All i ever wanted

Been missing in action lately, mostly because BVC is over and done with and I've been living the life of a nomad ever since. Don't get me wrong, it's been the best two months and despite leaving the uk & some of my most cherished friends for good, that didn't thwart me from retiring the country with a gratifying heart.

A brief summary of my post- assessment events :









1. watched the world cup @ Millennium Square










2. Road trip to lake district












those who came along


awesome place containing 8 bedrooms










all credit goes to Alison for organising the trip and searching for the accommodation =)










kitchen & dining area










ze sleepspot










Balcony














that's how breathtaking the place is









semi- hiked up the hill for a better sunset view










second hike the following day











chaotic.










the peeps.but not all.








preparing breakfast together is the sweetest way to start the morning with =)











still can't get over how nice the place turned out to be.









new found game =D










self- invented some feet games too!








boat rowing on the very last day


3. PapaMike's birthday











Unfortunately the surprise failed cause a) we were running late b) Mike was getting annoyed at Lisa wanting to buy flowers in the middle of the night [ was supposed to be a distraction of course] c) ah va and April bumped into his oncoming car on the streets









sigh, tell me how can a surprise go so wrong?

Dinner at Zizzi's the next day:


















Birthday boy is obviously underdressed.

4. Farewell celebration








karaoke session @ Hometown











5. Moved out from 46 Hyde Terrace =(









something went terribly wrong with the accommodation we were supposed to live in hence we had to seek refuge at yiling and tom's temporary place.








Tom purposely bought groceries, made our beds and cooked breakfast for us in the morning, how sweet- certainly made life a little less depressing for Aiting and I.











Ah Bi as the entertainer of the house


.... the list of activities goes on but i shall head to bed and continue tomorrow ....

toodles!



xoxo
Ding

7th day of May

Tom got his first Aston Martin experience

and yiling, aiting and I got our first manual car driving experience in the uk the day after =)

xoxo

Ding

4th day of june

company law paper marks the end of the course

did a bit of shopping and attended the BVC end term party in the evening













that's the program leader Paul in the middle















@ lazy lounge











I like summer, cause people with flowery/ colourful outfits light up the mood :)












free wine & beer to go around














Tj arrived from London apparently for ming shen's birthday but left a few hours before her birthday dinner -_-













Group 2!! Lovely group mates :)












hot chickas of the night





















look how much erica has to bend down =(















Martin who's like 10 feet tall















Chisanya (second from left) just got her haircut- this girl can pull off anything!
















Striking Tj's pose- aiting cannot make it


















ending this post with a cute pic of adam marshall with yiling :)

xoxo Ding

3rd day of June

Spanish Tapas @ La Tasca
after employment law assessment


















Last conference.
Last day in suits.
Some apprehension of the future.
Most parts recollections of the past year.















The one who never fails to catch me by surprise :) Thank you for calling despite your busy schedule.
Even though we're at two ends of the world but it never felt as though we're far apart from each other...

Home will definitely be less of a home without you this summer =(

xoxo
Ding

26th day of May

Tom finished his last paper today


















hence the house got dragged out to bowl

xoxo
Ding

16th day of May

Sunset on the cliff





















the thrill of walking back in the dark at 10 p.m.

xoxo
Ding

5th day of May

Final advocacy assessment

















1 down, 2 more to go

xoxo

Ding

They say...

Once you hit 21, you'll stop keeping track of your age

I pause and count everytime I was asked that question.

xoxo
Ding

chinese new year eve 2010

The third and possibly last Chinese New Year in uk ...
No red packets, no relatives to visit, no trips down to KL, no extra pocket money, no constant Chinese new year songs on radios or Astro, no Chinese new year cookies and no mum shouting at you to wear red...





















what's different this new year is that Valentine's day happened to coincidentally fall on the same day...

Which reminds me- I've yet to watch the movie Valentine's day urghh!!




Heart- shaped cookies Yiling tried to bake for Tom
(the whole house ended up helping her out)

"April can you please read the instructions for me"
"Sarah how to dooooo? okok mix the dough for me"
"Daphne can you open this "
" Aiting can you please pre- heat the oven for me"






Went to Em's place few weeks ago and she was saying that all her housemates were very excited cause this is the first and probably the only year them singles get to celebrate on Valentine's day -.-















What's chinese new year without mandarins?



















Yiling bought Tom tickets to Ne-Yo's concert (for valentine's) so the supposed reunion dinner with the Hyde Terrace family was brought forward to lunch instead..


















I was so excited when I found this!!! I'm deprived =( Apparently they're called Monkey nuts here, I wonder what they're trying to imply :)
Note: Get the Sainsbury ones though, Tesco's sucks

Menu for the day:















Steamed fish












Tofu Skin with glass noodles













salty fish eggplant























We found canned longans at the Asian supermarket too!

okok back on track














Fatt Choi Hou see (Fatt choi with dried oysters)

This was marinated overnight and it was just SCRUMPTIOUS!!!
(Oysters from sitiawan okay, dun play play)













Scallops fresh from the market *salivates*


















And what is CNY without yee sang?
& this (including the plum sauce) was all done from scratch! *respect* respect*


The feast:














All thanks to the cook













the almighty Aiting Ho !

Even mum doesnt cook food as good as hers =)














haha the house was filled with happy atmosphere & yiling was dancing to chinese new year songs we got off youtube all morning






















Coke with Longan syrup! Anyone who hasnt tried this before, you guys are missing out BIG TIME in life













Spent the previous day cleaning the house now it's spick and span =) *grins pathetically with the satisfaction of a housewife*

















Haha yes no mums to force you to wear red but must still do it for tradition's sake!
























Chabo's with love


















Watched a Stephen Chow movie after that (God of gamblers 3 think it was)
Everyone barely made it through half of the movie cause we were just too tired (movies like these justdont seem as entertaining anymore =( )















Reunion dinner with the group @ Oriental City at night















Plaza boys + Hyde Terrace girls
[exactly one year since the 'Do Not Provoke Me' incident hehe ]

The most festive chinese new year I've had overseas...

=) thanks to the family they are


xoxo
Ding