JOanna’s Life

What have i been doing lately ???

If there is somebody out there wondering……

Yes, I know you are…. Curious right?

Don’t bluff, i know someone out is pretty concerned, about me.

Own up! Or else….

   

   

   

         

"I’ll drown you with my M&M’s Minis"

   

 

   

  "And I’ll get As Bitter As the Dark Choc…"

   

   

It is exam period… NOW!!!

And everybody should… *ahem* Listen to future sinseh to be and…

   

   

IMPT: "Chew On Vit C to get Healthy…"

   

   

   

        "Get some dose of Caffeine in a form or another…" 

   

   

   

  "Have a cookie when you are hungry…"

   

   

   

   "Be it Rich & Soft……"

 

 

   

"Or Crunchy & Nutty…"

 

 

Just Make Sure you get your staple food, every meal…

Meal Skipping is NOT ALLOWED during exam period…

 

   

       "Be it Char Kwey Tiaw with Fish Slices…Called Sam Lou~"

   

   

   

   "Or Sandwich called Italian B.M.T in Subway…"

   

   

Everybody needs their carb~ Mind you, your brain only uses glucose, the only source of energy consume by your brain cells.

   

   

   

  "We need our sweet treats sometimes…"

   

 

And My friends…

 

   

"It’s going to be a piece of cake…"

   

   

No one says it is going to be easy, but you reap what you sow.

Second week into exam, hang in there. Everything is gonna be alright.

   

and Yes,

If you are wondering, did i took all that?

YES! YES! YES! And that’s not all,

I had Loacker and more Meiji~ Matcha Fran And Banana Fran.

Too bad, my hp no batt and photos taken ended in Taz’s hp.

   

Yes, exam period is a period to have more Meiji Collection.

Everybody needs their exam boost.

   

Calories? Who cares when it is exam time?

*Me!* *Me!* The inner me shouting.

Ok, if i’m gaining weight, i’m all prepared, for the weight gain. *grin*

   

And i forgot to mention Brand’s Chicken Essence & Gingko Biloba extract capsule for the extra boost. Hope it did help in my memory and letting me staying awake in the wee hour in the morning.

   

Two more paper, on the same day. One hour apart. I need grace.

 

   

"He shall be like a tree,

Planted by the rivers of water,

That brings forth its fruit in its season,

Whose leaf shall not wither;

And whatever he does shall prosper.

                                                   Psalm 1:3"

若有人担心的活，

至少我知道有一个人在读过我的部落格后担心我，

我要慎重宣布：  “我没事啦！”

 

而且还好得很！

快乐的不得了。。。

   

我都说了，

我体内的衡态系统 （homeostasis）发育健全，

稳态回来啦~

乌云飘走啦~

   

昨晚还真的是，哭着哭着就睡着了。

还依稀记得，

睡前，口中还穗穗念，

自己到底在难过些什么。

今早就穿新衣，出门啦！

 

不过，当然我出门前做了一件事，

一件做了以后，

内心终于可以释怀的事。

不过，我不告诉你。嘿嘿~

   

乌云临走前，

免不了的一场雨。

是一场为了带来晴天的雨，

就下吧~ 痛痛快快的下吧~

下完了，

天晴了。

   

再加上一顿超级无敌、

营养丰富的晚餐，

人间美味~

   

傍晚时，

本来还有想冲回家的念头。

不过被书本止住了。

哎，想念在家三餐温饱。

 

结果，晚餐实现了我小小的愿望，

愿望被听见了吗？

三捞河粉配自家的清补鸡汤，

炸鸡翅膀和餐后榴莲泡芙，

无比开心~

   

约瑟牧师说得对，

敌人在打赌，

但让我仰望耶稣，

他是我力量的泉源。

仗打赢了，

恢复时，

得到的比逝去的，

获得地更多、更丰盛！

   

我这一次，是真的、真的没事啦！~

   

   

PS: 乔乔，谢谢你。虽然没让你做到什么，但心里头感受得到。吓坏你了吧？不好意思。。。

 

"The Heart of donut lies in its hole. Nonetheless, taste is equally important. Here in J.CO Donuts & Coffee, we value both of them. The making process engages the unbeatable collaboration between high technology machines that create the blissfull, and full-of-art human hands that create the precious holes. It’s always the same hole, same taste, same quality… "

    

And so i was led here…

   

   

After attending Sunday service at Suntec, I decided to drop by Raffles City Shopping Centre with only one intention. VISIT J.CO Donuts ! It had been on my mind lately and i really wanted to try its donuts after reading many reviews regarding this Donut Chain that created a rave in KL. Good, now i don’t need to join in the never-ending-horrendous queue @ Pavillion, KL to enjoy the highly-sought-after donuts.

 

I wanted to see what’s the rave is all about…

         

      

Roommie told me during her previous visit to Raffles City Shopping Centre a couple of weeks ago, she didn’t have a chance to savour J.Co Donuts. The perpetual line never seems to dry up! Phew~ I was early, wasn’t I ? There was only two guys Queueing in front of me and a few more customers behind me. Meanwhile, there were quite a number of tables seated with families and couple savouring their coffee and donuts. It was 11.30am. Snack before lunch? I reckoned.

   

                                           Left: Why Nut? Right: Don Mochino @ $1.30 each

   

I bet the waitress disliked me. First, I told her i’ll have 1 Green Tea dine-in. Then i requested it to be changed to Don Mochino. When i reached the cashier, I told her that I would like to have one more donut, Why Nut?, and would like it to be taken it away. Ain’t i troublesome? I just couldn’t make up my mind whether i want to stay out to study or should i head straight back after the purchase. *speechless*

   

I didn’t purchase their Signature Donut, Al capone, as i was craving for some donuts infused with filling.

    

Let’s see what it is all about…

   

   

Don Mochino. I felt in love at the first sight i laid my eyes on thee. Not your appearance of the luscious chocolate coating, it was thy filling. On the tag, written "…filled with tiramisu cream…".

 

Yes, i knew it was you that i wanted.

You didn’t disappoint. Coated with mild bitter sweet dark chocolate with  coffee-flavoured cream. The cream is very light and not as sweet as those served in Dunkin or Donut Factory. You will not feel a bit of heaviness after eating.

One thing to note. You might not want to attempt to bite this in front of the girl you are interested in. As you sunk your teeth into this, you might ended up with chocolate-coated-brown-teeth unknowingly.

   

A surprise that delighted the little heart of mine….

   

   

Why Nut? My very last minute order. Just because i wanted to take away so i needed to purchase at least two to get it packed in a box.

 

Premium white chocolate topping with American peanut butter filling. Ooo.. So rich, so satisfying… The white chocolate was a great combination with the peanut butter. The taste of white chocolate was not over-powering and it was a well-balanced taste. Interestingly, the peanut butter filling was not sweet (Dunkin’s was sweet and you get sick of it after one or two bites) and the sight of it oozing out of the donut was Soo…. Inviting!!!

 

Just when i was thinking of Jollibean’s crispy peanut pancake…

 

   

J.Co Donuts & Coffee

Raffles City Shopping Centre

#B1-44 M/N

Tel: +65-63334258

HP: +65-97707770

   

 

Note: I seriously think i would lost my way at Raffles City B1, a place i’m so not familiar with *sigh*

   

久久无法释怀，原来假装不在意，是不行的。

痛装作不痛，难过也当成没事。以为时间久了，会过去的。

可是为什么，情绪却因此越来越糟。

 

以为自己做对了。两年半、三年的时间，原来我还是难以释怀。

心中呐喊 ：“为什么？”

 

我要求太多了吗？

尝试催眠自己，情况所逼，非其所愿。

我该谅解、该体谅、该满足、该接受。

可是为什么，心中还是有一阵阵的痛楚。

    

电话中的解释，我能理解，也能接纳。

但为何想哭的情绪，依然紧紧跟随着我？

电话另一端的你，也哭了吧？

 

我知道，你也跟我一样的难过。

泪水像发了狂似地，快彪了出来。

告诉自己，“要忍着。”

赶紧挂了电话，控制自己的情绪。

你也一样吧？

试图用愉快的口音跟我说：“拜拜！”

可是你的难过，我却感觉出来了。

 

我何尝不是如此？

可是，压抑的情绪，已经开始寻求发泄的途径。

渐渐侵略我的生活中的点点滴滴。

 

跑步、运动、弄得自己汗流浃背，已经失去了一开始跑步的原由。

现在跑步的我，跟一开始跑步的我，含带的心情已产生了改变。

该做的，清清楚楚地摆在面前，却一动也不想动。

是懒惰吗？似乎如此。

累了吧？真的累了吗？

 

对原动力产生了怀疑，原来会有这样的结果。

观念变得模模糊糊的，开始分不出事实真相还是情绪诱导。

理性和感性，产生的矛盾，快不能用抑制来解决了。

一发不可收拾。

为何偏偏发生在这个时候？

 

我要从哪儿寻求，该继续下去的力量？

心情的拉锯战，何时能了？

 

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你问我："Something seems to be troubling you. Care to share?"

我说：“没事，可能只是因为考试。

                  别担心，我真的没事。”

 

尝试不要唉声叹气、

不要到处求救、

不要哀怨诉苦、

不要痛苦呻吟、

不要讲出来、

不要写出来… …

 

我也想过得很好、

我也想变得坚强、

我也想变得岗旱。

 

但，常常挂着微笑的我，

不代表我过得很好，

不代表我不会辛苦，

不代表我比人坚强。

 

我跟你说没事，我okay;

为你们打气、加油,

并不代表我完完全全没事、okay。

 

跟你们说Gambatte、一定可以的、没有问题的，

并不代表我也一定可以、没有问题。

 

我并不是真的没有问题，

只是不想加重你们的负担而已。

只是因为我不想麻烦别人太多，

不想显得如此软弱。

   

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我笑嘻嘻跟你说话的时候，

把微笑挂在嘴边，

得到的，

是一阵冷模反应时，

暖暖的心被刺了一下。

 

我也会害怕。

我也会难过。

我也有负担。

我也有烦人的事。

所以，请别那样对我。

   

昨天，读到一句寓言。

“远离那些会让你难过的人。”

我该远离你吗？

 

以为，少了一位较亲密的朋友，

问题应该不大吧！

原来，心里在意得很。

待人的真心，

当暖流被冰河截断、冰镇的时候，

落寞。

不知所措。

 

虽然，这个礼拜情况有点改善，

但始终有了距离感。

昨日，无意间看到了你。

不敢去打扰在努力的你。

但该碰见的始终逃不了，我们还是遇见了。

聊了几句，好象以往一样，没改变。

但心质，已经产生了化学变化。

 

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在温室中被保护得很好的我，

突然到了残酷的户外，

有点无法适应。

 

我错了吗？

一年前的我，边吃雪糕，边跟你说：

“其实，每个人，都是很善良的。”

“他们都愿意给与援手”

“人嘛，只是看你怎么看而已。”

 

现在的我，始终抱着如此的观念。

人，是善良的。

但我要补充，

人，受了外界的影响，

会不小心、不经意地，

伤害到身边的人，

越是亲近、越容易被刺到。

 

越是受伤的人，越会伤害别人。

"Hurt people, hurt people."

 

他们，不是故意的。

人，还是善良的。。。

 

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暂时，

我不是很好。

告诉自己，一切会过去的。

   

我笑着说哈哈的时候，

心情，未必很好。

可能，还想哭得不得了。

 

如果我一会儿笑嘻嘻，

一会儿，又好像乌云密布，

再过一会儿，又是大晴天，

请体谅。

我在思考。

脑袋里的需要我思考的东西多得不得了。

   

我，不是故意的，

只是心情还没调试过来。

心中的大雨，赶快下完吧。

 

我还是比较喜欢开朗美少女。

忧郁美少女，对我来说太陌生了。

 

你看，我都说我没事了。。。

 

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我，

不是在掩饰、

不是在伪装、

更不是在假装。

 

我，

只是不想加重你们的负担、

不想成为你们的烦恼、

更不想增添你们的麻烦。

 

我，

不想让你们看到我的软弱。

我，

只想让你们看见我的坚强。

 

虽然，现在我可能，

过得一点也不是太好。

一点也不好。

   

只是可能，而已。

   

 

原来，被放飞机，是这样的感觉。。。

原来，这番滋味，还真是很久没感觉到了。

 

差点就被遗忘的感觉。

等待。

期待。

准备。

疑惑。

焦虑。

难过。

气愤。

压抑。

五味参杂，起伏不定。

为何，会有那么一点点的失望、失落？

 

明明就告诉自己，此非其人本意。

但被激起的涟漪，再微小的波动，对于此刻的我，却还是有着一丁点儿的影响。

 

就那么一点点。。。

 

我没事。可能只是考试。

别担心，偶尔也需要发点牢骚。

 

我知道，你真的不是故意的。。。

我真的没放在心上。

相信我。

 

 

就一通电话。。。七点。。。

 

就一句。。。“JOanna (高调) 要跟我们一起去Can 9吃晚餐吗？”

 

虽然我拒绝了，但心里可高兴得很！整颗心，暖暖的。

 

重视。 温馨。 关怀。 甜甜的。

 

 

就一句。。。“不舍得吃啊？唉哟，你吃了， 我们以后再买给你。”

 

虽然被看穿了，但简单的一句回应，可能毫不经意，但却让我有些许感动。

 

原来，要感觉幸福，就这么简单。

 

 

还是很感动。谢谢。真心朋友。

Something that caught my attention when i opened my mailbox today. Normally i would delete the mail without reading especially forwarded mails or newsletters, but i was prompted to open the mail and it rings a tinkle in me…

 

Its Only A Quarter . . .

Several years ago a preacher moved to Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the bus from his home to the

downtown area.

When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it.

Then he thought, Oh, forget it, it’s only a quarter.

Who would worry about this little amount Anyway the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it.

Accept it as a gift from God and keep quiet.

When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the quarter to the driver and said, Here, you gave me too much change.

The driver with a smile, replied, Aren’t you the new preacher in town?  I have been thinking lately about going to worship somewhere.

I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change.

When my friend stepped off the bus, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, and held on, and said, O God, I almost sold your Son for a quarter.

Our lives are the only book some people will ever read . . .

I promise, this is going to be real short. Exam ar…

 

Despite tight schedule, one still gotta eat right? and so this marked the first visit of mine to Pioneer Mall after studying in NTU for 3 years… (For those who don’t know, Pioneer Mall is just a bus away from NTU, a common eating place for most NTU’ers)

 

It was raining, QQ was in class. After some whining over the phone to my friend, we decided to go Holland V area to eat XO Fish Beehoon.

 

But… But…

The moment i hopped on his car, i changed my mind due to the traffic and the rain. Sorry… Sorry… Always change my mind not too long after i make up my mind. (-__-)" Sumimasei…

 

So we ended up with these…At Pioneer Mall… The destination my friend suggested since i never step foot in it before. Better do so before i’m gone for good from NTU. Haha…

 

 

The Chille is SUPERB!!! Wonderful… Glorious… Leaving my numb yet my stomach calling out for more.

 

The ladies fingers looked old and overfried but surprisingly it tasted good! None of the overfried taste neither is it too "old" and with strands of fiber.

 

 

No oysters, got mussels. Not the big big mussels, but good enought to satisfy. Not too spicy and very sweet, full of flavour from the sea. Fried mussels remains as one of my favourite dish at any Malay stalls. Who cares about hygiene? Hee…

   

   

I must say, this picture doesn’t give justice to the taste of this yummy-licious piece of chicken. I seriously didn’t what style of cooking when i ordered it. I thought it was rendan initially judging from the display but when it was served, it definitely didn’t look like it was rendang *faintz* But it was Aww…Sooo… Soo.. Good! Even my friend who doesn’t really take spicy was asking me for the "Kua" to go with his meal. It was sweet than spicy, i can see bits of tomatoes and dhal in the "kua" and the chicken was really tender despite it was fried before cooking with sauce. Sedapnya…

 

Time to head back to my books. I really can’t waste anymore time. Time is running short.

 

Ganbatte~

 

 

Ok, you might not find this appealing nor appetising, but frankly, this is what we call "A Meal Of Love" Ok?

 

My mum rushed to the bus station after her association AGM  and i bet she drove the car like a bullock cart *lol*, just to catch the last glimpse of her beloved daughter before she headed back to Singapore.

 

And here with her, a bowl of typical Hakka Ham-Cha & 3 pcs of Hakka Yong Tau Fu. Not forgetting the mess in the car, all for the love to her daughter *touch*

 

So, presentation failed. But 爱心可是满满的！！！  Thanks Mum! Thanks dad! though my stay at home was less than 24 hours…

 

I miss home~ I miss you both~

 

I once mentioned to a friend of mine, that i wish there is a Meiji factory in my own room so that i can enjoy unlimited Meiji’s supply. Hello Panda, Pucca, assorted chocolates in all cutie looking packaging… Isn’t it so comforting to have a Meiji snack? Nice looking and tastes good too~

 

So, i was blessed. Really blessed. To be able to savour more Meiji’s product. Meiji has so many products that i doubt i could ever finish trying every single one of them, especially when it comes to food, i’m quite thrifty most of the time. And Meiji products do not cheap.

   

                                        Meiji Zooland Butter Cookies

 

I bought this after comtemplating for a long time while the rest of my friends are doing their grocery tibits shopping after dinner. Recommended by Cat, she said it is pretty nice. Yup, she’s right, it’s nice! A very simply kind of cookies with a subtle buttery flavour. The cookies come in thin slice with animal printing on it. Very very cute! I even took a snapshot of the cookies with rabbit printing on it to use as my hp wallpaper *wink*

There is another version of this cookies with various transportation printing on it, which i didn’t purchase. I told you, i’m kind of thrifty especially when it comes to my own consumption.

   

 

This is a motivation gift from a friend of mine. It definitely looked cute!!! Too cute to be eaten. Normally when it comes to food stuff, i would share it with my friends because i find it more enjoyable. It can also help me to control my own consumption of tibits. So, i brought this to school to be shared among friends during lesson. Apparently all my friends who tried like it, except me (-___-)"" Sorry pal, i am not use to the way the biscuits taste. Too eggy~

 

Last but not least… Ta Dah…

 

 

My school friends actually laughed at me in surprise whenever i told them i never tried Yan Yan before. I am not embarassed by it but i really wanted to try it. But again, due to the previous reason, i’m constantly on a money-saving-thrifty mode. I normally wouldn’t spend much money on my ownself. So… Until now, i haven’t got a chance of laying my hands on it until last night *grin*

Hugs to my dearest QQ. She got me the ultimate YAN YAN!!! Whee~ I casually told her that i never try this before when she was doing her pre-exam grocery shopping. *touch* None-the-less, her Siang Siang also find it surprising that i never try Yan Yan before, he said it is one of the commonest snack around.

 

This vanilla flavour Yan Yan is still sitting quietly on my study desk waiting for its destruction. It realised that it should enjoy its moment of peace before the thunderstorm which will lead to its death. Wuahaha… Ok, i’m on cloud nine and going a little crazy…

 

Signing off now… Going for class…

 

Let you catch a glimpse of me being bored during my revision yesterday…

 

 

Tata for now… Study is good!