Mini Getaway & Food Trip to Penang Island ~ Day 2!

Rrrringggg rringggg! The sound of the alarm clock woke me up from my peaceful slumber, marking another wonderful day ahead! :) Dressed up in simple blouse and a pair of neon shorts, I am all set to start off another day on this island! :D

Somehow this outfit makes me feel like I am on a vacation haha

Wondered around the island and finally came to a decision to try a hawker stall with the name Bee Hooi and? In my opinion, this store lacks variety of food. Like Penang is a food paradise right? So should have more kinds of food for people to choose la surely. And the food there is like more to non Penang specialty one leh. There was American Breakfast, wan tan mee, pau, chicken rice and loh mee. Loh mee is the only dish I have never heard before so I decided to try that. And if you're not a fan of starch, then I highly recommend you NOT to eat it here. Contains so much starch the noodles can't even be pulled up from the soup. Ew. (P.S maybe you would like to try it somewhere else lol) Or maybe you just try la at Bee Hooi since it was all just my opinion and I am pretty picky when it comes to food :/

Then off to wander around again. There's a lot to do in Penang! But I just can't decide what to do first. I tell you, we wasted an hour wandering here and there lol. In the end, we just decided to get off the car already! And we ended up smacked in front of the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. It's this green building located near Pengkalan Weld :) if you are that kind of outdoor tourist person then you should definitely visit that area cause there are a lot of interesting stuff to see here! 

My lovely popo and I at the entrance :)

The entry fee is RM 20/pax. But you can take pictures throughout the mansion la. The furniture inside and the architecture were all very pretty and antique :) If I am not mistaken those dramas and movies like Little Nyonya were filmed here. Let the pictures talk! 

Let me tell you, the details of decorative items in this mansion is mind blowing! How can every decorative item in this huge mansion be all so prettily designed? It must have taken a lot of effort in order to produce such beautiful items.

Okay, I am hooked and totally amazed at all these pretty things :(

Even the jadeeeee :O

The ancestor place. It seems that the current generation comes back to pay their respect every year.

Look at the carvings on the door! So exquisite!

Daddy and lil sis :)

Part of the bedroom :)

Traditional Makeup? Haha

Majestic staircase! 

Opium anybody?

Hello! We are the daughters of the empress!

I shall stop here haha. :P

Lunch time! :) Went to Gurney Drive and entered another hawker stall, I forgot the name but it's located next to the Sunway Hotel. Okay we ordered a bit too much but we finished it all! Too delicious omg. Four plates of Char Koay Teow, two bowls of laksa, one plate of andy Yau Yu Ong Choi ( jellyfish and vege with Rojak sauce) plus coconut juice! :)

Some street art I saw while driving by :) 

Fetched Mummy from Batu Ferringghi and now we decided to go to Gurney Plaza. Nothing much one this mall to be honest, Queensbay is a much better choice in my opinion.  Bigger and more choice of shops (cause thats where I went after getting bored of Gurney plus it is just next to my hotel!)

The only thing interesting is this box here! They have the best Macaroon store here, Valerie! Yumssss!

Dinner @ Dome! I am sure most of you know what it is since this is available in KL and many other places, but I am still going to blog about it just in case you don't :)

Tiramisu Cakeee! 

Wild Mushroom Soup!

Gourmet Chicken Pie! This is really yummy! And actually very filling so if you are the kind of person that eats very little, you should share this with someone!

PIZZA! Crispy and crunchy :) 

This wraps up Day 2 and my mini vacation! Hope you guys find Penang interesting cause I am never good at descriptive essays and that is proven by the way i described Penang :/ Hopefully it gave you an idea of how fun it was cause it was really interesting there! Cant wait to visit again! :D

XOXO 

My fave shot! :)

Mingyann's 18th Wish! ❤

To my non-Mingyan readers,this is a birthday wish post for a friend of mine, Ming Yan! If you want to watch and continue reading this blog post, feel free to do so. :) Just a short message :) By the way, the video is in Cantonese and a bit of English, so watch it at your own risk :)

P.S. The video has a slight defect. The voice seems to come first lol. Anyway....

To Mingyan, watch the video first before reading anything else!

Was it touching? :P Hahaha sorry for the stupid languages there. Tried my best to convey everything inside there.  Hopefully you like it! :)

Love ya! Happy 18th Birthday!

XOXO

Mini Getaway & Food Trip to Penang Island~ Day 1!

Vacation started by waking up early to go take out blood samples from the body at PathLab. What a good way to kick start a vacation right? Haha. Why so sudden you ask? Nah, I just like the secure feeling that my body is healthy. :) The fasting period made me so hungry omgg especially when I first woke up in the morning. It was like...torture. Then I distracted myself by updating December Pink, my online store. Do check it out on Facebook/ Instagram @decemberpinkk :) and if any of my readers have any suggestions to make,  feel free to tell me! :)

When the needle poked into my flesh, it felt like a bee's sting or an ant's bite. To those who never got bitten by an ant before, it is not exactly the no feeling kind of feeling. It's like someone pinching you but on a smaller surface area. Hurts at first like a pinch as I said. Then it will fade away. Hopefully I described well. :)

Then had breakfast at the food court opposite Wooley. Had soya bean and this bowl of lovely sliced chicken hor fun :) 

Time to head to the famous Penang Island! :) To be honest, I've rarely been to this famous island in Malaysia. Well I meant I rarely explore this island even though I come visit my uncle here sometimes. So I am pretty excited! :) 

Pretty isn't it? :)

Upon arrival, it was already time for lunch! Yes, food trip meant lots of food lah. Be prepared to have all your salivary glands activated as the upcoming food posts will make you feel hungry and your stomach will growl. (Okay lah, maybe exaggerated a bit haha) Lunch was @ Sininam Thailand Restaurant located in Bayan Lepas. There's a lot of food stores to choose from in Bayan Lepas. Ranging from Japanese to Indian. ;) The food here is pretty good. Had ulam for appetiser and i don't know if it's only me, but I have never tried ulam before. And it tastes pretty good. All you just do is to dip fresh vege like cucumber into a special sauce(belacan) made up of lemon , chilli (and maybe prawn gravy/paste?) Well it's a special sauce like I said haha. 

For main, we had white tomyam, Thai style steamed fish, Cashewnut chicken and Belacan vege. (P.S sorry that I didn't take any of the food pictures above cause I totally forgot when the food arrived) Was too attracted to the food that our forks and spoons were already moving so fast, like an eating competition haha. I even had two bowls of rice, imagine that! 

Checked in to our hotel, Eastin Hotel also located at Bayan Lepas :) Just a five minute walk from Queensbay Mall. And the best thing is they have FREE WIFI! throughout the hotel :) Since mummy was at the Toastmaster Convention, and we don't really like to shop without our shopping companion, we decided to go for a dip in the pool! The pool is nice and just the right size. Not too small. 

Shaggy Dog! HAHA 

Not a good idea, so here goes. This was after the swim. It is obvious! Just look at the eyes!

Sister and I before heading out :)

After the swim, got ready and headed out to fetch mummy from her hotel in Batu Feringghi for dinner. :) Went to The Ship a very nice decorated restaurant nearby there. It's really like a themed restaurant with waiters and waitresses all dressed as the cabin crew. The ambience was very cosy and warm. Too bad the lighting there was pretty dark so the photos didn't turn out that well. Ate like non stop haha. I had a Fillet Mignon steak. Yums. It had a piece of bacon on top of it which made it double yums! Hehe. I also ordered ice cream after the main course ~ chocolate temptation. The pricing here is pretty reasonable compared to other restaurants. Had dessert as well ~ Chocolate Temptations.

Failed at acting cool. I can't live without my smile haha

The ship!

Mummy and Daddy Mok

I saw some people paragliding as well. So fun!

Outfit of the Night
Dress - Cotton On
Shoes - Vincci
Love the dress. Striking color but simple design, what more can you ask? :) Pair it with a tiny clutch/bag and you're ready to go! :)

And that wraps up Day 1!

XOXO

Family Dinner & Mini Outfit Update!

I am going for a short hiatus after this blog post because exams is just around the corner. Choir competition as well. Will blog about the competition after the exams which will be the end of May by that time, sobs.  Have been stressing out a lot lately and finally I managed to slip in some blogging time to reduce all the unnecessary stress. 

So, last Saturday, Aunt organized this mini get-together with a few kith and kin to celebrate my Grand Aunt's birthday.  Well, we just ate dinner together, no cakes or gifts lol.  And hence no pictures from the dinner :( All my cousins and my siblings were busy candy crushing :( And the older generation were busy playing with my adorable baby niece <3

So, I have really nothing much to blog about the dinner so I have this idea to talk about my outfit, not that it's really that interesting ;oh well;

xx

Decided to match a black tank to this pair of high waisted floral pants. To keep things simple and neat.  Having too much prints on the body might turn out disastrous, especially if you are going for a mini family dinner D: Don't want to turn out like a peacock instead :P

Wore a pair of pink feather earrings to spice up things a little bit. So things wouldn't be so plain. 

Black Tank Top x High Waisted Floral Print Pants from Bkk 

You'd probably have seen this picture of mine on Instagram if you follow @joyimok.

Loving this shot haha idk why

Bye dearies. 

XOXO

Girl's Talk #1

We can always choose to look at the positive side when things start going downhill.  

Well, I know it is easier said than done. Imagine trying to find a white spot on black paper. Is that possible? Well of course it isn't, but what we can do is we can always use a white color pencil to draw on it.  Use extraordinary ways to solve your extraordinary obstacles in life. As girls, we always pick on ourselves and wonder if we are good enough, whether in front of your friends or even your crush.  Humans were never born perfect.  Our imperfections are what makes us vary from one another.  Just close your eyes and imagine a world filled with perfect people, no flaws.  Woah, pretty impressive right? Well yeah they are robots. :) So, why not embrace our imperfections and look at the brighter side of things.  Things might not be smooth sailing but maybe these will turn out to be life lessons, moulding us into a better person.  The reason to why I am suddenly blogging about this is that life isn't all that smooth sailing for me now either, but I realize I have a lot of wonderful friends being there for me. :) Why not love the ones that already love us so much? Why think about imbeciles being there to trip you over?   These people aren't worth our time at all.  If they want to stay in our lives, true friends will make an effort to do so.  I understand how it feels when you are so confused you tend to make mistakes and worsen the whole situation.  Just pause a while, sit back and reflect on what move you should do next.  It's all up to us to decide.  Our choice. Do not try to rush things as it makes no good.  Do not push all the blame unto yourself, if it's a matter involving two people(or a group). The other people are at fault too. :)

P.S. This is all my opinion and I didn't mean to point at anyone.  We may have different point of views at things.  I have more and more delayed posts but this is what I've been going through lately.  I will try my best to update the blog more frequently.  Any advice is welcomed :)

XOXO

Highlight of Mid Sem Holidays: Tiffany Alvord's Live 2013

Was too busy recently.  Not going to type all that much just because I know that if I start rambling, this post will never end.  So, back to the topic before I stray off course.  

On the morning of the concert, I was all hyped up already! To be honest, it's my first concert with my sister! Sometimes, I really envy my sister for having all these first times at such a young age. Considering she does everything with me although I'm older than her like 2 years. There's obviously no generation/age gap whatsoever so we are really close though we do quarrel all the time haha. 

Was contemplating on what to wear to meet Tiffany Alvord. But in the end I just grabbed whatever I brought with me haha cause we already have to head out and my daddy was nagging already :/ (oopsie!)

Vain like that with Mummy (@ Wedgewood Residence)

We went to Midvalley Megamall/ The Gardens Mall first although we really are kind of broke after all the shopping in KL and Singapore.  Going to blog about the rest of the holidays in the next post because I don't wish to delay this any longer. :)

Lunch :-

Alexis Wine & Dine

It will be weird if we didn't eat here on any occasion cause the food is just too good *drools

Chicken Rice 

Wild Mushrooms are love <3

Hello! Greetings from the hungry blogger!

Tiramisu from Alexis!
You must be wondering why I put my face in the middle of the food pictures, and why not put all food pictures first? Well, they say save the best for the last and THIS is the best! :D

Skipping the dinner part, just cause I forgot what we had and no pictures :( So concert time! :)

The empty stage ( well, not empty, just the stage + instruments)

Was there since 6.30 p.m. so we got pretty good seats! Second row! ^^ And whats the results of boredom?

Ta Da! Just slipped in one picture of me and my sis :P Sister looking so pretty as usual :)

Openings for her concert by fellow Malaysian Youtubers! :)

Skyward! a.k.a Dmingthing :D The guy above also produces YouTube Videos just like JinnyboyTV! Check them out, pretty cool one! XD

The revellers! The drummer is pretty cute! Okay, I admit I always have these thing for drummers :P

Diayan Trisha :)

Finally, the star of the night! <3

Guess who I met after the concert? :P

Reuben Kang! Very cute one leh! Haha
Didn't take any pics with Jin though cause was in a hurry and there was a queue so...

Moving on..

Tiffany Alvord and I <3
We hugged too! Haha just to make you all jealous ny, don't think it succeeded ><

Things I got from her concert! Signed poster and album ^^ With my name on it!

After the concert, daddy bought this Tiramisu cake from the nearby Michaelangelos cafe <3

Tastes super nice! Like theres wine inside there! I love food that tastes bitter a bit one :P Like DARK CHOC OMG LOVES

<3
Topshop, H&M and myself haha

XOXO

Life like this 😐

Have you ever went through times when you are so confused you don't know what to do? Have you ever felt like you are stranded on this island alone with no one to turn to? Like no one truly understands you? Even when you know you are loved by a lot of people, you just can't help being pessimistic and feel that way. Even the brightest and happiest teen will surely have some bad days, just more good days.

Behind that very smile you see each day, there will surely be things to worry about. Happy go lucky? Well, maybe there are people like that but I am sure there will be one day when they will reflect on what happened recently and feel gloomy for a bit.

Sometimes I wonder if I should trust what people tell me. I know I should, but the things said feels wrong. It doesn't feel right. I have this tiny feeling, hoping its true but a big part of me is still in denial mode. Have you ever felt so? It doesn't just relate to me right? I have been thinking pretty much these days. False hopes? Well I don't know. I don't know why you did what you did. And right after, things instantly changed. This is really confusing and I do not know what to grasp. It's not typical. Sigh

I really do not know what to do. What's the next move? How should I respond ? Or should I leave it?

Xoxo