My 1st Snow~~

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Snow,
It may don't have so much special if you live in seasonal country,
But it's special for me.
In my entire 20+ year of life, I finally saw the real snow~~

I dream to see real snow. We dream to have a white Christmas.
In Malaysia, to create fake snow, we always use bubble and soap.
I still remember, even it is the fake snow, I feel excited already,
I really can't imagine my crazy excitement if I really see the real snow.

My 1st snow, in France, I still remember it is in morning, I witnessed it from my room,
The scene in front of me is in white !!! Although snow are not so much, and snowing is stop at that time...
I feel so excited!!! I took so many picture...
Snow melt fast this time, as temperature is still not low enough...



After the 1st snow, It about 1+ month wait for the next snowing.
There is no snow during last year Christmas. no white christmas~~
So, for my 2nd time witness the snowing, I was in Brussels...
This time, I had snow ball fight with my friends, making little snow man,
looked the snow fall down from the sky to my palm~~
walking on the white snow ground, it's soft~~
but the temperature is too low for me...I can't stand to stay outside too long when the temperature is below zero; especially when the cold wind blew toward you. 
The photo below, I look fat, all because I wear 4 layer of thick clothes. 
Freezing~~
I tried to use snow effect in my camera to snap this photo....I don't satisfied it's effect~~



We discover the unique shape snow~~ It is star shape snow, fall on my face~~


Snow actually is soft, but when it's going to melt, it's will just look like ice...



More and more snow scenes~~~






People prefer to stay indoor during winter.

I started  to hate snow, ermmm, all because there is less bus service in my area when it is snowing. 
Easily get sick if you stay outside longer time with snowing and low temperature. ( I got flu for 1 week, suffering~~)

The only outdoor activity which suitable in winter would be skiing. ( sadly I haven't try yet this winter~~)
See, the lake is freezing~~



Overall, I still like the snow, but I don't like low temperature.
But snow will only exist when it is in low temperature. (=.=!!)
My 1st winter in my life is going to end. It's awesome~~~



Look forward the Spring, look forward warmer weather~~ I want to travel more in Spring, with thinner cloth~~~Yeah!!!!
That all~~ :)




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Trip to Brussels, Belgium

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Belgium is one of the neighbor countries of France. 
Brussels , capital city of Belgium, is a small city, which is very suitable for a weekend gateway. 
It's my 1st trip with my classmates to another country after coming to France.
A trip with full of joy and laugh. I love it so much. 
Let's see the photos I snapped in my Brussels trip. 


1. Town Hall, Grand Place-Grote-Markt
The hostel we stayed is very near to Grand Place. 
It's most significant place in Brussels. 
The most well-known flower carpet is in this big landmark, but only take place every 2 years of Summer ( Next will be on 2014)  
This historic building currently is shops and some administration offices.     


2. Manneken Pis 
The world famous little boy...
I was surprised that it was much more smaller than I expected...
It a must go spot in Brussels. 


and this kind little boy souvenir is everywhere in Brussels.
The photo below is little boy wine bottle opener  

Beside Maneken Pis, you must try the waffle. 
It serve hot, not so crispy, but the taste is awesome. 
Belgium waffle is totally different taste compare with the waffle I ate in either Malaysia or France before. 


So, the price of waffle depend on the topping and sauce. 
For the most simple, waffle with sugar, it's just 1euro. 




3.  Jeanneke Pis
The sister of Manneken Pis , Jeanneke Pis is not so well known,
But, it's still one of tourist spot. 
There is a legend of Jeanneke Pis, saying that your wish be granted if you throw a coin into the bowl fountain. 


4. European Union Parliament 
Brussels is considered the capital of European Union. Most EU office located here.  
(Haha, that mean my scholarship come from here~~) 
The landmark is huge, display the history timeline of EU, in large poster hanging around. 


The euro currency that used in most European countries. 


Parlamentarium- A museum displayed the history and development of European Union and record some notable moment happen in Europe. 
Informative but boring if you are not interested



5. Atomium
Outstanding and creative to use idea of atom and bond ( Chemist know it well~~) into building structure.
I didn't go in, but took a lot of photo with this icon.
From website, you can climb up to the sphere and have a great view of Antwerp, another city of Belgium.  



6. St.Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral 
Old church is quite common and everywhere in Europe. 
Every church have it's uniqueness and beauty. 
It's not so famous like Notre Dame in Paris; but it's worth to look around and snap some photo. 


7. Comic strip painting
It's one of attraction in Brussels, the comic drawing can be seen in all around the city of Brussels. 
It can be in the side wall of the shop, the upper part of building....etc...
Tin tin is famous in Brussels. 



This is some summary of my Brussels trip.
It's too cold when I went for this trip.( It's snowing, and I have a lot of snowballs fight with my friends) 
The road name is really complicate, I don't know how to pronounce it correctly. 
You can easily to get a good,free Brussels map in many places, like hostel, metro station and tourist counters.  
Highly recommend using the guide and map below. I found it very useful and it's the best among many maps I had. 

That all~~~ :)

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Arc de Triomphe @ Paris, France

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Arc de Triomphe, one of the most famous and historic monuments in Paris.
It's honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. 
Nowadays, it's become one of significant tourist spot in Paris, and the most famous shopping street, Avenue Champs-Élysées is just in front of it. 

Let's see the day view of the Arc

 and the Night View of Arc. No much different ( of course, it's same monument!!), but different feel~~


You can climb up to Arc de Triomphe, and see very nice Paris city view from the top. It's free entrance if you are student under 26 years old.
There are total 284 staircases. It's quite tiring and blur as the staircase is in circle.   



Finally I reached the top of Arc!!! 


I climbed to the top of Arc twice in different season. 
The photo below was taken from the Arc's top. From the photo, you will know the reason why summer is the favorite season for travel.  
Oh, half of the Eiffel tower was disappeared~~~ 


You can see clearer sculptures of the monument through this~~~ 

 List of French victories is engraved under the great arches on the inside façades of the monument.

 Some ceremony ( I don't know what is it!?) happened in the summer under the Arc. 


Last but not least, me with the Arc de Triomphe......
That all....
More Paris attractions to go~~~ 
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The Malaysia Food that I miss the most

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How time flies!! I had been away from Malaysia about 5 months ago. 
Definetly I miss my home so much!!!
I miss the hot weather in Malaysia , I miss the food in Malaysia 
and of course, I miss my dearest friends and family in Malaysia. 
This post gonna tell you how much I miss the food that can find in Malaysia only. 
and I as a food lover, I miss them so much. ( and now I really learn how to cook all these food, so that I will not miss it so much when I'm living abroad..haha :) )
Here I simply list out 9 foods that I miss... 


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 1. Tau Fu Hua ( Soya Bean Pudding) 
It's a famous Chinese dessert that made by yellow beans.
I still remember my mum always bought this from night market nearby my house every Tuesday. 
I love it so much ~~~ 
The perfect Tau Fu Hua should be taste not so sweet, and it's texture is soft.  




2. Bat Ku Teh 
It a Chinese soup with a very unique strong taste. It usually consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices (including star anise, cinnamon, cloves, dang gui, fennel seeds and garlic) and it's cook for hours to have good taste.
Seriously, I tried very hard to find these dish in Chinatown Paris, but unfortunately, I can't find any. 


3. Wonton Noodle
 It is a very famous Cantonese noodle dish, usually served with leafy vegetables,meat and wonton dumpling. 
Although I can easily find frozen wonton dumpling in supermarket at Paris, I really miss dumpling that made by my mum, with rich meat ingredients wrapped in thin skin.    
Oh~~ I miss it so much~~~ 


4. Chicken Rice
There are many types of Chicken rice in Malaysia, what I miss the most is the Chinese Hainanese style chicken rice. 
I miss the soft texture of chicken, and the fragrance rice.
I don't know why but I can't find a good chicken rice in Paris. 
I miss Malacca chicken rice ball. ( You must try if you come to Malaysia!)  


5. Nasi Lemak 
Ok, I admit the food I mentioned above is mainly Chinese food, which sometime still can find similar( but really different,weird taste) in Chinatown. 
But , this food for sure, you can't even find in Chinatown. 
Because, It is really a typical Malaysian Food.
It is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and "pandan" leaf, usually eat with chicken, cucumber slices, small fried anchovies (ikan bilis), roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, and hot spicy chili sauce (sambal)
I hope one day in future there is a Malaysia town in Europe....Haha~~~


6. Pan Mee
It a very famous dish in Kuala Lumpur/Selangor area, 
I addicted to it when I came to KL for study in past 3 years.
There are many ways to serve Pan Mee, but I like the dry chili Pan Mee. 
The dough is made from flour (sometimes egg is added for more flavor).
usually eat with minced pork, vegetable, mushroom etc.... 


7. Laksa
In Europe, it's really hard to find a food that is spicy and hot. Even the chili sauce selling here is mostly sweet, not spicy. 
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements.
There are many variations of Laksa. Personally I like Curry Laksa.


8. Lou Shu Feng (Silver needle noodle) 
There are many variation of name to this dish when I was searched in Wikipedia. 
It is a chinese noodle with white semi-transparent colour. There are many way to cook it, and I like the Claypot Lou Shu Feng the most. 
It can easily find in Chinese Hawker stall in Malaysia. 


9. Egg Tart
It consists of an outer pastry crust that is filled with egg custard and baked.
It's a very famous Asian pastry.
I really miss the egg tart that made by my mum, which the taste is rich of egg fragrance smell and crispy crust.  
I always search for a good egg tart, even when I'm in Malaysia. 
It's very hard to find a good egg tart with reasonable price. 
Choose a homemade egg tart would be better choice. 
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That all for Top 9 Malaysia Food I miss the most. 
I think I might create Part 2 since after finish wrote this post,
I have so many idea of other Malaysia food that I miss too. 
Stay tune for my Part 2 about Malaysia Food.  
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