the mahathir beguile

7th july marked one of the most memorable moment of my student life in imu. this was the day i got the opportunity to be 'this' close to our former 4th prime minister, the well-respected Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammed.

the honourable guest was here this morning to deliver his speech on 'Leadership in Medicine and Contribution to Nation Building'. simultaneously after his speech, there's this Q&A session with the students. we, as the aspiring professionals in the healthcare industry had more or less benefited from the aforementioned speech. 6 students went up to to propose their questions about tun's visions on malaysia's future healthcare provider, his idea of realising the nation's health sector standard to those of develop countries, what's his level of satisfaction as the nation's leader etc..

depite the perpetual negative political issues being branded on him, nevertheless, i'd still respected him not only for his mighty contribution towards malaysia's progress over the past 20-30 years, but also his capability of articulating himself so well. whatever questions forwarded to him were so eloquently answered, with much practical thoughts. and, and, and he is one very PUNCTUAL person. unlike, those little 'dai lap mak' who enjoyed making people wait for their arrival, as though it's the most reasonable thing on earth. -__-"

right after the brief one hour session, tun began to leave his seat and went on to shake hands with some of the students who sat at the front row. it was then, the "mahathir-frenzy" took place. ALL, i meant ALL students rushed right after him, just to catch a glimpse of this honourable leader. it was almost impossible for us to snap a clear photo of him, what more of getting near to him. the chaos was equivalent to witnessing the appearance of a super idol.

haha..worth skipping bioscience lecture afterall. :P

难得投契的朋友离开了。。

为什么美好的东西总是不长久呢？

今天才发现大学里难得谈的投契的一位朋友已经退学了。

她被一所印尼大学的牙科系录取了。

嗨。。好可惜啊！

我和她是满投缘的。我们两一样的疯疯癫癫，一样的搞笑，也同样认识同一位老朋友。这么难得的朋友，说真的在大学里是很难找到的。

没办法啦，毕竟她已做出选择，就只好为他的前程送上衷心的祝福。

hui wen，虽然我们的缘分时如此短暂，可是我会好好珍惜我们曾相处过的回忆。

啊。。才发现我们还未一起拍过照叻。可惜。。 :(

grabbed from mei ying's blog

信乐团，戴爱玲 - Live 版 千年之恋， 酷毙了！

100Q's grabbed from..

out of supreme boredom, i filled this up.
never will i pondered upon the questions if i did not. much self- discoveries...

1)Name - P.Ying Lee
2) Male/Female -female
3) Were you named after anyone? nope
4) Does your name mean anything? 晶莹剔透？
5) Nick Name(s) - hopefully it's not something vulgar
6) What do you think you look like name wise? -
7) Date Of Birth - 010988
8) Place of Birth and Current Location - Ipoh, KL
9) Nationality - Malaysian
10) Astrology Sign - Virgo (mental perfectionist)
11) Chinese Astrology Sign - Dragon
12) Religion - Buddhist
13) What’s your favorite smell - baby scent, AHH the innocence..
14) Political Position - basically i think politicians make fun of themselves, hence no positions favoured
15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? HOT chinese tea
16) Hair + Eye colour? - dark brown
17) Do you look like anyone famous? - am i not famous enough?
19) Any unusual talents? - exceptionally sensitive both myself and towards the people around me
20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous? - Right
21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other? -others =P
22) What do you do for a living? -student, part time music educator
23) What do you do for fun? -facebook
24) What are your favorite art materials to work with? -conventional graphite pencil
25) What kind of materials would you like to work with? filmstrips
26) Have you met your grandparents? - they are all by God's side now
27) Boyfriend /Girlfriend? No
28) Crush? Yes
29) What celebrity would you date if you could? -Hugh Jackman, Moses Chan, Takeshi Kaneshiro
30) Current worries? -tuition fees!
31) Favorite online Guy/Girl: NIL
32) Favorite place to be? - European countries
33) Least favorite place to be? -where their locals have least hygiene knowledge
34) Do you burn or tan? -tan
35) Ever broken a bone? - no ....
36) What is your favorite cereal? -cereals are heaty
37) Person you cry with - myself
38) Any sisters -NIL
39) Any brothers -NIL
40) Any pets -domestic pests counts?
41)Any sickness? -anemia
42) A Pager - NIL
43) A Personal phone line - my hp no
44) A cell phone - nokia supporter
45) A visible birthmark - NIL
46) A Pool or hot tub - NIL
47) A Car - Audi A6 please

Describe Your :
48) Personality - sensitive, delicate feelings, but am forgiving
49) Driving - second to none
50) Your clothing style - to my comfort
51) Room - sad to say i don't own a room
52) What’s missing - love
53) School -surviving the days and will continue to
54) Bed - single, 4 pillows
55) Relationship with your parents? - better with mom
56) Believe in yourself -rarely
57) Do you believe in love at first sight? - no. i believe in deep soul penetration, hence requires a certain timeline to develop strong bonds
58) Consider yourself a good listener - definitely
59) Have a future dream that you would like to share? -make positive changes in someone's life
60) Get Along with your parents - better with mom
61) Save your e-mail conversations - hell yes
62) Pray - amitabha
63) Believe in reincarnation - yes
64) Brush your teeth twice a day? - yea
65) Like to talk on the phone? - depends with whom i talk to
66) Like to eat? - Yes! LIVE to EAT
67) Like to exercise? - yes, but seldom workout
68) Like to watch sports? -badminton, water sports
69) Sing in the car? - all the time
70) What is a dream that you have all the time? - falling from high spots
71) Dream in color? - monochrome
72) Do you have nightmares? - all the time
73) Sleep with a stuffed animal - nope
74) Next to you - shameful to say, my mom (DON‘T LAUGH)
75) On your favorite coffee cup? - i prefer my coffee to be served in a paper cup
76) On your mouse pad - my mouse?
77) Your favorite flavor of gum? - lemon, mint
78) Favorite deodorant? - none
79) Your dream honeymoon spot - somewhere tranquil whereby we'll be greeted by the friendly locals, sharing with us their homecooked food and old folks tales at night
80) Ideal husband/wife? caring, faithful, humourous, filial, family-oriented
81) Hiding in your closet? - my orchestra suit
82) Under your bed - dust!
83) The name of one of your best friends? numerous
84) Your bad time of the day - night! most vulnerable!
85) Your worst fear(s) - losing the one i love, not trusted
86) What’s the weather like - hot, stuffy
87) Your favorite time of year? - beginning of the year! signifies the new start ahead, an end for the worse
88) Your favorite holiday? - SEM break
89) A material weakness? - ?
90) The weirdest food or drink that you like- not that adventurous when it comes to something i have to stuff into my mouth
91) At the top of your “to-do list”? - LOOSE WEIGHT!!
92) The hardest thing about growing up - discovering ugly truths
93) A pet peeve? - nope
94) Your scariest moment - losing something very important
95) Your attitude about love? - trusts and efforts from both parties are vital for maintenance of a relationship
96) The most outrageous, desperate thing you’ve done to attract the attention of the opposite sex? - none to date
97) The worst feeling in the world - not being trusted, seeing my loved ones suffering
98) The best feeling in the world -being loved, being trusted without the need of explaination
99) Who sent this to you? - my friend tagged me
100)Tag more people? - sueyen, puijen

library, my second home

for some 'certain' reasons, i'm beginning to develop interest in hanging out at the library.

imu's library is in fact quite conducive for both studying, online research, and even to take a nap. with the ipod providing you some audio sensations, cross up your legs, then indulge in your subconcious world - what an enjoyment. sem 2's timetable is a disaster i must say. no, we do not have a lot of lectures, hardly any lab sessions too, but BM?!?!?!

why on earth do we have to take a subject which is so not related to our studies? were it not for that fact that we have a very loose schedule this sem, i couldn't comprehend the purpose of putting BM as a complusary module to be taken, whereas other courses, even our sister course, BPharm, are not obliged to.

you have 3-4 hours gap after lectures before BM class commences. that accounts the reason i idly sway into the library daily for god knows what reasons - enjoy free air-cond?

projects, assignments, projects, assignments. needless to say, this is a project-based sem. surprisingly, only physiology and bioscience module will be examined during our end of semester exams. haihz.. no more excuses why i shouldn't score this sem then.. couldn't afford to ruin my project..

- cardiac failure, heart rate, blood pressure measurements. ARGHHHHH!!!! -

pying idiot's guide to choosing good durian

my obssessions with durians is out of control. i must have durians this month no matter what!!!

it's a torture to see people sucking their thumb after the sensation that the durians bring. ish!! benci-nyer!

so here, the sifu is generous enough to share some the master level approach on how to choose the RIGHT durian for maximum savour.

at the side of your head, shake the fruit. listen for movement.
now why shake the durian, you ask. good question!

if you hear vigorous hollow movements of seeds when you shake - the fruit is all seed and no flesh - reject it.

if there is no movement at all on shaking, and the durian feels heavy for its size, the fruit is unripe or if ripe, waterlogged. reject also.

if you detect some faint movement and the fruit feels relatively light for its size - go on to the next step - the ultimate olfactory test.

for this step, hold the durian gently in your hands as you would your loved one and place in front of your nose and inhale deeply. if you find dirt, dust and dried leaves in your nostrils, stop at once, and send the durian back to the vendor for a thorough cleaning.

having ensured that the durian is clean and that there is no impediment in your nasal passages repeat the inhalation process, with both thumbs and thenar eminence cupped to exclude any extraneous smell. if you detect an over rich, strong, fetid odour, it indicates that the durian is overripe. reject, especially if the stalk looks somewhat dry.

if you detect no smell at all also reject as the fruit is unripe.
but if you detect a faint aroma of bitter sweet butter scotch and almonds with a bouquet of wild honey and a hint of smoked oak then you have hit the jackpot and found yourlself a durian with a thick, creamy, treacle like, bitter sweet tasting flesh for you to savour and enjoy.






learning these steps are essential at this time of the year, with the arrival of local fruits' harvests.


OH! how i can't wait for the durian feast next weekend with my dear friends. my lovely

a little bit of queensland

so here is it. the long awaited australia trip, after much obstacles overcomed, was accomplished!
indeed, to blog about the whole thing is rather daunting, hence allow me to briefly account them chronologically with the pictures.


- 0306 -

depart from KL. we flew airasia. the one and only advice from me, if you have the choice, NEVER fly airasia for long distance route. as some of you may know, the seats were unadjustable, the max it can cater you is to recline forward for say maybe an inch. YES! an inch! that's all. then for the next 8 hours, my backbone remained stagnant at 90 degrees prior to our arrival. for people who practises meditation, give airasia X flights a thought. you'll definitely reach the highest level within your flying hours.



we had foodcourt meal as dinner that night. i exclaimed OMG when i saw the price. 10.99AUD for a plate of mix rice. that's equivalent to RM30 for a foodcourt standard meal. *puke blood*

eating out in brisbane is THAT expensive everywhere. sad case isn't it.

after some small shopping at coles supermarket, we headed to Freestyle Tout at Ann's Street for dessert. sun set at 5pm over here in brisbane, after about half an hour, the sky gets dark like 8pm in malaysia. so it was considered a supper for us at the dessert place since we had them at about 9pm (australian time). all thanks to my future cousin-brother-in-law, eugene, who drove us around throughout our visit in brisbane.


a little bit of queensland -macadamia white chocolate slice, with caramel and white chocolate sauce & caramel & macadamia ice cream


- 0406>0506 -

set off to byron bay which is located at news south wales. the two and half hour journey was an eye-opener. along the two sides of highway, lush green lands laid upon us and we noticed that cows were segregated according to their colours. black on the left side of the road while brown on the right. we spotted a double rainbow too, sounds magnificent ain't it. you hardly see rainbow in KL, what more a double one.


byron bay

we reached there at the right time, just as the sun is about to set in an hour's time. what next? photoshooting time of course! the sight of sunset from the top of the hill is simply overwhelming!! totally out of words! grab your camera and just snap any view, you'll definitely get a worth to shout about image easily because of the spectacular beauty of mother nature.


on the way up to the light house - what more can one ask for a sight like that?

byron bay lighthouse

quarters at the foothill - information centres of byron bay, it says that you can see humpback whales between the months of june to november.

overlooking pacific ocean from the lighthouse

courtyard marriott - hotel we spent a night at gold coast

- 0606 -

waking up to a bright sunny morning, the cool breeze encircling your body, i walked out to the balcony, greeted gold coast city. soon i realised that the skin on my face is peeling perpetually. so i hurried to the bathroom...

OH DEAR!! my skin really is peeling awfully.

blames the weather. humidity 52% only (malaysia 90+%), no wonder lah. desperately put on infinite daps of moisturizer.

gold coast city

surfers paradise beach

- 0706 -

even before i land on queensland, my heart has been yearning for a trip to the vineyard. i'd even envisioned the various images of bunches of grapes that will be featured under my lens. lots of them.

a trip to the vineyard is a must then. after all, my cousin sis hasn't been to any of the vineyards in queensland, why not? after some quick research from the net, sirromet turned to be one of the most famous and most established vineyards in queensland.

sirromet vineyard

some of the finest wines from around the world



the cold room - after fermentation under cold stabilizing process, precipatates (wine crystals) are removed for better wine quality



moment for some wine tasting which i dislike despite the high reviews from everyone.. just a sip, i wanna puke.


grape leaves..


down the hill slopes is where you'll discover the vineyard. too bad we were there at the wrong timing, ain't the harvest months.


- 0806 -

next must-do event on my itenary is none other than a trip to the zoo. unfortunately, the australian zoo is located at a not so convenient distance from brisbane city, hence we resorted to loan pine koala sanctuary.

entrance fees for adults is 28AUD. there were two japanese ladies lining in front of us, and we noticed that they has this privillege of paying the entrance fees with 15% discounts, but we didn't. so we came to a conclusion that australians do give priorities to the japanese for some god know reasons.

in australia, maps were imprinted not only in english, but japanese seemed to be an important lingua franca. hello! are you trying to hint that only japanese people could afford to spend in your country? :S

koalas performing at centre stage - way too adorable

it appears that kangaroos do make good friends with pigeons. they even shared food from roo-feedings. friend-friend share lah.

here's where you'll find 鸳鸯戏水-ing

- 0906 -

there's this incident which i must storify. it was a rather amusing one. bus drivers here switch buses that they were initially driving. so everytime they switch, they have to scan their driver's ID on a scanner before they could access the cashier.

subsequently, this driver who had came up to the bus that we were on tried several times scanning his ID, but his efforts came to no avail.

i came up to him asking about the fares to the city. he just asked me to grab a seat. so i thought perhaps we'll have to pay when arriving. firmly grasping the odd sizes australian coins (2AUD is smaller in size than 1AUD, 50cents looked like a 八卦to me) , i took my seat and jovialy enjoyed the short journey to the city.

upon arrival at king's george square, again, i came up to the driver to pay the fares, surprisingly, he said "Don't worry about it. It's alright." @_@

was extremely stunned by his words. WHAT?! you mean we just took a free ride?!?!?! FREE?!?!

city botanical garden - so so only..


famous pancake cafe in a church at charlotte's street - didn't try it out coz the menu looked as though there's no need of sugar consumption for a month after a meal over there.


ironically, this buckingham palace look-aliked building is a casino

beautiful dusk setting

eye of brisbane

lining up for city cat (ferry catering services along brisbane river)

just as we board the bus earlier during the day, we prepared some coins for the ferry ride too. as we stepped on the ferry, there was an attendant ushering passengers into the ferry. but we didn't see anyone paying fares. so we thought maybe it's a custom to pay when one arrives at jetty.

my mom and i quickly rush to the front of the ferry to catch the final glimpse of brisbane's sunset. as much as we've enjoyed the ride, photos are a must.

upon arrival at regatta jetty, everyone got down the ferry, so did we. i came up to the attendant to (again) enquire about the fares, and he was bewildered by my question.

i told him, i did not pay earlier while boarding, he just gave me a friendly smile and said "it's OK"

HAR?!?!?!?!?!?!?! OK AGAIN?!?!?!

ANOTHER FREE RIDE?!?!?! WHY ARE AUSTRALIANS SO CINCAI?!?!

- 1006 -

my feeling on our final day at brisbane doesn't seem as heavy hearted as i imagined it would be. to be truthful, i was rather delighted that i can finally leave, for i couldn't really adapt to the cold weather which caused my skin to peel continuosly. really hated it.

having said that, the one week memoirs were all too splendid to forget. it had left me an unerasable mark on my life journal that i think i will still be reminiscing till my hair turns grey. the most memorable point i will tell my granchildrens would be the FREE RIDES. hahhaha..

never will i forget the friendly faces, the cool breeze, and of course the beauty of mother nature on this side of the world.


brisbane international airport


arriving at singapore


ok, i knew i've promised some of you a souvenir. so here they are!!


CHOCOLATEZZZ for y'all - got heart leh! :P