ilham sudah datang..chapter 1: Etna, Sicilia

Finally I am starting to post my traveling chronicles...I was traveling quite some bit in Europe/Italy, but it was pretty hectic going from a place to one, then arranging the pictures, getting the pix from the rest, and the rearranging..deleting redundant ones, deleting the ones I looked ugly...then ones I looked fat...the ones with irrelevant people yada yada yada in the end I just give up and keep looking at the pictures and deleting them. Finally I have finished with the ones with Sicily so voila...!!!!!

Recap a bit 1st...I was in Sicily (Sicilia) from 1st May- 4th May..almost 3 months ago d...FYI, Sicily is an island located on the south of Italy, its biggest island and arguably the prettiest. in my humble opinion lah. due to one MAJOR factor and one that I really have to stress on:

SICILIANS ARE THE CUTEST ITALIANS IN ITALY!!!!

Serious wan!!! No kidding...I mean generally Italians are good looking, I swear that even the tukang buang sampah also lengzai wan...but the ones from Sicily are even cuter than average Italians...according to my teacher, Sicily used to be dominated by Arabs, Spanish yada yada...so they have some Arabic features..tanned skin...and clear eyes..dark hair...*sighing blissfully...and they are very vain wan...very dressed up. absolutely to die for. I personally only know one Sicilian but to me he is relatively cute adi (the one who was in my post for my farewell party, Francesco is Sicilian)...hehe...so girls...u all know where to go lah when u visit italy...and guys...u know where to avoid lah to not terasa kedudukan tergugat...haha.

So...I shall start with Mt.Etna. It is the largest active volcano in Europe...We went there like, 1 week before the latest eruption. Lucky also lah when we went tarak eruption...if not now I will be a bbq hooiching d...but Mount Etna was amazing, treading our way up to some of the craters...but quite windy lah. anyway click on the hyperlink to know more about Mt.Etna lah. =) Here are some pics of Mount Etna!~
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And as promised I got do my yoga ok...at least at most locations lah when I travel hehehe. I went to this trip with a busload of my university mates (the 210Euro 4 day trip organizzed by my university)...but basically we are always in a group of four. Me, Selina (my Chinese housemate), Mariana (my Mexican classmate later turned into my travelmate to Florence, Liverpool, Sardenia, Pisa, Naples, Gubbio haha) and Kasia (my super stylish and drama queen Polish classmate who is just absolutely classy and gorgeous)... =)

This is the 1st volcano that I ever stepped my foot on...Last time when I went Bali, I did go to see Mt. Batur...but from the restaurant nia wor...this one different..sumore get to climb up...and posing here and there...not many climbed up lah cos quite slippery...and cable car damn expensive and long Q...but whatever it is, the view was amazing and plain worthed it. But of course...it was high up in the 1st place, so the bus took us up till the peak of the mountain la, then we only climbed the craters... =)

Hopefully I will continue my chronicles every nite b4 I sleep lah...tiring u know working at my grandpa's kopitiam...knowing how "lucrative" my job is. haha. but now my aunt pulih d the penyakit...so I can sleep till 11.30am..then help till 4pm-5pm like that...probably start my new job 11th august kut...nite nite...

back 10 days, farewell pics

Yeah, janice thinks I should be updating my blog. Well the fact is that I have been back exactly 10 days and I have not done anything productive. I had KFC 3 times for dinner so far and laksa every single day that I have been back in Penang. I stayed 3 days in KL parasiting at Lin's house and then 1 day at my aunt's restaurant. I got back to Penang 1 week ago lor...

After sleeping sooooooooo much I finally forced myself to update my resume. Yes...jobhunting. Sigh. The last time I hunted for a job was last year before graduating. So I didn't get to really goyang kaki at home prior to working. All hectic hectic schedule. Always. Sempre.

Now goyang 10 days I also feel very mouliu d...but still must ikut the procedure by writing resume. Sigh. 9 months in Italy sumore killed my English d. Want to construct a sentence in English also damn mengkillingkan my braincells.

But slowly adapting back to my lifestyle in Malaysia la...
1) In Italy, lights out max at 1am...here 5am
2) In Italy, face no zits wan cos seldom eat spicy or fried food. Here I only eat spicy AND fried food
3) In Italy, I am considered thin and petite. Here I am miniKingKong
etc etc...

At first it was very difficult for me to speak in Malay again, due to the similarity of Italian language and our Bahasa Melayu in the sukukatas...but after 1 week..ok d lor...but the faster I pick up my malay again, the quicker i forget my italian...sigh

Oh here are some pics of the farewell party I had 2 days before I left...that would be 27th June..

We bought some chips and refreshments...I cooked some nuggets and made sushi with my Ukrainian friend Oksana!~ Hehe...oh by the way...our party was "Festa sulla balcone" means we hosted it on our big balcony...we had the stars sparkling and the moon shining upon us,we set up our own sound system with my Chinese housemate's subwoofer...and we bought lots of wines and some amaretto... of course...I didn't drink at all..except fruit juice. hehehe but the rest were totally tipsy...at least, some of them. hehehe

View from our balcony

Some of the pictures...
Mariana and Ciccio (Francesco) being my only English speaking friends in Italy

My lovely housemates...
L to R: Selina and Helen (China), Nadia (Morocco), Dora and Milena (Italy)

Some of the wonderful people I met in class...
Oksana (Ukraine), my piccolino Alejandro (Colombia),
Merhnaz and Solhmaz (Iran), Mariana (Mexico)

All in all I really enjoyed the evening because at the end, I received a very very pleasant surprise. For this I must thank 2 persons in particular. Cannot tell lor. HPC u all know lar d hor... Hahaha. But anyways, my housemates were great throughout the 9 months I lived there, I learnt Italian at an incredible pace thanks to Dora, Milena and Nadia, not to mention my Mandarin from my Chinese housemates....But now got one small conflict with one of them...nothing big, it will be resolved soon. And the classmates I met...I'll upload more photos soon, with my Korean classmate and ahhh Jiji, Lili and Kostantinos of other occasions

Now 3am d...time to go to sleep again. Today I discovered the 57th zit to pop up ever since i got back 10days ago on my nose. sigh. Toodles~

I'm coming home

These days I will not be able to update..wait..i haven't been since the past few weeks anyway hehe. I owe this blog millions of pics! arghhhhhh... but i havent sorted them out yet..done some small trips in may and june. busy as a bee (lansi hor heheh)

I will see you guys back in malaysia lah...leaving 29th June. couldnt postpone my flight.

this week got exams lo. finally got exams after 8 months...but not really studying also. cos i assumed that i will have till 8th july so mentally not prepared to leave yet. and with all my sampahs also..very hard to pack. eh eh eh.

oklah will update as soon as i can, hopefully before i depart from italy.

ciao baci...

forza italia!

can hear the whole of italy cheering when pirlo and rossi scored, watched the match from my apartment..apart from the fact that one of my italian flatmates was cursing and screaming with joy and frustration thruout the 93 minutes... cool also lah hor.

just came back from liverpool. bwahahaha. finally had my pilgrimage to anfield d..

sorry lack of updates lah. kinda tension about the flight ticket back to malaysia. now tentatively 29th june..or 8th july..if 29th june..then it's too soon!!!!

arghhhhhhh. but the agency has not succeeded in changing my ticket yet to 8th july..less than 2 weeks away u know...

ciao

sorry lar long time tarak update d..still alive here...been really busy lately..anyways Berlin trip was good and been to the Republic of San Marino as well last week..oklah..just to update a bit that i will be heading to Barcelona for a week this Sunday...so when i come back time oni update ord lah.. have to post pix of these places when i come back..so poh pi poh pi that i come back dengan selamatnya to send u guys the updates lah..

tonite have to pack, then tmr will be heading to rome..have to sleep one nite at the airport loh..oklah toodles! muax

(btw: i am using my lengzai greek's pc 2 update this post cos my internet connection at home kaputed d. which explains my disappearance for a month...susahnya kehidupan menjadi seorang hacker..itupun seorang hacker yang amat gagal...aihssss)

i'm a housewife

I'd love to blog about interesting happening stuffs of me traveling here and there, partying hard...but alas...not...

For the past week, I have baked bread, made sushi, today I made steamed fish teochew style (ho ho ho 1st time!!! successful sumore!), cooked chicken curry, even steamed pao and I am currently fermenting kimchee (korean fermented vegetables)...memang free until can't bersuara lei...sien...currently I even took up gardening!!! hehe not really la, but I bought a pot of pansy...I shower it with love day and night, when I eat, it also eats by soaking up the sun...when I drink, I water it...but there was one time when I took shower, I mistakenly also terover showered it with water...it almost drowned and died...I had to call emergency (my housemates la...I also bought each of them a pot, but theirs blossoming well..mine the only unique cacat case) but managed to resuscitate it la, luckily...

Haihs...but not really a housewife per se lah...my room is a big mess...but I have memorized the location of every item in the supermarket near my house...and I proudly boast the fact that I know every single item on offer in the 5 supermarkets...the highlight of my daily life is reading the leaflets distributed by the supermarkets...haihs it's PATHETIC

On a brighter note, I am going to Berlin next weekend!!! hehehe.but just going 2 days la with Poli...WHAT, 2 days you may say?...yalo..what to do..i'm rich ma =P kidding, i'd love to stay for a week, but Poli has to work ma..but seriously I don't mind ponteng class wan la...

So anyways, happy belated Valentine's day to you guys...I spent it alone..kinda la, I went to the university to watch a film that evening with my classmate..he's a Greek and now I know why people describe devastatingly cute guys as Greek Gods...I mean, he's not a Greek god, just a Greek, and he's that cute already..hahah =P *wink...

I'm anticipating my kimchee to be ready...if it's successful then I will make..even more kimchee...well previously I had this kimchee craving ma, so I went like, 6 supermarkets to search for chinese cabbage..wahlao..I didn't know this vege is sooooo exotic here...I even took the bus to go all the way to the outskirts to look for it...also tarak...lastly I found it on a small Chinese sundry shop...that time terover happy d...so I bought like 2 biji besar besar wan...which is too much..if I one day fry once also can fry one week...so I guess make even more kimchee then donate to my 2 korean classmates la...

me posing with my new leather boots...made in italy lei...and now im papa kedana..broke...but dunno why the pic kenot see my face...

i am still on Earth

ehh kengkawan, i go italy nia..bukan disappear from the face of earth ok. never receive GONG XI FA CAI smses wan this year..got la a few..but about 10 times lesser than every year. cis. tarak sim wan all..

for HPC members, only HP Lin has the 'sim' to text...

for LL House, only Miss Cheng has the 'sim' also...

family..lagi tak payah cakap... -_-"

mahjong withdrawal symptom...but i had steamboat on CNY eve with my Chinese housemates la...and today I made sushi...

GONG XI FA CAI to all!!!

Of Trip to Venice

How can I summarize it ar? Two words, Beautiful/Expensive. But it's more expensive than it is pretty. Hehe. Ehhh 1 cup of cappuccino costs RM25 ok! and I took, like 2 cups of sth. You go do the math. Haha. Eat also RM100 adi...

But the carnival was really fun...the only setback (a major one too!) that it rained the whole day...So even the masked ppl were using umbrellas. Haha. But got a period that it didn't rain la..the fun part lo...

Near the Rialto Bridge

I went alone...Lili couldnt go cos the bus full already...me at 1st also couldn't go wan...but I used my persuasive skills to convince the traveling agency. Hehe Thank god I have not lost my charm yet. Curse or a blessing that I got to go, I dunno..because I spent RM600 just in one day. I returned with 3 masks and some souvenirs..I bought a TriAngel also! The one in the cantonese drama, Triumph in the Skies..hehee...Anyways, upon reaching there, I tagged and parasited myself with 2 other girls, an Italian and Australian. They were probably reluctant that I tagged along, but I buat duh la. haha. But they were very nice and fun! And Venice was super congested with ppl cos it's the last weekend of the carnival...Can see many types of cute costumes also..not bad..got some lengzais serenade us a song also...haha. I love the mask that I bought! Expensive..and I bought 3.. 10Euro each..my friend bought one 60Euro!! hers is super the pretty..but too expensive laaaa...

Piazza S.Marco and etc

Some pics...I still have to get some pics from 2 other cameras though~

The 2 girls I parasited, Miranda and Katerina...like my mask?

My 2 Prince Charming...I love the little girls' costume!

The 2 guys who serenaded us a song...should be Spanish kut...

Comel sungguh semua..

One of my fav.! Futurama robot?

All in all, it was a good trip...but it would have been even nicer if I got to take the RM400 gondola... hahaha hopefully the next time I go Venice, it would be with The Guy. hehehe. He pay la of course! And it'd better not rain too...Next time only I show the other 2 masks the I bought ok? Blue and Red. Now I belah to bed adi...sleepy..tmr I start a new level for Italian language..B2 lo me taking...

I'm going to Venice later lo...

Yalor..in 8 hours' time..I will be boarding a bus to Venice. heee heee. follow university la. cos no kaki. I was allocated in the 2nd bus wan, the 1st one was already filled up. Then mana tau early this morning I received an sms saying the 2nd bus is cancelled, so we will be refunded. Then I damn sedih lo, went to the shop to insist on going...I even offered sitting beside the driver. Haha. Anyways, I refused to leave the shop. At last, they relented la, somehow found a space for me. hehehe. so must go to bed early lo..6am must gather at university adi..just a day trip, for the Carnevale!

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This morning, I went to the post office to post some documents, to Sweden. The date due is today (1st Feb)..so tot what if I send courier lo...wahhhh Euro35!!! Will arrive within 2 days. But leh hor...use normal post, only 2.50Euro wor. Will arrive within 5-6days. Chisin. 4 days' difference, 10 times' price difference. Obviously I opted for the latter. Since I already missed the deadline, what's a couple of days rite? Also got another one to Spain I have to send, but that one due mid-Feb..So in a way, instead of Euro35, I spent Euro2.50 each. Saved Euro65! So what did I do with the money I saved? Shopping laaaaa...now got end of the season sales ma. Bought 2 pants, 1 United Colors of Benetton handbag (which I thought was leather, but wasn't)...and 5 pots of flowers (one for each housemates. heheh you can call me sweet, or you can call me rich. lol. no la. feel like spending money today lo)..even called to chat with Lin almost 1/2 hour (girl miss u!)...I love the pants and also the handbag!!! hehe

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Remember the cold war thingy in my house? Yeahhh now resolved adi lo problems,..but now I conclude that Italians are very..well..passionate..*blergh. Before going to the Post office, I went to photocopy some stuffs. I witnessed the shop owner (guy) and a girl (client) fighting very very loudly in the shop. They were scolding each other over some mistake in the photocopied stuffs. Personally I dont see what the big deal is..but as LB said, they can even fight over garbage..so I guess it must have been normal..In fact, the guy was sooooo engrossed and angry at the girl that he gave me free for the 4 pcs of photocopies I made, probably just to spite the girl. Haha. Italians. Chisin.

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Today marks the 105th day (3.5 mths) of me being in Italy. Many asked me...
"so got kangtao ah?"
"got italian bf adi ah"
"remember to save me one ah"
Peeps, let me clarify..personally I have not seen any super lengzai ones ler. Nice looking..maybe..as Janice said, once you see them everyday..they look..well..normal..anyways, none looked like Cannavaro or Nesta or Maldini..

The truth is, before becoming a footballer, apparently you have to go thru this screening test for physique and appearance. Not lengzai kenot become footballer one. Obviously for Azzurri its even more stringent. So kesimpulannya all the lengzais are in the football teams adi. The rest..you go figure. Haha -_-" BELIEVE ME! That is the story of how I got cheated into coming to Italia...

Jeng jeng jeng

This year for Chinese New Year:

1) LL Housemates gathering will kekurangan 1 person to gossip and do siasuei things together. im sure Miss Pana will miss me, cos she will be the only person eating. hahhaa. *bleks

2) HPC Gathering will kekurangan someone to be the one late to arrive (aka, me!) If mengikut tradisi, HP Pao or HP Lin were always the early ones...then the person living just a km away, HP Heng will arrive...then..me!!! then HP Jo Ooi, HP Loh, HP Chun...No one will have a go for another bowl of HP Loke's YeePhor's hokkien mee...Girls, remember to bring your 'kums' when pai nee at each other's places ok, mi raccomando!

3) Occasionally, the SRKBL Melur ppl will have a gathering also..sorry cant make it this year!!!

4) Esp my family...this year, my Xiaoyi and Mom will kekurangan another kaki to play mahjong with them...less money for them to win this year...since every year basically I am just donating my money away...from a few days b4 cNY till Chap Goh Meh... -_-"

Aihsssssss...Janice, thanks so much for the Xmas card...altho I just received it yesterday. haha yours will be arriving soon, i promise no later than Easter ok!

Part 2 of my Paris trip: Beryoga everywhere I go...hehehe


Not bad lei..can pose inside Musee du Louvre sumore...and at Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel...-_-"

no internet lah!

previously i was able to online at home..for about 1 week..cos i curi oranglain punya wireless internet connection. but lately the line very the f**ked up..and apparently i can only on9 when the itu tuanpunya pc is open..which is weird, cos the line belongs to sum1 yang tinggal satu tingkat bawah kami...but leh hor, i can oni connect via kawan saya punya pc..duno y dia ialah the tuanpunya pc for my connection..lately she not around..line sumore problematic..kesimpulannya..cant online lo..

but im good..life's good..i covered 5 seasons of Friends, watched so many Prison Breaks and Heroes that i am now dreaming of them..eyes hurt..blergh..

I miss the aroma of Chinese New Year cookies in the oven!

and my friends say...

1) A certain Miss Lim wrote to me in email...

"Wow so you must be having fun there in Germany. How is it there?..."

2) And a certain Mr. Teoh wrote to me in Friendster...

"let me see...what can i buy at italy....actually i cant think of any...so u can speak spanish already???"

Errr...1st...I know I have been missing from the virtual world for quite some time...but I did meet up with Miss Lim before I left for italy...Girl...u tergamak tak tau that I am in italy instead of germany! boo hoo...and 2ndly...I think in italy...we speak italian, not spanish...manusia jahil...

on a more interesting note, I just learnt that italians are very..well..hypocrisy kinda people.. am now embroiled in a veryyyyy exciting housemates-bitching-backstabbing-drama, which consists of me, 2 italian chicks, 2 chinese nationals, and a moroccan. Oh..occasionally, it involves our landlord also, a couple well into their 70s, because certain issues cant be resolved by our own. "O, Draconian Devil!"
"O, the beauty of italian culture!"

Otherwise, I am having the time of my life, thank you very much =P

New year resolution 2008:
1) To shed 10kgs...Before I came to Italy, it was 6 kgs...then I put on 4 kgs in 3 months, so now I have ONLY 10kgs to lose. Easy feat. Non c'e' una problema.

2) To learn Spanish, French and Japanese. I did take 1 semester of these languages before, but forgotten everything. But what's new year resolutions if you don't write the impossible ones down? =P

3) Cari kangtao to work here. Apparently I'm now dried up financially, so I can't travel outside Italy (Austria, Spain, Germany, Switzerland) no more if I don't find a way to earn $$...

Kesusahan of kehidupan...AND THE WORST THING IS THE END OF SEASON SALES IS ON NOW...20%, 30%, 50% of everything...i can't even afford to buy..boo hoo..

Brrrr...

Dear God,

I was just joking when I said I love places with mediterranean climates...i think it means with 4 seasons??? i take it back...Now make Italia a tropical climate country please????? Brrrrrr....

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Tiga Ekor Pontianak

Pada satu malam 3 ekor pontinak sedang bertenggek di atas pokok sambil bergaduh tentang kehebatan masing-masing.Ketiga-tiga mengaku diri mereka hebat.Untuk menentukan siapa paling hebat mereka pun cuba membuktikan ke hebatan masing-masing.

Pontianak A terbang dengan sepantas kilat.10 saat kemudian balik semula ke pokok tersebut.Kelihatan ada kesan-kesan darah di sekitar gigi Pontianak A.

Pontianak A : Korang nampak rumah tu?
Pontianak B : Nampak!
Pontianak C : Nampak!
Pontianak A : Satu rumah tu habis aku kerjakan.

Pontianak B pula terbang lebih pantas dari Pontianak A. 5 saat kemudian balik semula ke pokok tersebeut.Kelihatan ada darah bukan setakat pada gigi,malah pada keseluruhan mulut pontianak tersebut.

Pontianak B : Korang nampak kampung tu?
Pontianak A : Nampak!
Pontianak C : Nampak!
Pontianak B : Habis satu kampung tu aku kerjakan.

Sejurus lepas itu Pontianak C pula terbang lebih pantas dari Pontianak A dan B .Dalam masa 2 saat je dia kembali ke pokok tersebut.Kelihatan darah mengalir-ngalir bukan sahaja pada mulut,malah pada keseluruhan muka pontianak tersebut.

Pontianak C : Korang nampak tembok kat hujung sana tu?
Pontianak A : Nampak!
Pontianak B : Nampak!
Pontianak C : Err...tadi aku tak nampak...

My 1st snow!!

15th December is the day that I touched real snow in my life hehehe. ok ok so i am a bit suaku...hehehe. but the day before it was extra super the cold...gah! at 7.30am Milena, my housemate woke me up and I saw snow outside!! Lol...excited siot! Went outside to take a stroll for 1 or 2 mins, then almost kena pneumonia d...came back in...brrrrrr...

Warrior III pose in the snow...brrrrr...

Will pose for more yoga poses in future posts haha...btw, thanks to my another housemate Nadia, I get to on9 these few days...love her loads for the Naruto that I get to download!!!!!! heee heee heeeeeee...

kepokaian

Another week has gone by, time really flies!! I’ve been here for almost 2 months, tanpa disedari. Haha. As I mentioned previously, I am sooooo busy with shopping for groceries every day. Arrrghhhh…this is really dangerous for my pocket ler…In fact, on Saturday I went to a centro commerciale (commercial centre…sth like our Jusco) to shop…I also don’t know just buying foodstuffs also can amount to RM150…and itupun I haven’t added the usual “every other day” RM50 shopping…oh i bought another winter jacket...hehe RM100++ lo

Arggghhh…last night when I opened my cupboard, I realized I have 10 different types of pasta (I couldn’t resist buying le…coz they have such adorable shapes! Farfalline, stelline, tempestine…etc etc…they are in mini mini sized shapes…such as butterfly shaped pastas, or screwdrives, or rice shapes…ahhhh. I see time hati also kenot tahan…basically it’s enough to last me till next March or so…not to mention rice and potatoes le…

Meat…ho ho ho…I have chicken pieces, bak kut, pork steak, beef steak, burgers, tuna, sausages, bacon and mixed seafood. Aiyaya, I estimate adi also…enough to cook for another 50 times of dishes. Sigh. Nampaknya I won’t die of hunger even if I don’t go out for another 2 months…
You may ask how to cook without oil then??? 2 months wor…no…I have 1 kg of salt, 3 litres of oil, curry powder, turmeric, cream, prezzemolo, oregano, basil, pepper, etc etc…Ahhhhh also 5 loaves of bread! Aihs…now everytime I open the fridge also I want to pengsan ler. Bahagia…but overspent le…no wonder la my $$$ keep on melayang…

On the other hand…hehe I had crepes for lunch yesterday. Yummilicious…with salsiccia and mushrooms wan…Here are the pix of the food that I had lately…Next time I update I feature how to make crepe ok? Don’t know which is my favourite yet so far…everything tastes so good!!!

For my Italian language…cos I too busy cooking or looking for recipes (so far I search nia, but don’t actually cook any yet…so don’t actually have the time to study, but I think I am making good progress by talking to my housemates…cos we kinda hang out for lunch and dinner most of the time now…lili is too busy with her own things also la anyway…Lol…I can’t really speak yet though Italian fluently…ya I very useless la…haha. Sumore keep ponteng class…grammatically I suck, but my spoken Italian is so far so good, I mean to convey message…(*perasanly) cos the teacher told me that I learn very very fast. Itupun must thank my housemates la…and the TV my landlord lent us. Cos all my housemates have their personal tv in their rooms…so I don’t like, have a TV…it’s a bit cacat la right if orang kat Italy tapi tak tengok tv…so I requested from the landlord lo…now we have a public tv in the common room…I mean, living room…but I had to buy the antenna la…

Yesterday they were discussing about how I got the scholarship etc..and they were like, 700Euro is a lot a month!...Aiyo..in Perugia is ngam ngam la to survive nia…I think la..but I think they quite behsyok la cos I tertekan their button when I said, thanks to their parents…memangla, the scholarship came from the embassy, came from Italian government, which came from the taxpayers’ money which came from their parents…
But the 2 Italian girls I live with are super nice…One is Milena, the other Dora…but Milena likes to pinch my cheeks…painful la most of the time…but she means well, but now my cheeks also puffier adi cos she does it every single day!

Now they are starting yoga lessons also adi with me. Me no expert, but just sharing some postures together…Cos they both are about my height but probably 20kgs heavier than I am…that’s why I can afford to continue eating…cos everytime I eat with them, I feel that I am very thin…which is not true la…if I go back to Malaysia now, I will be considered obese…lol…so I tengah menipu myself…I don’t know…but they never take supper wan…and one don’t even take breakfast…me…breakfast must have cappuccino, bread or cake with yoghurt…then lunch…lately eat with them, so pasta…after pasta we have the “dolce” session of cakes or chocolates…and another cup of espresso… Dora likes coffee a lot…and now so do I…(I’ve turned into my dad…2 cups of coffee a day…without coffee my eyes kenot open wan…and I feel like a zombie)…Then dinner…pasta again… I stupidly placed croissants in my room..I have finished 18 of them in 1 week. Aihsssss…But this is normal habit for me la, before going to bed I have to eat something…now I have been enlightened with the existence of Creamy Hot Chocolate…teruks. My clothes feel tighter adi…

When I first came here (the 1st week), I think I lost weight…coz everything seems so expensive. Now I’ve stopped converting..so everything feels so cheap now…which in actual fact, no…but I paling expert in consoling myself. Hehz…so…now I eat without guilt. But on Saturday I bought coconut milk..IMAGINE…200ml is 2Euro!!!!!!! I can like, buy probably a litre in Malaysia with RM10?? I’m not very sure, but I don’t think santan is that expensive in Malaysia, right?
Sekian saja for today…here are pix of Crepes, Classic Lasagna, Olive Chicken, Fish Biscuits, Penne with Broccoli, Pork Steak (ini my creation..haha) Zucchine Risotto, Tagliatelle, Pastina con Verdure, Gnocchi with Spinach, Trouta al Cartoccio, and Bruschetta...

Trip to Assisi and etc

I think I haven’t been updating regularly huh. Haha sorry la lately been super the busy with studying going around…and especially cooking…Some other posts I will start featuring some authentic Italian cuisine that I have learnt from my Italian housemates hehe. And now WHO SAYS I CANT COOK no more??? Hehe I sumore dipuji that I make good pizza…Pizza is my own creation sumore wan…and to be dipuji-ed by Italians that I make good pizza…means its good la…no? lol

Ok ok..For the last 2 weeks that I have disappeared, basically just experimenting with cooking…and now my new hobby is apparently shopping for food…chocolates…arghhhhh…I think when I come back impossible for you guys to recognize me adi. Haha. Everyday now I go to our house’s nearby supermarket (I don’t actually know if there is a market here or not though) to look and source for anything on offer. Needless to say, been spending a lot la..naturally. lol.

The 4 mains supermarkets I frequent are – Hurra, Todis, Coop and Emisfero. But Hurra is the one closest to my home, I have almost memorized how much every item costs there. I don’t actually have anything else to do here so the only thing I do is buy and buy and cook and cook and eat and eat…oh of course after that I wash and wash and wash. -_-“

So anyways, last week on 24th November (Saturday) I went to Assisi, nearby Perugia. It is one of the heritage places of Italy (I forgot the term, but nvm la…)…just about 20 mins away from our train station in Perugia. But waiting for the train takes a long time ma.

So anyway, as later you guys might see in the collages…our camwhoring…pre-trip to present the beautiful railway station of Perugia. Hah~ Btw, I went with Lili, and another 2 friends from China (their Italian names are Pietro and Luisa) as is my name Crystal. Haha =P
The main highlight of Assisi is the Basilica di San Francesco. It is one of the great Xtian shrines yada yada…which is really really really beautiful…and we also visited Basilica di Santa Chiara…and 3 other basilicas..also forgot the name adi la…but overall it was a good trip lo…
At the meantime, I do go online almost everyday now…but just for about 20mins to check my email..so don’t have the time to actually write something then post it…hehee~ aiya so u all email me ma…

Ashley Heng…or Pana…or Lin…and Joe if you read this..guess wat…I actually dreamt of Uncle Paolo..neh itu aku punya lecturer punya suami last night le…scary hor. I also dreamt of laksa…again…yea…this is my 3rd time dreaming of my oh so dear Penang Laksa…going crazy adi the withdrawal..no amount of pasta nor lasagna nor cheese can compensate for it…

I also dreamt of Lin on Saturday…maybe cos I texted her and received her reply…I dreamt that as usual,she looked super hot…but this time super super the hot…like Victoria’s Secret model hot…like lost weight a bit lo…then I asked her wat la she makan to lose weight since apparently I have been gaining weight steadily with my excessive intake of bread, pasta, potatoes, chocs and cheese. She replied, “Only Milo, bread, and water”…wah…mampus I if makan like tat…which is actually not true la. Hahaha.

Yesterday my housemate cooked a great brunch for us. With me as the cleaning assistant (she cook, I wash)…Classic lasagna and with tomato chicken…ya with olive. I’d think it’d taste better without olive…but to me still very tasty la. Since I am a glutton..basically I eat anything and everything tasty in sight. Hehe

OH BTW…I AM GOING PARIS FOR CHRISTMAS!!! =) =) Me and Khong Wui…
Until then..keep blogging you guys…I lazy put comment nia in ur blogs…but I do read…miss Msia!! But I am really starting to have fun here I guess. I have lovely housemates that can cook sumore…hehehehe….oh here are the pix of my trip to Assisi.

Maybe in these few weeks before Xmas I will go Florence/Pisa to find my senior Yeow and KWui

Of my trip to Rome

Last weekend, as I left a short blog post, I went to Rome for a weekend trip =) heehee. Pardon the short post previously, was hurrying out ma.

Woke up a bit late but managed to catch the 8.23am train! Reached Rome at about noon and met up with my supersmart coursemate Khongwui (KW) who is studying in Florence (Pisa) at the moment under the Erasmus Mundus project. We went to check in at my hostel…I did my booking online previously so had to pay a 10% charge lo..total is 11€…stil considered cheap la I guess..if not is 9.50€ nia…but it was more like an apartment with lots of beds. Haha. KW wanted to stay in cheap hostel so he stayed with me also…15€ though cos his room less ppl…9 pax/room…mine classic…11pax/room. Hehe. But I just go back to wash up and sleep only nia so it was perfect for me. At 1st paid for dinner wan, but couldn’t make it back in time, so had to eat a pricey dinner outside…

Poli (my other coursemate) reached from Switzerland at about 1.30pm, she was with 2 other friends (but they were here to party and watch football only, so we travelled separately). After checking in at her hostel, we started the journey after lunch.

1st of all to clarify ---- THE WHOLE TRIP IN ROME WAS ON FOOT!!! We did not board any bus at all…actually there is the ticket for whole day boarding on bus (4€) but…demi menjimatkan RM40 (2 days ma) and also to exercise, we walked lo…end up the money I used to eat so many times of gelato (Italian ice cream)…very the delicious le…

We 1st went to the Basilca Santa Maria degli Angeli then headed to the Repubblica. After bercamwhore (we have 3 cameras so the pit stop for each location is pretty long) we went to the San Carlo Quattro Fontane. Passed a few more locations then stopped at the infamous Fontana di Trevi. Here it was jampacked with people le…cos free ma…don’t have to pay entrance fee hehe. Anyway it is said that if you throw a coin over your shoulders, it will ensure your return to Rome. Haha. Since I study in Perugia, I think don’t have to throw la the coin…cos will go Rome every month or so kua.

The sun sets at about 5.00pm so when we passed Castel Sant’ Angelo it was already pretty dark. Upon reaching Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museum) lagilah gelap. But the place was thronged with people le…the queue to masuk also dunno how many lines of queue. The Vatican Museum and Basilica S. Pietro was quite breathtaking. But the distance we walked is lagi the breathtaking (literally translated…cos very memenatkan).

We had Indian mutton curry for dinner. Hehe. Heavenly! 1 month without spicy food is very…aihsssss. Except for my instant noodles and pepper and tomyum cubes and chilli powder…
That night, when others throng the clubs, we walked to San Giovanni Laterano. The hostel was okla..After breakfast the next day, we started the journey at about 8.30am…we visited Santa Maria Maggiore…then walked to Colosseo and Arco di Constantino. My camera battery kaputed at Circa Massimo…sigh. Forgot to charge le. So that’s why the pix I have berakhir kat situ sahaja. After crossing Ponte Palantino, then finally reached the flea market at Porta Portese. KW and Poli did not buy anything at all, but I spent about 50€ there. Hehe. So many many things I wanted to buy la. We spent 3 hours there I think. Bought a pair of boots, 4 pcs of clothes, 2 pairs of bathroom slippers, espresso maker, (ah the day before bought curry powder at an Indian shop also..yes!!) and etc etc…Or I think that’s all kut…

Overall it was a good trip la..visited few more locations. KW left for 4pm train to Pisa so it was quite a rush for us le. Then me and Poli just hung out nearby Roma Termini lo (the train station)…And then I left at 6.14pm. Ahhhhh good trip. Spent almost 100€ in total le. Haha. RM500…melayang…must thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs Italy lo for the stipend. Mwahhahaa.
Tentatively going Berlin, Germany in February. But now planning some other trips in Italy le. Budgeting at the moment…

Was depressed the 1st three weeks in Italy…but I think I am having fun now! Hehe. Last week watched a good Italian movie, Il Postino at the university. I don’t understand half of what is said…but it’s still good. Now my housemate even borrowed me a tv to be put in the living room. Hahaha. Now missing is broadband nia. Lol…

of Olive Harvesting

Last week while sipping a cup of cappuccino with Lili in my kitchen, we saw a few elderly men and women harvesting olives =) it was quite a lovely sight la from my kitchen balcony. After the help of my housemate, Dora, she helped us ask so that we could go over to help. Hehe Berjaya! We climbed over the pagar cos the other side is private property le.

Harvesting olive is somewhat like plucking mangoesteen I guess…it was pretty fun but cold lo outside…And the few old people (Lala, Maria, forgot the rest of the names adi Haha)…and espresso+brandy is really lovely!! (I think it’s called caffe corretto) esp on a cold day.hehe. Also ate some Perugina cake, and with red wine. Ahhhhhhhh~ *slurp slurp.