Bye Bye KK! Hiya Penang!

Hey!
Salam...
Today is my last day in KK before flying to Penang tomorrow morning via KL. I'm going to Penang to start my undergraduate studies in the English for Professionals course in University of Sexy Men, USM...(hahah, it actually stands for Universiti Sains Malaysia, but a family friend of ours, who's a local Penangan, called the university that, so I'm hoping there is some truth to it... ;p).
My journey will take the standard 3 years, and insyaALLAH, upon completion, I'd have the B.A Hons English for Professionals in my academic resume.

Registration will take place this Saturday, and I'm happy to say that an old friend of mine from Shah Alam will also be furthering her studies in USM! So, I'll have someone familiar to hang out with in a foreign environment. Plus, it turned out that we were both assigned to the same residential building or desasiswa, as USM calls it.

I hope I will do well!!!
AMIN...

Yeay! Finally!

Hey there!
Salam...
My 19th birthday was on the 25th of June, which was last Friday. I'm ecstatic to have turned 19, but a bit overwhelmed too, because this is going to be my last year as a teenager!...I'll be 20 next year! Adulthood is looming...
Anyways, for my 19th birthday, my papa bought me my own laptop!
To be precise, it's a netbook, a Dell Inspiron Mini 10...and it's in red! (I'd personally want a yellow one, but Dell doesn't make this line in yellow, so I settled with red instead...still cool :P).
It's got everything a netbook's supposed to have, and it came with Windows 7 Starter Edition as its OS. To be honest, Windows 7 Starter Edition's functions are very limited, you almost wished you could turn back to XP or upgrade to a better version of 7. For example, you can't even customise your own desktop background and watching DVDs is impossible as it doesn't read DVD components. But, thankfully, being a net surfer myself, I googled and surfed through some tech forums and found the solutions to the inadequacies that were bothering me a bit. So problem fixed for now. I'll just save more money so that I can upgrade the Starter to a better edition.

I lost my manicure and pedicure virginity today!

Hey!
Salam...

Today, it was a girls' day out!
My mum took myself and my two aunts to this beauty salon located in Putatan Point. It's called Tiara Kasih Beauty and Reflexology. My aunt wanted to get her mani-pedi done while she has time on her short stay in KK. So, my mum suggested that she take her to this place where the mani-pedi is really cheap. How cheap? RM20 for manicure, RM25 for pedicure. Wowwies!

Truth be told, I have never had any special spa treatment done to myself except the usual facials like...twice a year. And at first when I heard their conversation, I had no interest in joining because I didn't think my nails needed pampering. (What is the point of mani-pedi anyway??) But, my oh-so-generous aunt suggested that I join along. And she sounded so enthusiastic, it was infectious, so I agreed. Besides, I'll be leaving for Uni in a few weeks...what better time to do some pampering?

The surrounding environment of the small shop wasn't very inviting, but all doubts about the credibility of the establishment (hey, RM20? You gotta wonder about the quality) went pooft! as soon as their friendly and courteous workers work their magic beautician hands on you. After a long and relaxing and definitely worthwhile beauty trip, we came out thinking, "Gee, RM20 is way too cheap for services like that."So, if you have thoughts on giving your body and self a little gift, come and give this humble beauty salon a visit.

Peace.

PS: Oh, it wasn't such a bad experience. Except the pedicure kinda tickles. :P

WHAT THE?!: ESMOKE

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Salam...

Last night, two of my aunts and one of my aunt's husband took out a cigarette. I was busy making tea for the guests but my eyes were caught when I saw him grounding the tip of the cigarette onto my father's kain sarung. I was momentarily frozen, as I thought my dad's leg would soon catch on fire (and the fact that I hate cigarette smoke)...but my aunt's husband just laughed it off, saying that he was holding an...
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE!
WHAT THE?!

Apparently this breakthrough invention came as a way to help cigarette addicts who have trouble putting down their ciggies for good, to smoke healthier. How can healthier smoking be achieved, you say? Well, this gadget, called ESMOKE, is electrically charged using an electronic charger. Thus, the body of the cigarette does not contain nicotine (which induces the addiction) and tar (which causes the countless amounts of diseases in a smoker's body). In fact, ESMOKE is said to not have the negative effects of smoking, and smokers all over are warming up to this product as it actually TASTES like you're puffing on an actual cigarette. My aunt's husband said, you can even purchase ESMOKE in many different flavours-namely that of cigarette brands, such as Marlboro, Dunhill and whatever ciggie brands that exist out there.

AND...one of the advertisements for ESMOKE also promotes that with ESMOKE, a smoker can smoke anywhere...as the smoke that comes out as you exhale doesn't actually smell (yeah, this is actually true..he was puffing the cigarette in the living room and the room never smelled like ciggie smoke)...

ESMOKE is purchasable for RM290.00 for a box of 5 (if I'm not mistaken, sorry if I am), plus its own electronic charger. My uncle also said something about one charger that can be plugged in like a USB port...Where to purchase? My uncle said he bought his cigarette wonder at Giant Damansara.

Truthfully, I am not a smoker myself, and none in my immediate family is. Some people say, with this invention, more people will turn to smoking, and in a way, I sort of see it that way too. But if the rise of smokers can't be stopped, then we might as well give them cigarettes that are healthy to smoke with. Besides, most smokers out there smoke mainly for the taste, right?

Peace.

Top Eats: Warung Saji

Hey there!

Okay, I want to share with everyone my favourite local restaurant here in Kota Kinabalu. Or, more specifically, Putatan.

Warung Saji is absolutely a great place to go and eat-out with your family, friends and even by yourself. The first time you step foot into the open-area restaurant, which is actually part of a house, the first thing you'll notice is that the restaurant is not noisy at all. Unlike most local restaurants whose environment is noisy, (mostly contributed by their talking, laughing and gossiping waiter/waitresses), Warung Saji's employees are trained by their employer to not mingle with one another in front of their customers. So, even if a few of their waiters have finished serving tables and are waiting for their next orders, they would quietly stand at a corner and stay alert to any raised hands from the customers. For as long as I have been eating there with my family, I have never heard them engaging in loud and brash casual conversations. Furthermore, their service is excellent. The waiters are quick, efficient and sociable enough for an easy ordering experience. Oh, and they wear uniforms too, instead of the usual casual tee and jeans plus slippers outfit we see most of our local restaurants employees wear.

Here comes the most important part of eating at a restaurant; the food.
I have been told that the head chef of Warung Saji was trained at a MARA training centre for cooks (whatever that's called). That's why the food tastes wonderful and is presented equally that way too. You can order single meal orders such as a plate of rice with a serving of delicious lauk like lemon chicken, salad-cream fish, masak merah beef and an assortment of others. You can also order fried foods such as mee goreng, nasi goreng, kuey teow goreng, etc. If you're eating out with a party, you can order plates of rice and have multiple servings of lauk and vegetables too. My personal and my family's favourites (we usually order the group servings) are the lemon chicken, salad cream fish, assam laksa fish, flour-coated fried prawn and cuttlefish as well as mixed veggies. There are also other delish lauk like garlic chicken, and sweet and sour fish.

Talking about pricing. the price is about mid-range. A small serving of one lauk costs around RM6-8. My family consists of five people, and I'd say we usually spend around RM40-50 at each visit. Some people might think that it costs too much, but for me, to pay that price to dine in a relaxed, hygienic and hospitable environment, with courteous and efficient waiters, plus with delicious and mouth-watering dishes, Warung Saji is an absolute must for foodies to indulge in.

Environment: 8/10
Cleanliness: 8/10
Service:9/10
Food: 10/10
Price: 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10

Peace.

The State of Moi as in Now...

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Salam...

Right as of this moment, I am 151cm tall (that's about 4''11), I weigh 57kg (yup, borderline overweight *sighs*) and have at least 2 active ''volcanoes'' ready to burst on my either round or heart-shaped face.

I am currently fasting.
No, it is not the holy month of Ramadhan yet, but I have to compensate the days that I did not fast due to my womanly cycles...which is 8 days in total...before the next Ramadhan starts (which is around the month of August). I am not starving, but my lips are a bit chappy and thoughts of a KFC dinner keeps on running through my mind.

It is 2:52 pm...
Dusk looms at 6:31 pm today.
I will go and buy my KFC at about 5 pm.

Till then...
Peace