Saturday, October 31, 2009

Charcoal BBQ

After months of starving ourselves with home-cooked food only, we finally received our precious allowances. and that simply signifies the moment of indulgences of good yummy food. like this. Korean charcoal BBQ.
a newly opened restaurant in the Brisbane District Centre and due to our random cravings for Korean food one day, we decided to hop into this restaurant without knowing what it has to offer us. well, we can never go wrong with food i guess.

Korean side dishes from kimchi to fried kimchi pancake are really yummy especially those in the picture. eerrr in fact it was just everything that was served on our table.
and a lot for just the two of us.


and through this restaurant, i discovered my true love for marinated pork skin. do not give me the ewww feeling. taste it and you will know it. it tasted so delicious and tender. never knew pork skin is that edible. lol.
and who would not love pork belly? i love those to pieces...
especially the 'jelly' part. that's the laidback term i used back home. hahaa.

sometimes it is really just best to forget about being fat to enjoy the best food on earth and you will not regret about it.


xoxo,
i am in love with korean charcoal bbq.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Thumbs Up For Glee Songs

american teenage series have always been appealing to the whole world. from one tree hill to the O.C to gossip girl and now glee. and if you happen not to watch any of those series, people tend to label you weird. i hardly watched one tree hill except for a few earlier series and we loved that movie simply because of peyton sawyer!! don't we? gorgeous and hot. O.C (orange country) was pretty boring and i watched that series simply because of adam brody's character only! i loved him to pieces. hahahaa..those growing days of mine. adoring series' characters.
and a year back gossip girl series came to top. i had only started watching gossip girl last month during my spring break. sitting on bed watching whole season 1 and season 2. everyone told me that gossip girl was marvellous and it was true for the first few episodes only . gossip girl series were just an average series for me. every time when i watched gossip girl, i tend to forward many unnecessary parts for it bored me out. and i could never understand why people would love Nate Archibald so much when his character is kinda plain? i love Dan Humphrey jokes a lot and surprisingly i love Chuck Bass the most. despite his flirty playboy attitude, he simply made the series a go and entertaining! =) sorry for nate's fans.
and now the hit series is Glee. Glee glee glee songs are everywhere. the plot could be pretty ridiculous at time but the sound effects, colours and everything make the whole series so catchy. what more with such amazing performances in every episode that i can't take my eyes off glee. no preferences of any characters but i love watching them singing. and my favourite performance from them by far is none other than the mashed up songs- It's my life/ Confession. way much better than bon jovi's or usher's version.
p/s: check out their performances. i could not find any clearer version than this. ignore their quirky faces as that was the after effects for taking pills. hahaha.. enjoy!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Randomness


1) i just received my long waited prezzie. 5 pieces of clothes added to my wardrobe. yipeee... yabedabedoo!

2) i have this current huge huge crush on this celebrity chef/ swimmer, Eamon Sullivan. handsome, humble, great cook and amazing athletic talent.. muahahahaha..

3) my mini curried chicken skewers. hahaha so mini compared to the original one.

4) i am in love with Nathan brake's voice from Australian idol. his talents are amazing!!!!!!
support support nathan brake! =).
young and talented.

5) had my last chemistry practical of the semester. my gorgeous local Asian partner, Jessica. =)

6) my table is currently at an extreme mess and i had no intention of cleaning it up. =X

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Salvage the Broken One

for the past few posts, i have been rambling about my staying whereabouts for next year. and in fact, there is no way i will stop rambling about it after what had happened. i am totally pissed off of myself and also because of the responsible one. i could blame myself for putting the burden on my roommate and relying on her only to do the talking job which is obviously unfair for her.
perhaps if we had done it together, it might have work out better. i am truly sorry for that but i was glad that our friendship was even strengthened after that. i have learnt that everything should be done together. don't we? but what i am totally upset about is the responsible one. i am sorry if i have been treating you cold lately but i can't help it. the moment the responsible one told us that he/she could have other options apart from living with us, i could not bear looking at you at that moment. so would if make any differences if you told us now when we have already rejected the offer? maybe it wasn't your intention at all and it wasn't your fault at all. in fact, in this whole situation there is nobody fault. it just happened for a reason. i have never really been talking about people on my blog but for this time, i cant help it. do i need to remind you how difficult it was to find a house? it is not like a piece of cake. and because you have never went through the whole trouble of finding a house before, you never know how difficult it was. reality check please. i am might be unhappy with you right now and i know it is incredibly wrong to write about it on the blog but i can't bear the faking of pretending that it was fine for us. because IT WAS NOT FINE AT ALL FOR US. not me and not her. i guessed i need time to be fine with you again.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Unlucky Purple Tree

during spring, Brisbane was greeted with the blooming of the purple flowers. everywhere. in the uni, outside my unit, along the roads, at the bus stop and everywhere you could see. i think it might have been a trademark for Brisbane to have that trees growing around. well, it was beautiful i shall say especially those in uni. well,we could generally assume that trees in uni are much more 'stronger' that elsewhere. but there is this funny little joke i heard from my friends about this tree.

according to myth, if the purple flower happens to fall above your head, you are doomed for your exams or in other words you will fail.

however, according to my friends lecturer, we could explain this myth scientifically.

" If the purple flowers fall above your head, you will fail the exams simply because, you party/play/ went out too much and for that, you will have a higher probability of having the flowers on your head. too much partying = failing exams.=)"


so after all, every myth could be explained with a scientific theory. wakkakaaka.

Friendship vs Money

so the final decision has been made. and we are are letting go of such a fabulous offer that happened to us. i always complain about endless misfortunes occurring on me till finally something really pleasant happened to us. well, that happiness only lasted for an hour or so. how pathetic could that be.
specifically on the accommodation issues itself,we have been through so many up and downs from being chased out of our rented house to getting endless scoldings from our current bithcy agent. and finally, two lovely seniors of us offered us to stay at their place for only AUS 100 each. that's like freaking cheap including everything. you have no idea how happy we were when we heard that offer.it was like a dream come true. dreams ain't always sweet.
however,things are always not simple for us. and never in that case. and then we remembered we have a friend whom we promised to stay together the next semester. everyone hates deciding between friends and money. definitely not excluding us. i was devastated for sure but there is no one to blame. it is just the reality of life. sometimes we need friends more than money. but do we really need that? yeah, i know i am complaining again. but blogging is the only way i can released my anger and extreme disappointment. as in extreme. just hope that it won't be a wrong decision to make though i know i can't find anything cheaper than that.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

A million reansons not to blog.


once i was so into blogging and my blog was always filled with frequent updates. but not anymore. i really wonder what halted me from blogging and i could definitely lay out a million reasons. i blogged the most when i had the little Elmo template and i guess it might have been during those period that my blog was known by my intec friends. in fact, i learn to blog from my big sis and recently she doesn't blog anymore and eventually my interest of blogging vanished too. i guess it might have been due to the fact that i started blogging to0 young and to keep up the habit is something difficult for me. but something that didn't change in me was for the fact that i enjoyed reading professional bloggers ranging from dawn yang to Kenny xia to karen cheng. awesome people they are for sure. definitely i could give you millions reasons for my dying passion of blogging (not a million of course to list down):-
a) blogging passion is now taken over by my dear mario nintendo

b) i tend to overuse my Internet limit ( which i totally detest it ) and always have to fork out the extra cash to pay for it ( which i totally detest it too)

c) lately, i spend most of my time browsing through online shopping websites and had lots of fun looking at those clothes, bag and accessories.

d) recently, i am not so-into-cam whoring anymore ( perhaps maturing has taken the most of me) and therefore typical of me, without pictures, i had no idea on what to blog about.

e) instead of blogging, i spend my whole day baking and cooking (something more satisfying perhaps?)

f) with those gloomy weather lately, i rather choose SLEEPING than blogging for sure.

the list could never end and might get even more ridiculous if i were to list more. but that shall be sufficient to convince my dying passion of not blogging. but worry not mates i shall retain this blog till i am old enough to close it for sure. and i will try my best to revive my passion for blogging. ^^. till then, wait for more updates from me perhaps?? hahaha.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

My eyes were larger when i was young

i have a confession to make and that is i have much larger eyes when i was younger. totally young like fifteen years back. i have no idea what happen to my eyes but the definite changes was my eyes shrinked. to somehow less than a cm in width. unfortunately. =X
my passport picture when i was five. whee.. ain't i am cute?
so chubby and fat. with effortless bigger eyes than now and super well-defined lips.
aren't kids are always prettier than their teenage or adult life?
and that's why i love kids so much. innocent and beautiful.
and from this picture, i realised that i pierced my ears when i was less than five. and i still remember that i had to live with a swollen ear for a pretty long time with smelly coconut oil as treatment.

and that's me for now. do you know how hard it was for me to get a picture of at least with bigger eyes than usual? i am not good in photoshop and i don't think one should photoshop their eyes or body or whatever they have on their faces. but i do believe in angles of taking pictures. how i wish i still had my young eyes where being big is so effortless.

and my all time favourite sister picture ( because i am cuter than her with bigger eyes than her mauahahaa.a.wicked laugh)
but mostly i loved that picture because we had been close since young and don't we look cute acting as twins? hehehee..i miss you jie jie. and that sofa too. lol

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Curry Puffs

i realized that cravings could really brush your culinary skills up if you really had the determination. because one fine day, i suddenly had the urge or cravings of eating Malaysian curry puffs and because the puffs can't really be found over here in Brisbane, i decided to do it myself. and though my Curry puffs do not look as good as those in market, the fillings are pretty satisfying for me. =).


shen's very own version of filling - potatoes with curry paste and powder. this is the bomb in the whole puff.

patiently waiting for it to bake in the oven. ( my puffs are healthy version, aren't they? no oil but only baking) and to make the pastry, it was the killer part of all. i can't believe i actually stood at the kitchen for two hours long folding each puffs one by one. imagine how badly my leg ache later at night. but still i am glad i did it because i just love eating them. and it is pretty rewarding seeing your friends eating your puffs happily.

so they do not look that golden because i did not brush enough of egg on top of the puffs but trust me the filling was great. so those are my puffs.

with love,
shen.

Friday, October 2, 2009

My Last Birthday with the The Digit Starting '1'


my last teenage birthday before embracing the so called adulthood.
i am so gonna miss the digit '1' with all small candles on your cake instead of two huge candles.
so shen is finally not young anymore.
the once young carefree girl is now completely replaced by the teenage girl who is learning to hold responsibilities.
so my birthday celebration this year was simple and sweet. and i learnt one simple thing - we do not need thousands of friends but what we need is only a few friends who are extremely good to make your day worthwhile. cause that's what i learnt from this birthday celebration.
i may have loads of friends surrounding me but i realised true friends are only those who are there for you when you need them most. =) and i have found mine.

so i was sleeping on 28th September till i was woken up by a phone call from new Zealand on the middle of night, signifying that it was my birthday. . lol.. and then came in my friends with a cake and sparkles and 'pop pop' ( i forgotten what they were called)....

my birthday cake baked by my beloved best roommate, koo shuk kuan. and that is my favourite cake back in malaysia, choc mud cake and hers tasted fantastic! AND it was presented in such a beautiful way. way to go koo shuk kuan!

slicing through the beautiful cake. while stealing pieces of the dark and white chocolate. yummy.

a happy child unwrapping her gifts.
omg i should have worn a better pyjamas instead of this. how embarrassing

a new addition to my Elmo collection. Elmo and turtle craze would not be eliminated no matter how old i am. even fifty years later. =)

my first monopoly gift from ong. hahaha and we played till 5 in the morning. and the best part was me becoming the millionaire. muahahahahaa.. . 15pieces of 5m is really one of the best thing to remember on a monopoly game.

later at night they brought me out for a dinner at a Turkish restaurant. earlier in the morning i tried i to bake bing pi moon cake but i failed unfortunately. perhaps due to insufficient sleep will lead to that. ok maybe i do not have the skills after all.
that's me and my roomie, the baker of my cake.

the majestic Turkish restaurant - Amen that they brought me too. beautiful ambiance and somehow feels like in Turkey. ok that's too dramatic. lol.
for a big eater like me or in other words greedy girl like me, i would give Amen an A+ rating for the atmosphere, food and services.

been ages since we really took a nice picture together. sometimes when someone become so close to you, we takes things for granted and forget the basic rules of friendship like taking pictures together to frame our memories forever.

scrumptious meal. big plate, delicious taste, satisfying dinner. =)

me with my bramundi fillet plate. huhu... rocks!!!

a close up picture of amen. -_-'' before proceeding to other pictures.
( i can't really think any better captions for this picture)

and then we went to DLV cafe ( Do Locce Vita), France kind cafe. with Eiffel tower in the middle of nowhere. how cool is that.


just chatting and talking, recalling those days in intec on how we met each other. those good old days.

so that's pretty much how my 19th birthday went, a quiet and simple one with great friends by my side. i really appreciate everything that you guys did. at times, i don't really know how to express verbally and that's why i need a blog for me to say things in my heart. i love you guys to pieces and for making me feel belonged. thanks a lot. arigato. kamshamida.




with lots of love,
a year older shen.