Speed blogging from Ipoh right now as we speak.

So I drove back to Ipoh – in the goddamned rain! – last night to attend an event right after an event in the city. 

ELEVATE hits downtown Ipoh @ Sensation of Sound (S.O.S)!

*Full blogpost coming soon*

Talk about a back-to-back schedule on a Saturday! Geez. But it was all worth it.

Coming back to the place I spent half my childhood in is always something to look forward to 

Heck, it's practically my first time partying/clubbing in Ipoh! 

Was taken to supper after the party! I shall eat what the Ipoh-peeps eat 

Popular for their Bak Chiok (baby octopus) & Yuet Gong Hor (Raw Egg "Moon" Koay Teow noodles), Restoran Tuck Kee along Jalan Yau Tet Shin is the place to go.

We also had Braised Chicken Feet – I didn't eat it but the others did! – , Herbal Boiled Eggs & Pork Balls

People patronize them during dinner and it's also the to-go place for "after-clubbing" hours.

Coming back to the comforts of home means being spoiled by comfort food as well.

A gift from granny. Kieldsens' original Dannish butter cookies! 

Discovered excellent news that made the raver in me jump for joy!

The legendary God of Trance music, Armin Van Buuren will be making his way to Sepang, Malaysia for A State of Trance (ASOT) 600!

Mark your calendars fellow EDM-kakis, for March next year will be so fun!

Cuddles & playtimes with my babyChivas 

He's the best cat in the world, my one & only –  I love him to bits! 

If you can ever read this, lil one, mommy loves you a whole lot

So what else did I do earlier in the week? Let's see..

Woke up early to have quite an elaborate breakfast Tuesdate with boyfieKon

at La Bodega @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

I fully recommend the Club Sandwich, Big Breakfast and Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon on Toast.

It was sucha hearty breakfast and much chattering over coffee & hot chocolate. 

Tues outfit of the day! Casual with an edgy hint on a day out 

Fri outfit of the day! Played it girly with a childlike, Japanese touch. Matched my iPhone with my outfit too!

Oktoberfest with the buddies! 

Drink up on a Friday night to kickstart the weekend 

Made Organic Wholewheat Durum Spaghetti with Roast Chicken,

Button Mushrooms, Chopped Basil & Asparagus for dinner

Breakfast like a king! Had O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar @ The Curve

The Big Club Sandwich & Classic Triple Decker Sandwich were real winners! 

Brunch! Fruit & veggie platter of mangos, watermelon chunks and celery

Dinnertime. My fave mix of oven-roasted Zucchini, Baby Potatoes, Australian Carrots, Pumpkin,

Shallots, Garlic and a generous amount of Rosemary & Black Peppercorn seeds

Dinner again! Organic Wholewheat Durum Pasta Carbonara with Broccoli,

Button Mushrooms, diced Carrots with lots of onions! 

Replaced cream with a healthier alternative – a nice blend of low-fat yoghurt, egg-whites & milk.

And when I do decide to eat out, Japanese food has always been at the top of my list.

Check out the Grilled Gindara Codfish in Teriyaki Sauce I had at Sushi Zanmai @ The Curve

Another one of my all time favorites – the Caterpillar Maki Roll, also from Sushi Zanmai 

Can't ever say no to Grilled Unagi (eel), Omelette & Avocado 

Imma let you in on a little secret 

You know how I always share the healthy, clean food that I either homecook or when I eat out, right?

Truth is, that's as close as I can actually get to my ideal diet.

A whole lot of my sweet-tooth snacking, overindulging & unhealthy food enters my system too. 

Hey, I'm only human – just like you.

But the very moment I've set my mind to propagating health & fitness, by inculcating this idea and motivating all of you, I have to first set an example. 

One always have to practise what one preaches, right? 

And I'm glad I've managed to drive this point home, from the feedbacks I've received and by mere observation. I see more and more healthy eating & an obvious increase of a fitter lifestyle in all of you.

So proud of ya'll! 

My favorite bowl of Mac & Cheese. Just one of the many sins I indulge in. Don't we all?

I hope this doesn't demotivate you, but rather motivate you even further with the truth.

So don't be discouraged or think you've failed and have to start all over again, whenever you succumb to that burger, pizza, chocolates or nasi lemak – I do too. 

The moment you make an attempt, you're one step closer to your idea lifestyle, ya hear me? 

Oh and yes, some good news to share!

I've been invited to a fully-sponsored trip to Cambodia to attend BlogFest Asia 2012 held in Siam Reap! 

Simply cannot wait – Angkor Wat, here I come! 

Before I go, as usual, a song of the week for your listening pleasure 

Got this one stuck in my head since last Friday at David Guetta's rave party . 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aaR6jo4VA

The lyrics. Just six sentences, but means so much. Just… yeah. 

Have also been plagued by an alarming, inexplicable occurrence in the household that is seemingly responsible for my missing belongings and finding those said missing belongings in the possession of others 

There is a fine line between having absolute trust in someone and

having to believe in the supernatural. I can only choose one. 

No matter. Whatever it is, I'll have it dealt with. SMILE! That's all for this week's wrap-up.

Have a lovely seven days ahead of you!  I will too.

Sleep well, ladies and gents. Let your dreams take flight *yawns*

Much love,

Jessicat

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Check out the entire series here : The Sunday Times edition.

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Am finally home with theboyfie!

After an 8 hour plane ride, I got out to the Arrivals Hall, and there I saw my Konzy!

At an instant, he ran to me with his arms wide open; I jumped in. And the rest was history 🙂

Shower of kisses! 😀 😀 Ima happy gurl

We grabbed lunch in the city and waited for the V-Line train to go home.

I'm still so NOT accustomed to the weather and climate yet! Hell of a difference 🙁 It was 32 °C when I left Malaysia and then when I touched down, the pilot said:

"Dear passengers on board, welcome to Melbourne. 

The local time is 10.30am and the temperature is 5°C"

WAIT A SEC. FIVE???? FIVE DEGREES CELCIUS? *faints*

To make things worse, a heavy downpour began; I was shivering despite the jacket & pillow Konzy brought for me.

So he suggested we drop by Gloria Jeans Coffee and got me my fave Hot Chocolate! 

Yay!!  Nice and warm inside 🙂

And when we finally got into the train, it was time to catch some snoozies.

But not after lots of cuddles of course! 

On the way home!

I could get used to this 🙂

Cold hands of mine. Sitting in front of the heater wearing extremely thick jackets yet still shivering.

Frost forming up against the window panes. Ice on tips of the grass.

A gentle but ice-cold breeze sweeps up as I opne the door.

This is all too familiar.

It felt so surreal, I swear.

Coming home to him and having his arms wrapped around me again.

Coming home to all my friends and we screamed and hugged and girltalked!

Coming home to so much laughter, fun and catching up!

Tears of joy rolled down my face when I entered the house I left 2 and a half months ago.

Kayla & Greg ran to open the door and we had a massive squeezefest!

Olivia banged Kon's room door and demanded I come out!

Laura walked into the house and widened her eyes and we dived into hugs!

Britt had a 5 second lag when she entered the house, staring at me in shock when I jumped

out at her, and THEN she reacted after those 5 seconds –

Like "OHMYGOD!! JESSJESS!" with her mouth wide open. Was so cute!

The rest Facebooked me in anticipation. I hope I see them tonight, if not tomororow or the day after! 😀 😀

Candid photo when I was sitting up on the kitchen counter!

My dosage of borderline racism on Asians. As always. Sigh.

My expression when I'm being Asian-stereotyped

I weel Kung-Fu you and kill your family with chopsticks!

Just like old times. It felt like I never left.

Well technically, I may have, but deep inside, I never did 🙂

I'd die happy from sugar overdose 😀 😀 😀

Watch out Aussieland! My September has just begun 

It’s sharing time again!

I’m pretty sure more than 3 quarter of you darlings out there drink a hot mug of coffee to perk up your mornings or at any time of the day at all.
 
Either that, or down a glass of ice cold coffee during a hot, humid and sleepy day.
 

Heck! I know I do!

Back when I was working, my colleagues and I would always be the ones hogging the coffee machine

LOL.

But now, when I’m falling asleep during class – especially on Tuesdays where I’d have 6 hours of boring back-to-back lectures – I would just sneak out to the cafeteria to douse myself with caffeine!

. 
I need some wakey wakey!!

But one unfortunate day when I'm dead sleepy, horror of horrors fell upon me when I saw this :

 
 I begged and begged but that lazy barista insisted she had switched off and cleaned up the coffee bean grinder 
 

What a bummer!

So ever since that day, I knew I had to have an alternative.
A short trip to the grocery store made me find my answer!

 
Who needs baristas really?

I like these little SUPER Coffeemix lovelies because they come in really convenient and small coffee sachets that I can just slip in my handbag. They’re made from Robusta coffee beans by the way, slow-roasted to give us that oomph perfection in our mugs!
 

Here, lemme introduce you to them

Meet your friends who will cure your lack of sleep. There’s the

Regular one,

the Reduced Sugar one

and the Rich one!

My fave (just like many others) would be the popular favorite Super Regular 3in1 coffee
 

because it’s not too sweet yet not too bland – a perfect ratio of coffee, creamer and sugar!

My aunts and uncles take the Reduced Sugar ones as they’re slightly diabetic. 25% less in sugar content yo!
 

I stole a sip from their mugs last week and it’s still yummy all the same

The green one you see is the Rich one! It’s obviously the most flavorful one,
 

bursting with aroma and the strongest one. If you need extra kick, this is for youuuuu

For something so good, it's great that it only costs RM8.50 for the whole big packet containing 30.  Super worth for a much needed coffee fix!

Seriously.  With these lil babies in my bag all the time,

who needs a baristas, office secretaries or mamak ‘annehs’ to make you your cuppa coffee? Up yours, Mr. Mamak!

Anyway, now that you’ve befriended the coffees and gotten to know them a lil more, it’s contest time!

There’s this contest for everyone to try, worth a shot!

Prizes are the Apple Macbook, Canon EOS 550 DSLR camera!  *winks* and….

Fans of Singaporean singer JJ Lin, you can stand a chance to win an exclusive gathering session with him
 

at the JJ 100days Live Super Tour In KL  *click* and a Limited edition DVD personally autographed!

Yeah you could’ve guessed by now. JJ Lin is the new Brand Ambassador for SUPER Coffee 3 in 1.

All you gotta do to get your hands on those money-can’t-buy tickets to this exclusive Music Tour:

1.  Purchase any 1 pack of those 3 in 1 coffee above in any participating retail stores
   
2. Cut out the barcode and attach on to the contest forms (ask me for the contest forms!) OR attach the barcode onto a white piece of paper with your name, IC & contact number.
   
3. Send to PO box No. 5 POS Malaysia, Masai 81757, Masai, Johor
   

 
Coffee, tea or me? HAHAHAHA kidding!

So remember! The most number of entries wins! Quick!  It's that simple.
 

Don't you see Macbooks and DSLR cameras dangling in fronta you already? 😀 Go join go join go join!

CLICK HERE
 

it's worth a lookie!