Review of my 2008 resolution

I wrote this resolution in my private blog, now I dig it out and check whehter I have full fill my them.

Score A for all the subjects, and maintain my percentage average at 80% and above.

Hmm, obviously I failed to do so. May be I set my target too high, which is hard to achieve. But my dear said I should set the target higher and try my best to achieve it. I think I have tried my very best this year, out of 8 courses i got 3 A, 3B+ and 2 B. I will try harder in 2009.

Face all the challenges bravely

I am happy that I have face all the challenges bravely this year. I met a lot of problems, however I have tried my best to solve them.

Start doing exercises, swimming jogging, badminton for at least once a week.

I had partially failed in this one. However, I have done some exercises like sit ups and stretching alone in my room.

Be more friendly and get to know more friends.

This is full-filled. I found that I met quite a lot of friends this year. :)

See all my friends before I leave to Canada.

This is partially full-filled. Right before I leave, I did not meet the form 6 buddies and some others. It was because they are having exams.

Stay more in library in stead of staying at home.

This is partially full-filled. I stay in library more than last year, however sometimes I was too lazy to do so especially in UOM. My room is even more quiet than the library.

Save more money for going to Canada.

I have failed in this one. I did not save money for going to Canada. I spent quite a lot at buying things to bring over and spend a lot at fuel, karaoke, movies, dinner, travelling with friends. I did not regret for doing so, because things in Canada is more expensive, and I did not have such enjoyable moment in Canada. Luckily I played a lot before I leave. :)

Look out for a part time job to earn extra money

I have failed doing so. Before I leave I made the decision for not wokring partime, because I want to have more time with my family and friends, and settle my school things smoothly. When I am in Canada, I did not find any part time job for money, however I participated in voluntary work. By doing so, I can explore myself more and meet more people.

Learn cooking as much as possible especially food that my dear likes.

I have done this one. I like cooking for my love one. When I was in Malaysia, I learnt quite some sepcial dish from my aunt. When I was in Canada, I read recipe book and browse web for new recipes to learn new stuff. Recently, I was happy that my dear likes my cooking and I think he put on weight even though I was here with him for less than 2 weeks.

Bye Bye 2008

Today is the last day of 2008, I have had a habit since I was 10 years old, I like to recall interesting events of the year and what I have done that year.

Jan - April

I had my last semester in UCSI. I met a lot of friends from food sciences and engineering programme. My application of transferring credits started, I had a lot of problems of transferring credits, some credits are not transferable and I was suffer while waiting for offer letter from UOM. I had a hard time in that semester in UCSI, because of the uninteresting courses and bad lecturers.

May-June

I had two months holiday before I leave for Canada. During this period, I had good time with my family and friends. I had a lot of farewell with different group of friends. The schedule in the month of June is almost fulled with "appointments":) . In June 19th, I went to Canada.

June- August

This period is my most enjoyable period. It is because I finally reunion with my dear who has not seen for 9 months and solved all the problems of credits transfer. I was happy to go travelling with my dear and his family. We went to Wiarton and Montreal.

Sept- Dec

This period is really tough because I was in the new environment without knowing anyone. However, this is the time I learnt a lot, I tried my best to achieve my goals. Finally, I have no problems in both of my academy and social. I met quite a lot of friends and I could handle all the school works even though it was really tough.

Dec 16th -Dec 31

This period is my second sweet romance period of the year. The relationship with my dear became stronger every time we reunion. It is because we suffered during separation, when it is time to reunion, we appreciate each other even better. I cooked good foods for him, he brought me shopping and travelling even though he prefer to stay at home always.

Summary

This year is really a memorable year for me, my life changed and my knowledge and circle of friends have broaden. I have improved at handling problems and decision making, I feel I have really grown up this year.

Chirstmas Meal

I have been busy these few days because of boxing day. I have bought quite a lot of things and now I have to borrow my dear's luggage bag to carry all my stuff back to Winnipeg. My dear's sister suggested to cook some special food for Christmas. She picked 2 special food from a recipe book and she bought all the ingredients. Surprisingly, it was really successfull. These two food are really good.


The Main course

Pork Chop with red cabbage, roasted brussel sprout and zucchini, and mash potato.
The Red cabbage is cooked with wine and vinegar. The taste is really awesome.


It seemed like the meals are cooked by big chef. :)


YUMMY!!

Dessert

Red wine pear

This is the picture from the recipe book.


Ingredients are prunes cinnamon stick, red wine and pears.

This is the picture of dessert that we cooked. Does it look alike?

It is served with Ice cream :) YUMMY

US Trip- Day 4- Penn's Cave - Toronto

America's only all-water cavern and wildlife park are nestled in Central Pennsylvania's scenic Penn State Country.The cavern tour is a guided one-hour tour by motorboat on an underground stream. Along the limestone corridors, stalagmites, stalactites, flowstone cascades and draperies decorate the interior rooms.

The legend

In the early eighteenth century, a young Frenchmen from Lancaster County, Malachi Boyer, set out to explore the wilderness. He roamed into the forests peopled by redskins, with whom he was friendly.

One beautiful April, Malachi was camped at Mammoth Spring, near the Indian camp of Chief O-Ko-Cho. O-Ko-Cho had seven sons and one beautiful daughter, Nita-nee, whom the sons guarded carefully all the time. One day Malachi caught sight of Nita-nee washing a deerskin in the stream and immediately fell in love with her. Since the Indians would not permit their marriage, they decided to run away, and late one night, they departed for the eastern settlements. They were later captured by the seven brothers and were returned to Chief O-Ko-Cho.

O-Ko-Cho commanded his sons to take Malachi into a yawning cavern filled with water and thrust him in. Every day for a week he swam back and forth searching vainly for an entrance other than the large one guarded by the merciless Indians. Then exhausted by his efforts and vowing that the Indians should not see him die, he crawled into one of the furthermost recesses of the cavern and breathed his last. The brothers did not touch the body except to weight it with stones and drop it in the deepest water in the cavern.

After these many years, those who have heard the legend declare that on still summer nights an unaccountable echo still rings through the cavern which sounds like "Nita-nee -- Nita-nee".

US Trip- Day 3- Philadelphia & Washington

On the day 3, we went to Philadelphia, Philadelphia is the second capital of United State after New york and before Washington. We visited liberty hall, the first official government meeting house, and libery bell. After that we went to Washington, the capital of United State. We had a long hour walking that day, we went to Lincoln Memorial, Washington menument, war memorial, white house, musuem and china town for dinner.

Philadelphia

The Liberty Hall

Liberty bell- The CRACK is unrepairable

Washington

Lincoln Memorial

FBI Head Quater

The World's largest BLUE DIAMOND

Delicious LUNCH- CrabCake

Washington menument

War Menument


White House

US Trip- Day 2- Wax Museum

Johnny Depp



Genius- Einstein [ E=MC square]



Dalai Lama

Spice girls

Abraham Lincoln & George Washington

George Bush

Princess Diana

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's

US Trip- Day 2- Boston and New York City

The next morning, we were departed from hotel at 7am. We headed to Harvard University and MIT before breakfast. After breakfast, we had a long hour bus ride to the new york state. Due to the snow storm and poor condition on the way, our schedulre were delayed. Luckily we were on time to take the last boat ride to see the statue of liberty. Right after that, we were rush to the Rockefeller Center to view the new york city skyline during sunset. Wax Museum and time square are the destination following this. It means that we skipped our lunch.

The Harvard University

The founder of Harvard University

The old computer was this big .

MIT- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

After 5 hours bus ride, finally we reached New York City


While waiting for boat.

Two Bridges. The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge

The Brookly Bridge

Statue of Liberty

Sun set view of New York city Skyline. The tallest building is the Empire State building.

Ground Zero- Where the World Trade Centre

Times Square!

US Trip - Day 1 - From Toronto to Boston

My bf , his sister and I joined a 4 days 3 night chinese tour to US. On the 20th of Dec,We took public bus from a subway station to a mall where the tour started. The bus was supposed to depart at 6.30am. However, we were late due to the public bus was driven too slowly.

After 2 hour, we passed by Niagara's falls and crossed over the border of Canada into US. All of us waiting for 1 hour there because my dear has problem at the US Custom. It is because he is a MALAYSIAN, who is from a ISLAMIC COUNTRY. Therefore, he was sustained and questioned for longer time. After that, he was allowed to cross the border under a condition. He has to go to the US Custom office when the tour is finished.

That day was a long day sitting in the bus. From Toronto to Boston has to take about 10 hours included lunch time and rest time stops. So when we reached the Boston was already 7pm. We went to QUINCY market for dinner. It is a place full of food and souvenir stalls. We had a delicious dinner there. The atmosphere of this place is fascinated with white Christmas atmosphere.


The beginning of the tour


Food stalls at Quincy market


Outside of Quincy Market



Our dinner!! Shrimps salad bun


Lobster

White Christmas!

BIG Chirstmas Tree

We were very cold !