Update update

Awesome waffle at Gamuda Walk!!!

This naughty lil boy.

EH HEHHH color looks so good!!!

Thaipusam in Ipoh.

But it's fading.
SIGH. I really like to see my hair red, too bad the cost of maintaining it is very very pricey.
Forgot to mention that, the waffle + cream and ice cream was superb.
OH MY DA BEST EVER.

So I've been volunteering for charity, hmm, I come to a conclusion:
I believe charity workers are really really strong.
My teacher had been doing this more than 3 years, and she took all the responsibilities
to manage all the roadshow and activities in Ipoh all by herself. Strong women.
Sometimes she managed to find a few helpers but still most of the time she carries the stress herself.
Yuan(fate) brought us together, so she could at least throw some design work for me to do.
Poor thing, I must praise her passion and patience.
I never seen such passionate charity worker so far.

Day before Thaipusam, I actually volunteered myself to be part of them to
spread some flyers and promote the 328 smiles yoga event in an Indian Temple, Ipoh.
It was my very first time going to such big Indian celebration in my life.
WOW, I don't see much Indians normally, but that day was a big day that gathers LOTS OF INDIANS in Ipoh. That was a huge crowd!
I arrived there wearing a white Indian ...Dress? Not sari, with a few of the volunteers.
5 of us were wearing something alike, specially for this day as a respect to the Indians and the temple.
Okay, we got our goodie bags ready with some multi language flyers in and water, off we go!
It's actually very hard to promote events, especially by approaching strangers.
Maybe we're one of the 5% chinese in this event, so automatically we drew some attention.
Obviously we look very cute that day, HAHAHA.
But no, it's still very hard to spread the flyers out.

Challenging indeed.
But I spoke to a few friendly indians who explained all the rituals and their beliefs!
I'm glad that I went there. Again, normally I won't be so daring to volunteer myself in these activities,
but this time, I don't know what's in me that kept me so excited about it.
Ended up buying new indian dress cause I couldn't fit into my old Punjabi Dress. SAD.
BUT HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME. New dress yo. HAHAHAHA
So I asked many questions about Hinduism and all the rituals they performed that day.
This friendly Indian Man who has 2 sons with him stood there and explained everything I asked,
from A to Z, very very nice.
He asked me, " do you know why they(some god and godness) won't squash the animals and flowers they're sitting on?".
" It's because, God is not an object, God doesn't have a form, like a soul! That's why God is very light to sit on anything without putting pressure on it."

"OH WOW!!! I SEE"

DNS kacang Putih even sponsored a huge cage and peacocks to showcase them behind the temple!
HUGE CAGE YO. HUGE.
Things he said creates more curiosity to me, I think we were standing there for 15 minutes or more.
Then, I saw 2 half naked man got poured by some water, started to roll on the floor surrounding
the temple. I was like hmm.... what....?
Questions again. HAHA Q&A session last quite long.
I shook his hand and thanked him after I asked enough, brilliant man.
Okay time to do my job. Take some photos. HAHAHAHA.
Then I bought some indian desserts and snacks. Actually I was really hungry before arriving,
I went there with an empty stomach. As soon as I arrived I felt alright, not hungry anymore. Strange right?
I learnt a lot of things about Hinduism that day, never felt so good to be part of the celebration!
They say we can also go in and pray or meditate if we want to.
You know what, after involving myself in this celebration, I felt more like a Malaysian.
Understanding our fellow Malaysian's culture and people do creates a bond with them and the country, it's not like, we know they are indians and they celebrate Thaipusam.
It's more in depth, at least a better knowledge of their religion right?
Indians are really awesome, 99% of them whom I spoke to speaks English very well!
Very surprised actually! I though most of us Malaysians don't speak english that well. AHAHHA

Fascinating experience.
Now I know why they offer milk to God but not water nor coke!

10k smiles yoga!!!

Helped my dearest sister to make up a little.
HAHAHA PRETTY LADY!

So I signed up 10k smiles yoga as a volunteer!
Designer for sub stuff and also roadshow worker. HAHAH!!

Rainy Days in Ipoh

It was very sunny!!! Beautiful!

But it started raining after 15 minutes I took the sunny photo.
It's the view from my room window.
It's like snowing isn't it?
Very very rainy this few months.

Ah rain rain, you should visit somewhere else.
Malaysia is flooding everywhere, not a good end for 2014 and start for 2015 :(

The rain here is definitely heavier than what I experienced in UK.
This kind of rain in Malaysia is quite harsh, like the sky is throwing stones on you, not like those soft and smooth rain in UK.
Ouch man, it's so painful outside.

baby X

/// Baby X ///

Been spending most of my time with this little kid here, my second sister's eldest son.

My nephew - Baby X. He's a cute kid, but a little hot tempered. 

Now I'm my mother's helper for house chores, sister's part time baby sitter, part time freelance designer.

Quite a lot to do this month, also next month. Argh, have to finish a branding design ASAP!

Food Heaven - Ipoh

- Ipoh Beef Noodles
- 流砂包 (2,3)
- Beans
- Cendol Pulut
- Lala Soup
- Cute Veges

Burps & Giggles

Burps and Giggles. Anyone? :D
All photos are taken by me, using Canon EOS 550.
Posting for more pictures soon.

Sister Flo -Begel, hard boiled egg, Turkey slice, cheese, spinach, tomatoes, etc.

My latte~~
Put this on top of a chair to create this shot.

The 4 crazy people.
I wish im in the photo too. SAD!!!

Cuttest thing!
Bug on Bulb!

I think this whole section is about Buku Tiga Lima.
Somehow reminds me of school.
I can see duster, lil chairs with paint, notebooks, rulers
and some other classroom elements going on.

My soulmate in band back in several years.
 Man we still can create
so many jokes while being toegther.
Ying tong and fries!

Graffiti at another section. Chilling place.

Lamp with zip deco.

An interesting chair. like it.
Like how they use unwanted and old stuffs to recreate a scene.

Best!!!! HAHAHAHAH!! 

Ying tong in the house.
It's brilliant of the usage of materials.
It does create the vintage effect. Especially the color.
It remains the chinese vintage mood here.

An installation art here.
From my view, is this about fun, art, energy, creativity, childhood?

I heard this is a sister restaurant of Indulgence, in Ipoh.
This reminds me of Poco Homemade, but Poco Homemade (old klang)'s
interior is more neat, color scheme has more consistency.
Maybe the owners of Poco Homemade are illustration based people in design industry,
you can see there's a lot of illustration books, their own paintings, interesting books and music there.
Love it.

This is the first time I visit Burps and Giggles and okay,
it took us quite some time to find parking because it's located by the side of the main road.
Aww it sucks, it's a cloudy and rainy day!!
Well, it's alright, because there's a bunch of funny friends around and swept away the
moody and lazy feeling.
Wow there's a few sections in this cafe, cafe right? XD

I noticed that each section gives different feeling.
The section through the main door is very chilling, mostly in white, there's a bar there
and big sofa there. Did not took picture cause there's people walking around and going in and out. 
Another section on the right also gives another feeling, I see paintings and photos.
One thing is each section has different menu. So you gotta go 3 sections to see what they have.
Did not really observe the middle and right section because we're brought to 
the left section. 
I saw "buku tiga lima" name on the wall, so I bet this is the concept of this section.
Yup as my description says, it might be fun, joy, art, creativity energy, school and childhood life?
The interior design is a lil bit pack but there's a lot of details to look at.
I see duster, chalkboards, rulers, mirrors, zips, fabrics, measuring tape here.
And there's a yamaha gamble motor there. 
It's very unique to see self modified chairs and tables.
Also the usage of the unwanted and old materials is brilliant.
It successfully created the vintage romantic mood. They used yellow lights too,
This explains :D

One thing is... It's a lil bit packed.
I wish it can be a bit spacious. Nevermind...... :O
SKIP!!!

Their menu are on walls, chalkboards, haha, I simply chose one to order so yeah~
I got Sister flow. It's delicious but i made it very messy. XD
We should try all dishes on menu, yeheheh.
Talked to a few Singaporean visitors, wow~~ they like the place :D
Glad to hear that. They look so canggih, uncle aunties with iPad taking pictures. 
Online update stuffs. HAHAHAHA.
Alright, I saw handsome chef there. :9
HAHAHAHA. Erm.... my eyes auto focus on hot stuffs. HAHAHAHA!!!

Graffiti also made them popular.
There's a Marilyn Monroe portrait and some other graphics around.
You need some time to explore everything there.

Had a lot of fun there. Definitely will introduce more people here.
I'm gonna eat their burger next time :9
Yummmeh!!! Did not expect this kind of cafe exists in Ipoh.
I wish more quality theme cafe will appear in Ipoh in future.
Hopefully Burps & Giggle will create a nice website and keep their 
FB updated, probably take more pretty pictures and design stuffs on FB like Poco Handmade does :D
Interesting to see each person's view of this place.