#163: Touchdown Auckland

So a couple of days ago, I flew back to Auckland. It was one long ten hour flight with turbulence and roasted potatoes included. Arrived at Auckland dead in the middle of the night, reached my new apartment close to 2AM.


Sunset while we were halfway across Australia.


Another photograph of the sunset.


While waiting for a friend to do her shopping in Victoria’s Secret, I came across a bargain for about $20. Not much of an eye shadow fan but could do with a new set I guess.

So here are photographs of my room in my new place. Here’s one of my desk and the wall covered with photographs taken last summer.


Another photograph. I ran out of closet space to keep my bags in. Sadly.


Wall with my artwork.


Several things new this year apart from a new apartment, I met up with the JPA first year medical students at a local Malaysian restaurant.

Aside from that, tried out a new church called Life Church this morning that a fellow classmate of mine attends. While I was there, again, I got a comment from a Malaysian that my surname ‘Jee’ sounds Korean not Chinese. Even that fellow classmate of mine, a Malaysian, was like “I’ve never heard of any Chinese with the surname Jee. Sounds cool though, like ‘ssup Jee?!”


#163: facing the next few days without any source of internet connection at my apartment.

Blazer by Esprit Collection
Bag by Toscano Italy
Sweater by Forever 21
Denim shorts by MNG
Ballet flats by Martina Pink
Necklace by Equip

#162: Transit Blogging

Lovely souvenir from an awesome buddy =)

So I’ve been off from blogging for the past two days. First of all and unfortunately was because I spent a couple of hours at the hospital and the rest of my remaining time sleeping. I encountered one of my fainting spells combined with waves of nausea. Hence, I got a jab from the doctor which was supposed to stop me from passing out. However, the jab was pretty painful that it made me nearly passed out instead. The sheer irony. Then, the usual, blood tests and heaps of medications, heaps of sleeping like a log and here I am today, blogging from the Airside Transit Hotel at KLIA, waiting for my connecting flight to Auckland at 8.50AM. I slept a bit too much yesterday morning and afternoon, hence I am wide awake while a friend of mine is fast asleep.

According to my brother-in-law, that’s my subconscious mind not wanting to go back to Auckland.


Dinner with my family a couple of nights ago at a Thai restaurant. This is stuffed squid cooked in green curry.

 
#162: Brown and turquoise.

Dress ransacked from my sister’s closet
Necklace by Kate Moss
Bangle by Heart Attack
Leather satchel by Marks & Spencer, a gift from an aunt in the UK

#161: Leaving Behind

“Go to foreign contries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.” –Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Aside from whipping up a bowl of spicy tuna salad with mangoes, cucumbers, Thai chillies  and peanuts for tea, I’ve been busy packing most of my things for Monday. Currently, my baggage is just 3kgs short of the 30kg limit.

What did choose to leave behind?

My full-size tripod.

Thus, I got a new one shipped to Auckland. No more lugging heavy tripods back and forth between countries. My current tripod is ancient. When I say ancient, I mean a tripod with a dollar sign price tag stuck on one of its legs… bought back when Malaysia still used the dollar sign. Ancient, sturdy but unfortunately, remarkably heavy.


#161: for a simple dinner

Pink beaded top by AWear
Green belt from some random Asian boutique in Auckland
Embroidered skirt by Nichii
Green flats from some random Asian boutique in Auckland
Green leather bag by Fiorucci
Bronze bangle, a gift from an aunt

#160: “돌솥” 비빔밥

Neither dolsot nor jeongju bibimbap, just homemade bibimbap in a Claytan bowl for lunch. I don’t own a stone pot and a steel bowl isn’t a very flattering in photographs.

“God may be subtle, but he isn’t plain mean.” –Albert Einstein

This quote amuses me.

Anyway, my summer holiday is rapidly coming to an end. Two more days before I headed back to Auckland. Suddenly a 30kilos luggage limit seems insufficient.


#160: crochet and ink spots.

Crochet overlay from some random Asian clothing store
Inner top from Cotton On
Skirt from Executive
Bag from Marks & Spencer, a gift from an aunt in the UK


#160: Steel and bronze bangles,

Metal bangles, gifts from an aunt.


Today, I went to do some last minute shopping for traditional clothes, a Nyonya kebaya top to match a kabaya skirt that I own. Out of ten kebaya tops I tried, all ten had sleeves that were far too short for me.  Two to three inches too short. The larger kebaya tops had sleeves that hung half an inch above my wrist but were far too loose. Finally, I settled for one that had sleeves a good inch above my wrist.

…the average female height in Malaysia is 153cm.

It would be awesome if Asian countries could provide a wider range of sizes. Shopping in Asian boutiques pretty much equals to 90% wearing skirts that end right below your bottoms or tops that hang above your waistline. Unfortunately, I have quite a liking for Asian boutiques since they offer something different from mainstream clothing lines.

I can’t believe I am complaining about this issue for the 1001th time.

#159: Valentine

Pretty card from a girl friend that I found in my mail box this morning on Valentine’s.

“On Valentine’s Day, I think about
The people who are dear,
How much they add to life’s delight
Whenever they are near.”

-Joanna Fuchs


#159: Pink for the sake of Valentine’s Day.

Black polka-dotted top by Memphosis
Pink tiered skirt by MNG


#159: Even the bag has a pink lining.

Studded black cow hide handbag by Tocco Toscano, Italy

#159: Black and pink accessories on Valentine’s.

Bangle by Diva
Watch by Elle Paris

#159: Distortions of a mirror reflection.

Black studded flats by Martina Pink, Tangs

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, your believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” –Marilyn Monroe

Anyway, yesterday night I was at a shopping mall. There was this teenage boy wearing a thick wool peacoat. Mind you, in a tropical country whereby it’s about 25°C indoors with air conditioning. He then… started to complain that it was really hot yet still kept his peacoat on the whole time…

Facepalm

Two nights ago, I was having late dinner at some hawker stalls. It was a horrible 38°C outdoors yet there was this girl wearing a fuzzy poly fur hoodie.

Im not sure how these people do it without suffering from heat stroke.



Happy Valentine’s Day readers!

#156, 157 & 158: Tide

So my family and I decided to go for a weekend trip at a local resort. This isn’t going to be a wordy post, just heaps of pictures and most with one sentenced captions.


Resort hotel.


Random cups and teaspoons in the hotel room.


#156: before I got sunburnt.

Top from my sister
MNG denim shorts
Straw woven bag from the Philippines, borrowed from my mum
Aviators from Ray Ban
Necklace from some random local shop
Bangle from Heart Attack
Sandals, mentioned in #154


A view of the beach.


A different angle of view.


Followed my dad to take an afternoon walk, that was when I started getting sunburnt.


Glimpse of the ocean.


Random photograph of the ground.


Ropes and planks, a bridge.


A weathercock taking the form of what I think is a marlin.


Spent my entire noon just sitting, snapping photographs, doodling and doing nothing while facing an awesome view. Swam later and that was when I got sunburnt for the second time in a day.


That was the view behind me.


Then there’s that in front of me.


Evening sky.


My parents.


#157: white, red, turquoise.

Top from MNG
Turquoise necklace by Kate Moss
Sarong skirt from some local store


Just a random landscape photograph.


Curtains framing the sky and the ocean.


Lightbulbs hanging above us while having seafood for dinner.


View opposite me at the dining table –kampongs.


The view underneath our feet while dining.

Waking up to a gloomy morning after an entire night’s worth of heavy downpour.

Baked beans, frankfurters and an omelette for breakfast.


Hot coffee on a gloomy, grey morning.


Warm soup.


#158: shades of blue and a colourful basket.

Top from some random local Asian clothing store.
Lace cardigan from some random local Asian clothing store.
Denim shorts from Seed.
Necklace, a gift from an aunt.
Same basket and sandals.


Bowl of flowers.


Gateway exiting the spa.

That’s all.