As we bid adieu to 2015 and welcome 2016 with open arms, the one spot I’d love to be on New Year’s Eve is on a rooftop of basically anywhere.

Why? In case you didn’t know, I’m an absolute sucker for fireworks. 😀

So this year, I found myself atop View Rooftop Bar at GTower Hotel in Ampang Park for the countdown to the new year with moo and two of our closest friends, Bilal & Nickee.

But first! Before the night began, New Year’s Eve started in the mid morning with a homemade brunch at the comfort of our home.

Some of our favorite homecooked breakfast essentials.

Buttered toast, scrambled eggs, mushrooms and of course, strawberry milkshake!

After chomping down breakfast, Moo and I practically did nothing all day except rest, basking in each other’s company and binge on TV series. Take it as some sort of a recharge for the impending hectic night out to come. Heh. Heh. 😛

But before we get too comfy (or lazy!) at home, we adjourned for dinner at TGI Fridays, Wangsa Walk mall.

Looks like it was a sweater kind of day for us,

when we both happened to be wearing sweaters that night.

So… what’s for dinner? 

We indulged in Fish & Chips (for me), and a Beef Bacon Cheeseburger (for him).

Not forgetting both our favorites – Chocolate Silk Shake & Fried Mac n’ Cheese for sharing, before zooming off to our New Year’s countdown party. *burp*

Arriving at a little after 9pm, Bilal and Nickee were already there at GTower’s hotel lobby waiting for us 🙂

Without further ado, it’s up up up we go! Somewhat a little thankful that the queue wasn’t unbearable, despite not booking or planning our night in advance. Guess we got lucky!

With moo, Nickee & Bilal at The View Rooftop Bar!

Is this our first double date in 2016? Oh yes, it is 😘

Read on to find out how the party went!

Hi there! Missed me?
It’s been a long time… I’m fully aware.

The longest absence it has ever been away from my blog, ever.

4 months would be an eternity away from something this close to your heart too. Trust me.

Just in case you’ve forgotten how this blogger looks. Haha!

Nah, it’s actually just an excuse to chuck in a selfie (or two) here.

It’s a rather common excuse to say this but, I speak in all honesty – the main reason for my 4-month hiatus was because work got in the way.

Exactly 4 months ago, was the day I got promoted at the office. Since then, I’ve been too preoccupied with meeting higher expectations, adhering to even stricter deadlines, striving for perfection for not just myself but my team, and working late nights in the pursuit of building my social media career.

So when I rose to the ranks of an Account Manager, my blogging mojo took an immediate backseat, much to my dismay.  Collateral damage, ya’ say? Haha.

Thank you for believing in me, Vocanic & GroupM.

I simply wasn’t able to commit juggling two of my greatest passions together – the demands of a social media strategy & management profession during the day and the diligence of blogging by nights & weekends.

As much as I enjoy being a workaholic, it dawned upon me that as I’m being overwhelmed with work, I’ve begun to forget living – my own dreams and my own hobbies.
The question is, am I able to dive deep into the latter again?
The burning passion of writing, of retelling tales from wonderful experiences and fun opportunities that huge brands have given me, putting my kaleidoscope of opinions into words, stringing sentences together and penning a story; is something I live for.

This blog is where I’ve always been running to, armed with the wildest, wandering thoughts in my mind. After all, the pen is mightier than the sword. 

Or in this case of an era, the keyboard is mighter than the pen, of course. 😉

With my brand newHuawei Mate S in gold

I would go on a spiel to catch up on lost times and where I left off – my ‘The Sunday Times’ episodes, my 2014 recap (it’s already the end of 2015 now!),  my food & restaurant reviews, my event/party coverage, all my product reviews, my holiday travelogues, coffee hunting guides, and so much more, but that’s a challenge I’d like to undertake come this 2016.
On a lighter note, it’s Christmas! So… obviously, tis’ the season to be jolly.

I’ve got so much to share and to tell you, but in the meantime, let’s relish at lavish food, festive music, great company and spread some Christmas cheer this year end, shall we? 🙂

Despite having things really fast-paced and hectic at work, I’m lucky (and thankful!)  to have amazing colleagues & bosses.

Christmas at the office.

Dear designer, why did you put those swirly borders around the photo? 🙁
*stares at edwin*

Read on to check out my Christmas party pictures!

Hurrah! Finally found some time to spare to pen a personal diary here on this blog, lest it ends up turning into billboard this month.

Trying hard to keep a balanced ratio of branded content + personal lifestyle content here!

As a sequel to this blog post of The First Quarter (read that first!), here’s The Next Quarter (April-May). 

My month of APRIL 2014 was mostly spent working my days away and hanging out with my buddies & family, attending events by night and turning up the party dial during the weekends.

Out and about with the sis.

On our coffee runs – yep, we’re caffeine addicts!

Hung out with her mates at Coffea Coffee, Bangsar too.

Made some time for a catch up at Solaris Mont Kiara with bestieJoyce too.

Can you believe after all these years of being apart in different states and countries,

we ended up living on the same street!? What are the odds!

Found myself back in Ipoh to visit the family too – here’s our dinner venue for the night.

The very regal mansion called STG Tea House & Cafe.

I took an immediate liking to its British colonial set-up.

A restaurant not only boasting its delightful interior,

but an excellent fusion of east & west cuisines.

I recall that the chocolate pudding was to die for. See the molten lava choc oozing out? 😀

Just had to share this – our adorable Penny watching TV with us.

I guess Fear Factor has got her hooked!

Speaking of pets, here’s babyChivas chilling by the dining room in my old crib.

I used to live in Perdana View Condonminium, Damansara Perdana!

Buddy Ros Marie and her mates came to visit from Cambodia.

Brought them around KL city and to Antipodean in Tun Razak for dinner!

 Been awhile, babe! x

 Attended meetings with my Adrows investment crew.

This investment has earned me thousands of USD so far!

Not going to write about it for now (I would when I find the time to)

but you can ask me personally. 😉

 Adjourned to the Korean Cafe Bene in Solaris Mont Kiara for desserts right after!

Letting my hair down during the weekend, this calls for Zouk nights!

With my Maldivian ladies, Mai & Hiba! Miss you girls x

What’s with girls and bathroom selfies? I don’t know either 😀 😀 Teehee.

 Girls just wanna have fun!

More Zouk nights! With my girl Eileen.

Here’s the interesting bit…

As I was seeing someone else at the time, little did I know I would meet the love of my life right on the dance floor, beside the thumping bass speakers. There he was, on 6th April 2014, we met, spoke briefly and raved together for a few minutes.

I don’t think we even said goodbye.

And that was it. I didn’t even remember his name… nor he, mine.

He was just another cutie on the dance floor to me.

 One of those lunchtime outings with my  former colleagues of Kraken Interactive!

 We headed to Tapperz Cafe. I just have to say – we were slightly disappointed.

Nothing to shout about, IMHO. Just your average go-to place for a quick lunch.

One of our other usual spots for lunch nearby would be…

Oh my goodness I don’t remember this restaurant’s name.

But I recall the owner (and her staff!) being very hospitable and gracious to us!

 Also standard lunch fare of western food, in my opinion.

Speaking of work life, I also headed for an interview with a few MNC organizations which had me head-hunted. Putting my interview-I’m-so-corporate look on. Hi!

Thanks to TGV Cinemas, I was invited to the launch of their luxury concept cinema – INDULGE.

It has its own exclusive dining area, queue/line, waiting lounge and fine dining meals!

Find out more about it at TGV.com.my

 Hello!

At the end of April, I got invited to Mysterious Asia’s

Journey to the Sound rave party at Platinum 21.

Blogged about it here: Mysterious Asia – Journey to the Sound 2014

The rave was fabulous! 

Just like every single rave, I danced my socks off and was euphorically headbanging, jumping and tripping out.

Wait.. what? What could ever be more coincidental??

Remember the cutie I met on the dance floor at Zouk? Fate brought us together again, by chance. We met again that very night.

Again, we spoke briefly, this time a little closer to a conversation than it was the first time.

He asked me for my number, I didn’t oblige. But when I asked him for his instead, neither did he. And again, that was it. But this time, I remembered his name, at the very least.

What a suspense. Moving on…

We’ve come to the month of MAY 2014! Let’s see what’s in store for me…

 Yahoo!! Japanese buffet dinner at Jogoya Japanese Buffet, Starhill Gallery.

 My relatives came to visit, from the USA.

It was granduncle’s birthday, so we decided to throw him a feast.

 Couzzie Kevin and his kid! Too adorable.

 Not sure what got into me, but when the weekend came, I joined buddy Mikey to Jogoya AGAIN.

Don’t know how I stomached two rounds of Japanese buffet in less than a week.

The coconut really got me going….. nuts!

So did all the Japanese delights!

Obligatory group shot!

Maximized my long weekend and jet-set to my lil Penang island again.

These are the things that kept me occupied back home:

And then it’s off to Penang again.

Say hi to mommy!

Celebrated Mother’s Day with my 3 superwomen.

Blogged about it here – Mother’s Day at Mariani’s Italian Ristorante, Ipoh

I’m a friend of the forrest! Yep – never fail to go trekking & hiking in the woods.

Also, gym with lil bro Sim at the OFA gym just beside Queensbay Mall!

 Dragon shisha-time with buddy Paul!

 Hitting my favorite party zone, Soho Gastro at Precinct 10!

 It’s always a swell partay in there with my fave peeps!

And then it’s back in KL. High ho! High Ho! It’s off to work we go!

 With my former colleague and fellow red head, Jane!

 Some days are just meant to wacky. Taking a break at my work desk!

 Was booked for an interview too, about my

blogging journey in Malaysia for the past decade.

Spent time with buddy Anis over lunch at The Apartment, The Curve.

Girl talk is necessary for the soul.

 Went shopping for beanies, but unfortunately…

It’s an uphill struggled to find one that suits me!

I almost bought this cannabis sweater. Pretty cool, eh! Really colourful too.

Became a zombie at Zombie Run 2014!

Blogged about it here – Zombie Run Malaysia

Managed to squeeze some time in to do a thorough spring cleaning for my bedroom.

Ready? 1.. 2. 3…

POOF! 

Yep, that’s more like it.

Woohoo! A neat room makes for a clear and happy mind!

It was so neat, tidy and cosy in here that baby Chivas decided to get in on all the fun too!

 Gymtime every other evening, as usual.

Shot taken at Body Pump class!

 And of course, what is fitness without nutrition?

 Grocery day! Can’t live without whole foods.

Got invited to Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club’s launch of their new healthy menu!

Blogged about it here – healthy dining at KLGCC

The month of May had also became quite an endearing one for me.

Funny how day by day of endless chats… I started falling in love with a special someone. 

He may not realize it, but all the thoughtful & sweet little things he did for me, all the care he showered upon me, the tender-loving moments, the late-night conversations, and all the laughter we shared got me stumbling, tumbling, tripping and head over heels in love with him.

 Yup. It was that boy from the dancefloor all along.

The very same boy who is still steadfast by my side today.

Blogged about Prodigy KL’s Media Launch – here

Funny how fate brought us together yet again for the 3rd time, this time on Instagram!

I would tell you our special & funny little love story, but that’s another story for another time. 🙂 Promise I’ll dedicate a blog post to us, when we hit our (official) first year anniversary together.

I use the term ‘official’ very loosely, as there isn’t exactly an ‘official’ day we decided to be exclusive.

This time last year, God decided to bless me with a perfect boyfriend as amazing as he is. Couldn’t be more thankful!

This time last year, we were just seeing each other and getting to know one another.

I smile to myself thinking about it, when I thought he’d be just another summer fling.

Word.

Our first (or second?) date.

Moo Cow frozen yoghurt became our thing.

One of those days we walked the streets of Kuala Lumpur aimlessly,

just knowing that we found solace in each other’s presence.

One of those days we snuck out of office during

break time just to spend some time together over lunch!

 Looks like chivalry isn’t dead!

And he still does this for me, a year later. 🙂 I feel really blessed.

That’s enough a story for now.

Hey hey hey and it’s time for the JUNE 2014 chronicles!

How time flies.

 With all my fun-loving former colleagues of Kraken Interactive & Clicks Communication at

A Pie Thing! A pie cafe venture by one of my ex-colleagues, Irene & her mates.

 I’m yet to do a full-blown feature on this joint

but their savoury and sweet pies are to die for!

 Also within the vicinity of my former office, was Miraku Japanese Restaurant.

Sometimes, we’d come for lunch here. Food is good and they have private rooms for private dinings so  that’s noteworthy!

JUNE 2014 – FIFA SEASON HAS COME UPON US!

Look, mom! I’m on the newspaper again! 😀

 Was rooting for Germany all along – and they won!! Go Deutschland!

Got invited to the premiere screening of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction in TGV Cinemas thanks to AllDay Media!

Definitely my favorite scene – Optimus Prime riding Grimlock in his dinosaur mode.

Speaking of movie time, couzzie Maddy and I caught up for some movies.

She’s a real movie buff and collects DVDs of underground films too!

Hi there.

She brought me to her fave cafe in Bangsar, Alexis Bistro!

The Strawberry Pavlova is a best-seller here. Such a melt-in-your-mouth delight.

I’m a huge fan of Arabic food so naturally I was overjoyed when it opened at The Curve!

Sinful chocolatey goodness at Mad About Coco in Publika, Dutamas!

It’s official. I can never have enough chocolate.

I also can never have enough of IKEA!

Just a little styleshot.

And another one 😛

 Joined buddy Haze for Crossfit at Pushmore Fitness Center!

 Safe to say it was my first time doing a different training regime

– crossfit is really different from regular workouts!

Much higher intensity; and interesting terms like WOD and box.

I’d say working out at a crossfit gym is pretty cool experience.

Back at my own gym training with my own routines.

 Tricep Pulldowns

 Overhead Tricep Extension

 Enough of man-time working out like a beast at the gym;

time to look feminine for a night out! 😛

 With lil sis Victoria at our fave playground – Zouk Club KL.

With Hiba! Come back from Maldives, quick! 😀

 It was suuuuuper packed that night.

Got invited to Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2014 featuring Farah Khan’s masterpieces!

 Turned up our party dial. It’s hard to find my match – one that can party as hard as me.

But I’m glad I did.

 Date nights out! No, I don’t know why my silly boo put the plastic cover on my head either 😛

What happened to I-don’t-wanna-have-a-boyfriend and having no strings attached?

Looking back, I’m glad he made me his girl.

Wrote this blogpost (and a poem!) about my dilemma – here

Shall I bore you with more selfies of us?

 Okay, last one. I promise! 😛

And that, ladies and gents, was how my 2nd quarter of 2014 went.

Full of quality time spent with my nearest and dearest, and definitely blessed with love, as I opened my heart yet again.

Reminiscing last year in this blog post really tripped my nostalgic switch. So much feels in this diary! 

Stay tuned for the 3rd quarter of 2014! Yup – it’s my birthday month! 😀

The day I got hit by the mid-twenties bug. No, not anywhere near the mid-life crisis yet but hey….

So it’s the end of January 2015 and I haven’t got round to my 2014 rewind yet.

Yes, yes, I’m a late bloomer but this is just one of the things I’d like to share today. The fact that I no longer have the luxury of time to write as frequently as I do on this blog as I used to. 

I tend to update my social channels more often than I update my blog now.

Not even joking. 🙁 I’m lucky if I get to even publish a post once a fortnight nowadays. It used to be 2-3 times a week! How times have changed. The new job has taken a huge chunk of my time and energy from churning out posts every night or every weekend, the way I used to.

Do you even know how many drafts have been abandoned in my blog editor?

At least 30.

Each time I excitedly blog immediately after, say, a food review, an event, a party or a holiday, so many things (mainly work-related) come in the way of my goal to finish it. Bleh. 

The result? A half-finished blog post draft and by the time I finally get round to continuing where I left of, months have passed and I am left dejected… not knowing if there still is novelty anymore.

Think of that and multiply it by 30. *grumbles*

Many a time people ask me: How do you juggle a full-time job and your blog at the same time?

The answer is: I don’t even know how anymore.

Work:life ratio has been hectic last year and I can hardly remember the last time I am able to finish reading a novel, to religiously maintain with my gym-training routines or to keep up with the demands of my blogging mojo.

My desk at the office (at the former workplace).

Anyway, let’s get to the point, shall we?

Every year, I do an annual rewind of the year that was, highlighting my top blog posts and memorable moments.

But last year saw the steep decrease of the number of articles written in this blog – charted at only 45 posts in 2014 alone. That’s more than a 50% decline in quantity! I shouldn’t be upset, but rather endeavour to continue prioritizing what made me who I am today – to continue penning on my very own blog, here on TheJessicat.com. 

So since it is virtually impossible to do a best of TheJessicat.com 2014 wrap-up, I’ll show you what made my 2014, sans the blog posts okay?

Maybe one day I’ll get to it… actually not ‘maybe’. I will get to it. Just you wait. Hehe.

So what did I get up to on the year of the horse?

I aim to continue my The Sunday Times, the second part’s here – a project that I’ve abandoned all of last year.

Let’s welcome the highlights of 2014 (Part 1) First Quarter of 2014!

JANUARY 

New Year’s luncheon with my ex-colleagues of Kraken Interactive!

We had Japanese food at Kura Japanese Restaurant at One World  Hotel.

I’ll always love this crazy bunch at Kraken Interactive! They make my workdays all the merrier.

Solved the Rubik’s Cube in under 3 minutes.

I even wanted to film a video of my cracking it but I never got round to shooting it.

Maybe I will, this year.

Apart from the Rubik’s Cube, I was also very addicted to Guess The Emoji,

a popular word-game app at the time. I wonder if they’ve added more levels yet?

Attended my boss’ wedding

This was what I wore 😀

(Believe it or not, it was my high school prom dress!)

It was held at Mandarin Oriental. Such pretty Victorian decor!

Congrats again, Ron & Jasmine. Hey look, it’s been exactly 1 year now!

Happy 1st Anniversary!

We had our instant pictures printed!

Attended the media launch of Phat Barrels in Publika KL!

Blog post: here

Received an awesome new notebook with my name engraved onto it.

Spent time with the couzzie Maddy.

Thank you dearie, for all your advice on my floundering love life’s (mis)adventures.

Allow me to show you my fluffy furkid, Chivas.

Wait till you see how he looks when I give him a bath…

HAHAHHAHAHAHA.

Ex-colleagues introduced baba-nyonya food to me at Mum’s Place  in Damansara Perdana

And our usual after-dinner nearby watering hole at Tom, Dick & Harry’s at TTDI

Escaped to Genting Highlands for a day.

My heart broke when I saw the childhood themepark I grew up in, disintegrate to debris. 🙁

I love you, Genting!

Can’t wait for your transformation to FOX Studios Malaysia in a couple of years!

Spent time with the sister as always!

Relished in Morganfield’s sticky bones pork & lamb ribs.

SORRY | NON-HALAL meals.

Indulged in their pork ribs!

So that was practically what made up my January. 

Next up:

FEBRUARY 

 CNY photo session with my former colleagues at Kraken Interactive!

 My favorite Krakenites.

The extended family! Kraken Interactive, Clicks Communications & MadLabs

 Company CNY dinner! Gawd I vaguely remember how drunk we got.

 Much love to them!

 Here’s a random picture of my 2-year old furkid, Chivas.

Loyal readers would know him by now. 

Isn’t he the cutest?

He’s mine….. ALL MINE! 

 My blogmates Kounila & Shane flew down to Malaysia for a blogger’s conference.

Here we are after the event!

Aussie pal Jason happened to be globe-trotting around Asia so we managed to squeeze in a meet-up!

 Barbeque session with the former colleagues at big Ben’s house! 😀

 Buddy Erin & I out for lunch at some fish place Aman Suria. 

OR was it Kota Damansara? Nevermind. I’ll find out and edit this space. 😛 

 We adjourned for coffee thereafter at Wood & Steel in Kota Damansara.

 Lil bro came down from Singapore again and off hiking we go!

 Bukit Gasing Hill this round.

 Attended the Skream rave at Providence KL. 

Got a hair makeover from my hair sponsors A Cut Above.

Blog post: here

Got interviewed on the topic of entertainment outlets in Malaysia

Spent Chinese New Year back home in Penang!

Blog post: here

And that was what my February was made of. On to the next month!

MARCH

 Got amazed by gargantuan banana. 

Who even eats this? Godzilla? 😛 

 My girl Tove came to visit Malaysia. 

Spent some girly time over shisha and around the city.

 Hung out with the rest of the European backpacker buddies that came with her!

 Brought them all to Chateau De Caffeinees and showed them around KL too.

 Since I’m such a good host 😛 😛 ahem..

Looking forward for your turn to host me when I *ever* get my arse to Germany/Sweden!

Headed to Reggae Mansion’s rooftop bar for some drinks and quality conversations.

 Guess where we headed to the next day? 😀

They wanted to party in a super club with awesome drinks,  music & crowd.

 Zouk Club KL of course! Where else?

They had a blast there. Especially popping Moets after Moets ala the #RichKidsOnInstagram

HAHAH! Come back soon and I’ll bring ya’ll there again, I promise!

 Though I love to party & rave, life isn’t all about partying to me. 

Spent quality time catching up with the girlfriend, Anis, over coffee the next afternoon.

 Weekdays after work were spent having coffee at Mukha with the ex-colleagues.

Couzzie Nick came down from Australia to spend time with the family here!

Managed to catch up over coffee too. 

Yes it’s coffee all day, every day for me!

Clearly, I’m a massive coffee-nut.

 Also hung out with couzzie Maddy for brunch at The Grumpy Cyclist, TTDI.

Swimtime sessions with bigbro, Michael!

Underwent a procedure sponsored by Beverly Wilshire Medical Centre KL.

Blog post: here

 Here’s another random photo of my babyson.

 You’re getting in the way of mommy’s mealprep, honey.

 Attended a food tasting/review session at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.

Blog post: here

 Attended the launch of ‘Weekend Chillout’ sessions at Stratosphere, The Roof!

Blog post: here

 Off to our rave-ground, Zouk right after!

So that was how my first quarter of 2014 went. 

At that point in life, I vividly remember how I never thought I’d fall in love again. I was feeling broken yet living the life as a single girl for the first time in forever… but little did I know that the month of April would be the start of a beautiful journey. But that’s another story for the next quarter of this 2014 rewind. 😉 Stay tuned.

Alrightey, logging off now. It’s almost 11PM – way past dinner time and I haven’t had a bite since lunch!

Today is Australia Day and here I am sitting at my desk thinking about my one-year stint in Aussieland back in 2011.

Oh how I miss it. Those were the days where I could be a carefree student x wild child without a worry in the world – except for academic stress of course, but then again, that has never been an issue for me. *dusts shoulders 😛 😛 😛

How I wish I was sitting right on this very sunny lawn in university right now

instead of being here at this cold, freezing office 😛

I love doing throwback posts & flashbacks. I was meaning to write a post about Australia some time back but I never saw a connection or a proper timing for it. So… what better day to churn out this blog post about Aussie on Aussie Day itself, eh?

Let’s travel back in time in 2011 to the land Down Under!

On my 4th week in Melbourne, Australia, Monash University decided to take us all to Luna Park in St. Kilda Beach as part of their orientation program for the exchange students & freshman year students.

Waiting for our bus!

Just a few of my observation whilst in Australia – Aussies love sitting on the grass.

I hardly see that here in Malaysia!

En route to Luna Park. Woohoo!!

For some reason, I didn’t have many (East) Asian friends whilst I was there.

Laura & Vanessa were among my favorite girlfriends who were fellow Asians too.

Lauz & I

Van & I – take one!

Van & I – take two!

Can’t remember how long the bus ride took, but we arrived before we knew it 🙂

HELLO FROM LUNA PARK!

Admittedly, the entrance gives me the creeps.

See what I mean? 😛

We arrived really early in the morning just before the doors open.

LUNA PARK ALL TO OURSELVES!?

That can only mean…

Yup. Gonna be ridin’ all day, yo. 😉

Ferris Wheel!

At the carousel! Time for a merry-go-round!

With the RAs (Residential Advisors) Alia & Laura.

Playing with mirrors at Luna Park

Don’t we look short & stout here? HAHA

Everything was so merry and filled with people!

3 of my beautiful housemates!

Everything is still vividly in my mind. We were the girls of West 9.

That’s Elizabeth, Narelle and Camille. Camille used to leave me little cute notes on my door addressed to Jessicat, whenever I wasn’t home for days. Thanks for making my West 9 days a memorable one, ladies!

And my girlfriends from the house next door. Were you girls in West 8?

Not sure what we were doing at this point, waiting in line for a ride, I reckon.

Rollercoaster rides! Truth be told, I’m no daredevil.

Although I’m terrified of it, I’ll shut my eyes, scream my head off and enjoy the ride.

Likewise, for the Ghost Train, I’m pretty frightened of it as well but I don’t chicken out.

I endure the entire ride with my ears closed and eyes half-shut.

Here we are on some 3D ride thingamajiggy.

Fire-twirling demonstration!

Lining up for the rides with Mossy & Jade

Laura joined us soon enough!

And around the world we go!

One for the road with Lauz before we left!

Wildchild quirks of 21 year olds.

So dear Australia, on Australia Day today, let me take a moment in retrospect and reminiscence to say a few words.

Thank you for..

Being the drop-bear on my road and the chill to my coat

The Gold to my Coast and the vegemite on my toast

The sea to the sand and the VB in my hand

The Kanga to my roo and the barbie on my que

The Harbour to my bridge and the lamingtons in my fridge

The grog in the trams and the TimTams to my slams.

The surfer boys to my beach and the Uggs to my feet.

You can check out my other tales & chronicles during my one-year stint in Aussie, tagged under The Australian Diaries in this blog.

I’ll always be eternally grateful to such an enriching and fulfilling experience. And to all my bestest Melbie & Gippy friends, thank you for making me feel like home – you know who you all are. If given the chance, I would do it all over again.

HAPPY STRAYA DAY, TO ALL MY MATES, C*NTS & YES EVEN THE COUNTRY BOGANS WHO THREW TRASH AT ME FOR BEING ASIAN.