February was all about me lamenting the fact that I overspent my money eating outside ㅠㅠ I  know shouldn't do that because I need to save as much as I can as I intend to travel to few places in Canada before going back for good.

It was also a month where I felt like watching anything Chinese or Taiwanese. As such, I rewatched Down with Love for umpteenth times. I'm also currently watching a Taiwanese drama called Refresh Man. Not sure if I'll get to finish the whole show though because I'm actually not in a mood of watching dramas.

Sweet Sorrow (스윗소로우) and I-don't-know-the-rest-of-them - Wildflower (야생화)

Original song by Park Hyo Shin (박효신)

Jin Wen Tseng & Fang Wu - We

Weibird Wei - Think of You First

These two songs are the OSTs for the Refresh Man. I think the OSTs are one of the main reasons why I'm still watching this drama despite all the cringey moments that you usually find in Taiwanese dramas.

I never update about this trip but this was my first school trip in Canada and this was six years ago? In reality, we had a chance to roam around the downtown Toronto as well on this trip but am not gonna talk about that.

Anyway, I still remember how excited we were when we first saw all the high rise buildings and CN Tower. I guess it was bound to happen because that was our first time going to a major city in Canada. In Guelph, you can't really see tall buildings. Also, Guelph is such a laid back, serene, and relaxing city that even traffic jam in Toronto made us go, "Woah!"

I have a confession to make. I have never been to KL Tower or Petronas Twin Towers before, so CN Tower was my first iconic tower that I've been to in my life ^^"" In fact, I had so many firsts in Canada but let's leave it here for now.

We didn't spend too much time here. Maybe about 2 hours? We spent the whole time taking a lot of pictures and taking in the view of downtown Toronto and its surrounding from above. I mean, there's only so much you can do whenever you're at a tower, right? :)

I personally loved the view but more so the time spent with my friends. I wonder how it looks like at night. I think it's going to look super pretty! Though I have to say that I'm curious but not curious enough to go again.

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Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Ini merupakan kali kedua saya menjejakkan kaki ke Niagara Falls, Ontario. Masa pertama kali pergi (December 4, 2013) tu, tak nampak apa pun sebab snow sangat tebal. Buat sesiapa yang pernah baca pengalaman pertama saya, ingat lagi kisah sadis itu? ㅠㅠ

Read: Niagara Falls for the First Time

Kali kedua saya pergi (September 6, 2014) ni, alhamdulillah, happy sangat-sangat! Walaupun cuaca tak berapa cantik, sepanjang hari mendung, bila nak balik baru matahari nak keluar, kira okay la dari pengalaman pertama saya tu.

Kali ni saya pergi, alhamdulillah, nampak air terjunnya dengan jelas. Cuma bila tangkap gambar je tak berapa nak jelas. Almaklumlah orang tak pandai guna DSLR memang macam ni. So, obviously the pictures that I uploaded here really do not do justice to the majestic Niagara Falls, okay? :)

Kali pertama pergi dengan the other Jedis. Kali kedua ni pergi dengan rombongan sekolah sebab murah yang amat kalau bendingkan dengan pergi sendiri. Gigihlah pergi seorang-seorang takde kawan sebab Jedis yang lain semua baru pergi Niagara Falls masa summer.

Sebelum pergi Niagara Falls ni, kami singgah Niagara on the Lake. Am not going to talke about Niagara on the Lake sebab saya tak buat apa-apa dan tak ambil gambar sangat pun masa dekat Niagara on the Lake tu.

Sampai-sampai di Niagara Falls tu, kami terus naik cruise yang dikenali sebagai Hornblower Niagara Falls. Masa tu, excited yang amat sebab akan berada dekat dengan air terjun!

Cruise ni 30 minit je. Memang akan basah walaupun dah pakai poncho yang disediakan. Tapi, memang berbaloi even basah kena tempias air terjun. Masa ni, gambar memang tak banyak sebab DSLR saya tak waterproof. Kalau ada GoPro masa tu, memang sakan saya tangkap gambar agaknya.

Elok je turun dari cruise tu, saya memang tak buat apa-apa dah. Saya cuma berjalan menghala ke Horseshoe Falls tu sahaja.

Alhamdulillah, kali ni betul-betul dah boleh cross Niagara Falls from my wish list. Tapi, mungkin akan datang lagi. Insya Allah, this summer with my parents pula. Mama dengan Ayah teringin sangat nak datang sini katanya :)

Update in 2019: I think I've been to the Niagara Falls at least 3 times after this trip. Still, Niagara Falls never cease to amaze me :)

I just realized that I have never updated about my experience at Jasper SkyTram though I probably had uploaded dozens of pictures that I took when I was there. So, here's one for memories :)

I went to the Jasper SkyTram with my senior, A who came to visit my senior, M. It was an impromptu decision as M was the one who's supposed to go to the Japser SkyTram with A but she had to work on that day. So, I stepped in as her replacement because that's what good hosts do. We don't leave our guests alone :p



Anyway, off we went to the Jasper SkyTram on that day. I don't remember how much we paid for the tickets because this was five years ago, but we did get local discounts. The weather was not at the best that day but we just had to suck it up because that was the only day that A was free.

Tip: Dress for the weather as this is Rockies that we're talking about.


It was a 7-minute ride up to the Upper Station from the Lower Station and we gained about 1005 m in elevation. While in the tram, we were briefed about the mountains surrounding us by the employee. It was an informative ride but we couldn't take as much peek as we would whenever the employee pointed out the mountains as the tram was quite full.


Once reached the Upper Station, you'll have options to enjoy the view at the Upper Station or you can also hike for another 2 or 3 km to see the best view of Jasper. My senior and I decided to hike sebab dah alang-alang kan? We didn't go up until the peak because we were not properly dressed for the occasion. I think we only hiked half way. Itu pun makan jam juga ㅠㅠ


Tip: Please bring hiking poles if you're a beginner as it is quite steep to go up to the peak.


Another reason why we decided not to hike up to the peak was because I was such a wimp that I almost cried when we were hiking. Kept telling my senior that I couldn't hike anymore because I seriously felt like dying. Susah sangat nak bernafas masa hiking tu. Not sure if it was because of the elevation gains or just because I'm suck at breathing while hiking. And, there was no proper trail so, pandai-pandailah pilih jalan and then, the whole jalan was batu. Tak ingat nama batu tu but they have specific name.


So yeah. We didn't manage to go up to the peak, but thankfully, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, we reached quite a high point where we managed to see the stunning view of Jasper. It was the best view of the best summer of my life! :)




Thank you A for not giving up on me and pushing me to keep hiking though we didn't reach the peak. You're one of the main reasons that I could see the best view of the best summer of my life. For that, I'm eternally grateful! :)

Red Lobster, Times Square, New York City

Complimentary Classic Caesar Salad and Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Ultimate Feast

Maine lobster tail, North American snow crab legs, garlic shrimp scampi, shrimp, wild rice pilaf and a side of your choice.

Lobster's Lover Dream 

Roasted rock lobster tail, butter-poached Maine lobster tail, creamy lobster and shrimp linguini Alfredo and a side of your choice.

Steamed Live Maine Lobster 

Comes with two side of your choice.

This post was first published on December 4, 2014 on one of my older blogs. Decided to repost it here at Her Little Guilty Pleasures due to reasons that I mentioned in this post.

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Cinta musim panas aka summer love

After writing and publishing my Reflection Of My 1-Month Trip To South Korea, I feel like I should do one for my trip to New York City, USA. It is going to be shorter than South Korea ones because I spent less time here :)

1. Winter is REALLY not my season.
I learned this fact since my first year in university that winter is not my season. I love snow, the fresh and clean ones for a matter of fact, but I don't like anything else that come with winter. The cold, shorter day, less daylight, cloudy and gloomy days? Uh uh, no thanks!

And, travelling during winter means that I have to bring or wear my gloves, scarf, bulky winter jackets and boots. I had sore legs throughout my trip as I had to wear my heavy winter boots and walk a lot. Also, I was sad that I lost my gloves and scarf when I was there. I just bought that gloves and the scarf was a gift from my mom ㅠㅠ

2. New York City is not as bad as what I read.
I have read a lot of bad stuff about New York City like how racist some of the New Yorkers can be or one is more prone to be a victim of any crimes due to high crime rates. Thankfully, everything was good when I was there. I felt quite safe almost all the times but then, I also took extra precaution whenever I was out and about. It's always good to be safe than sorry, no?



3. Multi-tasking during a vacation is a NO NO for me!
I brought my unfinished assignments to NYC as they were due at the end of my trip. Thought I could handle them while enjoying NYC but who am I kidding?! Had to stay up late almost every night when I was there trying to finish all my assignments. As a result, I felt so stressed and didn't get to enjoy and explore NYC thoroughly. Thankfully, I managed to finish all my assignments. Otherwise, I couldn't graduate on time ^^''

4. Take everything that you read with a grain of salt.
Really, just don't believe everything that you read on the net. Please take everything with a grain of salt. One thing that I felt so regretful was I didn't bring my monopod or tripod on this trip. I read so so so many posts saying that most main attractions in NYC do not allow monopod or tripod. Naturally, I didn't bring mine but you know what? They didn't really care. I saw many people with their monopods.

I felt like I didn't grow or learn as much as I would like from this trip because my mind was all over the place. Hence, I'm thinking about visiting NYC again this year but then, I'm not sure if I REALLY want to go again because NYC did not really click with me the first time.

P.s: I'm actually reluctant to update about my NYC trip because it reminds me to a dark period of my life. Maybe I'll just update few short posts of places that I have been to. 

I'm going to share how to apply for a Canadian visitor visa for Malaysians and my experience of applying Canadian visas in this post. Yes, it's visas because I've submitted four applications; two for myself and two for my parents. Soon, it'll be five because I'm currently in the middle of applying another Canadian visa, My experience may be outdated and a little bit different but I'll highlight few new and important things along the way.

First thing first, Canadian visitor visa is also known as Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). The Canadian government usually uses TRV to refer to the visitor visa (and maybe other visas as well). So, don't freak out when you see TRV eh? :)

How to Apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa for Malaysians (Online Application)

• Given name: Farah Madihah binti
• Last name: Abdullah

• Given name:
• Last name: Farah Madihah binti Abdullah

• Family Information Form
• Travel History - If you click question mark in the instructions column, you'll see what kind of things they are looking for. Basically they are looking for your travel history for the last 10 years. Everything should be compiled in one PDF file. For me, I gave them copies of the front pages of my previous and current passports, pages with entry and exit stamps, page stamped with my US visa and study permit. For my parents' applications, I only provided them the first page of the passport because my parents have never travelled overseas before.
• Passport - Self explanatory
• Proof of Means of Financial Support - Again, if you click the question mark in the instructions column, you'll see what kind of proofs they are looking for. Often, people will provide bank statements. Currently, they are asking for bank statements for the past 4 months. I'm not sure the minimum amount that you should have. Have read that MYR 10,000 is the safe amount. When I applied for my parents, I asked them to show that they have at least MYR 30,000 each in their bank accounts to be safe.
• Digital photo - Please follow the specification. They are very strict about it. Click the question mark in the instructions column for further details.
• Purpose of Travel - Travel itinerary, hotel booking, and such. If you have booked your flight, then your flight ticket as well. Everything should be compiled in one PDF file.

• Any other documents that explain your travel intention can be submitted here.

This post was published on March 4, 2014 on one of my older blogs. Decided to repost it here at Her Little Guilty Pleasures due to reasons that I mentioned in this post.

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This post was first published on October 24, 2013 on one of my older blogs. Decided to repost it here at Her Little Guilty Pleasures due to reasons that I mentioned in this post.

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Alhamdulillah, boleh cross satu benda dalam wish list saya.

19 October yang lepas, telah selamat memetik epal di ladang epal dan jagung bersama pelajar-pelajar antarabangsa lain. Trip ni anjuran International Student Organization (ISO). Excited sangat nak pergi sebab masa first year tak dapat pergi apple picking. Semuanya gara-gara kesempitan wang. Masa first year, budak-budak Guelph semua miskin sebab kami duduk on-campus. Bayaran residence tu taklah rasa mahal sangat. Yang mahal tu meal plan. Kami semua wajib ambil meal plan sebab residence kami tu antara salah satu north residences dan orang yang duduk dekat north residences semua wajib ambil meal plan.

Anyway, pergi apple picking dekat Brantview Apples dan Cider. Mula-mula tak tahu pun ladang ni dekat mana. Yang saya tahu, ladang ni bukan dekat Guelph. Terima kasih kepada Google, saya baru tahu yang ladang ni terletak dekat dengan Bradford. Sejam naik bas baru sampai dekat sini.

Basically, apa yang awak buat masa pergi apple picking ialah petik epal dan makan epal yang dipetik. Itu sahaja but for me best sangat sebab apples dia wangi sangat-sangat! Selain tu, apples dia fresh yang amat dan dapat cuba pelbagai jenis apples. Antara apples yang terdapat dekat ladang ni; Spartan; Royal Gala; Honey Crisp; Mac; Jonagold, dan lain-lain.

Orang kata Honey Crisp yang paling sedap, tapi saya tak sempat rasa sebab tak jumpa pokok Honey Crisp. Mana taknya, sikit-sikit berhenti tangkap gambar. Hujan lagi. Habis kasut, kaki, dan stoking basah. Tak sempat nak explore secara menyeluruh. Rasanya macam sempat makan Janagold dan Royal Gala. Entah.

Gembira sangat sebab masa tu baru je habis dua midterms. Konon-konon pergi untuk release tension. Healing time. Alhamdulillah, memang rasa ringan sikit lepas pergi sini. Sebab dapat tengok ladang-ladang dekat sini. Luas terbentang. Depan ladang epal dan jagung ni ada horses stable. Tak tahu stable dalam BM apa. Ladang kuda ke kandang kuda eh?

Pergi dengan kawan-kawan yang dianggap keluarga lagi la rasa best. Bila dah duduk rumah lain-lain, susah nak jumpa untuk bersosial. Paling-paling pun, jumpa dalam kelas. Masa tulah nak begosip, nak meluahkan perasaan, nak itu, nak ini. Mana sempat. Betul tak? Lepas tu, dapat kawan baru lagi. Haa, kan best tu. At least, takdelah kawan dengan dinding je :p