Footsteps in the Mirror

Home Is Where The Food Is

Edrei — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:19:21 +0000

The only problem with living in Australia is the lack of good food around. Australians aren't really known for their culinary prowess, and when you live inland Australia, the amount of people that appreciate good food are almost non-existent. For a foodie like Melissa and myself, this poses a lingering annoyance that spurs our wanderlust in search of good food to eat. For the most part, the foods don't measure up to our standards of experience, but every once in a while we find hidden gems in the places we least expect it. They are moments in which we savour for as long as possible, committing the lingering flavour into our memories and gullet.

Then we repeat the eternal quest all over again. It's a big world after all. So little time, so many things to try.

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Silly Goose

Edrei — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:25:26 +0000

No one can stop us from making silly decisions from time to time. It's apparently in the contract we signed when we entered this world. Yet being the silly goose can also bring about greater opportunities than we could experience if we were straight arrows. You just have to remember that it's perfectly alright to let life take control of your destiny for the moment. It'll never give you anything more than you can handle. The end result of which is a moment in which will almost always be part of a chapter you'll remember to tell for years to come.

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Going For Broke

Edrei — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:37:43 +0000

Picasa kinda went funky a couple of days ago so I couldn't post up a link to my picture after I've uploaded it. Goes to show that even the most unexpected of things can fail, mucking things up for everyone.

Speaking of equipment failure, you should never invest in cheap knockoffs of a good brand, especially when you are dependent that investment to support something far more expensive. While trying to take the previous picture, I needed my Gorillapod, something I got as a Christmas present a few years ago. Unfortunately as it was a knockoff, the hinge broke while I was adjusting it, sending my camera to the ground and causing a bid dent and several other superficial scratches.

Thankfully, the camera lens and screen appears fine and everything else is in working condition; but for the most part, there is a sickening feel of not having your gadgets in good order, like a friend who has been recently left with a bad scar in an avoidable accident. Unfortunately while time heals all wounds, the same doesn't apply to machines, yet. So I'm left with the feeling of wanting a new camera or keeping what I have because I need the money to buy something else.

Going for broke. So much context today.

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Moonshine

Edrei — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:29:12 +0000

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Important Meals

Edrei — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:14:49 +0000

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and even if I do know that, it's not like it's a habit I routinely commit to. Unless of course there is someone I that I have a urge to cook for.

The thing about being a bachelor after all these years was that even though I basically lived on instant ramen turned culinary masterpieces along with all the other geeked out university inspired meals, it did not dull my sense of taste. It was just that I never felt like upping my standard of cooking nor eating at the right hours unless there was always someone around to share in my love for all things delicious.

In a sense, that's one of the few things that Melissa and I share. Our love for food and the eternal adventure to find new and tasty things to savour. For me at least, it's the reality that I now have someone to share my creations with for as long as I shall live. As I've said before, cooking is science for hungry people. Well, you can't have your research validated unless it's been peer reviewed right?

Note: The special bit of the breakfast I made was grilled egg in avocado thanks to a Lifehacker post. Basically you halve the avocado, discarding the pit, then put an egg yolk in the hole after you've separated it from the whites. I took the liberty of putting dried oregano, salt and pepper on it before putting under the grill for 5 minutes of so. Variations to the recipe include sprinkling grated cheese and hot sauce on it. Experiment to your taste, because…science remember? The egg whites can be used in other things, which in my case I just scrambled them and served it alongside bread and fried bacon, which was overkill, but who cares? It's bacon!

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A Bug’s Life

Edrei — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:40 +0000

I don't think I have any special insight tonight that can relate to a photo of a caterpillar. Avoid predators perhaps? After all, it's a buggy life and we do the best we can to survive.

Hey! That's an insight right?

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Reach For It

Edrei — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:44:19 +0000

Some people may call me arrogant for dreaming and daring to reach for what is beyond my grasp, but the greatest pep talk of all is one that challenges you to do the impossible.

The sky is only the limit when you say it is. Thankfully for me, I say it's just another stepping stone to reach for space, the heavens, and everything else that's beyond that.

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Snacking Up Behind Me

Edrei — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:11 +0000

I love cashews. I can go through a packet of them in a day and not realise I just did that. It's like my own little drug, with it being just as expensive as well seeing how most other snacks are a hell lot cheaper. Yet, who am I to deny myself of life's little pleasures? Especially when they are tucked away on a shelf that happens to be right behind me, within grabbing distance. The perfect finger food regardless of whether I'm hanging out on Google+, reading my feeds or playing my games.

Mel on the other hand prefers crazy nuts. Don't ask me how she consumes them. I dare not ask that question myself.

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Perspectives

Edrei — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:39:26 +0000

Things are never what they seem, especially if you have a knack of not using things the way most people do. Yet, despite the ability to pick apart the big picture for the finer details, I never once thought that there is any beauty lost. Even in the smallest matter and under the most polarising light, it's the different façades of a single object that redefines how we see the world and ultimately ourselves.

Just remember even if you're no closed to the infinite possibilities of infinite combinations, you still need a head over your shoulders to do the right thing and see things through. Just that with a different perspective in mind, your right thing to do, may be one of the most interesting things any one of us will ever get to see.

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I’m Not Crazy

Edrei — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:07 +0000

I'm just a little unwell. Turns out, the body does not respond to extreme levels of stress in opposing directions. Give me a day before I'm back on my feet.

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New Additions

Edrei — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:13 +0000

Nothing in life should ever remain the way it is forever. Stagnation is a slow death and nostalgia is just another way of saying what you have now isn't as good as what was once past. Always remember that the world is your sandbox, and everything, not even your memories can be redefined and repurposed into something better than what it originally was.

Hack your life and your world.

It's not just a sacred code that every geek follows. It's another road to a more fulfilling life.

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Not Fonzi

Edrei — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:13:36 +0000

He's not be Fonzi but being cool is still in his veins. After this photoshoot was done, meet the new mascot of my blog. The nude shots will be unveiled when the new blog layout goes live. So stay tuned.

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Nary A Threat

Edrei — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:55 +0000

I've finally got off my butt and started designing the new theme for this blog. Seeing that I've been doing Project 365+1, I might as well redo the site to something a little fresher. Of course, giving it my all doesn't mean that I'll become an expert in web design. I pose no threat to those who make a living off it. It just means that at the end, I'll have something a little less generic and with a little luck, actually decent to look at, yet practical at the same time. You know, keeping with the high standards that web designers seem to be proud of.

That being said, expect a lot of complaints, cheers and queries on my Twitter feed when I'm in the midst of building up the layout. It's one of those humorous things to read when you've got nothing better to do and seeing that I'm trying to redesign my blog, it turns out, I've got nothing better to do either.

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Mindful Rest

Edrei — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:28:51 +0000

No rest for the wicked as they say. I can never find myself in a position where I am doing nothing at all. Not even in my breaks or even my well deserved vacations. As long as I am up and about, I have to do things that keep my mind alert and sharp. For the sake of my sanity and stability, my mind always has to be in focus. The wavering, unfocused mind spells trouble for me in a big bad way. The ways I try to avoid at all cost.

No rest for the wicked indeed. Makes me wonder what they will think of me if they know that I consider sleeping to be a waste of time?

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Data Driven

Edrei — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:03:31 +0000

There will always be days when I miss doing the hard science and not just the usual mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting alongside trying to figure out what's abnormal about the patients to which we run tests on. Being a scientist by name is miles different from being a scientist in heart and career. One day I will return to that life and don the lab coat I was born, raised and refined to wear.

For now, there is always the constant practice for the perfect laughter.

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