Food. Glorious Food

All photos are self explanatory. Some by me, some by housemate. Enjoy :)

Back In Brissy!

Yes Finally! Internet is home baybeh!

Have been internet-less for almost a month at home, have to go uni on and off to go online, luckily uni is just 10 minutes walk from me new home :) so basically i will go uni everyday for the whole month, but its a different story now, nyehehe :D

What an excuse not to blog right, say got no internet access, while i still can facebook and youtube all the time, haha. After a month of leaving this place idle, lets put some words on it, Lol.

Its been a month since i arrived back in Brisbane(i shall call Brissy), arrived here, settle down and luckily no need to go around brissy to look for house again like last year X.x damn stressed la when you cant find a house. I already secured a place in St Lucia last year before i go back to Malaysia :) Alright, then i need to go subscribe for internet, sign up everything already, they debited my account already, and i am so excited thinking i will internet soon. Then the next day an email arrived saying NO AVAILABLE PORT! potong steam only la.

I called TPG and asked:

Me: So how long do i need to wait?

TPG: 2 weeks, sir.

Me: Oh I see, maximum 2 weeks right?

TPG: No sir, minimum 2 weeks.

Me: Oh right.. whats the maximum waiting time then?

TPG: No maximum. (I stoned there for a few sec then say thank you)

Well, that was the past, now whats important is that i can online.

Now, let me talk about my usual uni stuff, bare with me :)

This sem is my final year first sem, taking ECON2300, FINM3402, FINM3404 and ACCT3102.

1 assignment, few quizzes, 3 midterms and 4 finals.

Yup , thats all. Good luck to me. I am still slacking, haven revise any subject yet :) and the first midterm paper is next week.

Enough of study stuff. Now is time for food!!!

Ahh, how i love eat food, and cook food.

I realised i cook alot of food this year compare to last year. Last year most of the time i just cook pasta and red sauce, dinner settle. Very rare i will cook chinese food, like sek fan, maybe around 4-5 times a month.

This year? Almost everyday also i cook chinese food, I mean i will really spend time to prepare the dishes. We even have the whole week menu planned out! How systematic. Sometimes will try out some new dishes also.

I guess its because of James, he really know his stuff, my sifu. Haha. Yea, my next post will be full of food photo, better eat full full first before reading my next post! :)

This year i significantly paying less money for rent, AUD500 per month compare to 770 last year, because i am sharing room. And i feel that i am spending less also this year, dunno why, so means i got extra pocket money to spend! Yea, my roommate, dia itu JPA scholar tahu! study biotech! so hardworking! i dont even want stay in room, later scare kacau him! His name Alvin!

Alright, enough for now. I need to watch youtube d, dont want to waste the internet quota :P

I dont want this post to be so dull, so this was last year 咕噜肉

This. Made my day.

one day in January, i got an email

i replied the email

i received the reply

and i waiting for the press release

yesterday, i receive an email

i open up the email

and there you go.

THIS MADE MY DAY

Muahahahaha :)

Bossa Nova

Word of the day - Bossa Nova

Was browsing through the forum (again), clicked into the post where they talk about haunting in Genting. LOL. Amber Court! I always stayed there when i was small. Didn't thought of that last time, just happy happy follow family go Genting and play. It actually linked to a blog, which i cant link because something wrong with blogspot and i don't know how to use html code, lol. Anyway, clicked into the blog, bla bla bla, read the whole post and comments, creepy sial.

Then saw another post titled "Bossa Nova", its actually a restaurant name, Haha.
What so special bout this?

Earlier this morning, i was searching for "Olivia Ong", she is known for her Bossa Nova Jazz style songs (i don't know all these style style, i just listen only).
I first heard about Olivia was from 超级星光大道. Her voice really sweet and nice and calm. Haha. It's really nice sleeping music, or when you just want to relax. Singing her song for karaoke abit problem la, at least for me.

I really recommend her music to everyone. At least listen to "You and Me" by "Olivia Ong" as an introductory :)



Happy listening and Happy Valentine's day

You Don't Owe Money Over CNY

Happy Chinese New Year 兔 you all! haha.

HUAT ah! I think it's a tradition already for us chinese to gamble during CNY. Everywhere you go, everyone you know will say "Gong Hey Fatt Choi! got win or not?", how would you know whether i gamble or not. LOL! Well of course, I did gamble, how can i not gamble, i do that every CNY! I don't ajak people to gamble, but i will ask people tonight come over to lose money to me :) Chun right, very ONG and sure HUAT ah!!

Another thing, I realised a lot of people using "HUAT ah" phrase this year. I think its because of the movie "Where got ghost 吓到笑" (super funny movie, as usual la, singapore movie mahhh). I remembered last year CNY not many people say HUAT, only I did! but this year different case already, everyone are using it, not special anymore.. looks like i need to look for new CNY word to make me look special.. heheh. but before i found 1, HUAT ah!!

Talking about gamble, buying numbers(toto) also consider a type of gambling. Talking about gambling, my car plate number just got 1st place last week, LOL. HUAT ah! BUT DAD DIDNT BUY! haha. Mum go and blame us say didnt pray for the 财神爷 god of fortune properly. You know normally when there is an accident on the road, then people tend to slow to look and caused traffic jam. Some yeah, they actually do care about the damage, but majority of us (i think) slow down to look at the number plate then buy it tomorrow. On 2nd day of CNY, we pass by the 1u road and it was jam, it was not supposed to jam coz its quite late and its highway, so i'm guessing its accident. Wahla! really got accident but only 1 car, some silly car go and bang the divider. This type of number shudnt buy, dumb dumb 1. LOL. So the day after my car plate number got 1st prize, i don't dare drive fast.... although i did.

Alright, back to topic.

There is this chinese saying "You Don't Owe Money Over CNY". but this year CNY, got people owe me money, not just 10 or 100 ringgit, its rm800!! I haven receive my pay till now which was supposed to be bank in last week! need to complain already, cannot just let it be! and i shall do it tomorrow...

For the last few weeks, have been visiting this forum. Hehe, i pernah quote this forum in my SAM english project. Been spending alot of time looking through all the posts, learned a lot of forum language, like england, powderful, cainis, melei, winrar, kiut, brain and alot la. When i don't understand some of the words, i will check it here. Seriously, why are there so many "words" that only online community can understand, maybe they want to feel special guaaa

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Cheated a farewell lunch

2 more days to CNY!! Yay! happy that I can still celebrate chinese new year here before going back to Brissy.

Wow, so many stuff happens over the weekend. Met super lots of new people :)

First of all, I would like to say that I extended my internship. On the last day of internship, after returning the laptop, saying goodbye to everyone, ate the farewell meal, settle all the admin stuff, and getting ready to stop working, i changed my mind and extend my internship till 25th Feb.

I super hardworking right. I super semangat right :)

That's what i told everyone who asked my why i extend, Haha. Actually I wanted to work at my dad's office next week, but dad don't want me to work there, then I wanted to find part time job, but I doubt anyone will want me since I can only work for less than 1 month. Since staying at home also nothing to do, might as well continue to work and earn some money. =P

On the suppose "my last day of internship", the company organised an intern party for us, so nice of them right! The event was held at Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort, got free food and goodies bags, why would I not go. They prepared games for us too, first we played something like Bingo, then some IQ question then lastly, we have to build a paper tower that can hold 3 water bottles. I lazy to describe in detail, ask me in person or msn me la if you want to know more. Oh yeah, they even serve us BEER on the night!

The next day, Saturday. Nicholas, my ex housemate, invited me to join his Rotaract Club Pudu District event to Gardenia for factory visit. Again, why would I not go. I left house at 8 to Kepong KTM, bought ticket to Bandar Tasik Selatan, took me around 45 mins to reach there. That day is the first time I see the special women-only coach, and suprisingly not all women went into that coach eventhought its not full.

Reach there, Nic came fetch me, then met up with other Rotaract member then proceed to the factory in Shah Alam. Waited for a while then went in 2 by 2 (apparently the lady there want us line up 2 by 2 so its easier for them to jaga us, Haha!). Watched a 20 minutes clip on the history and production of Gardenia, i was fishing half way through, lol. Then finally its the factory visit. Skip. Then Q&A. Skip. Then my favourite part of the day, free bread!!! Everyone that day get 1 goodies bag! Inside got a loaf of bread, some buns and twiggies!! (I took extra twiggies on the way out, nyehehehe).

Joined them for lunch and fellowship at Kota Kemuning, I have no idea where is that place, I budak PJ la. Chit chat, meet some new friends then balik rumah. Nic sent me back home since his new house is near my area. Thanks bro. Super tired that, went back home straight nap already, somemore that evening was raining, lagi best to sleep!

Sunday, went Gardens shopping and dad bought an IPad for his office. He make me hesitate whether to get an IP4 or not la. How la now?!!! Need a new phone fast!

Shopping Spree, Not

I am back, after one week! Really, last few days dam lazy to update, i think i wont be updating as often as i promised d. LOL

Quite happy last week, well, met up with some of my SAM friends last Friday.

It has been 2 years i didn't see them, well at least some of them. We had our reunion at Sunway Pyramid then second round at AC, organised by Aishan. Met up with Sheldon, Sue, Bob, Joanne, Christina, Jie Hao, Yao Yun and Aishan. Not many people as a lot cannot make it, hope to have another soon with them

super epic shot wei!

look at the guys at the back! :)

Seriously wei, i miss the time when i was in SAM! It was a small class, around 20 people, everyone basically know each other very well. Had lots of fun back then, haih, happy times... After graduate, none of them went UQ with me :( mostly Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and Malaysia. NONE in Brissy! but most of us still keep in touch and almost all of us doing the same course :) accounting and finance!!! YEAH!

Anyway, been going around malls to do shopping for CNY. Been to One Utama(OU), Curve, Ikano like 674329 times, pyramid twice, mid valley and other malls once, guess what i got for CNY?! :)
I had got myself a pair of jeans and shoes. Yup, that is all for me. It's so hard to get shirt for me, because I am picky and cheap. Haha.

Too expensive, i won't buy.
Too lala, i won't buy.
Too big, i won't buy.
Too cheap, also i won't buy. (kiasu mah)

Sometimes i think, guys cloths are so limited, i once read it somewhere, mens cloth has 4 different categories, namely jacket, dress shirt, t-shirt and Polo. When compared to womens cloth, its like China and Malaysia(good comparison right! haha). Its either super expensive and nice, or cheap and not nice. Seldom you see is cheap and nice, only sometime during sales period. Maybe that is why, the male population are more keen on watch(my opinion), and that is why the watch industry target their male customers more. Look around at all watch ads, you hardly see any female model, mostly are mens like Andy Lau and Pierce Brosnan.

Talking about sales period, I missed the YES! All the 50% and 70% are all gone, now left only with 10% and new arrival. I hope next week or during CNY period will have another sales, so i can do my shopping here before going back Brissy. Its better to get cloth here and wear in brissy, at least you wont bang cloth with the Aussie, haha. Seriously! the shirt i bought in JJ, walk along the street and you can see at least 3 wearing the same shirt. So not COOL!

While walking in all the malls, i realised something. Looks like alot of people craze over polo. Polo as in not RL Polo, but close to RL Polo, those cheaper version but look alike 1. When you walk in any departmental store, you will see a big crowd at the 'polo' section. Now everyone can afford :) and look nice.

Authentic polo

I bet those that used their hard earned money to get the super expensive, authentic RL Polo must be very upset. Now everyone looks the same as them, now everyone has the same status, they are not very special anymore. Got one time, when i was eating in some ulu place restaurant, i saw a foreign worker wearing big horse RL polo cleaning the table!! =.= even they can afford already(obviously is a fake). I was telling my manager the other day, even if you got an authentic, super expensive RL shirt, people will doubt whether it is real or fake when they see you, unless they can really differentiate it. Isn't the purpose of getting a real branded stuff suppose to show that you can afford it, and not give people the impression that it is fake?! dam sad right. I got 2 cheap polo from RL factory outlet, does that consider real or fake? :)

That is why i don't really go for RL now, its time to look for something new and expensive... cheh... will be heading to pavilion next week i guess to do more shopping, more like window shopping.