Salute the Harimau Malaya

In conjunction with Malaysia being crowned the champions in the AFF Suzuki Cup championship, I would like to dedicate this post to the 'tigers in blue'. They have made the whole nation proud and all Malaysians were cheering for them.

Being a fan of sports, I am always very emotional when watching sports matches. It makes me sit at the edge of the chair and cheer for the individual/ team I am supporting. Never before have I cheered for the Malaysian team so intensely since I am not in the generation that cheered for the likes of Soh Chin Aun, R. Arumugam a.k.a Spiderman etc.

Under the guidance of coach K. Rajagopal, this young Malaysian team, with an average age of 23 years old, played brilliantly, especially the heroic goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat who showed superb performance guarding the goal and Mohd Safee Sali who is at top form thereby being the top scorer of the tournament.

Ole. Ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole. Congratulations Malaysia. Malaysia Boleh!

'Tang Yuan'

Last Wednesday was Winter Solstice Festival also known as Dongzhi festival. Traditionally, families get together and have a reunion meal. Also, one of the important things to do is the making and eating of 'tang yuan'. 'Tang yuan', which symbolise reunion, are balls of glutinous rice usually served with syrup.

I love eating 'tang yuan'. Maybe because I get to make them with mum. Or maybe this Dongzhi festival is just once a year and we tend to appreciate things more when they are rarely available. Or I just like the meaning behind this festival. This festival is even considered more important than Chinese New Year and we are said to be a year older after this festival instead of after Chinese New Year.

 homemade colourful 'tang yuan'

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! =) 

December =)

Whoah. It has been a month since I last blogged. It has been a week into my semester break. The longest break that I will get in this A-Level course. One thing I missed a lot for the past five months is the television. Hey idiot box, how i miss you so much!

Also, I had a great weekend at Port Dickson with my fellow classmates, July 2010 S1 right after the semester exam. I still remember my Biology lecturer said that it is the first time that a class actually goes on a trip just after the first semester. Usually, students only go after the AS level or A2 level. Haha. =) It is indeed an awesome time I am having in college. Cheers.

So, on the trip, I was exposed to my first ever Hindi movie, '3 Idiots'. I definitely recommend this movie to all, especially students because students can connect to it easily with its plot based a lot on college life and friendship. Another great movie that left tears running down my cheeks.

As for TVB dramas, I have watched 'Born Rich' and 'No Regrets'. The latter is probably the best TVB drama I have watched so far where it received awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at the TV Awards Presentation 2010. It is the sequel to the series 'Rosy Business' which is also another one that is worth watching. 'No Regrets' is a star-studded drama with actors like Wayne Lai, Sheren Tang, Raymond Wong, Fala Chen, Evergreen Mak and Pierre Ngo. This series depicts an epic romance between a righteous police captain and a woman drug dealer. Values that are highlighted are  sacrifice for loved ones and for country, respect and brotherhood.