(Banana In Coconut Milk)

had breakfast at the market the next day.

went to some temple.

...and another temple...

and yes! lunch!

i have no chance to take any pictures of the food during lunch.

we were all hungry people.
only left was the leaves and spices. lol.

saw some naked kids playing in the river.

gawd! the water was dirty but i guess they had lots of fun!

after lunch, dad's friend wanted to view some house.
the owner didn't reach yet.. so yea,
i was 'caught' trespassing (in the shot).
later, the owner came with her keys!

next, we went to the Wat Thung Wang Nok.
prayed.

and yea, i will never leave thailand without eating my pulut mango and durian.

With love,

Jade

hello, rabbit year!

2011-02-07T16:46:00.000+08:00

1 February 2011, Tuesday
LIM Kongsi
Paid respect to our ancestors and welcomed them to the new year.

Too Thor Th'ng (Pork Belly Soup)
Hokkien/ Penang Nyonya delicacy.

Signature soup served during Chinese New Year.

Huat Kuih (Steamed Rice Cake)
Huat means Luck/Prosperity.

Jiu Hu Char (Fried Jicama/Yambean with Shredded Cuttlefish)
An essential dish that is prepared for Chinese New Year.

Loh Bak (Five-Spice Pork Roll)
Made with marinated pork in Chinese five-spice powder and then rolled up with bean curd skin.

Chinese New Year cookies
- Kuih Kapit (Love Letters)
- Kuih Bangkit
- Pineapple Tarts

2 February 2011, Wednesday
- reunion steamboat dinner.

- Mark came over before we went back to kampung for prayers and countdown.
(non-stop fireworks for 20 minutes straight!)

3 February 2011, Thursday
1st day of chinese new year
- Pek Hoon Sua temple at Mount Erskine

- dinner at home

With love,

Jade

we meet. we eat.

2011-02-07T15:34:00.000+08:00

25 January 2011, Tuesday
Austin Chase with Shafiq and Corinne

Shafiq introduced his Tégo Card Game to me :)

He and his bros are the guys behind this game!

Does Tara Truno look like me? lol.

26 January 2011, Wednesday
Bowling @ Sunshine with Justin and Jonathan

one of the days...

had lunch with che and mom at Jalan Tengah, Penang.

Spicy and Sour Soup Noodle

Kong Pou rice.
(some chinese chicken rice...quite similar to black pepper)

had roti canai and my milo tarik another day

31 January 2011, Monday
Had a great night with Yoong, Florence, Ee Wei, Qian Yi, Kijade, Shi Minh, Joycelyn, Denise, Su Ting, Kitt Yeng, Jonathan, Ting En, and Ian.

Had steamboat then Pictionary and Charades! :)

With love,

Jade

happy rabbit year!

2011-02-02T18:12:00.000+08:00

With love,
Jade

if i could heal the world, i would!

2011-02-02T00:58:00.000+08:00

he said to me,

"you are like Mother Mary...oh no, no.. i mean Mother Teresa."

---

urmm..i can't bless the world,

but i can pray for blessings.

a gentle reminder: remember to pray and keep the faith.

With love,

Jade

a movie for the people, by the people

2011-01-28T12:01:00.001+08:00

I love this clip of a little girl who climbs a human castle in the small town of San Jaume dels Domenys in the Spanish province of Tarragona.

Shot by Toniu Xou and Patricia Martinez del Hoyoa of Spain.

"Life in a Day"

With love,
Jade

talking about twitter...

2011-01-24T18:07:00.000+08:00

it makes ordinary miracles?

i really think so.

With love,

Jade

who says it's the last goodbye?

2011-01-22T18:54:00.000+08:00

20 January 2011, Thursday
mt eden for sunset and burger fuel with Akbar

he said, "this will be your last sunset."

and i said, "no! i'll be back."

(and i think this is actually my first sunset up at mt eden)

after dinner we saw something hock is deeply in love with. lol

21 January 2011, Friday
kampung style farewell with Akbar and Hock
we had the best nasi briyani in nz...
and yes, it's like for the whole kampung

for the first time in my life, i had nasi briyani..kampung style at the airport!
lol.. thank you, akbar and hock! :)

... goodbye auckland, i'll see you soon!

And here's the first sunset i saw in malaysia. 15mins before landing at KLIA.

With love,

Jade

this made my day

2011-01-20T09:16:00.000+08:00

1.33pm | 20 January 2011, Thursday

chloe just wrote on my wall.

it's one of the sweetest post ever posted on my wall.

thanks, chloe! ♥

With love,

Jade

covo at fort street

2011-01-20T07:19:00.003+08:00

My friends and I referred to this place as our COVO,

our meeting place, our safe heaven, our living room.

- Ivan, Covo

as i still can't decide what to eat...

*a monologue*~ "pasta or pizza?"

the italian: take the pasta, it's fresh.
jade: so, your pizza is not fresh?
the italian: no no.. the pizza is from ...1960-something.

ended up i took their specialty.

can't remember the name but it has something to do with prawns.

---
According to Google translate, "covo" means,
1. den
2. lair
3. nest
4. haunt
5. earth

But according to us, it's a place for us to have our "LAST DINNER" *.

1. 19 January 2011, Wednesday

2. have a safe flight, Bryan.
3. have a safe flight, Jade. (roflmao)
---
anyway, the food at covo is delicious authentic italian.

just that it's cook by a japanese who speaks japanese and italian.

but it's awesomo!
---

A MUST EAT is their chocolate souffle | $10

it's one of the best desserts i had in nz.

With love,

Jade

simple yet powerful

2011-01-20T07:19:00.001+08:00

one of the best print ad i've seen.

love this Heineken ad by TBWA\NEBOKO, Amsterdam, Netherland.
Creatives: Ivar van den Hove, Bert Kerkhof, Niels Bredemeijer

With love,

Jade

uncertainty

2011-01-18T11:41:00.001+08:00

sometimes you just wish you could help.
but you are in a position where you cannot do anything.

a family friend's daughter,
i think she's 7 years old.
she just fb chat with me.
(ok, kids nowadays have fb and all the latest technology in their hands)

she told me,

"i am not happy"

and i asked her,

"why are you not happy? :("

she answered,

"coz mami not go to penang."
(because mummy will not be going to penang

- this chinese new year)

chinese new year;

a time where family members come together.

will not be the same for her.

how can you have your mom in one place and dad in another?

...when it is not because of jobs but egos.

not just during chinese new years,

but every other days.

screaming at each other,

instead of talking.

even though you have the gift of 'loudness',

there can never be a winner in this game.

i wonder why sometimes parents are just so plain selfish.
all they think of is just themselves.
what about their kids?
they have feelings too.

the question is,

"where is the love?"

*think about it*

With love,
Jade