11.01.11 =) no longer a teen

Yes, as I have promised, I will make this blog happier by blogging on my first birthday abroad! =) I dun want to be reading back in the future thinking my uni life is sad. =(

I can't believe that I am no longer a teen. I can no longer be a pampered princess who is always being protected by her parents. =( I wanna go back to being the innocent, nothing to worry child. Who doesn't? But i guess it's a part of growing up, 20 years old is neither here nor there, not a teen but not yet an adult. =)

I was down in London during Dec holiday and since Chee yung will not be able to celebrate my bday on the actual day, we decided to have an early celebration! =) Innitially, I wanted to go to to Ciao Bella, an Italian restaurant, for dinner. However, they were closed on that day and hence =( no super yummy seafood pasta cook in paper bag dish for dinner. I was craving for it and it was sad to know that they were closed. In the end, after lots of sms with sis on where to eat around russel square in London, CY and I decided to just eat in another Italian Restaurant. No idea what the name was already. @,@ hehe. The food there was not bad. The starter was yummy! CY treated me since it was my birthday! wahahaah~! =) THANK YOU SO MUCH! =)



The super nice starter! Tasted a bit like garlic bread =)


My presents from Chee Yung


My Dinner - Seafood Risotto


Chee Yung's Dinner - Char-grilled chicken


After dinner and a long chat with CY, I went home and had another mini celebration with my dear sis, the BF and Basil. We had Ice Wine!! OMG super yummy!!! Sis bought it from a christmas market nearby.

Dear sister was super high after, let's see 3 SHOTS of 4.5% alchohol content ice wine?!? which is not a lot? It was so funny when she was all high and making no sense at all! AND her face was SO RED! Followed my parents I guess...

The next day, which is the last day before I return to warwick university. My sister brough me out for a Japanese dinner! HAVE BEEN CRAVING FOR IT and now looking back at those pictures =( i feel like my cravings are here again. BUt so sad, Japanese food is sooo Expensive here. One person's dinner *jap food* here is prob 3 person's dinner(cheap places) *jap food* in Malaysia. @<@ guess food is generally more expensive here la! it's like eating out every single day spend RM 25 at least a day on food. OMG!

Anyway, the dinner was ok only, nothing great. It was more to the homely Jap restaurant kind where u have dinner sets rather than sushi and sashimi choices. But, Japanese food nonetheless, salmon sashimi yum! so can't complain. hehee! After that, although we were all quite full, my sis decided to bring us to Princy for cakes! *A substitute for birthday cake! ahah! but so sad, no candles... =(



Yum Yum Ice Wine! <3


Red Face Yvonne! =P


RUM & RAISIN ice cream from Thorntons! <3 <3 <3 OMG


SALMON SASHIMI - Craving for it right now =(


Tempura which was surprisingly yummy!


Wei yang and beef teriyaki set!


Thank you JIE JIE for bringing me for Jap dinner
* ahah! i m not trained since young to called my sis jie jie


Princi Restaurant - super lots of people


My 2 cakes - forgotten their flavour already but i would have to say there's nothing special about them...

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ON the actual day itself, at 12 am, Kai Yuan appeared at my doorstep with OMG yummy blueberry muffins from Sainsbury and Smarties Chocolate cake!!! =) it was yummy!

Anyway, my dear friends from College i.e. Yen li*HK*, Zhi Yuen*Msia* and Chee Yung were awake and we had a group skype chat! AWW! Love them all so much! =) we chat for almost 2 hours before Yen li had to leave for lectures. I really enjoyed talking to them, them siging happy birthday song to me through skype. Ah, the wonders of technology. =)

What a coincidence that the opening of accommodation booking for the next year was on my Bday =) SO anxious moment was when we wanted to sign in to book and confirm a house we really wanted before others. Kiasu Malaysians aka us - visited the house before the house was open for booking for viewing. haha! but now come to think of it, the hosue id=s not very nice. and it's quite a distance to walk from the bus stop... ahah! complaining much. XD

But at that point in time when we managed to confirm our house, I felt it was the best birthday present! =) hehehe!! and Kai Yuan planned a "surprise" bday party which was not really a party since we had to rush off for lecture super soon and it was not really a surprise since i saw KOK DIN standing outside my room door... ahha! so it Failed!! but i had a good laugh. But it's the thought that counts so THANK YOU SO MUCH kai yuan! =) I know planning is not what he does normally so I feel even more honoured that he took the initiative to plan something for me. <3 awww kawan 35! <3


Skyping with my dear friends on skype at 12 midnight!


<3 <3 <3 hehee


OMG yummy bday cake!


Making my awesome sandwich for 4 person for lunch


Organizer cutting cake to eat


ahha! the not so kiasu msians who later became scared after we told them that we booked and confirmed our house already... they went to visit the hse immediately. @,@


My unglam friend! Jake Chia
somehow i din take many pictures... probably cos I was rushing for lectures...


Group picture with everyone who celebrated my bday! =)

SO after our lectures, we were all so excited and hence we decided to revisit the house to have a better look on which room each of us individually want, and also a chance for kai yuan to see the house for the first time. =)

"JENG JENG JENG" I present to you our future house! =)


taking the bus to our future house!


THE HOUSE and 2/6 of my future house mates! =)


ground floor toilet


common room *angle 1* if only we can have a tv next year..


common room *angle 2


Kitchen


Toilet second floor


the entrance


*Gan jiong period*
Draw lots to determine who gets which room and can switch later on if someone else agrees to switch.

We went to Noodle Bar later on since I had cravings and they let me choose where to have dinner since it was my birthday! Happy! Ordered super yummy fried kuey tiaw dish! It was my first time ordering a bowl to myself! giam sap ma.. but ever since then, i have been ordering a bowl to myself and freaking finishing it! OMG, FAT to the max edi. =(


Kai yuan, super professor like here ahha!


ME! Bday girl! <3


Eugene - Big bully


Melanie - Victim of Big Bully


Michelle


My future housemates <3

My PRESENTS from all my dearest friends! Thank you and Love them all! =)


From Dear sister! OMG super love the smell of this lotion <3


From Chee Yung!


From Mun wai, Jane, Xian Hui, Li lynn, Adranne, Rachel Mak and Choong Hern! <3




From Kai Yuan, Yen li, Zhi Yuen and Jia Xin! =)

OMG yenli's Handmade card/booklet FOR ME! I feel the love from her!!! <3
sent from HK!



















From Michelle, Landon, Eugene and Melanie! =)



I had a memorable 20th birthday in the UK and I really thank all My friends who made it special. =)

And LOVE MY MUMMY AND DADDY FOR GIVING ME A NEW CAMERA s95 FOR MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!! Thank you so much! I truly will treasure it and please, I really hope don't let me lose it or somehow drop it =(

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