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2011-11-03T01:13:00.000+11:00

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BBQ at Rye Beach, Peninsula.

2011-09-27T22:45:00.000+10:00

Had been planning for this activity for about a month. I always thought that it was a good idea to plan activities way before hand, so that I could just do some research on the place we are planning to go to, read on some reviews, ratings, attractions, etc.

Before we started our journey.

It wasn't easy planning for a trip especially when you are located in a foreign country. But really thank God for making this a perfect trip. This was actually-supposedly a pre/post-birthday celebration for September babies like me, Mai and Tim. Somehow Tim wasn't able to make it. Anyway, all-in-all, this trip was an unforgettable and memorable trip!

Our mid-sem break is not so mid-sem afterall. It fell on the 10th week of the whole semester, which was 2 weeks before exams starts. That's why I say it's not so mid-sem afterall. LOL. So we took this opportunity to have fun under the sun and chillax abit before exam modes ON.

We departed in the afternoon. Rye Beach wasn't that far, it was about 1 hour ride from Berwick. We were welcomed by good weather! *Weather forecast is quite accurate is Australia* Although the sun was blazing, but the cool wind swiped off the heat. Enjoyable weather!

Tony on monkey bars!

Echo and I

and TW's lousy shot for me.

My nice shot for Mai.

Jeff: I am the King of the...Rye Beach!

Esther is really good at this game!

Mai too...

Hahahaha!! Tw's so lazy he doesn't even bother to move a few steps forward.

Seal!

A close up of the seal.

It was a tiring day as we had so much fun! We ended our day with BBQ fest, but we didn't had time to take pictures as our stomachs were all growling already. Some of us ended our day at Peninsula Hot Springs, it was extremely relaxing and comfortable to get soaked in the warm-hot water after a tiring day filled with lotsa fun! Was having too much fun already, so no more pictures after that.. LOL.

Before we left Rye.

Before penning off, please do enjoy the very last pic in this entry.

Best shot of the day!

Light Ash Hair Colour.

2011-09-19T18:35:00.000+10:00

As promised, I'm back with a new hair colour...

After watching Dream High, I started liking Suzy from Miss A. I was going through her pictures in the internet and suddenly, it just came to me that I have to get her hair colour. I thought about it for about 2 weeks, asked some of my friends and family (FnF) for some advice. All of them said I should really just go for it.

So after doing my research on where to get my hair colour done and stuff, I decided on this hair salon.

On this wonderful day, I walked into the salon. Of course, I was warmly greeted. So I told the staff at the reception what I wanted and showed her the picture and a brow dye. She then explained to me that the colour tone was light ash colour. However, if I really wanted to get the same colour effect, I'll have to bleach my hair. They also nicely explained that I could just dye without bleaching, but the effect wouldn't be as nice.

Worrying of my spilt ends, I decided to just chop off 2 inches of my hair and start the whole process. So she introduced me to my hair-stylist for the day, Alex and so we started the hair-do. Throughout the process I captured pictures to be posted...

Bleaching in the process.

The color of bleached hair.
(I always thought bleached hair is white)

Applying the color.

Brow dying in the process.
It was my first time, so I was super excited :)

Almost Done

The outcome!

Although it wasn't really the colour that I expected, but still this colour looks great on me, don't you think so? However, the staff ensured me that the colour is gonna fade to the actual light ash colour, which would take about 2 weeks or so.

Then I started taking SS pictures sending them out to my FnF. My sister said I look even more Eurasian now. My friend said, it looks like your original hair colour.

The next day continues...

The colour was this light in my room.

The colour in my room is somewhat a resemblance of the ash colour that I wanted,

but under the sunlight of the day...

Click on picture for larger image

You're welcome to drop comments on what you think of my new colour.

And

if you're happy with my hair, and you think its worth giving a try as well, you could always drop by the address below for consultation, price quote, etc.

Seri Hair Salon

154/203 La Trobe Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
03 9663 8824

Miss A.

2011-09-17T14:15:00.000+10:00

Just a sneak peek on my next post.

I dyed my hair! to this colour:

Suzy on the far right.

The colour I want.

Introducing Suzy from Miss A.

The colour above is the actual picture that I showed the hair-stylist. But there's actually an obvious difference in the colour that I actually want and the colour that actually turned out. According to the hair stylist, as they bleached my hair, the colour will actually fade to the colour above. I shall patient wait for 2 weeks =)

The actual result.

Now I'm super excited about my new hair! I keep getting good comments about it *syok sendiri*

I shall blog about the place I went, and my experience with the hair salon, the process, etc. so stay tuned...

Just a little treat for you readers,

Miss A's new song in July 2011.

and their debut in 2010.

You're very late for a tea party!

2011-09-10T15:15:00.000+10:00

as quoted by mad hatter in Alice in Wonderland.

So we have an upcoming ball. Theme: Dark Alice in Wonderland.
check out their website for more details.

I seriously had some ideas on what to wear to the ball. Was I to wear like the white rabbit? Queen of Hearts? Mad Hatter? Alice?
So I searched eBay and these are the results:

Srcew them. Nope, no way am I gonna wear like these or I would end up like a total slut.

Remember, this is a formal Monash ball. Not a costume party.

List to do:

~~search eBay~~

virtual shopping

literally shopping

Guess I'll just have to look for some dress online if not then just go city for shopping.

So the theme is Dark alice in Wonderland. Dark Alice. Dark. How is alice supposed to be dark? in what sense? like wicked? as shown in the videos below? They told me that this Dark Alice in Wonderland thingy is not based on the Alice in Wonderland movie 2010. If so, why do they use the same song as in the movie (where Alice was chasing the white rabbit), in the website as well? Maybe I'm just thinking too much. Cos I still have 5 days left to choose my dress!!!!

This thing is driving me bonkers!

Seriously, the word "dark" alice in wonderland is giving us the headache. and it reminds me a PC game I used to play when I was younger.

*Warning* Wicked content.

I had no idea why have I got the guts to buy such a game. Apparently this was a very popular game in the States and there's a second version of American's Alice McGee coming up. The wicked gets wickeder...

Trailer 1:

Trailer 2:

Trailer 3:

It's so much scarier and gorier this time, but I cant wait for the new game!

Bow Jeans Giveaway!!!

2011-09-10T13:52:00.002+10:00

Advertorial - Watermelon Ribbon House

Thanks for supporting my friend's blogshop Watermelon Ribbon Shop.
To express their gratitude to you awesome fashion people out there, here are 2 freebies to be given away!

Minimaos - Scawaii Super Cute Bow Denim

Readily available in Size S and Size M.

This pants is pretty much cool in fashion and yet cute looking! I guess it goes with any feel you're trying to wear. You can go with the funky look (with neon colour top), sweet girl look (top frilled laces), the rock star (with leather jacket) etc etc etc.
In short, with this pair of bow jeans you'll never get boring.

You remember when you flip into the magazine where they show you how to wear a top/bottom in 7 styles? I'm sure this will pretty much fit in that column.

*Spotted*
worn by Malaysian blogger Cheeserland and Fourfeetnine.

So do you want this pair of Bow Jeans????

Just follow these few steps and this will be in your hands in no time!
*1-2 weeks delivery time applies*

Step 1: Add Watermelon Ribbon House as your friend.
Step 2: Comment at this album. Don't forget to state the size you want.
Step 3: Get your friends to like your comment! The comment with most likes gets the pair of bow jeans delivered to your doorstep.

Hurry Up!!! Contest ends 10/10/2011.

Speaking of which, I'm back to loving nail polishes nowadays.

I found this newspaper-nail trend in Cleo and I will definitely try them out!

I am Malaysian Chinese.

2011-08-31T22:47:00.000+10:00

I'm just writing this entry now since this is still fresh in my mind.

So from all the english terms I use in my previous blog entries, you can prolly guess that I'm Malaysian Chinese cos of the "Manglish" or the "Cina-glish" I use. Hahaha. Anyway, I'm trying to talk about my features and my accent here.

When I first came to Australia, obviously meeting new friends is like the most exciting thing! I love meeting new friends <3 but coming to know their true colours later on sucks. But that's a total different issue.

When I talk to people, they tend to ask me a question. "Where are you from?" I personally think this is an interesting question, and then I'll always make them guess...

Korea 60%

Mix 30%

Malaysia 8%

China 2%

Of course I am flattered when they say I look Korean because most Koreans look pretty like this:

These pictures are after plastic, I'm pretty sure of that.

But then, after a while, I will start wondering. Do I have korean features? Do we have korean blood in our family tree? Koreans are well-known for their single-eye lid. I'm double eye-lidded. Ha! Lucky me. Anyway it doesn't matter, that's not important. Plastic is not the issue here. I feel plastics are OK. I don't have anything against plastic, just so you know.

I'm not a korean-wannabe or something, its just that I think Koreans are pretty people. and that makes me happy!

Mix blood. This I can understand, cos I have lots and lots freckles on my face. and they get more and more! ewwww. When I was younger, people always say I look like Lindsay Lohan. I believe is because we have a similarity, i.e. freckles all over our face.

I used to be pleased about it when I was younger, because she is pretty and innocent looking. Besides, I liked her in the movie "The Parent Trap". But when people compare me to Lindsay nowadays, I have no feelings. Not happy not sad no nothing. Prolly because of her notorious name, which I don't give a shit.

Well not only me, my sister also gets these comments alot. I think people thinks she's japanese, if not mistaken. Am I right?

Accent:

So I was at a restaurant, and a blonde and a brunette were guessing if I was American or Canadian. Now this is something that I've never heard of. It's something very fresh! I heard them and it make me feel somewhat excited to argue over where i'm from.

Finally the blonde came and ask me, "where are you from?"
"Make a guess."

"America/Canada"

"Why would you think that I'm from there?"

"Cos you talk like one"

"I'm from Malaysia"

Blonde "Oh are you serious?"

Brunette "F*ck off, you're definitely not from Malaysia".

"Well believe it or not I'm a malaysian, grew up in malaysia."

Apart from this incident, I've got 2 friends asking me where did I pick up the accent already.

Well, here are some clarifications, I don't speak Malaysian english in Australia (unless with my malaysian friends) cos:

- my mom sent me to international school when I was younger. I spoke english at home until i was 7. Pure proper english. My teacher was American. That's prolly where I 1st picked up my accent, until my sister forced me into speaking chinese! Then again, I went to an American for english tuition throughout my primary school, until later when I met a teacher who stays near my house.

- I wanna learn proper english in Australia. I'm glad to say I have Australian friends. They are friendly people and I really enjoy talking to them, exchanging backgrounds and stuff. Was I supposed to go back to Malaysia and tell my parents, "Hey mom I went to australia for a year and all I learnt was China Chinese? or Hong Kong Cantonese?"

- I had to speak proper english with one of my lecturers. He repeats after my question, to make sure if he got me correctly. But after speaking proper english with him (w/o the malaysian accent) and he understood me right away.

The main point is, I ain't tripping or anything. It just comes out naturally =)
here i must give thanks to my lovely parents for all the education they provided and equipped me with.

I believe all of you would like to improve yourselves all the time. I am also trying to improve myself. So let's work hard together for a better future! Proper english is important, but never ever forget your origin - Manglish (Malay+English).

(I know, that's a weird ending.)

Phillip Island, Australia.

2011-07-16T15:15:00.000+10:00

Hello hello there mates!!

I'm back, after a loooong holiday =) A very enjoyable one.

As the joy of this trip is indescribable, I shall post more pictures so that you can virtually join me in this trip.

During the July holidays, my family + TW went to the Philip's Island. There was this 3-day pass on promotion, which is Penguine Parade+Churchill Island+Koala Conservation Centre at a discounted price.

We left home by noon and reached Philip's Island in the evening. So here goes our first stop.

Penguin Parade: can't expect much pictures here, as we are prohibited from taking pictures of the penguins, especially during the night time.

Reason: Penguin eyes are sensitive to bright lights, and the flashes from our cameras may blind their eyes. Still, some inconsiderate people didn't care about the eyes of the little penguins. >.<

Well, we reached the penguin beach at around 5.30pm, as stated in the brochure. We grabbed some really awesome seats (front rows), but to our despair, all we saw were just several penguins quickly climbing up the shores. I think I can count them using my fingers+toes.

OMG, what a waste! TW went to chase the little penguins and followed them all the way, only to see that there were more penguins coming up from the other side of the beach, which was labelled "Penguin Plus Ticket Holders only".

That totally explains why the Penguin Plus tickets was about double the Penguin Parade tickets. I swear I'm gonna go for the Penguin Plus the next time I go check the little penguins out. They were so very cute that I'd love to see more of them!

Fun facts: The Little Penguins in Australia are the smallest kind of penguins in the world. They grow up to 6-8 inches in height.

Couldn't take pics with the real ones, so I'll just settle with some posters!

While waiting for the penguins:

My lovely grandma+ever loving mother.

Next day:

At the Koala Conservation Centre, we saw:

Koalas

and

Wallabies

Fun fact: Koalas sleep for 21hrs/day and spend their 3hrs crawling and looking for food.

Group Photo:

In the afternoon, we hit Churchill Island, my fav place throughout the trip.

There was only one thin road to drive through from Philips to the Churchill. and on the 3km way from the main destination, we drove passed:

and

Two really big-sized Highland cows.

I was so worried they would chase me behind my car. GG. >.<

When we reached, there was this schedule shown on the billboard. It was so nice that all the activities were scheduled, one after another, making ones visit there a fruitful and interesting one.

The cow-milking:

Apparently, the guy explained that he has to squeeze out around 2 litres of milk/day to ease the cow's 'boobies'.

TW wasn't really into farms and animals, unless its Farmville; so there he goes, enjoying the breeze in the old horse cart.

and then to the horses.

With some camera skills + angling, I managed to make it

as though TW was standing near the horse.

TW happily taking pics with a carved horse.

The olden water pump, which is actually still working until today.

*Alert* The handle was really hard to push, so as you can see,

in the olden days had to really work their ass off to pump water.
and

Next stop: Working dogs (Border Collie in the working)

The targets

A demonstration of the Border Collies chasing the lambs back to their paddock.

Followed by: Whipping and Boomerang session

Day 2 ends.

Last stop: Nobbies Centre - Beautiful Scenery+Strong winds to mess up your hair.

Supposedly, you are to see seals at the rocks, but I didn't see any. Bad luck I guess =.=

Terrific view.

The best lunch ever.

2011-06-29T00:30:00.004+10:00

My best lunch ever throughout the first semester of my stay in MRS.

It must be because we are all free from classes, assignments, exams.

We had nothing to worry about, and therefore, we put all our hearts to preparing our lunch feast.

There were other dishes as well, but we were so engrossed in eating and food tasting, I forgot to take pictures of the other food.

Cheesy sausages.

Mushroom and prawns with a hint of sourness *sluuuurp*

-by Jeff Lim.

Cheese baked Broccoli *yuuum yuuum*

-Recipe coming up in the next post.

Clara's Chocolate Chips Cupcakes.

2011-06-27T19:40:00.005+10:00

First thing after exam: BAKING TIME!

It has been quite some time since I last baked.

This year's Chinese New Year (CNY), I skipped baking because of being so tired after working in Ernst & Young, and I must spend some time catching up with my girls. CNY cookies recipes will be up in the upcoming CNY.

Since it's my granny's 80th birthday, I had to come up with something special for her. She has been the nice granny you read in fairy tales. Always kind to kids, patient and doesn't grumble.

This chocolate chips cupcakes are based on butter cupcakes, and fairly easy to bake.

Baking in the process!

*For recipe please scroll down*

It was my first time piping words.

Usually I just decorate with:

icing and chocolate flakes, marshmallows, rainbow rice, etc.

In the end, my granny had a happy and wonderful birthday celebration! It's my first time celebrating with her. All the while, I grew up without experiencing love from grandparents. Now that I visit her very often, our bonds are closer, and I feel blessed to have a granny like her.

Ingredients:

125 g salted butter

4 oz of castor sugar

5 oz of self-raising flour (sieved)

3 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1/3 cup Milk

1 cup Chocolate chips (to your preference)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven at 180°c.

2. Put butter out in room temperature until it softens.

3. Mix butter and sugar, stirring in one direction on high for 3 minutes.

4. Fold in egg, vanilla essence and sieve flour.

5. Add in milk and chocolate chips then continue folding.

6. Fill cups with batter until 1/2 or 3/4 full.

7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cupcakes turns golden.

8. Wait until cupcakes cool down, then decorate the cupcakes with icing.

Icing:

250g icing sugar

125g margarine

Sieve in icing sugar and mix.

For colours, add in drop of food colouring.

Hope you'll enjoy baking!

xoxo.

A Moment back in High School.

2011-06-27T19:27:00.004+10:00

This is a typical Doctor Butterfly video.

Although a lot of people might think this is a stupid video, I enjoyed this alot.

It brought back a lot of high school memories.

I miss high school!

I miss Scales DJ, the JADE, and the girls.

I miss our class party and how we would splash each other with water balloons, pails or water, etc. at every last day of school.

Teachers joined in the fun!

I miss being a high-schooler.

No matter how many times I watch this, it never fails to make me smile.

Beautiful Challenges.

2011-06-25T16:33:00.006+10:00

Behind every tide, lies a beautiful rainbow.

Every tide is an obstacle,

See these obstacles as challenges in life,

Face these challenges with strength and belief,

Because every tide you overcome,

A beautiful rainbow awaits you at the other end.

Picture source: BBC Wild Weather documentary.

Salmon with Thai Herb Salad & Lime Dressing.

2011-06-20T00:27:00.004+10:00

Personally, I enjoy eating fish alot! There are many benefits in eating fish. Firstly and most importantly, fish is high in protein and low in fats. Fish is an excellent source of omega-3, which is good for our brain, eyes and heart.

Staying/studying overseas, it isn't easy to get fresh fish unless you go to the market such as Victoria Market, Preston Market and the market in Footscray. At my place, they don't have markets here, not that I know of.

In my blog, I will only introduce food that I feel is nice and easy to prepare/make as I understand that as students we do not have much time to prepare our meals, or sometimes we feel lazy. And for this, I will advice my readers that this is a fairly easy dish. Not much cooking involed =)

Ingredients:
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tbs palm sugar, grated (brown sugar)
2 tbs fish sauce
200g fish fillets (salmon)

Salad:
1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1/2 cup Thai basil leaves
2 spring onions, sliced thinly
2 medium red chillies, sliced (red capsicums)

Directions:
1. Oil pan, preheat to medium.
2. Make lime dressing by combining lime juice, sugar and fish sauce in a small jug.
3. For Thai Herb Salad, combine mint, coriander, basil, spring onions and capsicums in a big bowl. Set aside.
4. Cook fish on preheated pan until lightly browned on both sides until well done.
5. Serve at once topped with salad and drizzled with lime dressing.

Honestly, as I prepared this dish, alot of my friends did not enjoy the Thai salad as it had a strong smell. In addition, I believe alot of youngsters are not used to eating raw mint, basil and coriander leaves.

Dear readers, this recipe is just for your referral. You guys can just skip the Thai Herb salad. Try the fish with lime dressing. It is really very nice and scrumptious.

Clara's Paratha.

2011-06-12T15:51:00.004+10:00

I am sure alot of Malaysians (peninsular especially) have tried this nice and tasty Hot & Roll.

I used to buy this alot in Monash Sunway, especially where there isn't alot of choice of food in the Monash cafeteria.

Well, I was suddenly craving for Paratha wrap, so I decided to treat myself to something tasty and delicious in the middle of the exam preparation night.

All you need:

1. Paratha wrap (you can easily get this from Coles/Woolworths)

2. Cheese

3. BBQ Sauce/Mayonnaise

4. Ham/Bacon

Directions:

1. Heat paratha on a frying pan on medium high. When colour changes to very light brown, flip to the other side and continue heating.

2. Turn to medium-low heat and add toppings ham, then cheese. This is because you wouldn't want your paratha to be burnt.

3. When cheese melts, add in mayonnaise/BBQ sauce. Fold into desired shape and serve

Tips:

Ham tastes fantastic with mayonnaise, and bacon and BBQ sauce are perfect match.

However, these are only suggestions and you can alter to your preference.

Taa-daa~ Freshly made.

Can you see the cheese oozing out?

Weather in Berwick.

2011-06-12T15:03:00.008+10:00

The weather in Berwick last week sucked badly. It was cold and wet.

It hailed!!!!!! 3 times in a day (picture below).

*What an experience*

The Weatherzone (app) showed rain and cold wind high on the radar the the week. The wind went up to as fast as 30++km/h on one of the days. I was still having exams. I had to reach out to my woolly leggings to feel comfortable during exams.

For all exams so far, I have had such great luck that my allocated seat was just in front of the exit. Whenever it is half an hour before exam ends, the invigilator would open the exit-wide open. Cool wind would rush into the exam hall. For the first day of exam, I was wearing normal jeans. Trust me, jeans are never meant for winter. It was so cold that I had to shiver for abit. Then I took the hot pad I brought to warm myself a little. For those who wore jeans to exam, good luck! I saw several of them shivering in the cold before entering the exam hall. Some of them couldn't even finish their paper.

Well, there must be several reasons behind their deferement. Coldness may be one of them.

For the next few exams, I wore woolly leggings. Although they felt as though they were thinner than my jeans, but boy they provided me with such warmth during the exams. It wasn't as cold as I imagined. I love and trust wool products since then.

I must say that I am proud that I am well prepared to combat coldness throughout the exams. People have been telling me that exams held in the Racecourse is freaking cold. The wind would go in the exam through the crevice all the plastic walls. So these are things that I brought and came in handy:

1. Scarf

2. Hand mitten

3. Hot pad

Hailing at night:

The spots that you see on the floor, are not pebbles or stones. They are ice! Little cubes of ice, melthing away so fast that it was hard for me to capture a clear and precised picture with my iPhone. I must say iPhone camera function isn't that strong and powerful.

I missed the one in the afternoon. I heard it hailing at 11.30am, and my friends told me it lasted for an hour or so. I bet those hail, or pellets of ice were much larger than the ones I saw at night. They were pouring down, hitting the roofs and windows so loudly that I, a well known pig, aka tidur mati, was awaken by the loud sounds.

Singapore Election Nobody Parody.

2011-06-03T15:15:00.005+10:00

Dear All (Singaporeans especially),

Have you heard this song before?

Translation for not Singaporean(hopefully it is correct):

niam (Hokkian-dialect) = to nag (English); meckern(German)

diam-diam (Malay or Bahasa Indonesia) = to be still; still/ruhig sein

tor-huey (Hokkian) = to spit blood, Blut spucken (hier: bis zum Bluten)

chendol (Malay/Bhs.Indonesia)= name of sweet dessert /Name einer Süßspeise

taogeh (Hokkian)= soybeans ; Sojabohnen

paiseh (Hokkian)= embarrassed; verlegen

sia suey (Hokkian)= to disgrace ; blamieren

Translation by 22391hh.

So,
How did the May 7 election day come by?
Apparently some of my friends in Aussie had to vote although they are overseas now.
There were several overseas poll stations set out by the Embassy of Singapore, stretching from Australia to USA.

This is a parody of Nobody by Wondergirls. This song was first released in September 2008, but has remained a hit song until mid-year of 2010.

About the interesting lyrics, does it apply to you?

The comments from YouTube in summary:

*so funny yet so true*

JUST FOR LAUGHS

Star Dogs.

2011-06-01T01:54:00.001+10:00

,

Smartest and cutest dog ever!

Any idea how to train the dog like that?

Scams in Australia.

2011-05-27T18:41:00.010+10:00

I have been looking for a room to rent in the city, which is near to RMIT University, and convenient and access to, possibly everywhere, clinics, dentists, restaurants, asian groceries, cinemas, tram and train stations, you name it!

I applied to many ads I found online.
None replied except for one, which stated that he is in urgent need of someone who rents his apartment.

It was unbelievably cheap, for $100 pw in the CBD of Melbourne!

As gullible as I can be, I sincerely replied and ask for more information and had a good conversation with him.

Luckily and thankfully, my friend Eugene Ng came in time and told me about scams that has been happening in Australia which uses similar stories.

I believe that piece of invaluable advice he gave me, is a blessing in disguise.

*click the picture to read the contents of scammers*

COINCIDENCE???

The man below is even worse. For I did not reply him, he sent the exact same email,

'JUST IN CASE" I have not received it.

Amazing II

2011-05-22T13:04:00.003+10:00

I received a sad news yesterday. That was the first call from baby. Baby said he cannot come to Australia to study anymore. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I wasn't ready for this, as we have been planning on his arrival and others more. The news hit be badly.

Then, baby went out to talk with his dad. He is not my dad, and I don't have time to bug him or his dad forever. So, I'm sure this is my final chance, to put all my faith to believe in Jesus. I did my final prayer on this matter, said that I'll leaving everything onto Jesus, and that I don't have to worry about anything already.

True enough. I called baby after a moment. And guess what, he can come study in Australia!

Oh Lord Jesus, thanks for answering my prayer.

I'm sure alot of people will think that this is ridiculous, God doesn't answer prayers in minutes. Well, firstly, I have been praying on this matter. Secondly, miracles do happen.

Stevie Hoang - I'll Be Fine

2011-05-21T18:40:00.007+10:00

Is this how you feel?

'cos this song has expressed parts of mine.

Stevie Hoang - I'll Be Fine

Clara's Fried Spaghetti

2011-05-18T21:05:00.002+10:00

As university students, we tend to have a lot of leftovers. Rice, noodles, spaghetti, etc. If we are to eat them again, we would probably feel bored of eating the same food we had the day before. But, we can't just throw them away! It's just wasting - bad habit.

So me as a university student, I totally understand how it feels to see leftovers in the refrigerator. So, here are 5 easy steps to leftover food.

I found this recipe in the internet and altered and customised it abit to suit my taste buds! In this recipe, I use leftover spaghetti.

Ingredients:
- olive oil
- 1 tbs of butter
- chicken breast meat (optional: leftover sausages, ham, etc)
- 2 small onions, chopped
- mixed vegetables
- half packet of spaghetti
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 tsp of sugar (optional)
- 4 tbs tomato puree
- BBQ sauce

Serves: 4 person

Directions:

1. In a large pan, heat oil and butter over medium high heat.
2. Add onions and meat and saute until meat is cooked. Add mixed vegetables.
3. Add in tomato puree and sugar.
(Reason to adding sugar is that tomato puree tends to be a little bit sour)
4. Add in spaghetti and mix until the tomato puree evens out. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Serve immediately.
6. Squeeze in some BBQ sauce for additional taste.

Hillsong Conference+Cafe Notturno

2011-05-17T20:47:00.000+10:00

Tuesday night, went to Hillsong Conference with some of my friends in MRS Berwick.

It was fun, lotsa praise and worship.

I personally think that Planetshakers I joined few years back in Sabah was nicer.

Ended our night at Cafe Notturno at Lygon St.

Sorry no nice pictures except for the half eaten cake above.
We were hungry and craving for dessert.

I ordered Tiramisu. A very normal yet delicious cake.

However, it could be a little runny/watery if not made properly/nicely.

Their Tiramisu was fantastic.

The actual plan was to go to Brunetti but we were too late.
I heard they sell fantastic cakes!

Would love to try them one day.

Red dates+Dried Longan Leong Cha.

2011-05-16T00:10:00.003+10:00

I made Leong cha today. As the weather is getting colder in Melbourne, I was really craving for something warm to drink. Have always been making soup, so decided to try something new for the day =) Thus Leong Cha.

Red dates+Dried Longan Leong Cha are made out of ingredients such as:
1. Red dates - rich in Vitamin C, help increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain to improve memory and promote clear thinking. (Exam is coming, just what I needed).
2. Dried Longan - help with relaxation and insomnia, can be used as a blood tonic.
3. Wolfberries - rich in Vitamin C, improve vision, reduce cholesterol and blood pressure.
4. Angelica Sinensis - dilate (open up) the blood vessels, stimulate the central nervous system, and help control spasms.
5. Brown Sugar

Australians are nice an friendly people.

2011-05-15T14:14:00.003+10:00

Today I saw a car broke down in the middle of the road. Of course there were cars behind his. Quickly the two man from the car behind, without hesitation, showed initiative to help the poor driver.

They two man had a talk with the driver for a sec or two, den started helping by pushing the car. The person who helped was an old man and another man was around his 40s. Soon, there were many cars stuck behind the jam.

The thing that really amazed me, is that given the traffic jam behind caused by the car that has broken down, not a single honk was heard. There were no sense of frustation or anger in the drivers. All of them just waited patiently.

Soon the traffic was moving again. It would have been a touching picture if I managed to snap it with my phone. I witnessed all these in the bus, at the traffic light. It showed that how patient and understanding people can be.

If this were to happen in Malaysia:

A man's car breaks down in the first lane of a two lane road.
The man comes out of his car and takes a look at his car engine.
He then pulls out his cellphone to call a mechanic.
Traffic jam starts here.
People behind the line will start honking in no longer than 5 minutes.
As car slowly passes in the second lane, they would express their anger and frustation to the unlucky driver, by either showing disgusted faces, or throwing vulgar words at him.
No only did his car break down, but he has to endure all unfriendly/mean faces from people.
The man continues to wait for his mechanic to reach in his broken car.
The public shows no sense of pitiness to the helpless man.

I believe there is always kindness and goodness in people.
The hectics in the city covered people's hearts. They couldn't see themselves in people's shoes. All they think of is themselves. They are so full of themselves that they always want to be on top of people. In which, they become as selfish as a fox.

If someone would just come down and give a little hand, they would all be home in no time.

Cinderella and her two step-sisters.

2011-05-13T04:05:00.000+10:00

I found this on facebook which is totally hilarious.

Well, in Cinderella the two step-sisters have been re-coloured as shown below:

Mind you the two 'step-sisters' are princesses! I heard from the LIVE broadcaster that the head-piece of the the princess (in peach colour) was designed by a well-known designer (I couldn't clearly hear the name).