Sorry!

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates. Was rushing an assignment last week, so didn't really have the mood to update haha. Anyways i am not going to update today as well! I have lots of photos to upload but now i am feeling quite tired, so tomorrow ok? Tomorrow i will update, more food, drinks and fun!

Little experiments with food

After watching some cooking programs, i decided to try to cook Soy sauce chicken wings. It looked simple on tv and not forgetting delicious as well. After watching that program, i was craving for chicken wings the whole night so i went to the super market on Friday night, marinated the chicken overnight and began on my experiment Saturday afternoon. It didn't take too long to cook it, just simply pan frying the wings, add water, add dark sauce and soya sauce and just leave it there to simmer. This was how it looked like done.

Doesn't look too bad huh?

Well, i was quite happy with the results except it being a little to salty. But, i love eating salty stuff so basically to me it was quite alright. The stupid wings were slippery though, i dropped it on my pants the first time round, so i had to go change out and wash my pants. After changing to shorts, i dropped it again. This time round on my shirt. So i had to change my shirt and wash it too. How clumsy can i get, and stupid Yoke Huey was laughing her ass off. Next time i won't cook chicken wings for you anymore hmph!

For today, me and huey decided to experiment with the Korean Kimchi soup. She was complaining that the fridge had a weird smell; it turned out to be the Kimchi of mine, and there was still quite a bit left. So she suggested that i try cooking it into soup for her and she will finish it all. I was quite sceptical at the start, beacuse i cannot imagine that Kimchi taste in soup but nevertheless i decided to try. Fried some mince pork first, den added in the Kimchi followed by water and i left it there to simmer. After 10 mins, i added in an egg and some glass noodles.

While i was doing all these, Huey was washing the bowls. Look like my maid huh? Haha she is going to complain again.

Cooking the soup

My eyes look kind of swollen here right? It just looks weird, guess i did not sleep enough last night that's why.

Tadah! The final outcome

It turned out pretty good i must say, not like what i thought. Tasty with a tinge of sour taste, not really spicy though. That was our dinner for the night, i am going to cook more of next time. Didn't know Korean food can be done so easily and quickly haha. However, i have to say this is not the traditional Kimchi soup. It is improvised that's why its easy to cook, you can try it too!

I hate Connex...at times

I woke up at 7.45 am today so that i could attend my 9.am lecture. I had to go because it was a guest speaker and it wouldn't be recorded online, so despite feeling tired, i dragged myself out of bed. I left the house on time and boarded the correct timing train, but the stupid train BROKE DOWN halfway through. It managed to crawl to Flinders Street station where i could hop off and change another train. But guess what?

There were no trains i could take when i arrived. After hustling from one platform to another to double confirm that i wasn't missing any trains, it was already 9 am. Finally therewas a train departing at 9.09am. I reached the lecture at 9.30 and i felt so embarrassed when i stepped in because all eyes were on me(in a bad way) and i was just presumed late. No one knew that the stupid train broke down. This is not the first time Connex screwed up, and their trains are always late and faulty. Makes me so irritated when i am actually on time, but the train is late. But i guess it can't be help because machines are never 100% guaranteed to work, and humans will always be late. Furthermore, they are always polite to apologize to customer when they are late.

Anyway, pissy thoughts aside. I managed to meet Liv for dinner today at Me Too Cafe. What a cute name huh? Overall, service was good, food not too bad, dessert portion super big and it was just enjoyable = )



Liv and I at the entrance of Me Too


The interior of the cafe; love the way they have different colour lights reflecting off the wall

I had the Seafood Marinara and the Funghi Risotto is Livvy's

The seafood Marinara was good, but still can't compare to the one at NUSS clubhouse. That is my all time favourite spag there, i seem to be always ordering there when the family goes there for dinner. The one at Me Too had quite a generous serving of seafood, and the scallops and prawns were quite big. I loved the prawns a lot, very juciy and well marinated Mmmm...

My big scallop

Close up of it...I am feeling hungry again!

Liv loving her risotto

After our main course, it was time for us to choose our dessert. The cakes in the fridge were super huge, and i mean super so we decided to share, and i am glad we decided on that. We couldn't even finish the cake we were sharing, can you imagine if we both had one?

The array of choices, but we chose the mixed berries cheesecake in the end

Waiting to dig into the cheesecake

The big slice of cake (even bigger than a standard palm size) with a generous serving of rasberries and blueberries

Loving every bite of it

After dinner me and Liv just walked around the city. Went to this tea shop place and was very tempted to buy some flower tea leaves. It is quite healthy as their tea doesn't have caffeine and they have anti oxidents in them and in the long run, is good for your skin. I didn't buy in the end, but i think i will go back to buy it on Sunday. I should start cutting down on sweet drinks and start living healthy!

News reading anyone?

I officially did my news reading on SYN FM today. This is not a commercial radio station where they earn profits but its a community radio station where youths age 18 to 25 i think can volunteer their services at this station. It can be heard on the local radio here in Melbourne and it is really a very good platform for students that wish to fulfill their dream of going on air.

You can choose to do a full radio show after you have gone through their radio training classes, but i prefered to work in the news area. Went for the news reading training session yesterday and i volunteered to start today because i want to clock as many hours as possible for my internship thingey. Well i must say, i loved every bit of it. Despite it being nerve wrecking, it felt really good the moment i got off air. You know the adrenaline rush kind of feeling. I will be on a regular schedule every wed at 5pm to do the news bulletin but i hope to get more slots so i can clock the silly hours i need to.

Will tell you guys more about it once i am used to it, and hopefully i can get some pictures the next time.

Memories from the past...

I regretted not starting this blog earlier to capture the moments i spent here in melbourne so that in the future when i look back at this blog, i can bring back some of the wonderful memories i had here. So, i decided to do a back to the past entry to keep a record of what i have done and see how much i have changed = )

I remember when i first came to melbourne it was winter. The flight was horrible and i remember that was my first experience of having to do a transit and it shall very well be the last. I puked 3 times on the domestic flight from sydney to Melbourne and i remembered so clearly that i couldn't find a freakin puke bag in the seat pocket and i ended up puking on myself. Can you imagine how terrible i felt? Missing my family and friends so much, feeling plane sick, smelling of puke, and not forgetting feeling cold = ( That was one of my most horrid rides ever, but after touching and settling down, i felt so much better.

I am also very thankful that Vince was around when i arrived. He came early in the morning to pick me from the airport and thus lightening my load as the amount of luggage i had to carry was wooh...heavy for a tiny girl like me. I actually felt that God planned this whole trip for me. When i was to arrive in Mel, ing ing was still not back from the holidays yet but Vince was there. Then when ing completed her studies, Chor han was there to accompany me. Then not long after, Yoke Huey came to study. So you can see that i was never alone in this big country but God always made sure that someone was there with me. So thankful for that. Anyways i shall now start my picture story...



One of the very first attractions i went to - The Melbourne Gaol (Jail)

The prison that housed a very well known criminal, Ned Kelly. Nothing really fantastic about this place though.



Outside the jail



Somewhere near my school

This was when Vince taught me how to take a train to my school. When i just arrived he really helped me a lot. Applying my handphone line, learning how to take the train to school, accompanying me to explore different places etc. I really thank God for such a good friend that he provided to help me settle down.



Visiting Smith Street where most of the factory outlets are at



The beautiful view across the Yarra River



Me and Chor Han



My best friend's brother!

Chor han was another person that made my life here in Mel not so miserable. I remember how he used to accompany me every Friday for dinner, going to watch Saw with me even though he hated the show, and filling me in with interesting news *wink wink* Haha.

When ing ing came back from her hols in Singapore, things got even better. What could i ask for more when my best friend is together with me. She made my first semester so much better for me, but the sad fact was it was my first sem and her last sem. Anyways the time spent together was still greatly treasured. She introduced me to the church i am attending now, to her cell group members whom some i still keep in contact with even though i don't attend that cell anymore, and also to different good food places! We always have days where we meet for dinner and end up ordering a whole table full or food and gorging ourselves.

This was at her place for Jessie's birthday

which was a pink party

International Students Ministry (ISM) welcome night dinner

My 20th birthday dinner, all thanks to her or i would have had a lonely 20th bday

The wonderful siblings

Vince is another one that will always be at my birthday celebrations here in Mel, thanks man. Anyways, i hate those ah ma specs of mine!

The people that shared this special day with me

After sending some of my birthday photos to Susan then, she gave me feedback that my hair was horrible and i looked like a monkey. What kind of friend is this? Haha, but now that i look back. my hair was really quite terrible then, so i decided to have my very first haircut in Mel.

I remember this was the day i had my haircut because after cutting my hair, i went for my first play at Melbourne Uni called "Karma". Super duper nice play that showed a group of people's lives from the olden days till modern times. Like what they were in their previous lives and how their lives changed every time they went through a re-incarnation.



The group of girls @ the play

This was the first time i went to try Han Guk Guan, you know the Korean restaurant that huey, me and the sisters went that time? I rememberi i had a super bad hair day that day because i tried to style my new hair and i ended up putting to my wax which made my hair feel so oily.

The next event in line should be bell's birthday. This was the place that i was living in the first semester anyway. And bell was one of my housemates.



The surprise party we had for her



That's Vicky, me and my bestie ing ing

Random pics along the way...






How do i look with short hair? Haha i didn't cut my hair that short la, its just that the hairstyle i had was something like a double hairstyle or whatever thingey it was. The longer part is just tucked behind.



See when they hair behind is put in front, i have long hair again



Watching my first opera...which i got super bored at. Haha and i look pregnant in this pic bleah

This was during ing ing's actual birthday. I was the only one that celebrated with her on this day. Well, her cell members wanted to give her a surprise as this was her last birthday that she was going to spend in melbourne so they wanted her to think that no one remembered her actual birthday. They even sent out sms-es to tell everyone not to wish her happy birthday but how could i bear to not celebrate with her on this day! So i bought her a bottle of vodka smirnoff thats why she looks a bit tipsy.

This was the birthday surprise day. The used tealight candles to spell her name and make up a picture of a heart. This was at the carlton gardens and we were there before she arrived to make this.

Me and my bestie

Some of the girls...

During Weldy's birthday on a lunch cruise

The peaceful waters

The strong winds

Livvy's 19th birthday

After ing ing left, i didn't really go out much. I seldom joined the cell group for activities thus explaining the lack of pictures after she left. So after a long break, Susan came for a holiday!

This was in a public toilet

Trying her first Boost Juice

At Cafe Link Control

After all these, a year has passed, and its my birthday again! Dearest Yoke Huey and Sin gave me a surprise at 12 midnight. When i was nicely tucked in bed getting ready to sleep, i started seeing lightning flashes outside my door (my door has a piece of glass in the middle so i can roughly see what is happening outside), Sin was taking pictures of the birthday cake! Haha, anyway definitely a sweet surprise, this was my 21st birthday, and being away from my friends and family in Singapore, they really made me feel loved = )

Thank you once again dearies

My birthday dinner at Seoul House

Vince at my celebration again! Thanks man.

Well, that's all i have to update. My hairstyle really changed, thinking of having my bangs back when i return to Singapore, but that is just still a thought. What do you guys think? Should i have my bangs back?