Happy Chinese New Year in Sarawak

Hello everyone ! How's your CNY going on ? Happy Chinese New Year to everyone. Have you visited your beloved people ? Reunion with your beloved family members ? Gathering with long time not seen friends and relatives ? And do you enjoy yourselves in these short holiday ?

First of all , I have a bad news to tell.

I broke my Iphone 5S past few weeks ago. I really thought that I would not have my new phone to use in this CNY. Owing to delivery from Singapore to Malaysia might take some time, I  really felt sad and depressed. I kept comforting myself that I could use other smart phone instead of being stubborn and unhappy.

Just 3 days before Chinese New Year Eve a miracle happened. My brother working overseas actually said that he would not come back because the flight ticket was damned expensive.  But that afternoon I heard the dog barking outside my house, I guessed it would be my cousin or someone else so I didn't bother too much.

A big surprise to us -

My brother appeared 5D in front of us. It really surprised us since I received the notification that he wouldn't fly back to celebrate Chinese New Year this year. Goshh , I felt so happy when I received my new Iphone. Thank God.

The way of celebrating Chinese New Year in East Malaysia and West Malaysia maybe sightly different. You can drop the comment how is you celebrate Chinese New Year. 💓

On Chinese New Year eve morning , we would cook TangYuan. It symbolised " tuantuanyuanyuan / 团团圆圆 ( reunion ) " , meaning reunion of our siblings and family members on the day.

On Chinese New Year Eve , we still did our last minute house cleaning and shopping. We would make cakes and prepared the reunion dinner. We even bathed our dogs before the New Year!! Ha ha

Mostly we prepared 10 to 12 dishes if in a big family , then we would gathered together for the reunion dinner. We really treasured the great time together.

Happy Chinese New Year ! Chor yak ( day one )

Different dialect has different custom. 

For Foo chow , they will eat their long-live noodles. We don't eat anything special but just ordinary breakfast and then we will go to church to attend the Chinese New Year mass  (if you're Christian ). 

This is my first time to see the lion dance in the church. It really brought prosperity, happiness and joy to the surrounding. After the mass , we went off visiting.....

Chor Nee ( day two )

This year we didn't make too much of cakes. The time was too rush and too short.

We visited our friend's house. Sarawakian always  served layered cakes or moist cakes , handmade cookies , crackers with prickles and handmade food. YUMs !

I always love to try other people cakes as there are tons of delicious cheese conceal inside the cake plate. * laugh *

For Chinese people , we emphasized in auspicious , some of them chose to have their wedding on this time and some of them might have house-warming to invite their friends and relatives to their house to enjoy the delicious meal.

The next day , we went to our mum friend's house-warming.

I never knew that Sarawak concealed a very beautiful blue scene which was the colour I loved the most.

We went to open house gathering at Selalang which was actually beside the river. ( I have seen a huge crocodile floating in the river lol , look so cute. * hugs * )

Here were the food. She served us second plate lol seem like I had eaten too food. ( never dare to stand on scale. Definitely high peak. )

Braised meat , YUMs ! I love it so much ! * Give thumbs up *

A fish cleared of smell and it tasted sweet and lucious. 

They just steam the fish until the skin dry and then take away the skin. DELICIOUS. 

Must eat fish because “ 年年有餘 ”

Chor San ( day three )  

On the third day, we had group visiting to our secondary teachers and classmates. There are a lot of food to eat. ( Even though it is the same but we eat the food once a year lol )

I went to a relative's house-warming gathering.

They prepared a lot of food for guest. I had eaten two plate but no fried chicken wing.

Curry , fried oat chicken ( I forget to try this ) , FRIED SHIO BEE !!! ( Definitely is my first time to try this. THUMBS UP ) and fried chicken wing with lemon.

I love eggssss !!! Everything related to eggs , my favourite.

Fried Kew Tuew , fried chicken wing and fried meat & vegetables.

Grilled chicken !! I always love it. Fried meat ball , sweet-sour meat ball and mix leek and pork.

Various of drinks were prepared. You could chose whatever you want. I love chrysanthemum drink and green tea.

Chor Sei ( day four)

My friend's mother prepared a lot of good cakes. ( Actually is kek lapis lah ) Ahahahaha. 

This year I had tasted new types of flavour which were kiwi , apple and yam plus cheese. Love their freaking amazing culinary skills. I also hope that I will be able to do these kek lapis too.

My friend made an appointment that we would visit our long time no see friends from afternoon. They had changed a lot , new faces , new leafs and new looks. Hope we can meet more in future , gathering and chit chat.

From the left hand side , Building designer , Nurse , Accountant , and ... ( I don't know *laugh* ) 😂😂😂😂

Chor WU ( day five )

Schooling day today. Students in universities still can enjoy  holiday . For  those working, they go back to work.

We can still continue visiting friends till chap goh mei.

Definately must try this delicious kerepok. It has sotong / prawn and fish flavour and then put some ajar above. Yums !

To conclude , this year Chinese New Year is meaningful to me.

Personally thoughts :

Yes , I am so happy right now , I can't wait to share my thoughts with you guys !

Because I have clearly stated my target in upcoming month. Okay , why am I so happy ? Firstly I would like to mention I am very lazy , decadent person and full of negative thoughts before 2017 November. If you read my previous blog post , you will realize that how much I have changed during these days.

After November , I travel to Kuala Lumpur , Johor , Singapore and China. It really inspired me , seeing those amazing cities and meeting people from all works of life .We made a lot of funny jokes, 

With my elder sister , Jacqueline !!

Instead waiting your friends , move forward , remind that you're doing this because of yourself , not for other people. When I am brainwashed by a positive people , he says " If you give excuse one day from training , you will be far left behind. " So , move forward and pursue your dream. We are youthful , a fighter of reality , achieve target by our own hands.

I have found myself millions of hobby and interest. I love to read books so I read. I love to write novel so I write. I love to learn new language so I learn. I love to travel so I study hard. I love to design and I keep trying new things , trying to draft the things. I love cosplay so I'm trying to lost weight successfully and sew my own costume. I feel exhausted sometimes, but I feel incredible and amazing. I won't let fear to control me , they don't know how much strength I have.

With my beloved cousin. 

One of my cousins is fighting for her result. I really hope that she can gets the course she wants. She wants to make it in Singapore.

One of my fighter friends is fighting to become a Youtuber , dancer and fabulous singer. She has recorded her very first Vlog and first video.

That's why I really love those people who are energetic , motivated , dreamer , fighter , hotblooded , passion and inspired people. What're you craving for , make it !

This year is a challenging year for me. I accept every challenge , I want to break through the stagnant and barriers. The biggest enemy is ourselves , not outsider , but yourself.

After Chinese New Year , many huge projects and assignments are waiting for me to do. Restart my fitness journey , restart my reading , eat normal meals . diets and get enough sleep. No more stay late at night , no more gamble on the game.

For friends who are not able to fly back during CNY , we meet in your next holiday. * laugh *

With Love ,

Judith Khoo

Tooth Extraction of My Special Wisdom Teeth

Sorry for procrastinate the blog post for a longgg time. By the way Chinese New Year to everyone ! ( Before that , did you spring-cleaning your house ? Yeah , I am cleaning my elder sister's room. What a mess after being say by my mum. A room full of spider web and spider man lol. )

Okay , fortunately I don't have to do the surgery of my wisdom teeth because it is successfully taken out by the doctor though I feel that she is a little bit rude when she tries to extract my teeth lol. Feel seriously terrible after thinking that I have to be operated on my mouth. No , I should take care my teeth well from now on.

I am not only doing tooth extraction , but also scaling teeth my teeth as well and have a tooth filling with five teeth in this year. My teeth now are clean and clear.

Because of my teeth is hurting me so much before my final exams in 2017 , I'm like begging God " Please don't let my teeth hurts me , I can't focus on my exams. " Those two weeks I only feel three days or less about the feeling of hurting me. * laugh *

I didn't study at last semester despite that I get a good result. ( Not the best one lol )

Okay , back to the topics. Initially , it was found when I gathering with my friend.
That day we went to food festival but it failed my expectation so we dined in in a dessert cafe.
We ordered takoyaki , french fries and waffles. The dressing of waffles were honey , strawberry jam , blueberry jam and peanut. Before that , when I ate sweet things like fruit , cake and ice cream , there were nothing happens until the time when I ate the waffles , suddenly I felt a strong sharp pain on my right side of the teeth.

It was fucking pain until I couldn't endure , I even didn't sleep well in the night , anxiety was attacking me and felt frustrated. I couldn't even concentrate on my study despite that second day the pain level dropped a little bit , but I studied nothing lol.

That two weeks I was dreaming about tooth extraction scene that I could not wait for that much long anymore. After two weeks I was unable to hold myself back anymore , I flied to the front of dentist and wanna let her extract my teeth out. I was like FINALLY , NIGHTMARE BYE BYE !!!

Then the dentist said , " We don't do wisdom teeth extraction , and your wisdom teeth is kinda ... SPECIAL ... " I was like , " What ? What did you say ? " ( Actually is WTF ) That means that I couldn't even fling away the pain right ! RIGHT !!! I just felt like I had fallen into a deep abyss.

Here was the photo. The wisdom teeth seems like he was comfortable when he was lying down on my gems. Nah , you have festered the top dude , please don't stay on my mouth. Go away PLEASE.

Actually this sharp pain happened before a month of my final exams , I endured maybe because I ate too much sweet things so I started quit it. ( Thanks to this , I have quit for more than one month , and my skin looks even better than before. My skin is brimming over with youthful vigour , looks better , younger , less ache and smooth. )

Empirically , a lot of people are making this kind of experiment , they record before and after. After showing that , their body become healthy , look younger and energetic. That's why. And now I stop intake artificial sugar like candy , some sort like this. ( PLUS sleep earlier at night brings more youthful to you )

Dare to trust me , you can go and try and tell me after one month.

After two days , I was having my tooth extraction of my special awful wisdom teeth. FINALLY I CAN SAY GOODBYE TO YOU.

When they directed insert narcotic drugs on the gems , I felt an electric shocks through my entire body , I would like to wake up and punch the doctor with my hard fist. We agreed gentle , where is it ?
Then they inserted second time of narcotic drugs on my gems , I felt nothing later.
They action became smooth and smooth extract my teeth. Finally !!!

Throughout this whole journey of wisdom tooth extraction , this was my first time and I had a little bit of scaring lol. But thanks to that , I also quit to take artificial sugar and human made candy.

( During Chinese New Year I think I have intake most of the sugar from soft drink like 100 PLUS and soya drink and green tea that in package & cheese and sugar from kek lapis / cake. Tomorrow I will back to normal diet , not going to overeat it. I have enjoyed my FIVE day happily , thank you everyone who love me so much. I am going to be serious from now on. )

With Love ,

Judith Khoo

How to master English well ? ( Upgrade Version )

Okay , first of all , you should have the intention and motive to prove yourself that " YOU WANT TO STUDY " instead of speak nonsense only.  😊

If you haven't read my first post , click here. How to improve the English from the very beginning.

If you are seriously want to learn a language , there is no tips and hints for you. Learn from the beginning , study with you willpower instead of jealous other people. If someone laughs at you , let them be. Because you are improving , enriching and revaluing yourself. No one can judge on you , the biggest enemy is the one inside you , not the outsider can consider upon you.

If you really put yourself in serious stage , keep on reading. 🙌🙌

To compare with my family members , I am the worst one at home. I keep on reminding myself I have to improve it. Initially , I read books and novel. You can choose our neighborhood's story books. I read James Lee's novel. It is simple and understandable. Almost one year later , I try to read New York bestseller books. Before that I need a week to finish a book but now within three days I can finish it all.

Image credit to @yuu_diary

Reading articles and newspapers are important. I read English books nowadays , a week a book. Frankly speaking , I have fed up Chinese book ( because of the plain and bored story line ) .
The people who surround me keep whispering about " my English is poor and I only can use broken / slang English. " Eradicate the bad habits , face squarely of the problem and correct the mistake.

Maybe you will say that " it is impossible for me to do because I am getting old. " Hello , you just turn into 20 year old and you call that old ? Don't make this kind of funny joke , if you think that way , we can't do anything.

Not only reading is important , writing is also a way to faster your study. Apparently I have to write four blog posts in every month. This is my task lol ( my hobby ). Maybe you don't write blog , never mind you still have other ways to help you. For example , Facebook posts , Twitter posts or Instagram posts , write those words in English language. Or you can text with your friends with English. Remind that please use formal English if you really want to improve it.

You will realise that it isn't difficult as what you think. Break through the barriers , initially it might be tough , when the time you can manage it , it would be easy.

Watching movies / drama / anime with English subtitles. Honestly tell , I really watch every anime in English subtitles , despite that some time there are some of the words that might be you don't know , I will search English dictionary or google for the meaning. My brother did tell me before , after you went to outside , English would be your main language. He downloaded every anime in English subtitles and the most difficult one might be Psycho Pass. But now I have used to , and I can't watch anime in Chinese subtitles but I still read Chinese Light Novel hahahaha.

Okay , speaking is the most difficult skills I can't even manage right now. The people who surround with me , keep using Mandarin. I think English community is still unavailable here. But when I stay outside , it is the chances for me to improve.

Besides I study English language , I also re-study my Chinese Language. I have added on one more language which is Japanese Language. I really love because of ACGN. I have revolved myself avidly in anime community and I really hope that I can speak fluently and accurately in future. Let us work harder to pursue our dream. There is a friend , she loves Korean language and she might further study in Korea. This strong willpower also makes me want to learn well Japanese and I might stay in Japan at least a year because I want holiday working lol.

Listening skill is important , you can improve it by watching western movies , anime dubs or English audio of news. It really brings benefit to you. I have no interest in news so I watch anime dubs and watch western movies , put your ear phone , turn the sound to the largest one if you can't listen clearly. Initially you must have the subtitles with you or you might listen nothing. They speak so fast just like we speak Mandarin here lol. 😆😆😆

I drown myself in the language , because I love to play with those words and knowing a new vocab is a fun things for me. You learn because you want to improve your skills before you enter the society. Love the language.

Let's call it a day. 👀😀😀💗

With Love ,

Judith Khoo

Transformation First Step - Set a Targets / Goals ( One Month Later )

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From the very beginning thoughts is , I am going to record down how my transformation go through in my blog as a diary and as a reference to your guys too.

When you want to achieve a goals and target , the primary of the goal is important. We do a things because we have motive and intention to do it , am I right ? YES , find your own motive and keep reminding yourself that motive so that you won't stop and quit in the halfway.

I have no photo to show right now due to my iphone is crashed.

Apparently I have started my journey in January 2018 ( but the actual date was last year December 2017 ) and with a blink of eyes , imagine how time flies so fast , a month is going to end soon and you even get nothing. I feel like I am a little bit heartbreak and traumatize when my weight doesn't show me a single move.

People nowadays easily to give up in halfway and leave unfinished work because they have the excuses like tiredness , weak determination and poor commitment. People become wimpiness and weak-willed as well. Sometime unforeseen matters make us stronger because we struggle hard and fight by gritting your teeth.

You must know that Slim Down and Lose Weight ain't an easy things to work it out. The fat in our body is very stubborn and it forms year to year. You need time to consume , staunch of determination and mindfulness. I mean slim down would not succeed in a day as their said , the road to Rome was not formed in one day so the fat in our body also not formed in one day too.

When you start a new things , you might not get used and that is normal for everyone. Same as me , I also feel that way too. I feel tired , fatigue , pathetic , useless and exhausted. But when you start to be accustomed to workout , you feel fresh , young , productive and energetic. And Now I even fall in love with it. I love muscle soreness , it makes me feel alive ! ( Even though the stubborn weight didn't show a movement result for me )


REFUSE to give up , with goals so strong ! 

If you feel tired , don't give up. You are doing great job , you are moving forward to fight your stubborn fat , you are trying new things , it is good to give yourself an applause.

Don't envy and jealous of other peoples , because we have our own capacity which different from everyone. Create your own pathway and future with your with own hands. We still young , not going to feel old about ourselves , those things are not related to our young generations.

I want to live a healthy lifestyle too. Because I have a poor health , initially I set my target at least I shall live a healthy life , and now I'm feel better. Always remember , PLEASE FACE SQUARELY OF WHAT ARE YOU EAGER , DESIRE and CRAVING FOR.

If you still feel that you are indefinite , snap a photo of yourself , print it out and stick it in front of the mirror. See the photo everyday , write the goals , refer back when you are tired and trying to give up.

• Become a fit girl. What I want is , I also can wear those clothes that I eager to wear. If fat , surely can't wear. I love long dress and short skirt. I also hope that I could be able to wear them.
• Cosplay ! Which mean by costume play. I've been thinking over and over and I want to cosplay my favourite character. Because of love , I willing to put the effort on slimming. 
• Become healthier than before. What I mean is decrease the disease to come. I've the poor health before , I need take care well my body and slimming down and stay healthy are the best way to protect and take care well my body.
• Still , we can put a make-up beautifully on our face / or not to since workout makes us feel young and shopping with other selected people.
• Travel to countries and eat good and delicious food , enjoy snacks and beverages.

Must not have any hesitation on any hardworking of ourselves as we always do the best !  Our working can't be denied. PLUS you need to love yourself and have more confident. Think positively despite that the weight doesn't have a movement in the first month. You will lose weight successfully afterwards !

I want to share you guys an excitation from our fitness group. Initially she has 130 KG and now she has successfully lost weight to 60-70 KG , it's amazing ! I think I should put myself to the limit so that I can break through the stagnant states.

Frankly speaking I feel upset when I still in stagnant states , I think I have lost 5-6KG ( 103 KG right now ). My body posture change seems not obviously , but I will continue fight for it. I haven't put myself into the edge of limitation. This month , I should put myself to the limit.

I feel really sad right now PLUS my iphone crash last night.

When I see this post sudden jump on my facebook feed , I know that is God's arrangement. Good things bounce to be happen. He wants me to stay continuing , result takes time , be patience.


What are your target ? Do tell ! I would like to enjoy it !

With Love ,

Judith Khoo