~Holidays~

So here I am.... my holiday at Labuan is officially over....... It was a great holiday even though I was
1. The maid - doing all the sweeping, mopping, cooking and washing.
2. The mom - instructing my sisters to do this and that, to get things done fast and to make sure they behave themselves.
3. The shopkeeper - Opening and closing my parents shop faithfully from 6th Sep till 14 Sep.
4. The driver - Thank God for Sam who drove from 6th Sep - 12th Sep. My job started on the 13th....

My original job scope that I love and enjoy.....being
5. The BIG sister!!!! Which includes loving my brothers and sisters, make sure they are having a great time always, being love and cared for at all time. To bring laughter and joy into their lives and to mold them up to be people with great character!

My holiday this time comes with extra baggage because my parents flew to USA to have their honeymoon...hahaha.... ya it is tiring... but I learned a lot.... now I know it is not easy to run a household and I really appreciate my parents even more now.... they never give up in bring me up no matter how naughty I was.... :) Thanks daddy and mummy Love you both....

Some of the things that I did during the holidays


Hari Raya!!!
Met up with some of my ex-class/school mates and we went house visitation. It was fun being able to meet them again... on the way and while visiting another ex-school mate's... well, we bump into more ex-school/classmate. Yay for coincidence! One of my friend is now a reporter for Daily News... cool right... I know the newspaper might not be famous... but it is still awesome.... most of the raya pictures are taken by her. Then there is one that is going to be a pilot soon... we were joking about leaving his flight if ever we know that he is driving the plane....hahahha..... and Herdawati; Woot! visited her house the second last... her hubby's cooking was awesome... the soto was great ...too bad only managed to eat some cause too full due to eating at Farid's house too much..... here are the pictures.....

The first house was Susilawati's house on 1st day of Raya. No pictures was available.... sorry guys!

The second day of Raya, we went first to Farid's house...

 

The second house was Irwin's house.... there we bumped into Peter and the gang.... hehehe

 

Third house is Herdawati's house... Khatijah has not uploaded the soto photo.... hmmm.... the soto really tasted great... if any of you happen to drop by Labuan... her soto is a must try.....

Lastly, Umi's house.... 

Lepak Session with my siblings!!!

During first day of raya.... the mall was almost empty.... maklumlah Hari Raya! So I lepak with my sisters and brother by taking some pictures and later for an ice - kacang session at Medan Selera.

Enjoying Nature!!!

One of the things that I must do when I return to Labuan is to go to the beach. This time I went to watch the sunrise... but sadly it was a cloudy day... and the sunrise could only be seen from far because the part of the beach that is nearer to the sunrise is located in the army base.... For sunrise.... I only managed to watch the sunset from my house view... but I love the blue sky.... miss the blue once I landed in KL today....

 

I think that is about all my holiday is... no pictures of my cooking this time... didn't have time to prepare anything special because was busy with my parents small humble stall.... I did enjoyed myself in fact looking back at the pictures I too!!!

Anna aka Bell Bell

A nice cup of tea

Was stumbling, came across a love message called a nice cup of tea... it was so sweet... just want to share with everyone... Enjoy! ~ Anna aka Bell Bell

i want warm summer nights, to lie in a hammock, staring at the stars, telling you stories. i want to dip my toes in the water, to dangle my feet off the edge of the dock and sit leaning forward, looking at you, laughing. to huddle around a fire on the beach, salt water drying into my hair, reading from that book you always carry. i want to sit next to you on a log and sleep next to you in a tent. i want to wake up early and make pancakes over a fire, to wash the dishes in the river 

while we swim. to build sandcastles and castles-in-the-air. i want to drive home with my bare feet on the dashboard, the windows down, my hair whipped in every direction from the wind rushing through open windows. i want to hear your voice shouting the lyrics to the songs on the radio that you don’t know the words to. i want to be able to look at you and smile and not say a word. to have adventures and passion and to truly live. to truly love.

Rescue Me

When I'm alone the world is such a different place
Sometimes its hard to keep the smile upon my face
It seems like I try so hard and still I let you down
Its taken so long but now theres one thing that Ive found
When everything starts crashing down
When all I know falls to the ground
When darkness comes and I can't see
You're always there to rescue me

Just when I think that I've got it figured out
You open my eyes and let me see that there no doubt
But You've got it all within the power of Your hand
It seems like the more I know the less I understand

When everyting starts crashing down
When all I know falls to the ground
When darkness comes and I can't see
You're always there to rescue me
When all my strength has turned to fear 
When I wonder if you're near
When I don't know how to break free
You're always there to rescue me

I wonder if I'll make it through this darkest night
I need to know Your strength in me gonna win this fight
Im reaching out won't You take my hand show me to the light
I know You're by my side

It seems like I try so hard and still I let you down
Its taken so long but now theres one thing that I've found

When everything starts crashing down
When all I know falls to the ground
When darkness comes and I can't see
You're always there to rescue me
When all my strength has turned to fear
When I wonder if You're near
When I dont know how to break free
You're always there to rescue me
You're always there to rescue me
You're always there to rescue me
You're always there to rescue me
You're always there to rescue me 


I was listening back to some albums produced by Planetshakers during my teenage years. As I was listening to one of the album this song was being play. I have always love this song, not because of the melody or the rhythm but it is because of the lyric.


The lyrics of this song really encourage me during my sad and disappointed moments in my life. It really speaks of my life as sometimes in life I really feels that it is just super super hard to keep the smile upon my face when things are not going my way and I'm just having a bad day or when all my hard work are just crashing down(I think most of us can relate to this).


Back in my teenage days I would plugged my mp3 into my ear and listen to Planetshakers songs. "Rescue me" would never fail to encourage me each time it was being play. I'm always reminded that everything will be fine because I have Jesus on my side and He has said that He has a wonderful plan for me even before the day I was born.


Today, before this song is being played, I was thinking about the road I'm walking in life now. It is the right one? Is it according to God plan for me? What am I going to be in the future? Thinking about the people I'm facing now and will be facing soon or later in life, it was not until this song was played that I suddenly realize that I'm the child of God and He has promise that  in all things He will work for the good of those who love Him. I should not be a worrier, instead I should have faith and believe. 


I 'm assure that no matter what happen now or in the future it will always turn out for my good and if ever I'm in trouble. He is always there to rescue me. :)


Anna aka Bell Bell   

Mission cooking Ambuyat

Decided to make ambuyat for dinner tonight. Ambuyat is sagu powder mix with hot water. It looks sticky and is tasteless. It is usually dip into sauce before being consume.A dish that is famous among the Kadazan tribe in Sabah.

Since I have been at KL for 6 months and I'm finally back home... I decided to have ambuyat, something that I miss having. I have been eating ambuyat ever since I was a small girl but I have never tried cooking one before, I have only watch my dad doing it.

But, my dad is not at home this time to do it. So I was thinking to myself  "What the hack, just boil water and pour into the sagu powder... how hard can it get?" So while the curry is being cook, I got a pot and boil water... while in a different bowl I pour half packet of the sagu. Once the water in the pot begin to boil... I pour the water into the sagu bowl and started stirring.... after 2 minutes.... the mixture was still watery... Hmmm... maybe too much water I thought... so I put more sagu powder in.... eh? still the same.....

Then my sister came by.... oi! what ca doing? she said... cooking sagu loh... I answered. Why your sagu like that wan... look like milk she said.... dun know I replied. My sis dip her finger in.... apalah you! The water not hot enough she said... but it was boiling when I pour in I said... got smoke or not the water when you pour in she asked... Nope I answer... then cannot loh she said... how I asked... 

After thinking a few minutes... my sister got the idea of boiling the mixture in the pot to get it hot enough.... can or not I asked and started laughing thinking of the idea.... so we pour the mixture in... after a while the mixture started to get sticky.... ANNA, faster can liao she shouted... wait I put salt for the curry first I reply... faster faster she said.... as I started to stir....the mixture got sticky than before.... but I realized that the pot was too small.... so I tried to get half of it out... but it was hard to remove it out.... then I started to laugh and laugh and laugh while my sister got panic seeing the situation of the ambuyat in the pot.... Stop laughing she said. but I can't stop laughing.... I just keep on laughing.... 

After laughing for 10 minutes, I decided to add water into the pot to ensure that the sagu was fully cook...cause it was half uncook... but it didn't work.... in the end we decided to throw it away and eat rice instead. While cooking the rice I started to laugh again.... my sister then mention... why are you laughing since just now... it must have been the gas..... Nolah I reply... it is funny thinking of the way we cook the sagu.... usually daddy just pour and stir and Ta-Da! Never thought that it is that hard....

But I don't think it is funny she said..... I just keep on laughing.... Your crazy she said.... I think your KL friends must think that your crazy also sometimes she added on.... I just laugh.....hahahhaha.....

We had a great dinner. No ambuyat....lol... but ice cream for dessert instead. 

Now I know how to make ambuyat... use really really really really hot water... no wonder I always see big bubbles and smoke from the water my daddy use to make ambuyat...hahha.... 

It was a good thing I tried it here before I cook it for my house mate after the holidays... it not disaster at Lot.61... but it was a great memory I created with my sis tonight.....lol....am still smiling and giggling to myself thinking of what happen just now....wakakkakakak

Anna aka Bell Bell 

23rd Birthday....

Hey... A BIG thank you to everyone who has made my birthday so awesome. This year birthday is more calm and peaceful compare to my 22nd birthday..... 2 water sabos.... phew!

E12! Thanks for starting the ball rolling in celebrating my birthday on Thursday (02.09.10). I didn't expect to be sabo with a cockroach....... and the game time with all the sticky notes on my face.... hahhaha.... good one!!! Guess it was really payback time.... Kevin! Sherene! Lee! watch out for your birthday soon.... muhahahah!!!

Next my house mates - Li Chin, Jessica, Zhong Yuan, Alan and half house mate Ken. Thanks for the steamboat session.... enjoyed myself a lot... it is always fun to have meals together.... sorry for the phone call during the birthday cake entrance.... ahhahah.... the trip to I-City was good too! Thank you for the gifts too! Hahhaha.... whose idea was it to hide the gifts in my cupboard? Lolx.... I didn't even touch the bag cause I thought it belongs to Li Chin.... good thing Li Chin told me if not it will be sitting there till we graduate.... lolzzz....... anyway... Thanks guys! and GURLs! really appreciate it!!! Woot! it is amazing to know I have great friends around me!!! 

  

 

Last but not least, my family! Muakzzz! Thanks mum for taking the effort to call me before leaving to US.... Thanks Sam for buying a little cake to celebrate with me on Sunday before we took off to Labuan... :) I like the little cake so cute!!! Abigail and Rachel.... thanks for waiting for to celebrate with me... even though it was just a simple song and cake... it still feels nice to be able to celebrate my birthday with my family after 3 years.

Thanks everyone for the gifts and companies during my birthday! 

I will cherish all the memories that we shared.... to everyone who messaged me through FB and phone... thanks a millions too! I will remember the advise you all tell me.... hehehhe....  Thanks a lot!!!! 

ps: Thanks Sherene for the movie.... :p

Hugs and Kisses!

Anna aka Bell Bell

Independence Day Holiday!

Happy independence day!

Went out with my bro today, did a bit of purchasing for my parents business. I'm happy that I'm able to bless them in a small area of their business.

So we went around looking at products while catching up with each other lives. Laughing at the jokes he make and having serious discussion about this in life.

He came over to my house to avoid the rain. We had 2 hours chatting in front of my lappy, looking at videos in youtube and commenting on the videos we watched together. We then had capati together with the daal prepare by my house mate Jess Yim.... Jess! My bro said your cooking was gloriously good!!!

After he went home, I went on to prepare a dish for dinner. Was a bit emo by then... maybe I miss talking to him.... then again "what we feed will grow and what we starve will die". So, after a few more minutes of emoing... I snap out of it and continue with my cheerful mood.

For dinner, my housemates and I had pot luck.... lol... not really.... just everyone cook a dish each... Alan ended up cooking 3 dish cause the Hivana that I prepared made Li Chin even hungrier.... ahhaha..... We had fun fellowshipping with each other. Didi came over for a while.... and OMG she really did a good job of keeping the atmosphere on the dining table excited.

Before Didi left, Ken arrived just in time to join for the second wave of dinner....hahaha.... So, the second wave of dinner went on... but quieter this time.... hahaha..... Thanks to our Lot.61 official DBKL we managed to finish most of the dishes. Then I went on and chill in the kitchen with a glass of dessert until and freaking lipas came by my chair. Well, I'm not the type that would scream at the top of my lungs when I meet creatures that I'm afraid of; so I just slowly move away... but.... hahah let's not continue...

So everyone was doing their own things... those that were sleepy went to bed.... those that have not shower... took their shower and surprisingly, our kitchen had an additional kitchen helper tonight. He helped with the dishes and tided up the kitchen. Thanks Ken! :)

So now, here I am procrastinating from doing my lesson plan, but I'm believing for a great day tomorrow! and the best is yet to come this weekend... why... cause...hmmm...ermmm... it is my...hahahha.... okay... I'm going HOME!!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!! I miss Labuan!!! SO SO SO MUCH! I heard that there are now ferry traveling from Labuan to Brunei (2 hours journey). Yippy!!!!

3 more days to walk through before till the holidays arrive!

Anna aka Bell Bell