a wonderful box of surprise
A wonderful
box of surprise from An Qi and Kah Kei: an assortment of overseas food/snacks from Japanese, Korean and Taiwan just because Kah Kei remembered me saying I
wanted to do a “taste test” video on my channel. When she entered my room, she
told me: “Hey! There’s a huge pile of rubbish in front of your room, go out and
clear!” I was seriously shocked because I thought either An Qi or me did not
clear out the rubbish. Turned out, they stored all the goodies in a storage box
and put it outside my room! Sneaky girlssss. 
a girls' night out with three cheese
At the mo, I also came up with a brilliant plan
of hanging out with the girls overnight without coming back to our hostel since I don't always stay back during the weekends. Although I don’t think our parents would be
very happy when they find out about this, but it’s totally worth it for the
memories. It was damn spontaneous for them to agree to my crazy plan too. Although An Qi was a little hesitant at first but she agreed in the end! We did makeup together and dressed up for a
wild girls’ night out.
It was already approximately 10:45pm by the time we ordered our Grab to fetch us to Gurney Plaza. The reason of us going to Gurney Plaza at this hour of time is of course to catch the latest Harry Potter spin-off series: Fantastic Beasts! It has become a tradition for me and the girls to watch Fantastic Beasts together, and we’re not going to skip this one despite my busy schedule.
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After watching the movie, I kinda don't know how to rate it cause I feel like it doesn't have the Harry Potter authentic magical flavours in it anymore. Personally, I feel like it's a little too cute with the Chinese monster, too much comic relief and too little content and development of plot. I could see how some of you might love it. The main actor is cute tbh, but from the perspective of a die-hard Harry Potter fans, that just wouldn't do it for me :( Comment down below and let me know what you guys think!
after 2am
The movie ended around 1am. We lingered around
for awhile before we decided to hop on a Grab to go to one of the hidden bars
(which I have forgotten the name). Going to hidden bar has always been on my
bucket list and I feel so lame because I saw that my juniors have already been
to hidden bars while I still pretty much look and act like an underage. When we
reached there, An Qi and I went to check out the venue while Kah Kei remained on the Grab car because the so-called hidden bar looked pretty suspicious. Once we opened the door on the side, the pungent smell of the cigarettes filled our
nostrils instantly and we decided we need to come up with a spontaneous Plan B.
The kind driver offered to take us to another area in town
where he thought would still be active at this hour without charging us extra. We
ended up going to @Pokok, which is a very famous bar among youngsters. Since we
were newbies, we didn’t know how to order liquor. I order baileys because I had
some of those when we were at Langkawi. It was a liquor that tasted like
caffeine recommended by Zong Yao. An Qi went with some tequila; Kah Kei got
whisky.
After trying all the liquors, I came to a conclusion that baileys has the most decent taste, followed by whisky and the least unbearable one is definitely tequila, although Kah Kei feels that it's whisky that should be at the bottom of the list. We also came to an agreement that we should just stick to beer the next time.
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After trying all the liquors, I came to a conclusion that baileys has the most decent taste, followed by whisky and the least unbearable one is definitely tequila, although Kah Kei feels that it's whisky that should be at the bottom of the list. We also came to an agreement that we should just stick to beer the next time.
When the bar seems to be closing, we left and strolled along the streets in that area. We bought some satays by the roadside and scurried away from the maddening crowd. The satays tasted decent. Around 5am, I was in a devastated state where I feel like I have a hangover – I wanted to sleep but couldn’t fall asleep. We had some light morning breakfast at one of the mamak stall further down the street, where it is more tranquil and secluded.
By the time the dawn was breaking, Kah Kei and An Qi called Grab and strangled me onto the car and off the car when we reached hostel. I honestly don’t know how some people can stay awake for the whole night, I guess it just simply doesn’t apply on old people like me. Really happy that I get to do this together with the cheese gang, would definitely do something like this again, just not anytime too soon xx need to nap first...
café hopping with Aina
@themugshotcafe
For months, Aina and I have been planning to go cafe hopping together and finally we did! We actually planned to buy a cake for ourselves to celebrate both of our birthdays (although our birthdays are quite far apart since she's a Virgo and I'm a Scorpio). When we reached Wheeler's cafe, which is the cafe Aina raved so much about, it was closed for renovation. So we walked to another cafe that was just a stone's throw away from our current location - The Mugshot Cafe.
This cafe is like the OG among the cafes in Penang. The shop was full of tourists and locals, especially ang moh. People loved their coffee and bagels! I would give this cafe a 4/5 because the menu is really affordable; the coffee and dessert tasted good, but the selection of food on the menu could be more varied. Spent some quality time there with my clique and definitely had a good in-depth conversation with her. Although we didn't really get a cake to celebrate our birthday together, it was still one of the best days I had recently, so I think she deserves a spot in my post-birthday appreciation post hahaha.
Went over to Stephanie’s house for a stay because Saira jio me to Butterworth Fringe Festival (BFF). Wanted to go to the flower place near Ikea as well, so I thought why not kill two birds with one stone? Her family was really hospitable and took good care of me (and my tummy) in those few days. On the first day, she surprised me with a birthday gift from Typo! I loveeeee Typo and just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, she got me a Harry Potter calender! Oh. My. Lord. She’s really The Bitch who knows me so well.
Before I end my post, there's a bunch of people who are very dear to me whom I'd like to thank - my first batch of students! Some of them actually gave me birthday present wayyy in advanced before I left the school I was having my practical at. From the bottom of my heart, nothing beats a good old hand-written note and hand-made gifts that are customised! I've also received a handful of birthday messages from my students. Your kind thoughts and well wishes for me really made my birthday extra special this year. For everything that y'all has given me, thank you!
In a nutshell, my heartfelt gratitude goes to each and every one of you who made my 21st birthday extra special. Thanks for giving me so much memories and teaching me so many lessons in my 21 year of living in this world. 21st to me, is the age of maturity and becoming. I'm not perfect, but I'm learning to become a better person as each day goes by. At the stage where I am at now, I would describe it as full of conflicts (even within myself) and obstacles, but I'm happy. I'm happy that I have finally stepped out of my comfort zone to grow and learn, to reach my fullest potential and develop holistically. I've definitely changed, and am constantly changing, just like each of you who are reading my blog post now.
Note to myself: Change is painful, resilient and determination. Throughout this process, you're bound to outgrow some of the people you love and it's okay. Just embrace the inevitable gracefully. You'll continue to be better and you'll be grateful to those who stayed. Until you've discovered your greater potential and reach enlightenment, I suggest you take the plunge and enjoy the roller coaster ride. Happy 21st!
Love, J.
