Sunday 29 December 2013

2013 Ended Way Too Soon


Can you believe how fast a year has gone past? Another chapter of our lives ending so soon and once again, in a blink of an eye, a new beginning is a few days away! Literally 2 more days to the new year. This year has been filled with so much drama but at the same time filled with uncountable good memories. We have once again successfully lived through a whole year learning from our mistakes and making amends.

2013 was the year I found myself alongside the best bunch of friends I could ever ask for and someone I could really rely on. It was the year where everyone was having a hard time finding themselves and the year where everyone finally grew up. 15 for me bascially marks the point of no return. It's like the year you either decide to screw up or you decide to grow up, be smart and at the same time have shitloads of fun. The deciding part was hard but I'm glad the people around me & I were able to make the right decision. 2013 was also 98's PMR year and I honestly thought it would have sucked, but I have come to realise that exam years can be fun. You have pilled up programs and things to do compared to years where you just chill around in school. Although, chilling around is pretty fun too but, preparing for something important and after it's over, you just feel a weight lift off your shoulders and that just feels pretty sweet.

Honestly, I don't know what to feel about the year ending so soon. I mean, I'm gonna resume school in 3 days and I'm gonna be sort of a senior already. I can still remember graduating from primary school like it was yesterday, but in reality that was 3 years ago. I constantly wonder how time can fly by so fast, time literally just flies by in a blink of an eye, faster than we can adjust to it.

All in all, I hope everyone is ready for the new year & also don't forget those new year's resolutions. I know it's sort of impossible to keep up to it but let's all try :p All the best & lots of love!

-Zoey

Thursday 26 December 2013

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to start of by wishing everyone Merry Christmas (even though it's already boxing day) & a happy new year! I spent my Christmas a little out of the ordinary because my family doesn't really celebrate Christmas as much as I wish we did.

Damien being all hipster & Christmassy ~

 Headed over to The Curve for lunch & furniture browsing in Ikea. Way to spend Christmas looking for furniture…sigh.






We had lunch at Morganfield, The Curve. Christmas lunch feast! Look at all the good food! 

Chilly Cheese Nachos

Pork Ribs

Pork Burger

Baked Cheese Bacon Potato Skin (FAV FAV FAV) 

Roast Chicken 

Lunch was definitely good. They just opened at The Curve, their first branch was in Pavilion. I've been there a few times for birthdays and other celebrations. Never say no to a feast there unless you know some place else better :p 








Hat : Aeon / Blouse : H&M / Shorts : Kitschen / Bag : My Vivid Dress Room / Shoes : Agape Boutique 



Christmas deco is all we got for pictures so we made full use of it. Spent the day with my family and it was a nice bonding session even though we didn't do anything festive. 

Babycino at Dome after a long day

After we headed home in the evening, we had a Christmas party to attend at my aunts place. 

Dinner made by aunt & her family

After dinner, it was time to exchange presents! I was pretty excited because truth be told, I have never celebrated Christmas the way it's supposed to be nor have I actually had presents under my tiny Christmas tree…sad, I know. 







Damien was so excited & happy when he got not one, but two presents! He got his favourite Lego toys and he couldn't stop smiling cheekily :p

Now, I was pretty surprised I received presents because I thought it was only for little kids…but no, everyone had 2 gifts each! Honestly quite happy I got presents, I've always wanted to know how people celebrated Christmas and how the present exchanging works.

Got 2 presents! Red one's from my grand aunt while the Bustier Rhymes package was from my aunt. 

Chocolate & a cropped bustier top (yay!) 

Mom got santa chocolates

Damien & I with our gifts 

Christmas turned out okay I guess, really hope that next year, we can manage to have something festive all planned out. This year was a good start, the only thing missing was being able to spend Christmas with my baby. Sheng Wei's away in Japan, spending a white Christmas with his family. The new year is in a few days time, are you guys ready for 2014 to start? Time to head back to school and for once I'm actually excited!

from Sheng Wei 

Photo credits to : whoever behind the camera
-Zoey

Thursday 19 December 2013

See The World Through My Eyes : Malaysia, Penang 13'

Last weekend, part of my family, Sheng Wei & I drove up to Penang for a short getaway. It was quite a long drive & have I mentioned how much I hate long car rides…It was pretty damn tiring. We left in the morning and reached around 3pm.

We had hawker food to fill up when we reached and continued our journey to the hotel. We stayed in Flamingo Hotel, Penang. The hotel was not bad. It had a beach which was already fulfilling enough for me.

We headed to the beach right away after checking in.






Had way too much fun at the beach, missing it already :( 



After the beach, we soaked ourselves in the pool for a bit. 

Bikini top : K-Mart, Australia / Bikini bottom : Topshop 

We headed to Gurney Drive for dinner that night. Tasty hawker food but a bit pricey because it's a tourist spot. Boo to that but other than that, it was pretty good.

The next day, we had complimentary hotel breakfast and headed up to Balik Pulau to visit some relatives and also have their famous Laksa for lunch. 

Selfies before we left!

On the way to Balik Pulau, we passed by a drive thru Starbucks which seemed pretty cool to me...



I'm a loser who's fascinated by this…#noyoumaynotjudge

Laksa for lunch! I'm not a spicy food kinda person at all but since there was nothing else to eat so I gave in to it...

Without santan

With santan

Surprisingly it wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be, plus it tastes good. 

After lunch, we went to Paragon, Gurney. It's a new mall with most of the major retail outlets. 

Panaroma of the christmas decorations & this part of the building. This part of the building was actually an old school building block that they converted into part of the mall. 

Walked around the mall but nothing beats KL shopping so I didn't get anything. We headed to Hard Rock Hotel and sneaked into their beach after we left the mall.


Fish eye selfies on the beach!

Fish eye lenses : Holographic 





Damien did this for Sheng Wei & I (aw)



Had fun sneaking in and playing at the beach once again. 
Sunnies : Hong Kong / Dress : K-Mart, Australia 

Dinner was with my relatives. We had seafood by the beach, food wasn't bad. Don't remember where it was at tho.

After we got back, we played sparkles because Sheng Wei was going to be away for christmas & new years so we decided to have our own little celebration before he leaves to Japan till next year. 



Ghostly pictures because it was night and sparkles go off way too fast! 

Shirt : A&F / Shorts : Kitschen / Shoes : Agape Boutique 

The next morning was our final day in Penang. We spent our morning by the beach once again. 


I basically got bullied by these two boys, they buried most of me in sand :( 




 
Last day at the beach :( 

Cover up : H&M / Bikini top : K-mart, Australia / Bikini bottom : Topshop

After we checked out, we headed for lunch then to Aremenian Street to take a look at some of the famous street art.





The town was filled with murals & some sculptures. It was a really artistic town with lots of heritage buildings.

Thanks to my cousin Anna, we managed to get around perfectly fine. 

Sunnies : Sunglasses / Top : Holographic (@holographic_ on Instagram) / Shorts : Kitschen / Bag : Cotton On

Headed back to KL after that. It was a short but sweet trip. Glad I got to spend my short getaway with the people I love. 

Photo credits to : mom, Sheng Wei & Anna.

-Zoey

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

My blog has moved

You will be automatically redirected to the new address.

If that does not occur, please visit http://zoeypky.com'.