Sometimes, what you are looking for is right beside you.

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2012-02-02T19:27:00.003+10:00

Post No: #945

It's been eons since I did a proper post. Well, I guess the content in this post isn't really something that I would often write anywhere but I just need to get something off my mind and where better to do it than here?

So as everyone already knows, I have made the transition from Veterinary Science back into Veterinary Technology so obviously this would seriously affect my future.

Say if I continued living in Australia after graduation then career prospects are pretty good and I can continue to educate myself with Diplomas and certs/workshops so that I can specialize in a certain area for example Dental assistant, Emergency and Critical Care, Anesthesia Technician, Radiology Technician etc. I could potentially earn quite a good income working as a Tech.

So what am I worried about? Well, first of all, Veterinary Technician/Nurse/Assistant are not in the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for Skilled Migrants, and I seriously doubt that it would be on the list anytime soon as there isn't a lack of Vet Nurses seeking work in Australia.

Some late night mulling and searching on the Immigration website turned up the only way I would be able to work in Australia, and it's not a permanent solution. The Business (Long Stay) Visa is my only method of remaining in Australia, but I would have to find an employer that's willing to sponsor me (at AUD$49, 330 per annum) and honestly the odds don't seem that great because current Vet Nurses/Techs don't really earn that much.

Then you might say "Just come back to Singapore and work here!"

Well, prospects aren't good;
1) Veterinary nurses/technicians in Singapore don't really earn much. Most job offers require you to state an "Expected Salary" and I have no idea what the average salary for Vet Techs are here. Though I did see a job opening offering between $1200-$1800 depending on experience, which is too darn low.
If anyone has any idea regarding market rates please help me out, the only information I have is off the TP website for the Dip. in Vet Tech which says that avg income for graduates = ~$1700.

2) The number of job opportunities are really low.
3) There are limited opportunities for further education/training.

Now that you know what I am worried about, I can continue with the rest of the story.

The only occupation that is directly related to working with animals in the SOL is a Veterinarian, and I honestly don't want to go back there. It would be stupid and I can't really tell my mum "Hey, I wanna go back to Vet Sci! Can I get almost $50,000 per year for another 4 years?" 0.o"

So to increase my chances of being employed in Aus under the Business Long Term visa, I need to be able to specialize in a certain area of Vet Nursing but to study the Diplomas I have to be employed by a clinic, and to be employed by a Clinic I need to hold the visa first, so that's a stupid cycle right there.

So considering other areas of animal studies I am interested in; Animal Nutrition, Genetics, Animal Behaviour and Welfare etc....I can aim to get a Master degree in one of those but again, it's not in the SOL and job opportunities seem to dwindle the more specialized the degree.

Am having a huge headache over all of this. Arrgh~

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-944-

2012-01-29T13:07:00.003+10:00

有时候回到新加坡真的很烦
没有一天是平平静静的
三天一大吵，每天一小吵
一定会有人在大吼大叫，不然就会有人惹是生非

回到来想和大家一起吃饭都难
不是有人没到或迟到, 不然就是不想和家里的人吃饭。。。
都是一家人，有必要闹那么僵吗？！

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帮一个人要先看他有没有要你帮忙，不要帮人还被人家嫌你罗嗦嫌你烦，这样真的会觉得自己吃饱太闲没事找骂。悲哀哦~~

943

2011-08-03T14:20:00.003+10:00

Post No: #943

Well, it's been a shitty 4 months so far~

Remember last post where I talked about losing my passion to work with animals and whatnot? I realised that's not the case.

Many things have happened since my last update:
-I QUIT VETERINARY SCIENCE!
-Transferred back into Veterinary Technology (BAppSc)
-Phoenix finally got a job-ish
-Went back to Singapore for holidays and only met up with people...once?
-Yang Hao and Joe graduated!
-I moved house, and I still don't have internet or phone connection at the new place~

First things first, I transferred back to Veterinary Technology from Vet Science, I know it's the right thing to do and I have never been so sure of a decision in my life so far.

It's been tough in Vet Science; struggling with studies and doubting my abilities to be able to help animals after graduating (if I graduate). I don't know what got into me when I got into second year of Vet Science, I just seemed to lose all interest in what I was studying and wanted out. My parents wanted me to stay on, and so I did, using 3 years to study what people do in 2.

I knew that Vet science wouldn't be easy but I guess I wasn't prepared for how difficult it would be, especially after I had to re-do a course and didn't know anyone in that year. Because Vet Science is such a small program (100+ students a year), everyone knows everyone in their year and coming in when they all have their own little cliques isn't the best.

People might think I am quitting cause I think it's too hard (well, come to think of it, maybe I am), some will say I am wasting my parents money cause they spent so much on paying my tuition fees for Vet Science (but if they continue to pay for 3 more years od around AUD45,000 a year when I am not going to do any better, I am wasting less this way).

I talked to Mum and Dad and they were really supportive. I thought that they would be really angry but they weren't, so I am glad. I was thinking, after graduating from Vet Tech, I can work and really find out what the industry is like, and if I still want to do Veterinary Science then, I would go to another Uni to study it and pay for it myself then I wouldn't be so stressed about letting other people down.

*Mental note: Check out the prospectus of the universities first and see what the courses offer*

I am going to the workshops offered by student services so I can learn study techniques that suit my learning style (apparently I am quite well balanced between learning styles but prefer to learn verbally rather than visually), how to take notes and revise efficiently and how to study for exams (time management etc.). They really help!

I am actually really happy in Vet Tech and I look forward to going to classes instead of dreading to go to them. That's good right? So why do I feel embarrased when I see previous Vet Sci students from my year?

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Phoenix found a job doing fundraising in Toowong Village! I am not sure what cause it's for (some humanity thing). Say hi if you see him, and if you want to donate to a good cause, look for him. The pay's pretty shit if you don't get anyone to sign up though, and it's just for the first 2 weeks after that, he doesn't get paid if no one signs up! =.="

Oh well, it's better than staying home doing nothing~ ^^

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Hao and Joe graduated! And Amanda's here for student exchange! Joe's doing Masters in QUT and Hao's doing Cookery in TAFE now...That means they will still be here for my graduation, I think~

Their parents came over which was quite awesome and great fun!

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I moved house like...2 months ago or something like that. Joe and Yang Hao came over and helped loads! We rented a truck, Phoenix drove and they moved! I didn't do much~ XD Thanks guys!

And until now, I still don't have INTERNET! Which is really shitty. Apparently the cable leading from the main telecom circuit to the units in my compound only allowed 2 of the 4 units to be connected. WTF?! So the contractor went to talk to the rental agent (before the semester break), and the rental agent contacted the owner who dug up blueprints and contacted her electrician who is supposed to sort it out and then discuss how to fix it with the contractor!

More than a month has passed and nothing is done! Went to the rental agent more than 3 times! Arrrgh~ I am going to request that they fix it sometime this month the next time I go. Can I ask for compensation? Like going to uni to use the internet, and the bills that I am still paying even though I am not using the services?!

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Hmm, there isn't much else to update about. Until next time!

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2011-03-30T01:33:00.002+10:00

Post No:#942

Passion by *MichelleRamey on deviant ART

Hmm...Just a little rant in the middle of the night

I seem to have lost my passion for working with animals. Maybe it's the whole "Let's cut up a dead dog (obtained ethically, surrendered voluntarily by owners to the university with full consent of what we are doing to them - more about this later) for prac today and we can see how the muscles/digestive system/nervous system/cardiovascular system works!" in Vet School which equates to not much interaction with live animals.

Now whenever we have practical sessions with live animal handling, especially dogs, all I think of is "I wonder if I will see this dog in the fridge next".

Or maybe it's the whole issue with Vet School trying to push us all into large animal practice, such as cattle, sheep, horses and so on. I mean, like 70% of whatever we are learning is catered towards large animals! I can take 50%, but 70% is kinda too much! We are learning about pastures, then nutrition which focuses more on large ruminants than any other animal.

Just cause Queensland has more small animal practices than large animal practices doesn't mean we all have to be pushed towards the demand market. Honestly, I am not into large animals at all. Seriously. Horses? They are okay. Cattle? Hmm. Sheep? Bah~

Why can't we get to choose what we want to study!? Like maybe we can do 2 years of general stuff, then for the next 3 years, focus more on the area we want to, be it exotics, avian, small animal or large animal! Wouldn't it make more sense to produce vets that are well trained in their individual areas rather than have a bunch of jack of all trades (or animals in this case), master of none vets?

Wouldn't clients want a vet whom is well trained in his/her area and don't know much about other types of animals than one that is mediocre in all areas?

It's called Veterinary Science, not Production Animal Medicine Science for a reason right?!

I wanted to study this cause I like the company of animals and it would feel good if I can make them better when they are sick, especially since they can't tell you what's wrong. But nowadays, all I can think of is how I am gonna tell future clients that I don't know shit about what I am doing or what's wrong with their pet! I am probably just plain stupid or something.

I don't know...I just can't seem to hold on any more. I am actually demoralised.

A Question Of Ethics. by ~nexxxxxx on deviant ART

Anyways, regarding the whole ethically sourced animals. I don't get why the vet school isn't allowed to take abandoned/unwanted animals from pounds anymore because it's deemed as animal cruelty or unethical. The animal is going to be put down anyway, so might as well let vet students learn as much as they can rather than just incinerate it?

Don't get me wrong. If the animals were put down just for our learning's sake, that would be very wrong indeed. But if the owners wanted them put down at whatever cost/reason, or if they were unwanted and had to be put down cause they are vicious or cause they are too old etc. then I don't see the problem in letting the vet students have them and learn more about them.

Previously the school could source dogs from pounds and places like that, but then animal welfare groups stepped in and we aren't allowed to do it anymore. Apparently the universities in other states can do it. OH, and it's just dogs and horses, no one cares about us using pigs or cattle or sheep cause they are production animals? If you are a really animal welfare supporter you should treat all of them equally, not just support the ones you like!

Arrgh...This whole thing is getting to me. Gonna go!

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2011-03-28T03:23:00.003+10:00

Post No:#941

Unlucky Walk-animated by ~tigeress66 on deviant ART

So~~ I have been missing for the longest time ever since I started this blog! I am still alive, barely. So much stuff's been happening to me! It's like a WTF month of March. Murphy's law in action~ So as Gordon Ramsay would say "F*** Me~" *and proceed with facepalm*.

1) Spent money buying new essentials; rice cooker, saucepan, pizza stone & hair dryer!
---- The non-stick lining on the inner pot of the old rice cooker peeled off.
---- Same with saucepan
---- The pizza stone went moudly. I cleaned it!!
---- The hair dryer filter broke.

2) The new stainless steel saucepan got burnt the second time it got used. Had to clean it off with baking soda and vinegar, got really pissed but it's fine now~

3) First time I got a flat tire, and I was late for uni too! Something good came out of it, I learnt how to change tires!

4) Got my new Corolla hatchback in Wildfire red, and drove it down to Brisbane on the first day. Managed to maul a dent that stretches over the middle quarter of the rocker panel/side skirt on the first night while parking at Phoenix's place! Costing me over a grand to replace...

5) Lost the cable that connects my camera to the laptop. Nothing major~ Just annoying.

6) Got my bag taken from Phoenix's room cause he forgot to lock his bedroom glass doors (which leads to the outside). It happened while we were sleeping! Like between 3.30 and 6.30am! LIKE WTF?! It's scary when you think about it. We could have been murdered!

Referring to incident 6, I think the thief is pretty stupid/nice/just wants cash cause...There were 2 laptops, 2 dSLRs, 2 mobile phones and a pile of coins just blatantly sitting there, and he/they didn't take any of those. He/they took my bag, which is worthless, and all I had in there was a bag of peanut M&Ms, my wallet, coin purse and sunnies! The amount of cash in there, probably could hardly afford them a maccas meal.

He/they even took a small pouch, probably hoping to find some money in there, but all Phoenix kept in that were his receipts from last year.

Anyways, we reported it to the police, a patrol unit came and looked around and said they would talk to the neighbours. Then a forensics guy came in to dust the door for fingerprints, he found a couple but we don't know if it's the thieves' or our own. We headed out to look around the area cause they would probably throw stuff away that's worthless.

Found my handbag under a streetlamp at a park nearby, with all the receipts and my sunnies in it. M&Ms were there too...Threw those away, duh~ Then Phoenix found Domo (my coin purse) sitting sadly on a stump so we recovered that too. Gotta replace the stuff in the wallet! IDs, debit cards, licenses and stuff. WHY CAN'T THEY HAVE JUST TAKEN MY MONEY AND LEFT THE WALLET?!

I mean, it's like, they take my wallet with $5 in it, but I have to spend more than $150 to replace all those cards! @!#%^&%&$#!$!$^*$@!$!%&*! A Singapore IC takes $100 and a month to replace! It's just so ANNOYING!

OH and he/they took my glasses too. Wthell do you want with my glasses?! They are so badly scratched that I have a hard time looking through them. ARRGH~

So yeap, FML max pretty much sums up my month of March.

On a lighter note, I think I improved on my photography skills!

Brisbane City by Night by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Bustling City by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Amass by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Gonna have to ring up Singapore's ICA tomorrow to report a stolen ID, get a replacement student ID, replace my QLD driver's license, report my stolen Singapore driver's license, call DBS bank to report a stolen debit card! Oh and I have to go to class on top of all that! Awesome.

940

2011-01-17T03:10:00.003+10:00

Post No:#940

Thank goodness for leftovers in the rice cooker~ XD

I know I haven't been blogging for a long time~ There are many things (happy) going on which I haven't updated about! I guess having a partner in your life means that you have someone to share stuff with, who will ask you what's been going on, and you no longer have an urge to tell everyone what's been going on cause you know that someone is already listening~ (Thanks Phoenix...=])

Anyways, I am back in Singapore! I think everyone who reads my blog knows that already.

Spent New Year's Eve first with Halif, then off to Hans' place for a steamboat session! Not that many people this time, and Hans was urging me to hurry up and head over cause he has no idea what to do with the food and how to prepare the soup base! Stayed there and chatted with the guys + Clarice for a while, then headed back at around 11.50pm, passed midnight on the way home with Mum and Eldest Bro in the car. SAW FIREWORKS being set off, which made my day! I love fireworks, just not the crowds and air pollution that comes with it.

Then it was a couple of outings with Yeleng! Shopping, movies, dinners and lunches! Talked and gossiped loads~ Gotta love her! We saw "The Tourist" and "Love and Other Drugs". The Tourist wasn't as bad as the critics made it out to be, just a little unrealistic in some places, but overall pretty good. Love and Other Drugs was outstanding! I love Anne Hathaway~ She acted as a woman in her 20s with Parkinson's and has mostly good days, some bad days where she will freak and lash out at everyone then start breaking down. I really, really liked that movie!

AND I AM AN AUNT!! My sister-in-law has given birth to a handsome baby boy! Names undecided~ She wants something ending with "ius" for some reason and came up with what my brother calls "Alien names". Oh well, I think he looks like a Matthew or Dylan. I will have a photo up soon, maybe you guys can help come up with a name.

Went and saw Thai Horror Flick "Who R U" with Halif~ Not that scary, more like a thriller. We were pretty much making fun of the movie more than anything, especially when we realised that one of the girls, "Pan", died of dust allergies because the "zombie", which was the lead character's son (that didn't come out of his room for 5 years, and we later realise that it was all "the power of the mum's mind" which ressurected her already dead son), turned into dust after his mum died. Kinda agreed that dying of a dust allergy in a horror flim is one of the most pathetic ways to go~

Guess that's pretty much it for my Singapore trip so far~ Oh and about the first sentence, its just cause I was hungry earlier at around 12.30am and found out that there was leftover chicken rice in the rice cooker!! Bliss at midnight~

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-939-

2010-10-25T06:02:00.002+10:00

Post No:#939

Sydney was fun!! And my parents came after that which was awesome as well, though I didn't get to spend as much time with them (Uni classes already started when they came).

So first, Sydney (no photos as of yet, still got to get a copy of them in Jpeg format)! It was really fun, we stayed at a holiday studio in Dee Why which was pretty far from the city but the studio was really nice and equipped with most things.

Traffic in Sydney is kinda horrible though, and Phoenix was determined to not go on toll roads, though he changed his mind soon enough, it takes like half an hour more to get into the city via the non-tolled ways. Most of the roads in the city only allows you go to straight so you have to go for a really long way before being able to turn around if you went on a wrong road (the outdated street directory given to us by the car rental didn't help much either).

ANYWAYS, other than the traffic and expenses, Sydney is a pretty cool place! Definitely more diverse and busier than Brisbane! I really liked the architecture over there cause it's a good mix of old and new style buildings.

We went to the Taronga Zoo, Sydney Aquarium, Chinatown (they have a restaurant selling a number of Taiwanese snacks and another which sold Taiwanese desserts! Both had mega long lines!), Slide Bar for a play + degustation dinner, Beulah St Wharf for a really nice view of Sydney Harbour + City (but they were selling the Wharf when I was there...), Sydney Harbour itself, Blue mountains + Scenic World and just walking around the City. There were a few other places which I don't remember the name of.

I am so not done with Sydney yet, I want to go again!!! But Phoenix vowed not to drive in the City again (parking is also really expensive) which means we will stay in the city and only drive to Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley and those sort of places. XD

Sydney From Beulah St Wharf by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Echo Point by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

The Three Sisters by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Maritime Museum, Sydney by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Bus Lane by *Snapshot89 on deviant ART

More later! It's almost time for the "Peak internet quota" to be implemented, and ours had been used up so it's at 64kbps. =.="

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2010-10-24T11:58:00.004+10:00

Post no: #938

What on Earth is wrong with some people nowadays?

Apparently flamming your own family on facebook for all to see is something to be proud of!? Using a few thousand dollars on some game is justifiable just cause you are stuck at home on probation?! What, you think using someone elses phone number to pay for it means that they won't know its you?
Are you really that naive to think that the phone bills dont let the users know what they are paying for and that you can lie your way out of trouble? Oh, I know, maybe you are using other people's phone numbers cause if they don't pay for your bill, your line gets terminated but then they can't not pay for their own bills!

Apparently your friends make better family then your parents? Yea sure, try getting them to get you out of trouble, pay for your notorious bills, buy you new laptops, computers, dslr, private school fees, clothes, food and whatever else your parents actually pay for. Go ahead, run away live with them and lets see if you change your mind.

Yes, its never good to hear your own family calling you stupid or an idiot, but have you thought about why he called you that in the first place? And apparently he can't call you that cause he hasn't been to jail nor has he stabbed anyone as you so proclaimed on Facebook? Don't worry about my friends reading this, I am pretty sure your outburst on FB has already caught their attention as most of them know you anyway. And seeing that you are so proud of the actions, you wouldnt mind right?

Do you even know how much grief you have caused mum and dad? Any idea who rings me to cry and exclaim over your matters. Its about time you learnt to appreciate whats given to you. At your age people no longer "screw their own family upside down" let alone on a public network. Grow up and stop acting like a 2 year old.

If you just so happen to see this, I am hoping maybe you will gather some kind of guilt and just stop whatever you are doing before you drive anyone to the grave. If not, then I will probably just see more exclaimations on FB, flamming on my blog and maybe even people waiting to "look for me" when I am back in Singapore!

*shakes head*

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-937-

2010-08-13T12:59:00.002+10:00

Post:#937

EEKS! Lol, seems like having a boyfriend in my like is sucking away my intentions to blog! XD

Uni's been hectic. We had to open up a dog, that was voluntarily dontated to the school for learning purposes, during a pathology post mortem prac in the second week! 0.0"...

Having classes all days except Tuesday and the weekends now, but it's alright cause I get some Fridays off too cause we are divided into groups for our pracs. Then plus Phoenix has classes Monday and Wednesday in St.Lucia so I am getting Calvin to give me a lift to uni on Monday mornings and all other times it's either the dreaded railbus or the intercampus~

I don't even get the genetics part of the course! The notes are sparse, the lecturer talks too quickly and she says lectopia is working but it's actually not! =.="...Annoyed. Why did I take Vet Sci to torture myself!? Bleah...Right, I love animals (*continues chanting in the head*).

ANYWAYS...Went to EKKA with Phoenix, Cindy, Yuki, Andrew and Min! It was alright, met Yang Hao, Chloe, Kit and their new housemate Vivian there later that evening!

Then before that was the greatest reunion of all time in the Tazi history! 13 people at Yang Hao's PLACE!!! OMG~ And he had to cook for all of us! 辛苦你了~ Food was yums as usual, and Joe attempted the steamed fish in foil some days later. Don't wanna know what the outcome was, but it looked real weird when he put it in the oven. >.>

Made a version Teriyaki Lamb for dinner a couple of nights ago and Phoenix loved it! =D

Parents are in Hokkaido! They rang me 2 mornings ago and said "We are at Burberry, anything you want?" and because I was still groggy (just woke up), I said "Burberry? What Burberry? Huh???" It took me 3 minutes to fully comprehend what they were saying. XD But I didn't get anything cause I couldn't see or imagine the designs they have right now, and it's not like I am searching for branded bags online everyday. >.<

Apparently they are coming to Brisbane to test my driving skills before deciding whether they want to allow me to get a car. I said "If you are actually coming, it would snow in Hokkaido when you get there!" XD

And I reckon Joe needs to brush up on his EQ and attitude more. ARRGH, he gets on my nerves so much! It's like when he wants you to do something he can't even say it nicely~ Then he expects everything to be perfect when he himself doesn't really care.

WTHELL, buying 6 boxes of magnum ice cream at one go just cause it's on sale? Did he even consider the SPACE that would take up in the freezer? Yea, we have 2 freezers and all the boxed/processed food in there is his, and he doesn't even finish them before buying new stuff! Where am I supposed to store my things then!? Idiotic.

Okay, gotta get lunch. *stomach rumbles*

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2010-07-08T16:39:00.004+10:00

Post No:#936

I so backdated on so many photos!!! And also a couple of recipes~ XD

ANYWAYS, back from my Taipei trip which wasn't what I expected it to be. Phoenix and Hao would know from my multiple calls! XD

Dealt with my Eldest Brother's Wedding, 1 couple, 2 days, 2 banquets, hundreds of guests, 2 lamed legs and it's over! Banquets were held at the Marriott Hotel Singapore and the food was great. Can't say the same about the service though...0.o"... Lamed legs due to a pair of 2 inch and a pair of 4 inch heels, yup, I am attempting suicide by wearing heels. NO MORE HEELS...EVER! They should invent nice looking flats~

Well, the couple was merry but I was nagged half to death by my grandparents...THEY KEPT FEEDING ME, even when I said no!! Like seriously....>.>...And when I took off my heels, a couple of people went "Why you remove your heels! So 粗魯 (uncouth)!" What!? My feet hurt, and since you can't see that I ain't wearing any shoes under the floor length dresses, who cares?

ANYWAYS, I started working at the Singapore Polo Club, 2nd day out of my 10! It's only from 7am to 10am in the mornings and I might have to stay till afternoon for certain days. Been grooming, feeding, watering and hosing down horses so far. One of them, Perla is rather shy and it took me 20 minutes before she got used to me grooming her. Another one, Piperna is a cribber/wind sucker .
[for the uninitiated, "A cribbing horse will anchor his upper front teeth onto the stall door, partition or post. Then he tenses up his neck and facial muscles, retracts his larynx (voice box), and gulps down air. A wind sucker flexes his neck, gulps air and emits a grunting sound."].

Work has been rather easy so far, I won't call it mundane cause I haven't been doing it long enough but it is definitely not very exciting. My nasal passage has been getting really sensitive due to all the dust and hairs it has been exposed to...*aaahhchoo~*

For some reason, I can't upload photos, so I will be doing that next post! SORRY GUYS~

And I miss Phoenix! He's up in the mountains where there's absolutely no internet nor mobile phone connection! T.T...Only 6 more days till he's here!

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2010-06-19T01:31:00.004+10:00

Post No:#935

Was down with a cold + sore throat 2 days ago. Am feeling better but I didn't study at all yesterday cause I had a headache along with the flu bug.
Currently trying to make up for lost time (yea, I am totally doing that by blogging...XD)

ANYWAYS, I bought both of David Choi's albums off iTunes and am loving it so far! It's really good studying music cause you don't get distracted by the beats/lyrics. =D

Made creamy corn + shredded chicken soup for dinner on Thursday cause I was too sick to cook anything proper, and was craving the same soup my homestay used to make during winter. It's so easy and extremely yummy. Great for cold winters or rainy days...Here's a quick recipe:

Serves: 3 as a main course/6 as a side
Ingredients:
3 cloves Garlic, peeled
1/2 Onion, thinly sliced or chopped
2 tbsp Butter
3 tbsp All purpose flour (more if you like a thicker soup)
1 can Sweet Corn Kernels ~310g
1 can Creamed Corn ~310g
1/4 Roast Chicken (breast part is better), shredded*
2 3/4 cups Reduced Salt Chicken Stock*
1 cup Water
250ml Milk
Salt and Pepper to taste.

Steps:
1) Saute onion and garlic in butter over medium heat till soft but not browned.
2) Add flour and stir till throughly mixed.
3) Add in water, chicken stock and shredded chicken allow to simmer (not boil) for about 8 minutes.
4) Add corn kernels, creamed corn and milk. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
5) Add salt and pepper to taste, continue to simmer till it thickens abit.
6) Serve with crusty bread or garlic toast. Garnish with parsley flakes if desired.

Notes:
- I bought Coles roast chicken and shredded the breast parts by hand. Just take it and pull it apart...I trust you know how to do that. It's okay to throw some skin in too.
- Instead of roast chicken, you can also steam/pan fry chicken breasts and shred it, or just slice some chicken breast and fry it together with the onion and garlic in step 1.
- You can use 2 3/4 cups of water + 2 chicken boullion cubes instead of 2 3/4cups of chicken stock.

*I will take pictures when I make it again. Probably soon*

ALRIGHTS, back to Biochem.

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2010-06-11T05:59:00.013+10:00

Post No:#934

Yes yes, an extremely late post. Hmmm, I have been slack about blogging, ever since Phoenix and I got together, amongst other things which doesn't include studying~

Hmm, I managed to lose weight and have been keeping if off (despite munching pizzas at the Pizza Cafe where we study) after being committed to Fitness First! Yes, it's not much but I am happy~
And of course good things never last...Just as I am convinced/determined to hit the gym thrice a week, BAM! I am hit with what I think is a strained back. It's like a radiating electric spasm/shock thing that goes from my right hip to mid thigh area. Been 2 days, and I reckon I will be booking in an appointment to see a doc soon.

I am definitely not going to the St.Lucia Health Services after a really retarded misdiagnosis the last time I was there. They just kept assuming that I am either pregnant or have some STI. 0.o"...AND I was suffering from the symptoms; tummy problems, lack of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea and dizziness! Had to test my pee and blood only to find out that they don't know what's wrong with me.

ANYWAYS, the rest of the trip to Byron Bay, NSW! In pictures of course~
So the next morning we checked out and it was sand, sea, sky, rainforest + falls + waterfall through hole in glow worm cave, bad attempts at glowworm photos (springbrook) and back to Bris through GC!

Seafood Paella for lunchies! I am can pronounce Paella properly thanks to Hao! XD

Ha, Phoenix had to drive across this bridge like...3 times before I could take a picture. It's wooden! Held together by nails and meant for cars!

And noooowwww, SPRINGBROOK!

This one is actually a panorama of 2 images....It's small here. But there's another version on my DA account. It was in the "teaser" post for my Byron trip, like 2 months ago or smth! -.-

No, this is not an advert for 3 mobile~ And no, glow worms do not look like the number 3. I just happen to lack a tripod and gained shaky arms even if image stabiliser on because of the super long exposure. (Imagine holding a camera dead still for like...30secs)

Then we headed off to GC for dinner! Korean BBQ...And also the funny incident where I bought 5 cups of Bubble tea instead of 3 and I thought the price was normal. =.="

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And why am I up so early? Well, I haven't slept yet, thanks to the strained back. Can't seem to find a comfy position to fall asleep. Maybe when I am too tired I won't feel a thing, but for now, Mousehunt and Microbiology shall go hand-in-hand.

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2010-05-11T21:27:00.008+10:00

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*Warning...Quota killer post!*

AND the First part of Byron Bay, covering the place we stayed, the lighthouse + walking tracks, lunch, surfers, beaches and dinner~

Stayed at the Chalet Studio @ The Garden Burees~ So worth the splurge. XD, I love that place! It had everything you will need, other than a hairdryer and the check in/out procedure was totally easy. Dinner at Bo's. Walked ages before we found a place that had food we wanted that wasn't too expensive.

Live music + Angus rump steak with roasted vegetables stack~

Then we went off to the lighthouse for abit to see if we can get nice pictures at night. Strong gales made it difficult...

Max Brenner's FTW~ ^^

Slept for 4 hours or so then it's the Lighthouse again for the famed sunrise! And as usual, it was cloudy. BLAH

Then we went on the walking track all the way down and back up steep steps...>.>

Yes, all the way down to the point shown in the picture below`

When we got there, it was splash time! Waves were crashing on the rocks like mad, and the spray got on my lens so like 60+ of my photos were with round blurred orbs on them as I later realised. =.="
Then back up to the lighthouse, down to the carpark and off to lunch we go! SUSHI! Totally yums~
Then we went off to the famed beaches of Byron Bay...Surfer dudes and babes galore + dog walkers~
Stopped at some old rail tracks cause I thought the grasses looked cool against the sunset.

Pizza for dinner! They were one of the best pizzas by far!

We had the Satay Chicken and The Krakatoa (Indonesian style chicken, spicy).

Alright, I am beat. This post took almost 1.5 hours...=.=" Shower and beddytime! The rest in another post!

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2010-05-11T16:20:00.003+10:00

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LOL, I haven't updated my blog in ages...as usual. I have to start uploading, resizing and editing photos soon~

Anyways, Katey transferred her Fitness First Gym Membership to me cause it's the cheaper one, $33.90 a fortnight for a Passport (Meaning I can go to all gyms in Aust except the platinum ones) compared to Joe's $37 something a fortnight for the same membership.

Went home after my first gym session since eons after 1hr15mins with sore arms, legs and sweaty (can't be bothered to shower there since my place is like...3 mins away). AND IT WAS RAINING~ =.=" But it felt good to be exercising again. Going again on Thursday.

Okay, enough Fat talk.

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Phoenix is officially coming to Singapore!! From the night of 14th July till 21st July then we are meeting at Brisbane airport cause I arrive like an hour after him.

*My internet has decided to act up again while I am writing blog...*

More good news! I have been approved to do my Equine (horse) pre-clinical experience at the Singapore Polo Club! ^^ Gonna do 10days there and finish up that part of my pre-clinical. Then I have 2 weeks sheep + 1 week beef cattle (or vice versa), 1 week dairy cattle and 2 weeks of whatever I want to do left. Thinking of Singapore/Australia Zoo but Phoenix said Australia zoo only lets us clean poop...So maybe Seaworld/Dreamworld instead.

Internet's acting up so I won't bother with pictures just yet~

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2010-04-30T12:23:00.000+10:00

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A couple of teasers from Byron Bay trip~

Growing by the Tracks by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Lambency by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Natural Arch, Springbrook by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

In Gatton right now, don't have my laptop with me so I can't edit or upload the photos. ^^

Kit's birthday dinner tonight!

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2010-04-21T11:22:00.003+10:00

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Woke up too early, slept too late~ =.="........SHO SHWEEPY~

Phoenix has classes at 8am today and mine only starts at 12nn.
I am hungry.

Anyways, been trying to get started on the BIOC "Advances in Membrane Biology" assignment these 2 days and it's just a pain. We have to find a recent paper -article not review- (within 9 years) that advances our knowledge on membrane biology and seeing that I understand next to zero about membrane biology everything seems to make me more knowlegeable/confused.

Browsed through papers for 3 hours with the reactions "Nope", "WTH is this" and "Eh.....0.o"". Finally settled on one about the effects of morphine on the receptors of the central nervous system, hopefully it's alright.

HUNGRY~ *yawns*

>.>

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2010-04-19T10:47:00.012+10:00

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In Gatton right now, just finished my Immunology and Virology Mid-Sem and I reckon I did pretty well! Studied most of the stuff a week ago, then revised a little bit the last 2 days. Joe and Phoenix were nagging me to get some study done last night~ =.="...Joe of all people~

Waiting for Phoenix to finish classes, at 4pm~ *looks at watch* Hmmm, long wait. I should so totally be doing up my notes for parasitology right now, but I can't work out where I left off so I gave up and decided to blog!

Halif is now a relief teacher in Coral! E/A Maths~ Congrats Halif~ Hahas, try not to kill your students or vice versa.

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So after the impromptu trip to GC, we planned a trip to Noosa with Hao and Amanda! =D Wasn't very productive, just the Eumundi markets, food places (big pineapple and ginger factory) and the beach at Noosa, then back to Brisbane~

Selected Pictures! (Big Pineapple, Eumundi, Ginger Factory, Beach)~
It was rainy and cloudy all day and I can't be bothered to edit the photos so bear wiht me.

Lunch @ Eumundi!

You know those 3D arts some artists draw on the ground? We saw one! Still in progess but looks great on photos. Not so real in real-life. And the poor drawing had people walking all over it like no one cared or saw it. =.="

Giger Factory!
I thought the ginger ice cream was yums, but Hao didn't which is strange cause he likes ginger more than I do~ Maybe it's the concept of putting it in a sweet~

Note turtle on Amanda's head~ XD Cute!

They had Paddington Bears for sale! Love Paddington, but didn't get one...Too expensive

Lolly shop with the best tasting macadamias ever (yes, misleading picture of lollipops) that are probably the most expensive ever too~

Focus on the fingers. (I kept typing figures) Hao walked up and said "See, Australia zoo!" Cockatoo, Platypus, Croc, Turtle and Emu~

NOOSA!
And then back to Brisbane~ ^^
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Ok, time to get back to work even though I am famished~

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2010-04-17T17:44:00.013+10:00

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YIKES~

It's been more than a month since my last update. Yes, I am still well and alive despite some things that have happened this last month not to mention that I am absolutely broke for April due to one too many holiday "getaways".

ANYWAYS, too many things have happened. Let's start with the half-day trip to the Gold Coast before the 10 days easter break.

So, Phoenix and I decided to go on an impromptu trip to GC because we were absolutely bored in Brisbane + we had a craving for Milk Tea from Hazel Tea Shop + the Ripley's Believe it or Not Odditorium that just re-opened in Surfer's Paradise.

Stopped at Mount Tamborine for lunch cause we missed it the previous time. I find it rather quaint and the shophouses were of interesting colors that you don't normally find houses in, like green, pink, blue etc.

Well, the photos have just been resized and here they are:

These 2...stuffed puppets were sitting at the cafe entrance where we ate. I was a little freaked out when I realised what they were. *Permanent patrons of the cafe*

Chocomellocino; Hot Chocolate + marshmallows and a shot of coffee (that I don't taste at all) Totally yummy~Superb pumpkin soup!

Salmon Pasta: Smoked salmon, mushroom, avocados and cream sauce

Tamborine Pasta (Macadamia + mushroom + avocados + cream sauce)

I like this sign! So cute~

We totally agree~ (One cannot Think Well, Sleep Well, Love Well if one has not Dined Well)

And then there was a cuckoo clock shop, with walls filled with cuckoo clocks!

XD, long lost brothers~

Finally got to GC about 30 mins before Hazel Tea Shop closed, had our drinks then headed to Ripley's. I find it quite an interesting place, but if you aren't interested in odd facts then you will probably find it boring. Just a couple of the more interesting stuff:

Dinner at a Korean place, then back to Brisbane! Most places were closing by the time we got out of Ripley's at around 9 pm.

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2010-03-20T12:13:00.004+10:00

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我握的，不是我想握的手
Hahaas, I know I haven't updated in eons~
我躺的，不是我喜歡的胸口
Been busy trying to catch up in uni cause I am such a slacker, am I not? Well, having 4 hours of BIOC lectures in a day isn't helping my absorption, but is killing me instead.
我看見的，是別人的臉孔
Then there is the whole parasite collection thingy where we have to get a minimum of 5 parasitic worms and maximum of 3 flies (total 10). =.="
我夢見的，也只有他
But I must say, I am having it easier than those that are taking all 4 courses this sem. Neuro is a killer~
但在我身邊的，不是他

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2010-03-11T01:25:00.005+10:00

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Uni has started for a week already and the 2nd week is coming to a close. Joe's back, we got a new stove and everything is in order. Phoenix is back and so is Kin Fatt~ A Brissy Tazi Reunion is in order people!!

Something's been messing with my head these couple of months, most times I am perfectly fine, being the funny, retarded me that most people know. Other times, when I remember stuff or start thinking about stuff, I just get really confused~ In Singapore, there was still Yeleng, Hans and sometimes Halif to help me out with these things, but in Aust, some/most people don't really have an opinion to give me regarding my problems.

Don't be mistaken, a listening ear is always awesome to have, but sometimes I need an opinion to form my own opinions cause there are just so many things I can't get my mind around.

謝謝你幫我打了預防針~ These heart-to-hearts might be rare between us, but they are treasured and appreciated, I am thankful that you are still around despite all that has happened.

呆阿莫...XD

I think another dose of Bobby's prescribed medication is going to be needed sometime soon~

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2010-03-01T23:14:00.002+10:00

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No, I have not edited/re-sized any of my photos that I took in Singapore~ And that includes the CNY ones....Which I somehow think are still in my camera (hopefully).

School's just started!!

Went for a 2 hour lecture today, and had to get ready to be picked up by Calvin by 6.25am, and I couldn't sleep till the clock hit 4am so I was waking up every few minutes or so cause I was afraid of oversleeping! The fact that both my "super-duper-noisy-bell" alarm clocks aren't working doesn't help much. BOTH OF THEM! AT THE SAME TIME! =.="

Spent most of the last week back in Brisbane watching DVDs with Yang Hao, I think we rented like...10 or so DVDs just for that week~ AND I still haven't unpacked yet, *stares at luggage then at wardrobe*, there just isn't enough space. Gotta get that drawer from Ikea soon~

NO CLASSES TOMORROW!! Am going to clean my house inside out (or so I say) and buy somemore groceries/stationeries! It's been raining almost 24/7 these couple of days and according to the forecast it will be like that for the rest of the week. Gloomy first week of classes it is~

I MISS TAIWAN FOOD! Yang Hao taught me to make "pseudo"-蔥抓餅 & 蛋餅 with the frozen Roti Canai pieces I have in the freezer (pack of 30, lasted me almost a year now...=.=), and I found my favourite brekkie drink too! 麥香紅茶 for the win~ Now I just gotta find me some 仙草奶茶.

Anyways, this is just a short update so I will be blogging again hopefully tomorrow after I finish cleaning the place.

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2010-02-27T10:10:00.002+10:00

Post No:#924

SCHOOL'S STARTING SOON!!!!!

I am so not ready to start travelling to Gatton back and forth 3 times a week, but what's done is done and I am not moving to Gatton, at least not during these 2 years that I am doing my 2nd year~

Classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8am, 11am and 9am respectively. Shouldn't be too bad!

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2010-02-16T05:51:00.002+10:00

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I swear, scary cabbies are seriously freaky! I mean, you are like stuck in the car with them and pretty much can't do anything about it when you are on a highway/expressway cause they can't stop and you won't be able to get another cab!

Hate scary cabbies, it's either what they talk about, their tone or their driving!? WTHECK!? Just met one when I one the way home today that has freaky topics, tone and driving skills! =.="...

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Happy Chinese New Year Everybody!!!!
祝你們：虎年行大運，恭喜發財，事事順心，身體健康~

CNY's been hectic this year with Grandma down with Pneumonia. Had to cook on the second day for visitors cause Grandma was admitted to the hospital on the 14th~ Wishing that she will get well soon~ ^^...

Hans and Yeleng came over to visit~ ^^

Phoenix is all the way somewhere in China~ T.T.....And his phone is running low on battery cause they forgot his charger. XD

And it's like 6 days till I am back in Brissy! I am torn between wanting to head back and wanting to stay!! My parents, grandparents, buddies and doggies! T.T~

Anyways, it's bedtime, just wanted to update a small bit, photos of a few events and the visit to the musuem soon~ ^^ Hopefully

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2010-02-12T04:11:00.002+10:00

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Feelings by *djwedo on deviant ART

You know that feeling?
That when you want answers yet they can't be found?

the end by *meppol on deviant ART

I once ever said that people always have a choice.
I asked you once, asked you twice...but the answer always disappoints.
Seems that it might not be true!
You always say "hmm, I don't know" or "issit really important?"
Things may rank differently with different people~
Of course it's important! I won't ask if it's not.
Sometimes I don't even know what I want.

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2010-02-08T20:05:00.002+10:00

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Hmmmmm

Stuck at mum's office now~ Eldest Bro brought rojak~ =] Went out with Yeleng earlier, supposedly to get her CNY clothes but I don't think we were very productive at all. XD

Still waiting for my clothes to arrive for Taiwan, bought 3 tops from Flesh Imp (Yes, I am FLMP siao!) and couple of leggings from Marks and Spencer cause I am kinda afraid that the clothes might be late then I will be in a sticky situation. Hmmm, went out with Mum and Elder Bro (Jason) on Saturday afternoon to get his clothes and my shoes, then in the evening Jason left and my eldest brother came and joined us to get his clothes. XD...Shopped loads that day, but not for me~ =.="

Bought another pair of shoes from People's Park (Chinatown) on Sunday with parents and eldest bro, cause I wanted something other than sneakers. =D...Shoes this year are black and flat. You know how sneakers have a thicker bottom so you end up slightly taller? The shoes I bought this year have really thin bottoms~ Not that I mind cause I am more than tall enough. xD

Dinner at parents' Jap restaurant tonight! And I don't have my camera AGAIN! =.=" And I still haven't finished the brochure cause the photos are U-gleh! >.>....

Anyways, I don't think there's much else I can update about. Photos of shopping spree up soon!

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2010-02-05T00:53:00.006+10:00

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=D
I got a new haircut and color! My eyes look totally weird in the photo~ No eyelashes what so ever.

Hmm, the other stylist, Edward (my go-to stylist is Wini, but Edward's really cool too!) was talking to me and he said that he wanted to trim my eyebrows. XD, he did it with a razor blade and the styling scissors with a comb (like old school barbers doing those "slope-up" hairstyle for school boys). No pain whatsoever and looks pretty good! Hahas, he's awesome.

Color's dark burgundy brown I think. No highlights this year and didn't update my perm cause my scalp's getting abit sensitive so did a scalp and hair treatment...hmmm~ It seems to be working well, losing less hair already~ XD

*Done at Estique Salon, Pacific plaza level 3 look for Wini or Edward*

Gonna go shopping with Yeleng tomorrow cause she's looking for CNY clothes, mine are coming from Taiwan~ ^^ Might visit Flesh Imp cause I saw a couple of their tees online and they look pretty nice. Then might get a fliter for camera lens as well and liquid foundation which is running low.

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Just finished watching K-Drama Boys Over Flowers, I know I am really slow. XD, I like the songs! And I like Kim Bum (Yea, Kim Bum...like Kim's Butt =.=), he's mega cute!

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CNY is coming!!! Hmmm...Time for getting red packets in exchange for being "insulted". =.=...I already have the top 3 things people will say to me listed out.:

1) WAH! You come back already ar? When are you going back? How long more have you got to stay there?! *reply: 4 years* SO LONG AR?! Aiyo~~
2) Wah, still very big hor? Never go on diet ar?
3) Wah~ Very long never see you already leh! Grow up already hor! (Grow up can be equate to grow bigger cause both is 長大)

=.="...I hate CNY

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2010-02-03T15:38:00.003+10:00

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Daddy wants me to make those A4 sized, folded brochures for the restaurant. >.>

Am pretty much stuck with the conventional designs with a zen-typed feel to the background and stuff.

I wished I paid more attention in graphic design classes now....Wait...I never had graphic design classes, only drawing and product design classes. >.>

I still remember I can't draw to save my life. Must be lucky that I just gotta arrange stuff on the brochure and not actually draw anything~

I do like graphic design, it just takes a long time for me to complete anything other than blogskins. Talking about that, it's time for a new blogskin no?

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2010-02-02T03:52:00.001+10:00

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Lollipop is spelt as C-H-U-P-A C-H-U-P-S...

I want choc-banana flavour...
Hmmm, Pizza Cafe's Pizza...

Just Hungry~

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2010-02-01T08:48:00.002+10:00

Post No:#917

Lost room by =fogke on deviant ART

^^ This got me thinking...
Sometimes, you know something won't work, yet you still wanna give it a try.
It's fine until, you know that you were right to begin with...

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2010-01-30T04:42:00.004+10:00

Post No:#916

I doubt if I will be updating on HK and Taipei cause I already have all the photos up on Facebook. Hmmm...

They were both fun, but I think I still prefer Taipei, less crowded....XD

Anyways, a few of the choice photos~

Dan Shui, Taipei by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Jiu Fen, Taipei by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Sunset on the Rocks by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Sunset in Tai'O by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

The Peak, Hong Kong by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Click to go to the DA page where you can see it in full view~

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2010-01-06T02:50:00.002+10:00

Post No:#915

Hosts (Hao and Phoenix) - Check
Camera - Check
Plane Tickets - Check
Accommodation -Check
Itinerary - Check
Winter Jackets - Check
Clothes & Tolietries - Check
Glasses - Check
Adapters - AH SHIT!!! Shall buy them from the airport
Cash - Neh Neh~~~ Exchanging at airport

Looks like I am just about all set~ And according to Joe, I might just see his sister today at the airport as she happens to be working! ^^ At least I can say "Hi" cause Joe says that his parents are rather busy so it's probably better if I don't go over. ^^

ANYWAYS~ I am gonna finish packing my toothpaste and see if I can get another bottle of shampoo, the current one is rather big~

*waves*

Just 5 more days~

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2010-01-05T12:23:00.004+10:00

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Spent some alone time yesterday after I took the good ol' camera for cleaning and the lens for repairing. According to Canon, the problem with the lens not focusing at all is weird cause normally what happens is that the lens still does Auto-focusing, just that it's not focusing on the right thing or the focusing is off, mine just doesn't do anything "basically nua-ing".

They said that the camera will be ready by Friday, lets' hope they are right or I will have no photos whatsoever from my Taiwan-Hong Kong trip cause I didn't bring my compact camera back from Aussie. 0.o"

Went to shop abit at VivoCity after that, it's still huge but there were less people around, thank goodness. I really dislike crowded areas where people bump into you, then you gotta squeeze past everyone and there will be the occasional person who doesn't seem to ever hear you say excuse me until you shout at them (then they stare at you like you are some alien).

ANYWAYS, bought 2 pairs of jeans from Levi's cause I noticed that I only brought 3 pairs of jeans back from Aussie which isn't enough for my 11 winter days. PLUS they took $100 off the bill cause they are having a promotion where you gave them your old jeans (any brand) and they will give you $50 per pair.

Went to Bakerzin for lunch, saw that they have Linguine Vongole and almost drooled in anticipation. I love Linguine Vongole (aka Linguini Pasta with Clams), and Bakerzin didn't dissapoint. With the amount of clams in the dish, the price was totally worth it. It wasn't that expensive either.

The clams and pasta were cooked just right. When fresh clams are overcooked, they tend to shrink in size and become tough to chew on, but the ones here were cooked perfectly! (And the fact that none of them were sandy was a plus point).

The sauce (or gravy) made from clam juice and other ingredients (butter, garlic, chili, white wine and other herbs) had me literally slurping down the pasta, I almost wished I had some ciabatta bread to mop up the remains of the clam juice (I drank it with a spoon instead. XD), it was THAT yummy.

Hmmm...I would like to have somemore linguine vongole right now please and thank you! ^^

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2010-01-03T03:01:00.008+10:00

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Okay, I totally gave up on writing the Cairns roadtrip. Check out the photos on FB instead. XD Yes, sorry I am a big fat liar. >.<" But! To make up for that, I have photos from another trip! Gold Coast with Phoenix. Stayed at Vibe Hotel for one night, enjoyed GC Hinterland area while driving there (didn't actually find Mt Tamborine, but that means I get to go again! XD), lunch, Hazel Tea Shop (for Bubble Tea), dinner at Peter's Fish Market (a small episode when both of us didn't have enought money to pay for the food, ended up with telephone banking to get enough money into my account 0.o"), Max Brenner's then walk along the beach at night.

2nd day, shopped around Surfers for abit then went abit further down to I think it was Coolangatta (it's the southern most suburb of Queensland, just bordering New South Wales! You can literally have a foot on each state at once~) and the beaches there are absolutely beautiful! Drove back for Hazel Tea Shop (more Bubble Tea!) then it was back to Brisbane to send Reiko to the aiport and to pick up Vanessa so she could stay over.

^^ Photos!

Will be (hopefully) updating about Grandma's birthday and the New Year's Eve party/steamboat at Hans' place! ^^

7 days till Taiwan and 12 days till Hong Kong! Can't wait!
Mum's helping me book hotels through Chan Brother's Travel cause I don't have a credit card. Epic fail~

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2009-12-28T14:22:00.002+10:00

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Okay, let me rant about SIA first before I do my Cairns trip on the next post.

So, I went to Singapore Airlines Ticketing Office in Ion Orchard to purchase my tickets going to Taipei and back from Hong Kong cause I don't have a credit card and I am using my Mum's card.

Reasons why I didn't buy it online with my mum's credit card: Because SIA requires you to sign a IOL/consent form thingy if you are paying but not travelling, which is a pain in the ass.

Anyway, wanted to get the tickets from the office and before processing the ticketing lady said "Oh, if you are purchasing from us, we have to charge you an additional $75 so it's more expensive than the $818 you wrote here." I stared at her and said "$75?! Whatever for?!" And she just said "Cause we are the head office so....." and I said "This kind of thing never happened when I was in Australia. Forget it, I am going to buy it online."

Mum asked about the IOL thing and she said that we have to go back there after we buy the tickets online and they will verify the card and give it to us. And I remembered seeing something about an electronic IOL so I asked her since there's no way I am going back to that office and she said "Oh right, yes, you can do that..."

Mum and I both said a version of "What's the point of having this office here, if people can buy their tickets online without being charged an extra $75?! It's a head office, all the more reason they shouldn't charge an extra transaction fee. You are just getting money off people that either don't have a credit card or internet or both!" All she could say was "Oh, we have internet facilities outside if you want to use it to buy the tickets."

I might be speculating here, but because I already checked the prices online and gave her the slip of paper to book the flights for me with the price written on it, then she tells me about the $75 fee. So I am thinking, if I hadn't know the price, would they still tell me about the transaction fee or not?

It's $75!? I can understand if the transaction fee was less than $10 but $75?! No way in hell am I paying for that~

After the lousy/cheap food and this incident. Singapore Airlines has made an impression on me, sure, it's the economy crisis (which I thought was over cause I heard it on the news) but must you do this?

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2009-12-27T23:40:00.000+10:00

Post No:#911

WHEE! I AM BACK IN SINGAPORE!!!
-And super backdated on blogposts~ I know I know! I was just so overwhelmed by the whole relationship thing. 0.o"...Yes yes, an excuse, but a good one~ XD-

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ANNNNDDD!!! I am going to Taiwan and Hong Kong in January! In about 2 weeks time, I will be in Taipei on Sunday (10th Jan) with Yang Hao playing host!
Not sure where I am staying though...Chef Hao, if you are reading this, haul your ass online sometime at night sometime after Tuesday or drop me a FB msg!!! And I have a Christmas/New Year present for you as well~ =d

Then on the 15th it's off to Hong Kong I go to see Phoenix! He's heading back from Aust on the same day, and our flights are only 10mins apart with me touching down first! We get to see each other before even getting out of customs. XD I miss my XOXOs~ Probably staying over at his place~ ^^ My Cantonese sucks...Someone help me~ DISNEYLAND!!

Heading back to Singapore on the night of the 21st. So it pretty much means I get 5 full "useable" days in each place.

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The day before I got back to Singapore -23rd Dec- I got really sick, and I am guessing it's a type of stomach flu or food poisoning. I woke up really tired, with a headache + unsteadiness when I walk + bloated tummy + slight fever and really bad nausea which I suspect was from the too many cream cheese + rice thins I had the night before. Blargh, I will never look at either of them the same way again.

Went to the pharmacy and they said that I need prescriptions for any anti-nausea pills, so I went to UQ clinic. Spent 30mins at the sick bay, sleeping, then the doc came and saw me, found the symptoms weird, sent me back to sick bay and she wants to do a urine and blood test + give me a maxalon (or smth) jab. Got Phoenix to come in to accompany me...Injection hurt like hell, blood test stung...I hate needles and the room was bloody cold, froze my butt off.

Then they still couldn't find what's wrong with me and asked weird questions that seem to have nothing to do with my stomach or nausea. 0.o"... Gave me anti-vomit pills and something for anti-dehydration, then I was sent home to feel miserable. Took an anti-vomit pill and slept the rest of the day till dinner time (with Phoenix nearby using his laptop), and I still felt really sleepy. Must be some really powerful sleeping pill. 0.o"

Phoenix took us to Brisbane Powerhouse for dinner, the food was really good but cause I was feeling really sick, I only literally ate 2 mouthfuls and wanted to puke. What a waste...And the view is really awesome too! Sigh~ he says we are going there again though, so I will wait till then.
Got home, made a strange but yummy concoction of porridge that I added dried shrimp, salt, sesame oil (just a drop), beaten eggs, then Joe's 甜酒豆腐乳 and 肉鬆. Felt much better after that, prolly the 甜酒豆腐乳 (ultimate comfort food for the sick asian). Fell asleep in Phoenix's arms then woke up to continue packing my stuff, left for the airport, had brekkie, last XOXO then boarded the plane and back to Singapore I came, still feeling rather sick.

Surprisingly, the food on the flight this time SUCKED! I always loved SIA's food cause they were normally pretty good. This time I had the Scrambled Eggs with Bacon and Baked Potatoes for the LUNCH (it's more like Continental Breakfast, the other choice -Chicken Noodles- were out) and it was just gross, the eggs were powdery and tasteless, bacon was tough. The Aussie that sat next to me left half of it untouched as well.

The refreshment was either fried rice or pie. Should've gone for the pie...Fried rice was too oily, too salty and really dry! Even I make better fried rice than that.

SIA has been getting on my nerves. Will post the reason next time! Stupid redundant SIA head Office at ION Orchard. =.="

ANYWAYS...Sorry about not updating on the Cairns trip yet. I promise I will! Tomorrow, before my grandma's birthday dinner I will update on Cairns even if it's just abit!

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2009-12-13T23:42:00.002+10:00

Post No:#910

HAPPY~

Anyways, Biol exam on Wednesday and Reiko's graduation also on the same day. Then we are going to Gatton on Thursday for Yen's graduation. Then on Friday it's off to Gold Coast with Phoenix till Saturday! =D

Looks like my week is pretty packed eh? xD

Singapore in 11 Days or so!!! YAY!!! =D

Enjoy these 3 photos~ Phoenix took the 2, and I took the one with the champange glasses with the sunset in the distance (during the Undara trip~)

Good night people!

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2009-12-12T16:37:00.003+10:00

Post No:#909

I haven't updated this blog since FOREVER!!!

Roadtrip was so awesome, I am glad I went! ^^...And everyone probably knows by now, I have ditched my single status and am officially a double! XD It happened during the trip, 1st Dec...^^

ANYWAYS...I haven't edited the photos yet, except for the ones I have already uploaded to DA so here are some of them:

Railway by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Ellinjaa Falls by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Pastures by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Chevron by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Wind Turbine by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Windy Hill by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Little Creek by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Ups by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Black Lagoon by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Nature's Window by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Tropic of Capricorn 02 by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Tropic of Capricorn 01 by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

=D, Not in chronological order~

The trip had plenty of walks/hikes and backpackers aren't as bad as I thought they would be. Except that we only really stayed in one backpackers hostel, a couple of caravan parks (the cabins), and a few motels. OH and a cabin that's converted from train carriages, that was pretty cool except it didn't have air-conditioning....

Will be getting some photos from Phoenix before you guys scream at me for not having any shots of myself...XD

Well, I will go back to studying for my supp paper now. I will be blogging about the trip in more detail, with plenty of photos, maybe tomorrow or the day after. ^^ I have like 5.11GB of photos (in their original size) from the trip and I am downsizing them now~

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2009-11-23T21:07:00.002+10:00

Post No:#908

I had the resit for loco prac exam today!!! AND I PASSED! Mike said I did well, but I think he says that to everyone. Everyone that took it again passed too! Happy~~~~
Went shopping in the city after that with Vanessa and Jess to shop for some shorts/bermudas and tees for my Cairns trip cause as I have said and been told a million times, IT'S TOO HOT TO WEAR JEANS at this time of the year! XD

Heading off to Cairns at 10am tomorrow!! Bringing a medium sized luggage cause I can't be bothered to lug 2 duffel bags (1 country road and 1 nike sports bag) and cause I will be bringing stuff like plugs, my hairdryer and my laptop~ =D

Hmmm~ Was gonna buy a book to read on the car too but I totally forgot about it, so I am just gonna bring this other book that I have been taking ages to read~ Maybe I will finally finish reading it cause it's boring but it will be better than staring out the car window, even though I like doing that too...=D

OH!! And I went to 3 Monkeys last Wednesday with Charmaine! Totally forgot to update about that~ XD...Their cheesecakes were pretty good, they have rather large cake servings and I could hardly finish my portion after I had their chicken and avocado foccacia~ The food is prety good though, but I reckon I would still go to Le Bon Choix on Queen Street/Eagle Road for cakes!

Still haven't packed everything for the trip. The stuff I bought today are still being laundered~ Dark colored clothes in the dryer and the light colored ones still in the washing machine...0.o" *yawns*

Sorry for the total lack of photos! But I promise there will be some up while on the road trip alrightys?!

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2009-11-20T17:30:00.003+10:00

Post No:#907

Gonna buy some 3/4 pants, berms and tees from K mart or something tomorrow. It's too hot!!!! @.@

Went for my resit for the digestion prac exam today, Carolyn marked the papers on the spot and gave us back our results. I PASSED!!!!!! So that's out of the way~ Gonna resit for my loco prac exam on Monday (yea, I am pathetic, I failed both prac exams...) Meeting Calvin in the pot room for study tomorrow morning.

Cleaned the house, minus Joe's room cause he's home and he shut his door once I started up the vacumn cleaner. XD

Spent like an hour cleaning the kitchen cause everything was so...sticky! Had to scrub down the stove and the 吸煙器 which was the worst cause I don't think anyone cleaned it before! Maybe Yang Hao at the end of last year? Had to vacumn and then mop the floor, and wash all the dishrags and floormats.

Grilled Chicken & Caesar Salad for dinner. It's too hot to cook anything. I end up dripping with sweat everytime I try to actually cook something. It's kinda too warm to sleep properly even. Only fell asleep at like 2am this morning and even then I kept waking up. =.=

Hmmm...I will update again soon, maybe Monday.

Roadtrip starts Tuesday!! I will still have my laptop with me, so I will update whenever I have internet~ Or I can always borrow Phoenix's mobile broadband thingy.

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2009-11-19T09:01:00.002+10:00

Post No:#906

EXAMS ARE OVER!!!! *Throws confetti into the air*

NOT~

=.="

Well, I have finished my end semester exams, and I think I passed all of them, maybe except one. Fudge...BUT they are not all over cause I still gotta resit 2 prac exams that I failed on Friday and Monday~ Gonna go for revision dissection today~

Ah wells.

He's been pretty nice so I am pretty happy.

Nothing much to update, so I am gonna go off~

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2009-11-12T22:22:00.003+10:00

Post No:#905

BLAH!

2 papers down! 4 more to go! Or maybe I should say '1 course down, 3 more to go!' cause it just sounds like alot less work.

XD

I must say though, I think I passed that course even though I bullshitted my way through 2 questions on todays' exam.
The question that I totally didn't how to do was asking about why mineral deficiency is important in livestock in tropical countries.
And I was thinking "Why the hell is mineral deficiency important?? It's like a major problem, not something that's important for livestock!" and here's my train of thought: Tropical country = hot, humid, rainy = rain = wash away minerals from soil = mineral deficient pastures = mineral deficient livestock...And I said it can be solved by giving supplements. 0.o"...Prolly getting 0 for that~

Then the other question was: Discuss the factors that affect voluntary intake of food by animals. My train of thought: Animal hungry = eat food. Animal sick = don't feel like eating. Young animal = eat more cause need nutrients for growth. Then some other random stuff...XD Apparently 3 of them are right!

Well, that's over, and tomorrow morning at 8, I have blardy cell biology exam! Done the past year papers and the questions were pretty much repetitive so hopefully they are still the same this year, cause I am gonna focus on knowing what was on previous exams!

OK, time to go off...Joe's friend is here waiting for him to shower and then head back to uni to study till tomorrow morning. 0.o"...Crazy accounting people.

Gonna shower, read then sleep...

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2009-11-11T08:28:00.002+10:00

Post No:#904

The more I think about it, the more angry I get.

Why do people never appreciate it when other people are nice to them??
It's like, you ask me to save a seat for you in the library and you say you will come and leave your bag here so I don't have to be totally embarassed when people ask me "Are you using this seat/space?" when I only have like one measly book and a laptop slipcase on the chair.

If you can't be bothered to come in early to save a seat for yourself, why the hell should I save the seat for you when you are only coming in in the afternoon or even late morning while I am here since the library opens!? Sure, I will help you if you live far away like Phoenix in Sunnybank (he still gets here around 9am anyway) but if you are living in Toowong or St Lucia, just come to the freaking library yourself and grab a seat yourself!

Just cause you have a "friend" here to "book" a seat for you doesn't meant that you can come super late or not answer when I call, especially when I already told you to come and leave your bag here cause I don't have enough things to book 3 seats! SO FREAKING ANNOYING! There is NO EXCUSE AT ALL.

Even if you have an exam at 8am, there is a bus coming in early, if the bus is late, you can WALK TO THE FREAKING UNI FROM YOUR HOUSE. So WHY can't you just come and save a seat for yourself, and then I can just make sure your stuff don't get stolen, then go for the exam!?

So, what's the difference you might ask; from me saving you a seat and you saving a seat yourself and me just looking after it. THE DIFFERENCE IS, at least there is a bag/books there instead of just my stuff everywhere! So it looks more like someone is actually sitting there instead of someone is just leaving their stuff everywhere. It makes me look inconsiderate!

Sure, I will save a seat for you if you live far away or you come like within an hour that I get here, but if you are only coming in the afternoon, don't even EXPECT me to do stuff like that for you. ESPECIALLY if you don't reply my texts and don't answer my calls. Why should I be nice to you when you don't even appreciate it!?

GAH! Back to cell biology

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2009-11-09T22:05:00.002+10:00

Post No:#903

BLAH!!

My exams start from tomorrow! One each on: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday then Monday~~ The last 2 are the Prac Exams that I have to resit cause I failed otherwise I would have been done. BLAH

Wish me luck! I wanna kickass and not have to sit for the papers again!!!
Gonna head to the library again tomorrow morning so I can ~~chill~~ revise somemore in the library before heading for exams. Apparently I have to try and get one of 2 group tables on level 2 of the Biological Sciences Library...

It's crazy! During exam period/swot vac, every morning people queue up outside the library before it opens so they can get a computer/study space! It's almost like a whole bunch of aunties outside NTUC/OG/-insert random departmental store here- when they are waiting for the doors to open to a sale! 0.o"...Then when the doors open it's like a stampede of students heading in and grabbing seats/computers/booths!

Ah wells...But then again, the biological sciences library is pretty popular, I guess cause there's lots of natural lighting and cause it's near the bus stop...

Digestion/Physiology exam is on tomorrow! I think I am ready. I am really not stressed out at all, which is pretty strange, cause normally the night before exams I get really stressed out and can't sleep and whatever. 0.o"...Either I am really prepared or I don't know that I am totally unprepared so I am relaxed. >.>...EITHER WAY...I am going to bed now so I can wake up early and be an "auntie waiting for departmental sales to open" tomorrow morning.

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2009-11-07T21:25:00.002+10:00

Post No:#902

EXAMS ARE HERE!!!

Exams start on Tuesday for me~
Not that far away, but I am not freaking out yet, that's either a very good sign, or a very very bad sign. *crosses fingers*

Well, decided to update this poor abandoned blog of mine.
Let's see...

I have been studying pretty much EVERYDAY in the BSL or at the Pizza Caffe on campus, then dinner mostly at Hawken drive.
Whenever Calvin joined us (Phoenix and I) for dinner (twice) it was either Sunnybank (YAY!) or Highgate Hill (DOUBLE YAY!) where we had Japanese cuisine at Sakura~ The sashimi is super fresh and the standard there is the best I've had in Brisbane so far for it's price.

At Sakura, it's like $54 for their set menu which includes:
-Chawanmushi or Agedashi Tofu
-Sashimi Platter
-Teriyaki Fish or Chicken
-Tempura Platter
-Either Sukiyaki or Shabu Shabu for the main course
-Rice and Miso Soup
-Either Green Tea or Vanilla Ice Cream

SUPER YUMMEH~ And Sakura's the ONLY Japanese place I have eaten in Brisbane that actually has TORO (ootoro and chutoro -Market price-). But they were sold out that day...T.T

Totally going back there again. No photos, cause I only had my mobile phone that day and the photo quality is super low...

ANYWAYS
I think I have pretty much tried every restaurant in Hawken Drive, except for Curry Connection (Indian), Persian1001 (Persian duh~) and the Pizza and Kebab place.

I like Edamame (Japanese) and Gregorio's (Italian)
Gregorio's pasta dishes are really yummy, I had the pan seared scallops with fettucine in creamy white wine sauce and for $15 there were like 15 scallops in there!!! Obviously very happy that day. XD

Edamame is a tad too salty for my liking...Somehow the dishes I order are always drenched in the sauce which makes it really salty. But I like their Soba & Tofu Salad with Sweet Basil and Sesame Dressing. It's THE perfect dish for those hot nights~

Yea, my swot vacation is like Makan Week or something. XD

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Studies have been pretty good. I have to look at each subject again before the exams but I am pretty much done with revision. Seeing that I can't input anymore into my limited memory...Sigh... Biochemisty is such a painful subject, it's the only subject I have problems concentrating on cause it's so...Technical and boring!

ARRGH...Gonna go to bed soon. Library tomorrow...

ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE HAVING EXAMS!!!! Kick some ass!

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2009-10-29T23:10:00.005+10:00

Post no:#901

Been spending almost all my time on campus, revising for the EOS examinations.

Already finished revision for BIOL1028, and would just need to look at the again prolly about a day before the paper itself to refresh my memory. Working on locomotion now, origins and insertions of muscles are such a pain. >.>

Thanks to Phoenix, I have been pretty motivated to study. Not that he did anything, just simply being my quiet "study buddy" is enough, cause I study better when there's someone else studying with me that doesn't try to talk or sing or distract me in anyway.

So yea, spent almost an average of 7 hours a day studying in BSL since Monday, then dinner then home for more revision. If I still freaking fail after all this mugging, I will probably just go into depression and switch courses or something. Haiz

ANYWAYS. We headed down to the city for dinner and Starbucks session just earlier tonight, been freaking ages since I last went to the city for dinner or anything else. Went to Madtongsan 1 for dinner cause I haven't had Korean food in AGES and was craving for it. XD Chilled for abit at Starbucks, then he waited for me to catch the bus before heading back to Sunnybank himself. Crazily nice guy~

Might go on a road trip to Cairns with him, Reiko and Reiko's friend, but I am not sure yet. The itinerary looks pretty cool, but I still ain't comfortable with having to stay in backpacking hostels...=.=" We will see~ And it kinda clashes with my birthday too.

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Took a break and read Yahoo TW's knowledge+ groups' essays.
And I quote:
"愛一個人只要靜靜的在他身邊陪伴著他，一丁點都不要佔有，才能夠長長久久的擁有他。"

It's from a 'short-story' called 命運捉弄人, that has 4 parts to it. Check it out:
命運捉弄人 1
命運捉弄人 2
命運捉弄人 3
命運捉弄人 4

I don't even know why I am updating the blog. Am feeling a little down...and confused.
You prolly can tell I am not using any effort to update at all.
BLAH
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And something I am gonna adapt from Yonnie's facebook~
Friend A: "Why do you still love someone that doesn't love you back!?? There are so many more fishes in the sea!"
Friend B: "Just because it's also water, would you drink from the sea?"

And I say..."Exactly!"

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2009-10-27T23:29:00.004+10:00

Post No:#900

900th post! And it won't even be a proper update.

You know what?
I prefer to keep some special friends that way, special...
I don't need or want all of my friends to know each other
I'd rather not all of them were friends with each other
Maybe it's selfish, I know it probably is...
But I just don't want to have no one to go to when I wanna escape from some friends.

It's selfish, but I just don't want my special friends that I normally keep to myself to suddenly know everyone I know and become friends with everyone.
Probably cause I am paranoid. But that's just me.
If I met that friend in, say... a group then I am fine with that. But if I normally hang out with that person alone, I'd rather keep it that way.

And I don't get why girls must all go "OMG!!!! You like him don't you!??!" just cause I started spending more time with a guy. Or they'd go "OMG, he likes youuuu!!!!" just cause the guy's nice or have dinner with me.
Like...WTF? It's just a friend? Guys and girls can be JUST FRIENDS you know? It is actually possible to be simply friends with no romantic feelings involved at any stage whatsoever, and I would know.

IT annoys me when people assume that I am suddenly "involved" with someone just cause I am suddenly hanging out with someone that I never mention. What?! You think it's like a secret relationship? 0.o"...Must be damn stupid. If it was that easy for me to be involved in someone, you think I'd be single since...forever?

Just cause someone is nice to you doesn't mean that like you THAT way. It could be their nature, it could be cause you have something they can use (aka making use of you), it could be cause he was brought up that way, it could be a million other reasons.

And I don't like introducing my "hot" guy friends (if any) to my girl friends (if any) or vice versa cause they'd keep asking "Hey, where's that so-and-so hot person last time??" etc. Mad annoying...I am not a matchmaker...

BLAH.

Is it that hard to have someone to call your own?
Doesn't even have to be a boyfriend, just a friend!

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2009-10-25T22:19:00.003+10:00

Post no:#899

how to fight loneliness by *hotburrito2 on deviant ART

*Photo: A single person bobbing in the vast ocean*

So...How do you fight loneliness?

Sick of my current life
Or the lack of it.

Sick of being ignored and alone,
to the extent of being amazingly happy when someone just talks to me,
even if it's just for a second.
It's almost my 900th post!!! Time to celebrate!
Sick of feeling negative,
demoralised,
lonely,
sad...

The poolside's my friend.
It's peaceful there...

Life is beautiful?

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2009-10-25T00:07:00.002+10:00

Post No:#898

Yep, just blogged a proper post that's below this one.

JOKE POST~ XD

In chinese, found it on Yahoo TW knowledge+~
15,16,17 and 19 are my favourites. XD XD

我的媽呀，快把我笑死了～～
小學生造句
這些造句都是小學生造的

轉自於PTT的實習教師版（studyteacher）
原作BY雅婷

1.沒有...沒有...更沒有...
學校裡沒有流浪貓...沒有流浪狗..更沒有流浪的人...
(你老師我正是流浪教師啊...改到時有點偷偷笑了一下.........)

2.不如
暴力傾向版-- 你不如去死!!!

3.一...就....
一隻娃娃就要一百塊
(學生在教室上社會課，我在後面笑到不行..一整個orz)

4.一時
爸爸半夜一時0分時竟然還在喝酒。
(評:不錯還會畫句點)
一時想不通，開車去撞牆。
(評:應該是想不開吧)

5.一...先....
一馬當先
(真是傻眼 @@)

6.你看
一年級小朋友造：你看什麼看 ! 沒看過啊!

7.突飛猛進
當我回家打開門時，我家的狗對我突飛猛進。

8.照樣造句
例題：你(唱歌) 我(跳舞)
學生：你(好嗎) 我(很好)
(OS:你在寫英文翻譯嗎??)

9.寫出跟數字有關的成語
例如：一心一意七上八下
結果有個小朋友寫：四蛇五路
剛開始完全看不懂，後來才發現
原來是四捨五入阿= =
小朋友...這不是成語，而且跟蛇和路也沒關係

10.永遠...永遠...不曾...
小朋友: 媽媽那麼愛我 ,爸爸也很愛我,他們對我的愛永遠永遠不曾改變.
(呀他中間的．．．當沒看見就是了)

11.欣欣向榮-比喻生長美好的樣子.
小朋友：我的弟弟長得欣欣向榮.
(評：孩子你弟弟是植物人嗎...)

12.謝謝....因為......
小三的男生：我要謝謝媽媽,因為她每天都幫我寫作業......
(露餡了...原來你的作業是媽媽寫的!!!!!!!)
說不定這一句是他媽媽造的Orz

13.皮開肉綻
學生：停電的夜晚，到處很黑，我嚇得皮開肉綻!
（O.S：這……有這麼怕嗎?）

14.一....就....
小朋友：她一接到電話就昏倒了。
(現在的小孩也看瓊瑤嗎?)

15.有的被...有的被...都.....
小朋友：農場裡的雞有的被抓去做雞精，有的被拿去煮雞湯，最後他們都死了。

16.一乾二淨
很乖的小二女生：我把銀行搶得一乾二淨

17.照樣造句
別人都誇我( )，其實我( )
別人都誇我( 很帥 )，其實我( 是戴面具的 )
(評:什麼面具這麼好用???)
別人都誇我( 長得很奇怪 )，其實我(根本不是長這樣)

18.成語填空
有志者（）….照理說是填（事竟成）
結果他給我填（是進城）
我差點沒把剛喝下去的水噴出來

19.[ 能...真是...]--- 正確：能認識你這個朋友，真是我的榮幸。
小朋友造的：小明能長這麼醜，真是他媽媽的錯。
（OS：小明好可憐，常在他的造句裡當悲情人物.......）

20.課本原句大概是：我是 (小鳥 )，想要(飛到天空)
結果小朋友造：我是( 小偷 )，想要( 偷錢 )
他大概想錢想很久了吧= =

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2009-10-24T22:12:00.013+10:00

Post No:#897

BLAH!!
So many things to update on. Start with VET BALL~~~~

So, vet ball, was at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre! We managed to get the Terrace room, which sadly didn't have a view of the river...XD

Anyways, PHOTOS! Well, they ARE up on FB, but just to make this post less wordy~

The 'freakishly' tall Stevo! *Beer sucked, the rum and coke was loads better but costed $7...* I am 174cm and only up to his shoulders or something. 0.0

Mary-Kate and Me~

Ex-Year rep Sarah! (I think she's like super pretty~) and Claire Madden~

Introducing, the emo-Katey~ XD And her bf Andrew in the background...*nom nom nom*

Nanano, Amy and Michelle!!! =D

Very pretty Jiah~ and a very happy Laura that's half cut off~ XD

Freaky boy Angus~ He straightened his freaking hair! And his outfit was like the most "special" one that night. XD, pink BOW TIE~

We got a 2 course meal, a main and a dessert with free flow wine, beer and champange~ The drinks were pretty shit, I mostly drank water. =D

The food was sooooo good though! We didn't get a choice, they just set the food down in front of us and we just ate it or swapped with someone else if we got what each other wanted. I got the steak and it was mad yummy, Katey had the chicken which was pretty good too.

Desserts were either a creme brulee cake thingy that tasted and looked very much like a very rich brownie or a sticky date pudding with ice cream. The sticky date pudding was much much better, but that's what Katey got...T.T...LOL

Then Cathy got abit crazy with Mary Kate~

=O!
Happy Michelle!
Nanano pointing at Michael Noad "Noady" our loco lecturer~

Sarah "Sez" again~ She's so PRETTY~

So yea, at the end of the ball there was a after party, AKA Kick-On at The Fox Bar. XD, Katey, Andrew, Stevo and I were still mingling in the ballroom with a few others then this security fella came up behind us and said "Yea, finish your drinks and head on to The Fox now~" and I didn't noticed him, but the others were abit 'high' and just looked at him, then he went mad and screamed "LOOK, I just told you to finish your drinks and get outta here, I am not F***-ing AROUND WITH YOU people!" and we all got a shock then he like left angrily.

0.o"...Crazy security fella, and Andrew reckons he's either being paid like $10 an hour after 10 or doesn't get paid after 11...xD. Which is prolly true.

Walked to The Fox but couldn't get in cause I forgot my ID and only had my student card...=.="...The others tried to banter with the bouncer but I didn't wanna piss him off so I left. Tried to get Joe to pick me up from the city, cause it was like 11.20 or something and I didn't bring my Go-Card (ezlink) so I didn't want to catch a bus...Caught a cab instead cause Joe said he was gonna sleep. >.>...

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Had horsey handling prac at Gatton yesterday. Was mega boring cause it was pretty much what we did for the horse handling prac in Vet Tech last year. >.>... Sheep handling was loads more fun, got to wrestle and throw sheep and push them down a slide. XD

Got so tanned from sheep and horse pracs at Gatton cause were we out in the sun the whole day, and the only reason I could tell was that there is this white band of flesh around my finger where my ring is, and that the white band of flesh where I have my watch suddenly got paler, or the surrounding skin got darker. =.="...Like 2 shades darker now.

Then cause I wore a cap and shades, my face is like paler ontop and like darker after the bottom of the nose~ =.="...Looks like some gradient shading or something. Blah~

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Went out with Vanessa and Jess today cause I wanted to eat cake. All thanks to that anime, Yumeiro Patissiere. XD, the cakes in that anime look mega-yums!

Had lunch at Ajisen!!! Then I tagged along with them while they shopped in the city for a bit, then we headed to Le Bon Choix Bakery (click for linky) that's at 397 Queen Street. Had 2 mini cakes each cause they all looked really good, then we tookaway 2 mini cakes each as well! XD...I also bough a Ciabatta loaf from them and it's already 3/4 gone cause I just have it with abit of butter for dinner.

PHOTOS~ Van and cakes~

Let's see, starting with the coffee, clockwise: Espresso, Chocolate mousse with Baked Cheesecake centre, Strawberry mousse, Mascarpone coffee and chocolate, Mango Mousse with Creme Brulee centre, Macadamia Mousse with Creme Brulee centre, and the last one in the middle is Mille-Feuille. ALL YUMS~~

I know where I am getting my breads and my b'day cake now...Oh and afternoon tea~ XD

Then at Ajisen~

Van and I! XD

Jess and I~ ^^

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Random notes:

1) I just found out that I can get the internet connection in my unit at the swimming pool in the compound!! Gonna spend loads more time there at night now...=D I love the poolside at night cause it's nice and cool, and pretty quiet as well. And I think the deckchairs are comfy even though they are just wood, and I wont' fall asleep there. XD

2) I finished my Protein Digestion in the Horse assignment!!! =D I finished it at the poolside. XD

3) EXAMS ARE 2 WEEKS AWAY! Mega screwed. Shall spend daytime in the library then night time studying at the poolside~

4) I am tired of cooking...0.o"...Just can't seem to be bothered recently.

5) I am addicted to using the words "Anal retentive/Anal" and "KA-BLAH!" now....XD

Well, going off!

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2009-10-16T01:16:00.004+10:00

Post No:#896

Edit:

Only just had time to read what I blogged last night.

Half of it is deleted cause I feel ridiculous, retarded, re-wadever

Having another Corona, and I should stop blogging when I am drinking...

I drink when I am emo....Or just for social events. That's about it.

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Can't.Friggin.Sleep.
And I have a sheep handling prac for half the day tomorrow, then Samantha's and Huiyan's b'day celebration at Ahmet's (South Bank) tomorrow night.

Screwed...

*I just had a beer that's supposed to help me sleep, but I have a sudden urge to blog. Am prolly going to read this some time tomorrow and go WTF?!*

I hate it when people say stuff like "OH, never ask me!" then when I ask them they go "Eee, I say then you ask..." and keep saying that without answering the question. SO FRIGGING ANNOYING. Then they will go "Too bad~ I have plans/functions/meetings/parties/herpes that day already" THEN YOU ASK ME TO ASK YOU FOR WHAT?! 21664137133613

It's just, too many people have done that, and it gets on me nerves.

I think I really should try sleeping *hic*

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2009-10-12T19:56:00.006+10:00

Post No:#895

Made Honey Tumeric Wings for dinner! They were absolute yums!!! Haven't had such yummy chicken for a very long time` You must must must try it!! ^^

Recipe adapted from Rasa Malaysia
Makes 10 wings & drumlets

Ingredients:
5 Whole Chicken Wings (or 10 middle parts)
2 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Parsley Flakes (or chopped fresh parsley)
1 tsp Blended/Minced Ginger (I use a blended ginger that comes in a tube)
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Tumeric powder

Steps:
-If you are using whole chicken wings, use a scissors and by cutting through the joint, separate the drumlets from the wing. (Yield 10 pieces total)
-Marinate the chicken pieces with all the above ingredients for 1-2 hours. If you are using a bowl, remember to move the wings at the top to the bottom periodically so each wing is completely marinated. Or, if you are using a ziploc bag, just flip the bag over...
-Pre-heat oven to 200 degs celsius. Once heated, place wings in oven (middle rack) and retain the marinade liquid.
-Bake wings for 20 minutes or till cooked, flipping them over at 10 minutes. Before flipping over, brush the wings once with the marinade. Then a couple of minutes before they are done, brush again with the marinade.
-Once done, remove immediately from the oven and serve.
*Wings are cooked once juices run clear.

Do try it! They are really really good, and probably the best BBQ-ed wings I have ever made. ^^

*I am glad Joe's on a diet, cause that means I get to have more wings! Don't worry, I didn't eat them all, I packed half for lunch tomorrow~*

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2009-10-11T00:32:00.004+10:00

Post No:#894

My daily laughs~

Conversation with Joe:
Me: 你是沒有被人揍過啊！
Joe: Eh! 沒有也！
Me: 要不要試一下...
Joe: *結巴* 不然我試試你～試試～再看　
Me: Huh!? *cracks up* 你要講什麼啦?
Joe: 不然我試在你一下, 說成不然我試試你看看...=.=
Me: WHAT?! So wrong! XD XD XD

Translate to Singlish:
Me: You never kena whack before ar!
Joe: Eh, don't have leh~
Me: Want to try?
Joe: *Stammers* If not I try you...Try..Then see
Me: Huh?! *cracks up* What are you trying to say??
Joe: 'If not I try on you, you see how' say until 'If not I try you see how' =.=
Me: WHAT?! So wrong!! XD XD XD

Bedtime!

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2009-10-10T19:40:00.010+10:00

Post No:#893

Made Steamed Prawns for dinner! =D
Recipe~ (Adapted from Rasamalaysia.com)
*click on image for large view~*

Ingredients:
10 Large Prawns
1 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine
1 tsp Sesame Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

1 stalk Spring Onion, chopped
3 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp cooking oil

Steps:
-Devein prawns**
-Wash prawns, pat dry and season with half the spring onions, cooking wine, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
-Steam over high heat for about 3-5 mins or till cooked.
-While steaming prawns, heat oil in a pan and fry garlic till golden brown, add in rest of the chopped spring onions at the last minute.
-Top the prawns with garlic oil and serve hot!

**To devein the prawns, take a pair of scissors insert it at a parallel at the "neck" area, and then cut through the shell and part of the flesh to the tail to form a slit and then remove the vein.

Easy peasy!

Well, I am going back to my anatomy now~

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2009-10-10T14:50:00.002+10:00

Post No:#892

MLIAs for today!

Today, I was playing the game where my cat will lick my fingers and I try to catch his tongue. After multiple victories I had to yawn. My cat stuck his paw in my mouth. You win Jack-Jack. MLIA.

Today, I bought a variety pack of kitchen utensils. As I took out the extremely large knife, I noticed a label that sad, Warning: Keep out of children. I am hoping this was a misprint. MLIA.

Today, I taught my students the importance of the squiggly line over the n in Spanish (the tilda), because it makes the difference between "I am 17 years old" and "I have 17 butt holes". I feel as if I am teaching important life lessons to America's youth

Today, my professor handed out a writing guide to the whole class. I naturally looked through it and noticed that he wrote revising a paper is like a condom; not your first priority, but your first obligation nonetheless. MLIA.

Today, I had to babysit my 3-year old neighbor for an hour. Her parents put the channel "Noggin" on before they left so she could watch it. On one of the shows, the main character was looking for a bunch of birds with horns. He asked the kids, "Can you help me find my horny friends?" I have never laughed so hard, ever. MLIA.

Today, I went out for dinner with my family. I noticed that our really cute waiter was wearing a shirt that said "Laugh at my shirt or starve" written on the back. I burst out laughing. He gave me a free dessert and a phone number. MLIA

Today, I was giving a spelling quiz to my second graders. The word was born. My students still get confused with letters at times and about half wrote porn. I am tempted to put their texts in time capsules and send it to them in 15 years. MLIA

Today, I was browsing through my school's library and found that the Bible was in the Fiction section. I go to a Catholic school. MLIA

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2009-10-09T23:59:00.000+10:00

Post No:#891

Taking a small break from studying muscle groups and decided to read some essays on Yahoo Taiwan's Knowledge+ section. =]

I find this one pretty good. Do have a read if you understand chinese~

給在戀愛中及想戀愛的男女。。。

女生的心很脆弱~~~
常因為你的小體貼而感動，如果你一直對我好我可能就會喜歡你

女生的感情很豐富~~~
喜歡你的我，會毫不保留的付出，天真的認為有天你就會懂

女生的心很容易受傷~~~
所以我不輕易說出口~~~假如期望落空了，傷心難過很不好受

女生的心很倔強 ~~~
總希望你先說，如果你也猶豫不決...
或許我們就這樣錯過...再來後悔為何當初不說......

男生的心很脆弱~~~
常常因為妳的小動作而心碎，如果妳一直若即若離，我怎麼敢喜歡妳

男生的心思很細密~~~
喜歡妳的我，會不計一切的付出，單純的以為你會懂得珍惜

男生的愛很不容易說出口~~~
因為一旦說出口，或許再也沒有或許了，彼此悲傷見面真的很不好受

男生的心很懦弱~~~
總怕傷心而緊閉雙唇，或許一打開雙唇盡吐心語後
就會後悔當初為何不乖乖沉靜在那片刻的幸福中.....

人的一輩子只能愛上一個人
或是，只能被一個人愛上，你想過嗎？
你想要選擇哪一種?
我曾經對這個問題很迷惘？
畢竟，人的一輩子真的只能愛上一個人嗎？

就算是真的，那所謂的被愛是幸福，愛人是痛苦。
是否就已經為這個問題作出解答了呢？

有時候，真的會很感嘆，覺得真情不在........
有時候，甚至會懷疑自己付出的到底是不是真情？
或許自己正虛偽戴上面具，
彷彿這就是自己似的……自己

其實，人一輩子，就只能愛上一個人了 .....
或許你覺得不可思議......
但沒有人能把心分做很多部分
一顆心怎麼分成兩半．．
或是更多．．．
那樣會讓心受傷的．．
要不，那就不是他的~『真心』

在愛上他之後
發覺全心的愛是真正偉大的
你可以終其一生，都是為了他
你可以不吃不睡，只是為了見到他笑的樣子....
你可以不眠不休，只是為了聽到他的聲音....
你可以為他付出一切，無怨無悔........
這就是你的愛
真實的愛，確切的愛，不凡的愛，
刻骨銘心的愛 .......
用你唯一的真心--付出一切的愛......

如果說
人的一輩子只能愛上一個人
或是，只能被一個人愛上
我要選擇去愛上一個人

畢竟
在美麗與激情過後，
就算只是一個無言的結局

畢竟
我曾經愛過.....
我還留有許多珍貴且美好的回憶
和我全心真心付出的證據

看到一個深愛著你的人為你而改變
因為愛你，他收起他的頑固脾氣
因為愛你，他對別人都以感謝的心
因為愛你，他把你的興趣也變成是他的興趣

喜歡一個人是沒有原因的
他無悔的付出，都認為是值得的，只要能和相愛的人在一起...

其實我們的身邊都有一些這樣的人，只是我們還沒發現...
最懂你的人，總是會一直的在你身邊守護你，不讓你有一絲的委屈...
真正愛你的人，不會說許多愛你的話卻會做許多愛你的事...
如果你身邊有這樣的人的話，請你好好珍惜...........

-nana (Yahoo Taiwan user)

Alrights, back to studying.
Hmmm
Actually I think it's bedtime. XD

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2009-10-07T22:26:00.005+10:00

Post No:#890

I know I know, my blog posts have been very inconsistent and boring lately. But trust me, they are only about to get more inconsistent & boring cause the EOY exams are almost here. And before that I have my loco prac exam on Monday and a Biol1028 seminar the week after the next(group hasn't even met yet...=.="), then a Physiology essay after that.

So, you will prolly find many posts on bitching/mugging about/for exams...

Anyways, I finally stopped procrastinating and finished my Biochemistry assignment. I hope it's alright cause the dumb lecturer gave super vague instructions...>.>...

KA-BLAH~

Anyways, remember I said Joe made dinner the other night?
Surprisingly yummy! And I am not prejudiced like Jess said. Or maybe I am cause his cooking last time was very >.>...XD

Picture: Boiled veggies (to go with the braised mince), braised mince and basil omelette. P.S. Was too hungry to take a proper photo, and Joe got to the egg before my camera got there...

Funny conversation with Joe about the Basil omelette:
Joe: I make basil omelette okay? *eyes the bunch of basil I just set in a glass of water*
Me: Don't want! Last time you made it damn horrible~ >.>...
Joe: Huh? What did I do? 0_o (obviously doesn't remember)
Me: You went and chuck the whole bunch of basil in there with the stalk. Can still see the whole shape of the basil after you cooked it somemore!
Joe: But supposed to take only the leaves what...
Me: Ya, it's common sense, how I know what you doing!? o.0"
Joe: Oh...Okay lah... *starts removing basil leaves*

He did the stupid thing, then says that it should be done some other way which happens to be the right way... *smacks forehead*

Then I made Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings with Basil, Chilli and Garlic for dinner last night.

Super yums! Got the recipe off Nook and Pantry blog~
Click HERE for recipe!

Ah wells, shall go back to studying loco for abit before I go to bed...

Oh and Joe made sushi the other time as well. Kin Fatt helped with vinegar-ing the rice since he was here to get the Taiwan drama episodes off me. And it was yummeh too! =D
Then he started chopping cabbage...and here's the convo:

Me: You gonna fry cabbage?
Joe: No...For sushi
Me: Har?! where got people put cabbage slices in sushi de?!
Joe: They do! It's only whether you wanna put it in or not...
Me: 0.o"...*thinks: what kind of sushi has Joe been having???*

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2009-10-05T21:44:00.004+10:00

Post No:#889

" 那时我们被困在路边
世界不过是一个小小屋檐
你说如果雨一直下到明天
我们就厮守到永远

我喜欢打篮球的你
我喜欢会发呆的你
我喜欢弹吉他的你
我喜欢骂我无聊的你
我喜欢咬指甲的你
我喜欢在电话傻笑的你
我喜欢常搞笑的你
我喜欢犹豫不决的你
我喜欢试穿牛仔裤五次的你
我喜欢听我牢骚的你
我喜欢这么多这么多的你
你又会把我放在你心中的哪里呢？"

Man...this is such a nostalgic feeling. The whole thing is from the extremely old Yes 93.3FM radio station in Singapore. It was from a program they used to have at night called the 音乐日记 (Music Diary), where people would write and send in stories about their life to the station and get it read out at night during the program.

They stopped the program sometime ago and I suddenly thought about it cause I have been playing my whole iTunes collection randomly and it suddenly played a podcast I had of the 音乐日记 program. Started listening to those that I have and this quote got stuck in my head. =D

Kinda sad it's no longer running...Hmmm

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2009-10-04T18:35:00.004+10:00

Post No:#888

Getting slightly addicted to the short stories/essays that some Yahoo! Taiwan users have published onto the "智慧+" (Knowledge+) section.

One that I am reading now is titled Angel's Wish 逐風天使 and the author has quoted from somewhere this:

　　世界上最遙遠的距離，不是生和死，而是我站在你面
　　前，你卻不知道我愛你。
　　
　　世界上最遙遠的距離，不是我站在你面前，你卻不知道
　　我愛你，而是明明相愛卻又不能在一起。

　　世界上最遙遠的距離，不是明明相愛卻又不能在一起，
　　而是明明愛你卻還要裝作絲毫不在意。

　　世界上最遙遠的距離，不是明明愛你卻還要裝作絲毫不
　　在意，而是用自己最冷漠的心，對自己所愛的人築起一
　　道鴻溝。

I have heard of the first 2 paras from Hans, but not the 3rd and 4th! =D

Super loves this quote...^^

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Side note: Joe's cooking dinner tonight! Can't be bothered to cook, so he's cooking 肉燥飯 (braised mince + rice? XD)，Basil Omelette and plain Boiled Greens to go with the braised mince! =D Happy~

And he is singing/whistling while cooking. LOL

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2009-10-04T04:47:00.002+10:00

Post No:#887

A few quotes I saw on MLIA (My Life Is Average) and I thought might make your day or at least put a smile on your face!

-Today, my teacher finally handed out our biology textbooks. Usually the first thing everyone does is open up their books and see who used them last year. While everyone else was squealing over which cute senior boy's books they got, I opened mine. I have Jesus's Biology book. I win. MLIA.

-Today, I was sitting in my room and heard a little boy outside sneeze. I said bless you, and five seconds later, I heard a very hesitant...."God??." MLIA

-Today, I was looking up the side effects for the medicine I am on. The therapeutic dose and the toxic dose are very close, so I have to really be aware. The list of side effects includes giggling. I thought that was funny and couldn't stop giggling. Now I'm worried. MLIA

-Today, I was watching a reality-show where people use private investigators to try to catch their significant others having an affair. During one scene a woman saw her boyfriend skinny-dipping in a pond with another girl. They did not blur out the girl's face, but they did blur the faces of the ducks swimming in the water. I haven't laughed this hard in years. MLIA.

-Today, I asked a little girl I was babysitting what her favorite color was so I could draw her a picture. She looked at me very seriously and said "I don't have a favorite color, because I don't want to hurt the other colors feelings." MLIA

-Today, while walking to class, some random guy tapped me on my shoulder. I took out an earbud and turned around. He kneeled down and started to sing "Marry me Juliet, you'll never have to be alone" He kept singing, pulled out a ring pop, put it on my ring finger and said "Baby just say yes!" So obviously I said yes! He got up, hugged me, and ran away yelling, She said yes! I love my college. MLIA

-Today, a kid in my class told the teacher that his dog ate his homework. The teacher laughed, until the kid silently pulled out a clear ziplock bag with an obviously chewed piece of paper in it. We all applauded. MLIA

-Today my identical twin and I were at the mall after school. We met a few guys. Trying to make conversation, one of the guys asked, "so how long have you two been twins" MLIA

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For more MLIAs go to: My Life is Average!

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2009-10-03T23:54:00.001+10:00

Post No:#886

An essay I found on Yahoo!奇摩/Yahoo! Taiwan's knowledge forum thingy.

體貼，才是殘忍

「妳，喜歡我嗎？」
女孩沒有回答，只是靜靜的笑著

一分鐘、一小時、一整天、一個禮拜…

對於男孩
女孩依舊笑容以待

女孩說：「我這麼做，只是不想傷害他，我…不喜歡他。」
女孩又說：「我想，他應該會明白，我的意思。」

男孩說：「那天，我終於鼓起勇氣，向她告白，只是…」
男孩又說：「我真的不知道，她…到底喜不喜歡我？」

她是因為害羞嗎？還是她的家人，不準她談戀愛？還是…？
我想，我需要給她一些時間；不要逼她，讓她好好想想。（男孩想）
體貼，才是殘忍

「你，喜歡我嗎？」

男孩沒有回答，只是裝作一切自然。
一分鐘、一小時、一整天、一個禮拜…

對於女孩
男孩故作一如往常

男孩說：「我不想破壞我們原本的友誼關係，所以…」
男孩又說：「她應該明白，我岔開話題的原因，我不喜歡她。」

女孩說：「那天，我終於鼓起勇氣，向他告白，只是…」
女孩又說：「我真的不知道，他…到底喜不喜歡我？」

他，不喜歡我嗎？那又是為什麼？他會對我如此體貼？
他，喜歡我嗎？那又是為什麼？他不能馬上回答我？

我想，我需要給他一些時間；不要逼他，讓他好好想想。（女孩想）
體貼，才是殘忍

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我們永遠以為
用婉轉、用智慧、用笑容、用體貼
就可以將傷害級數，降到最低

卻忘了…

「只有愛情例外」

我們永遠以為
當個濫好人，總比當個壞人來的討好

卻忘了…

「只有愛情例外」

因為，再理智的人
遇到愛情，都會變成白癡
因為，再善解人意的人
遇到愛情，都會變成傻瓜
因為，再聰明的人
遇到愛情，都會變成笨蛋

「有話就直說吧！」
把心裡，真正的想法說出來

能傷害他（她）一秒鐘，就不要傷害他（她）一分鐘
能傷害他（她）一小時，就不要傷害他（她）一整天

剩下的時間
相信他（她）我們..
會很努力，很努力療傷的…

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Remember that!

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2009-09-21T20:00:00.003+10:00

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Recipe: Shrimp Chive Dumplings

Made shrimp chive dumplings for dinner today! Joe said that it's yummy so you guys should trust him.

I bought ready-made dumpling wrappers/skins to wrap the filling in, so the recipe contains only ingredients for the filling and steps on cooking.

Ingredients for Filling (makes about 22-25?) (Estimated amount)
400g Prawns, shelled and diced (1 large prawn = 5 pieces)
1/2 bunch Chives, chopped into short pieces

1 Egg White
1.5 tbsp Fish Sauce
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
2 tbsp Cornflour
1 tsp Chicken Bouillon Powder
1 tsp Sugar
Salt & Pepper to taste

Steps:
-Mix all above ingredients in a bowl and set in fridge to marinate for about 15 minutes
-Fill the centre of each dumpling wrapper with about a tablespoon of filling, wet sides and fold in half forming a semi-circle. Press sides to seal.
-Heat a pan with vegetable oil to high heat
-Place dumplings in pan and fry for about 1 minute
-Add about add a splash of water into the pan, cover and 'steam' the dumplings for about 2-3 minutes
-Remove cover, and continue pan frying over medium heat till one side is golden brown
-Remove from pan and serve either plain or with dipping sauce

*For dipping sauce, combine soy sauce, chili oil, vinegar and sugar.
*You can also boil, steam or deep-fry the the dumplings instead of pan-frying.
*Cooking times are an estimate, I don't time when I am cooking...>.>

Enjoy!

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2009-09-21T00:06:00.006+10:00

Post No:#884

Lamb burger!

Ingredients (estimated amount) for patty:
Handful of Lamb Mince
Splash of Red Wine
Chunky Garlic Blend (1.5 tbsp)
1/2 onion chopped
Breadcrumbs (1.5tbsp)
Salt & Pepper to taste

-Mix up all ingredients and form a loose patty, about an inch thick
-Heat up a grill pan or a normal frying pan with some oil till hot
-Sear both sides of the patty for about 2 minutes each, then turn heat down and cook for about 4 minutes.
-Remove from heat

Ingredients for toppings:
1/2 Onion, sliced
3 Cup Mushrooms, sliced
Salt & Pepper to taste
Honey, optional (1 tbsp)
Lettuce, either whole pieces or shredded. I use whole baby cos lettuce pieces
Honey Mustard, optional

-Saute onions and mushrooms till soft, season with salt and pepper
-Add honey to onion and mushrooms and stir to coat, let it cook till honey caramelises (this helps to mimic "caramelised onions")
-Remove from heat

Assembly: (I am sure you don't need this)
-Slice a burger bun in half or use 2 slices of bread of your choice
-Place lamb patty on a slice of bread, top with onion and mushrooms
-Top with lettuce and a dollop of honey mustard
-Place other slice of bread ontop~

And voila! You have a yummy lamb burger.

*Other variations can be made to the patty like adding herbs or leaving the wine out if you don't take alcohol.
*Searing the patty on both sides on high heat helps retain juices so you don't get a dried out patty

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2009-09-20T18:59:00.005+10:00

Post No:#883

I just took this Horoscope Analysis on Facebook, and it's so accurate it's creepy! It's in Chinese and I took some time to read through it as it's so long, but I won't translate it. =D

Highlighting the parts that I think are too accurate.

射手座人的内心不是外表看上去那么乐观的，因为喜欢看的远，容易担忧的事情也就多，在他们的字典里，即使现在好，也不一定代表未来好，有时候很多人觉得很好的一个工作或一个伴侣，他们很轻易的就会放弃掉，可能只是因为一个毫不起眼的小原因。所以，这样的外在表现，就让人们觉得他们不喜欢被某件事情或某个人束缚住，追求自由的，没有压力的感觉。

现实：常说射手座是追求梦想的人，但往往忽略了他们现实的一面，算计起来不会比处女座差哦，只是更高明更隐藏罢了。射手座人的梦想是必须建立在现实的基础上的，一般他们很少谈及自己的梦想，而是实际的去做一些向梦想靠拢的事情。如果可以借巧力完成的事情，决不会多花一点工夫。所以有时候射手座也容易给人耍小聪明的感觉。可是，不得不承认他们完成的还满不错。也许终其一生，他们都在考虑怎么巧妙的做一些事情，花最少的精力去达到最好的效果。所以，很多射手座看上去让人们会觉得很懒，但是其实他们的大脑可没有停下过思考现实的事情。

拒绝低俗：几乎所有的射手座内心都是骄傲的，其程度绝不亚于狮子座。只不过他们不会显现在脸上，外在的表现总是随和的，恰当的。可是内在有着极强的自尊心，敏感也情绪化。因为射手座人心中是骄傲的，所以他们拒绝低俗，不喜欢任何俗气的、粗鲁的事或人。如果可以，他们希望一切有关的事物，都是优雅的、高尚的，值得品味的。而真正能让他们觉得值得交朋友或谈恋爱的人是很少的，虽然表面上他们是很随和的。

多情：很多人说射手座多情，尤其是男性。其实在射手座人的心目中，对于爱情确实有理想化的倾向，和他们谈恋爱，是一件高难度的事情。他们非常讨厌俗气的人，所以你不能很物质或喜欢谈钱，但是他们又很现实，所以你不能一文不名，各方面也必须有一定的实力。物质与精神，你必须平衡的刚刚好，才让他们觉得你值得去爱。或者，你有足够的神秘感，可以让他们不知道你的缺点在哪里，而盲目的爱你。一般，当然是没有完美无缺的人的，所以，可能象金牛座这样永远会让射手感觉捉摸不透的闷闷的人，会非常吸引他们；或者象双子那样，足够机智，懂得察言观色，捕捉他们的情绪，才会让他们感觉到爱情的甜蜜。一般射手的感情模式是，第一阶段，你们还不熟悉，他（她）爱上了你，非常热情。第二阶段，你们逐渐熟悉，而他（她）开始龟毛，整天挑剔你的毛病，无论是背地里还是当面。如果你有幸通过他（她）的挑剔过程，基本挑剔出的毛病为零或者你把缺点保密的非常好；那么进入第三阶段，他们就又是忠诚和热情的爱人了。但是基本能通过第二阶段的人非常少，所以有了射手多情一说。其实射手对恋人的挑剔，是源于对爱情的挑剔，对丧失自由感的恐惧。射手座人的人生，往往是幸运的，因为他们是聪慧的、明朗的、通透的。与众不同，也许是他们终生追求的梦想，希望每一个射手人，可以找到他们的梦想！　　

人人都说射手座是感情的骗子，对爱情不尊重，只追求片刻的快感，是花心与冲满欲望的象征。朋友们…你们了解射手座最真实的一面吗？射手座是大孩子，天真与善良，遇到爱情时，可能让人感觉不认真，付出的比谁都少。可是，知道吗？射手座很想爱，却也很怕爱！刚开始他们只是慢慢的付出，谨慎的爱，好怕自己会受伤。可是在一句一句的爱，一天一天的相处下，射手座把带刺的防备丢掉，开始不顾一切的去爱他们所爱的人，在别人眼中，只是射手座为了达到某种目的而作的行动。可射手座不介意，他会在自己幸福的想象中陶醉，希望对方能感受自己的爱，想对方觉得与自己一齐是幸福的。在射手座爱上了一个人，他会把自己放到最后。有苦自己承担，可能会因为吵了一场小架而不开心，却也是最快认错，无论谁的错，他们都会包容，知道吗？射手座会因为深爱一个人而原谅他的背叛，会因为你的一句话付出很多。他们爱玩，在玩的同时，也希望把那一份好心情带给你，射手座是乐观的。
　
人们总觉得射手座的世界很快乐，可是呢？射手座难过时没有人知道，他不想让别人可怜自己，射手座不坚强，可是很善良。在你难过时哄你开心，让你有依靠，分手后，他会哭者去想属于你们俩幸福的回忆，也不想爱的人因为同情而勉强和他一齐。他比谁都希望自己爱的人快乐幸福，却常常忽略了自己，全身都是伤也笑着告诉你，我很好不用担心。　　在所有人看到他的笑容以为他没事，却不知道失恋对射手座有多大伤害，华丽的外表下有一颗脆弱的需要别人了解和安慰的心。知道嘛？你的一点关心，心思细腻的射手座会记得你对他的好，把自己的爱毫无保留的送给你，射手座是不被了解的，可他们不会怨谁。他们会傻傻的认为，让我承担吧，别让别人也受到伤害。所以，不要让快乐的射手座痛苦，别让他们最有魅力的笑容成为掩饰痛苦的伪装，认真爱射手座。你会知道射手座的爱，是充满泪水的…

It hit on so many things that other analysis that I have taken never came up with! Especially about the Taurus and that I like to be different.

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2009-09-20T15:28:00.003+10:00

Post No:#882

Yes yes, I know I haven't been updating the blog. >.>...Twitter reduces the incentive for proper blogging.

Anyways, check this video out, it's instrumental, mainly guitar and it's awesome.

Yan Hao's got me hooked onto Depapepe! And cause I am using blardy Vista, I can't record the songs via Audacity, which is plain annoying.

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Celebrated Phoenix's birthday at Yuki's place yesterday! Dinner was awesome and Yuki also baked an awesome sponge cake topped with cream, peach slices and blueberries. Yummeh~

Hmmm, been busy with pracs at Gatton on Fridays! Had a Pig Handling Prac which was pretty boring cause we weren't allowed into the Piggery as they were afraid that WE might give the pigs there Swine Flu, I don't mind cause then I didn't smell like pig for 5 days afterwards.
Did a post-mortem on a sow which died that morning and it was totally messed up. It had stomach ulcers and one made a hole in the stomach so when we opened her up, the whole abdominal cavity was overflowing with brownish red liquid. Stank to high heavens too~ And other details, I shall not provide~

Had Cow Handling prac the Friday that just passed, and it was pretty cool! Except that it was really tiring. Got a ride from Andrew there and back! =D Stevo drove us back from Pig prac the other time. =d

Friday was awesome. XD Was so damn tired, and then go pissed off by people and fell asleep after dinner. Joe got home and asked me to drink with him, that kuku bought a case (2 dozen) bottles of Coronas! =.="...Downed 2 cause I was in a bad mood and got a little tipsy in his room.

Headed down to the city for pool, and Geon was staring at me while I just grinned like some idiot and he said "Are you drunk?!" I am not DRUNK! I am only tipsy, then I fell asleep there for an hour while Joe and Hao played. Joe kept on going about how I am a lousy drinker cause I was pissed after 2 bottle of Coronas. =.="...I WASN'T DRUNK! Only tipsy~

Hmm...I don't think there's much to update. No photos either.

Cheers guys!

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2009-09-06T23:44:00.001+10:00

Post No:#881

HI!

I WANT A BOYFRIEND!

BYE!

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2009-08-31T12:39:00.003+10:00

Post No:#880

As Tagged By Mr.Halif!

1. Besides your lips,where is your favourite spot to get kiss?
-Forehead

2.How do you feel when you wake up this morning?
-Felt like skipping classes...

3.Who was the last person you took photo with?
-That would be with...Er...I think Cindy, not sure~

4.Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?
-I am pretty sure my friends think I am spoiled so yea

5.Would you ever donate blood?
-Maybe one day, if they give local anaesthetic...

6.Have you had a bestfriend who was the opposite sex?
-Absolutely! Let's say 3?

7. Do you want someone dead?
-At this moment, no...

8.What does your last msg says?
-Received: 10 more minutes (Kin Fatt)
-Sent: LOL, suan le lah. Good Night! (Yang Hao)

9.What are you thinking right now?
-My lunch is getting cold

10.Do you wish someone to be with you right now?
-I WANT BF! LOL

11. What is the time u went to bed last night?
-I think it was around 2+ am

12.Where did you buy the t-shirt you are wearing now?
-Er, K-Mart. I am wearing this red checkered long sleeve shirt that's prolly 3 sizes too big for my PJs

13. Is someone on your mind?
-Many someones

14.Whos was the last person who texted you?
-Kin Fatt... =D

Tag 8 random people to do this survey:

1) Samantha Ooi

2) Irene Ng

3) Halif! You kuku, do it again. XD

4) Yang Hao

5) Sakinah

6) Dennis Chiang Han Chiang! Aka Hans

7) Low Yeleng

8) Talisa Lee

16. Who is no.2 having relationship with?
-With Mr. Kit Lau aka KitKat!

17. Is no.3 male or female?
-I think it's a HE, but can also be hermaphrodite. XD =P

18. Is no.4 single?
-Absolutely not!

19.Say something about no.1
-SAM SAM!!!!

20. Describe no.6
-Eh, Hans...He is a big boy! XD Met him in Secondary 2, this fella from Taiwan used to irk me, then we became good friends! Always making fun of me, but then, he gives good advice and is valuable when it comes to jokes. =D

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2009-08-31T01:39:00.005+10:00

Post No:#879

And once again insomnia strikes...
Missing sleep isn't the best thing ever when you have a 4 hour long horsey dissection prac the next morning
I know my brain's gonna be mush

I miss the sweet sweet dreams I used to have
The long long chats with friends, where we chat till dawn and then both fall asleep when neither could sleep the night before
The phone calls, where though not much is said, feels good just to know someone's around, that someone cares; silence that doesn't mean that there's nothing to say, but that it need not be spoken to be known or acknowledged

Thoughts invade my sleep
Emotions stir
Stomach grumbles
And here I am, up again, blogging and munching on 1/6 block of a chocolate
Hugging my tiger plushie
Missing the people, the dreams, the company

Eyes hot,
Tears drop.
Arm hurts,
Something else hurts more
Yearning for something that's non-existent

Time to go to bed darling

Not my usual writing style I know
But this is how I feel like expressing myself tonight.

.Searching happyness. by `Nonnetta on deviant ART
*Artist's Comments
In your quest of happyness you take every opportunity.
You're so tired of sad and lonely nights, you're too tired of unhappy endings - it's like they were for you only.*

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2009-08-26T22:22:00.003+10:00

Post No:#878

Confused...

Blured Emotions by ~Wacia on deviant ART

But feeling contented & happily lazy right now.

Be happy. by ~photography-cc on deviant ART

Complicated, yet everyone wants a piece of it...

I Will Love You by ~DreamingPhotographer on deviant ART

I still Love you by ~Add1ct3d on deviant ART

Where's my happily ever after?

And live happily forever... by ~Juchise on deviant ART

Maybe it's near?

The one wish right now...That everyday is like this, plus a little bit of magic~

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2009-08-22T00:02:00.000+10:00

Post No: #877

So, he came in this afternoon to talk things out...And things should be better now so I have deleted that previous post.

Will be blogging about stella's birthday on sunday maybe.

I am actually typing this via mobile internet on my bed cause i am so tired!

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2009-08-19T20:42:00.006+10:00

Post No:#876

-.-"

Had my Q Fever Serology today (Pre-Screening) to check if I am already immuned to Q Fever cause otherwise I would need to get a vaccine for it...It hurts~ Got a major bruise on the inside of my elbow where they drew blood for the blood test. Never had bruises from blood tests before, even the time when they drew like 5 test tubes of blood at Mt. Elizabeth Hospital.

Any they even spelt my name wrong after I spelt it to them.

Karie Paul...Yea right...~ I was like "It's pour, P-O-U-R" and my enuciation isn't that bad...
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This image is just the cutest! >.<"

I am moody, slightly depressed (having withdrawal symptoms from laughter) and I want hugs and cuddles.

FUDGE.

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2009-08-18T21:24:00.003+10:00

Post No:#875

I miss people that actually listen to my woes/complains/problems and ACTUALLY show that they care instead of giving distracted "mm-hmmm..." or just going "I don't care you know?"

BAH, should've called hans today instead of yesterday. Oh wells...

Yes, I am in a bad mood. Just read my twitter. >.>

And I officially hate my housemate. AM TOTALLY MOVING TO GATTON NEXT YEAR. I AM NOT taking SHIT from him for another year. He can go fuck himself and gag, then throw up his duodenum, jejunum, ileum, appendix, colon and mesentries, then swallow it again for all I CARE.

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2009-08-12T21:32:00.011+10:00

Post No:#874

OKAY! So updating on EKKA as promised and some other stuff:

Went to the EKKA with Kin Fatt, Irene and Kit last Saturday! Got there at around 10 and stay till about 3+. Spent almost $70 there on games and the only decent thing I won was a dog plushie! =D

Photos, not in any particular order:

I'm good at darts!! =D And the dog I won is in the photo below!

Bumped into Charmaine! =D

Poor traumatised looking puppy~

This horse is named Joline! XD...Joe-Lin~

Irene and the Alpacas. Main difference between alpacas and llamas are that llamas are much bigger~
Totally yummy Strawberry ice cream sundaes! =D

Kin Fatt and Petey Pie!

Kit and Petey Pie. He knocked on the pie when the guy inside was turned away. XD...Then Petey had to shuffle round to see who hit him. Major funny~

Into Showbags Arena! =D
GAME TIME!

Then we left and Kit, Kin Fatt and I left for late lunch at Ajisen! =D Had Curry Karaage Ramen.

Met Yang Hao for pool for an hour then off to watch The Ugly Truth! =D...Gotta LOVE THIS MOVIE! It's soooo funny! I love romantic comedies. =D The vibrating panty part was soooo funny! Then we had Hungry Jacks and it was back to pool. Was tired and left them there. XD...

Geon-oh (The cute korean working there) and his friend who also works there were like "Where are you going?" and I was like "I am tired, I am going home to sleep...They are still playing!!!" and his friend came out and patted me on the shoulder and told me to get a good rest. LOL...

Alrights, that's all for the update on EKKA! =D

Potluck dinner at Hao's with his whole "family" and Kin Fatt on Friday night after I go for groceries in Chinatown with Hao! Then watching District-9 with Hao on Saturday! =D Packed weekend as usual~

Gonna go to bed soon! Nites ya'll!

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2009-08-09T20:46:00.003+10:00

Post No:#873

Found out that Hao's wife, Amanda, reads my blog! *waves, and says "HI!!!* =D

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Teaser for next update!

Follow the Smileys by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Smiley Kites by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Round and round you go by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

Say "Ahhhh....." by ~Snapshot89 on deviant ART

EKKA with Kin Fatt, Irene and Kit! =D

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2009-08-04T20:54:00.013+10:00

Post No:#872

Sorry for not blogging! Anyways, pictures!

1) My lunch box tomorrow! =D, which is also my dinner today

Hainan Chicken Rice...Joe loves Hainanese Chicken Rice, so I was trying to bribe him with it so he would have dinner home. I hate having dinner alone. It didn't work, cause he has to work tonight, but he's having it for lunch tomorrow too! So...Matching lunchboxes

Other than the chicken rice and poached chicken it contains Blanched Kailan with Oyster Sauce & Garlic Oil, and Fried Egg Tofu coated with a sauce made from oyster sauce (again), fried shallots, sesame oil, water, soy sauce and sugar...

2) After I came back, the first thing that happened was my supp papers!
Had to retake both VETS1022 and BIOC1018 papers...=.="...And I just found out today that I have passed VETS1022!! =D...I wish the BIOC results will be up sooner.

Had pizza in uni with Yuki, Oriana and Donna who were all retaking VETS1022 while waiting for the practical component of the exam to be set up. The pizzas were awesome and really yummy! =D

3) Dinners at Yang Hao's and Kin Fatt's

Like I said, I hate eating alone so I scooted off to Hao's and Fatt's a couple of times for dinner before uni started.

Yang Hao's roast chicken leg with mash and coleslaw! =D I finished the coleslaw! And my plate had 2 drumsticks, but I took a picture of Irene's plate. Yum yum~

He thought I was taking a picture of his reflection so he tried to bend away. XD...
Dinner of braised pork (which he also da bao-ed for me~), lemongrass chicken and stir-fried cabbage. Oh, and my pathetic attempt at deep fried mushrooms which turned out really dissapointing.

I love having dinner with many people!

4) GOLD COAST with Yang Hao!! =D
Went to GC with Yang Hao before uni started!! I already kinda miss the fish and chips place there, cause the prawns there are soooooo FRESH! =D

We stopped by:
a) Hard Rock Cafe cause I had to get a shirt for my uncle...And Hao got tempted into buying one for Amanda back in SG. =D
b) One of the Japanese Restaurants for brunch...=D...Oishii-desu~ And pretty cheap too, cause they come in huge bowls. Shared a donburi with Hao.
c) Hazel Tea Shop for our bubble tea fix! They have the yummiest pearls and the best bubble tea, at the very least in Queensland.

Hao busy texting his wife in SG. =D

He had Taro Milk Tea with Pearls and chose Malt Milk Tea with Pearls for me. =D...
Da Bao-ed pearl milk tea back for Fatt and his Sister, which exploded when I dropped them so I had to go back and get somemore...XD

d) Max Brenner's! Their chocolate's amazing! Had their mocha hot chocolate...And Hao's totally uninterested in sweet stuff + he was tired so he napped. XD

Mocha Hot Choc in a HUGMUG. Was tempted to buy a hugmug, but I know I will never use it...XD...Bought a 9 piece chocolate set for Fatt too.

e) Peter's Fish Market
The best fish and chips! We got set 1 to share cause we were still full from the donburi and drinks... Forgot to tell them I want the fish battered...So we got the default crumbed ones.

Bought fresh prawns there. Got 6 of the medium sized ones, Hao ate one and I had the rest. =D...What?! I love prawns! Especially when they are this fresh~ Sweet and juicy and salty~

Then Hao suddenly asked me where the 'sandline' of the prawn was, so I started to 'dissect' the prawn with my fingers and fingernails, cause its structure is similar to that of the crayfish which we dissected in class (IT WAS STILL ALIVE AND TWITCHING!). Showed him the intestine/sandline of the prawn, dorsal and ventral veins, then the guts (in the head) and the heart which was in the head as well...

He was impressed~ XD

Me:"And that's the vein..." *picks it out and eats it*
Hao: 0.o"...WTHECK?
Hao:"So...Does it taste better with or without the..shit?"
Me: LOL...XD, "With! Nah, kidding, it's almost the same..."

Set 1 comes with a piece of fish of the day (crumbed unless told otherwise), chips and crumbed calamari rings! =D...Yummeh~

Tempted to get the Lobster Mornay (below) but they were mad expensive for half a lobster...

Fresh fish, lobsters and other seafood sold there too. But the place is pretty small...=D

Other random pictures around GC:

5) Meals with Kin Fatt! =d

a) At Pancake Manor for supper before my BIOC1011 supp paper cause we were both hungry...XD
His Banana-rama pancakes! Banana pancakes with caramel sauce and ice cream, served with bananas!
My typical order. Beglian waffles with caramel sauce! Had a basket of chips to share too~

b) At Little Singapore for lunchies! Roti, spring rolls and vegetarian curry puffs~

c) Dinner at Little Hong Kong!

Lol...I am getting tired...NITES

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2009-07-29T21:02:00.003+10:00

Post No:#871

I shall just be totally irresponsible and say that I am not blogging cause I am too busy with Uni! =.=" Which is kinda true though I spend 2 hours sleeping in someone elses' room after I get home...

The timetable this semster is shit! I have classes starting at 8am EVERYDAY (except Fridays, which are worse) and ending at 6pm or 4pm earliest due to practicals.
I say Fridays are worse cause I have to get to Gatton by 9am...If it was 8am, I can just take the intercampus bus, but cause it's 9am, I have like 1 whole hour to spare...I guess I can just go to the cafe or library and hang around for an hour...

At least I don't have to go every Friday. Hmm...Asked Joe if he could send me there or drive me back and his first reaction was "Are you kidding me?!?! You think it's Sunnybank ar?!"...XD But he said he would consider...0.o (Or he could drive me to uni to catch the 6.15am intercampus bus)

If he does drive me there/back, then he's like the best housemate ever, minus all those "fights" when he thinks I am pissed at him and thus ignores me, then I think that he's ignoring me so I get pissed! >.>...
So I said "Next time you think I am pissed, then you should ask before I really get pissed cause you are ignoring me!" to which he replied "我管你那麽多幹嗎？你又不是我女朋友..." (Why should I care, it's not like you are my girlfriend...)

I will update about the last of my holidays by Friday night!

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2009-07-21T03:09:00.011+10:00

Post No:#870

Sorry for not updating for so loong! Been ultra busy hanging out with Hans, Yeleng and Pan Li~

Flight at 9.25am later this morning and am gonna touchdown in Brisbane at 7.30pm, exiting Customs at prolly around 8pm. Hao and Joe are gonna pick me up! =D Happy~

Anyways, pictures in random order!

- Chill session at Plaza Singapura's TCC with Hans and Pan Li. We said his hair was too flat and decided to mohawk it~

- Lunches with Yang Hao, also at Plaza Sing. =D

-Haagen Daazs Ice Cream with Yeleng at Tampines Mall. And a photo of Yeleng while waiting for Ice Age 3~

-At Cineleisure's Xing Wang Hong Kong Cafe while waiting for Yeleng

-Met Hans for lunch at Plaza Singapura, then chilled at Starbucks. That idiot had this stupid bobbing head pen and kept using it to irritate me...=.="...

-Dinner with Hans and Yeleng at Tampines Malls' Fish & Co. Hans' smiling cause I "pit che"/Voice break while I was talking...AGAIN!

-Dinner @ Tony Roma's with Hans and Pan Li~

Hans' serving us girls! Super nice...XD, I mean both him and the food~ He did the same for Yeleng's Fish and Chips at Fish & Co. too~ He thinks that most girls look horrible while cutting up ribs so he's doing it for us!

What I did so far with the pals:
1) Watched "I Love You, Man" with Hans and Yeleng
2) KBox with Hans and Talisa
3) KBox with Hans, Yeleng and Pan Li
4) Watched "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" with Hans and Yeleng
5) Watched "Ice Age 3" with Hans, Yeleng and Pan Li
6) Met Yang Hao for pool a few times while he was here. Hans and Pan Li joined us sometimes.
7) Drove Dad's car to pick up Hans and Pan Li then went for dinner at Tony Roma's! =D
Took me 1hour to get from Lavender to Pasir Ris cause I got lost WHILE USING A GPS! =.="...Have no idea how the heck I ended up at Changi Airport then got lost in Loyang Ave. I am an idiot.

OKAY! Now I have to go update my FB cause my mum wants the photos for the Jap Restaurant up...>.>

Random cracked railing at E Hub~

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2009-07-15T04:17:00.003+10:00

Post No:#869

Say hello to my best friend by ~butterscotchfart on deviant ART

My best friend, am I your best friend too? XD

"have you ever been in love?
he's my best friend, best of all best friends,
do you have a best friend too?"
-Best Friend by Toybox-

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

"Promise you won't forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd never leave."
-Winnie the Pooh-

If my bestie said what Winnie said, then I would say "No, I won't promise you, cause if I did then you could leave."

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=D

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2009-07-14T15:23:00.016+10:00

Mini Edit: I just joined the twitter community and will be posting short updates on the go!! Now you can just come and read whenever! XD...The Twitter updates are under "Follow me, Twitter" on the sidebar! =D

Post No:#868

Awaiting my KFC delivery cause there's nothing to eat at home...

XD...Bought a new handphone pouch~ The first thing that came to my mind when I saw it was Hans! Then, Bobby...XD

ANYWAYS...A few pieces of news:

1)I was abducted by aliens and brainwashed!!!!
XD...No lah, I was getting a haircut/dye/perm at Estique Salon with my stylist Wini!!! =D, Yes, you read it right, PERM!

The aftermath:
I like it! =D Thankies Wini~

2)I PASSED MY TRAFFIC POLICE DRIVING TEST!!!! =]...WHEE~

Lol, the tester was a pretty cool person I guess, he cut short my test route after heading out the circuit so I pretty much just drove one round back without doing much lane changing or any U-turns. Wasn't tested on the slopes in the circuit nor emergency brakeing. LOL, but I passed, so that's what matters.

Drove my mum's car with my parents and brother in it and my Dad was holding on for DEAR LIFE in the back seat. =.="...MY driving is not even as scary as Joe's!!! Blah...

3)
Mum bought me a new Laptop! =D...It is NOT pink! The color's called Beige! Sony's Vaio CS36. It's pretty good, at a decent weight and the graphics and speed are at a more than reasonable level. =D

Sent the old SZ18 for repair. They haven't called me about it...But the person estimated the cost to be around $500, Mum says go ahead with it, so yea...

4) I have to go back for supp papers!! But my flight date remains unchanged cause there are no seats available on other flights unless I am to fly on Thursday night, which I do not want to! Guess I will have to study online then...0.o"...

I think that's about it~

Other random shots this holiday will be updated next time cause my internet connection keeps disconnecting! Stupid

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2009-07-08T23:34:00.002+10:00

Post No:#867

Screwed up plans
Fucked up semester...

>.>

Will update again on the night of the 11th.

Till then...

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2009-06-29T04:16:00.004+10:00

Post No:#866

AHHH!!!

I am back with the beloveds!!! Family, friends, the lot! =D
Dinner with parents at the new Japanese restaurant the first night. Will be going there and taking photos then doing a post on that next time.

Met up with Hans on Friday with his friend Pan Li. =D...Had steamboat at Bugis...Ate loads, so full can die! Hahas...

Saturday, morning facial & gym session, lunch with parents at Four Seasons, then shopping with mum at Marks and Spencers.

Sunday, dinner at grandma's; chilli crab, chicken curry, salted vegetables & duck soup, fried tofu, sambal kangkong with cuttlefish. Grandpa bought durians too! =D...Then met with Hans and Yeleng at White Sands aftr that. Hans mum just got back from Taiwan and he asked her to get some Yam Pastries for me! NICE RIGHT?!?!? =D Awesome~ Wahahaha, I love my yam pastries. Watched "I Love You, Man" at E Hub, @ Downtown East, got home around 1+/2 am. =D That movie is pretty nice, you should watch it~

Meeting Hao in about 9 hours, then gym session. Should get to sleep now...

Anyways...I like:

waiting for someone to love by ~aamamiah on deviant ART

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If I keep telling myself I don't care, maybe I won't anymore...
I know that this is wrong, but sometimes, I can't help but feel jealous over random things
The truth is, he still has some influence over my emotions regardless of what my brain says about my feelings for him, which is none...

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2009-06-25T03:19:00.003+10:00

Post No:#865

Less than 12 hours till my flight to Singapore!!!!! =D
The last paper was retarded as usual! XD...

Went shopping with Kin Fatt in the city on Tuesday after his exam. Bought 2 pairs of jeans for my brother, a black PU(polyurethane, a.k.a man-made leather) hooded jacket and a pair of sliver hoop earrings for myself and chocolates for friends. =D

LOVE the jacket! It was the last piece and on sale; from P.O Box in the city, and it came in my size!! Wahahaha...Joe doesn't think it looks nice but I think he is just jealous cause he's been lemming after the same thing. LOL...

Anyways, had lunchies with PC after my final paper cause he happened to be in Uni doing his assignment! Then had supper with Kin Fatt at Sunnybank after he came over to get some movies/dramas from me, got home around 11.34pm and I locked myself out cause I forgot my keys. The manager was asleep so I couldn't get him to open the door for me. Text-ed Joe cause he was out and said I was locked out...Don't know whether he came home early to open the door, but he was in a foul mood when he did...>.>...Our communication methods in the house have been diminished to SMS-ing even though we are both home, or leaving him written notes. WTF?

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Above picture; the collection of soft toys I have "kiaped" using those toy catching machine thingys. Total number = 15, on the average, I will catch one whenever I go to Cue city for pool. XD...I currently have 3 random rabbits, 1 ugly mouse thingy, 1 baby Tigger, 1 baby Eeyore, 2 baby Winnie The Poohs, 1 random Cat, 1 Fox like thing, 1 Bobdog in a canoe, 2 Mashimaros, 1 Snoopy and 1 Graduation Bear. The cheapest ones costed me $2 for 2 tries, and the most expensive ones are the Winnies at around $13 -$15 each.

LOL...So much money right...XD...It's becoming a tradition! And they each have their own place in my room, some on my bedside table, the graduation bear on my study desk and the rest randomly placed. I probably need to buy a shelf to contain them all if I continue this...XD

Alrights, better go rest...

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2009-06-22T14:16:00.002+10:00

Post No:#864

Final Exam... by ~Tenchi12 on deviant ART

YAY!! Only one more paper left, and what's more, it's OPEN BOOK! But it's not gonna be easy cause we have to correctly analyze a scientific paper etc. Hopefully my comprehension skills will come into use. =D

The paper was EASY! By far the easiest paper this semester and the one I have most confidence in! =D Gotta thank Joe again for dropping me off at uni cause it was raining...XD...He woke up already anyway~ >.<" There was only one question I didn't know how to answer and had to make up some stuff for.

Heh...

Might head down to the city with Kin Fatt tomorrow cause his last paper ends tomorrow, and I have to get chocolates for people back in Singapore, Hans' pool glove and jeans for my brother.

Hmmm...

Bought 2 books from the second hand bookstore in Toowong after the exam. Need something to read on the plane and also to relax with for today. =d

Guess that's about it...

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2009-06-21T22:35:00.005+10:00

Post No:#863

I AM TURNED OFF BY MY LECTURE NOTES on PIGS.

=.="....

Pig reproduction; how to tell when they are in heat, or if they have a miscarriage, how to mate them...looks as disgusting as sounds. T.T...I DON'T WANT TO STUDY PIGS LAH! I already study him enough at home as it is! >.<"...XD

Anyways, Joe's Tasmania trip is CANCELLED! YAY! Now I have someone to drive me to the airport! LALALALALALALALA. XD That's pretty much the only reason I am happy. And that I won't be left alone in the house with a strange person that's a little 神出鬼沒 when Joe's not around. Creepy fella...Hmmm...And his coat keeps dropping like black cotton balls all over the place or something. >.>...

FUDGE...

Finished watching the old taiwan drama 王子變青蛙 and am now watching another old drama 綠光森林 that has ETHAN RUAN IN IT!!! He's like damn hot!!! He looks even better with longer hair like in the drama as compared to now...帥慘了!

ANYWAYS...

Shall carrying with studying, but I am gonna move on to buffalos and horses...

Me-Likey:

Optimal solution by *meppol on deviant ART

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2009-06-20T23:55:00.002+10:00

Post No:#862

Joy by ~reeed on deviant ART

JOY!!!!

BIOC1011 is over!!! And I THINK...I THINK I passed. =D...Thanks to Bob for accompanying me last night and telling me to relax and stuff. And the questions I asked him turned up in the exam!!!!

Slept for one hour before waking up for the exam, was murmuring my notes while Joe drove me to uni and added a "Fudge" to pretty much the end of every 2 sentences cause I couldn't, for the life of me, remember it. Joe went "So during the exam you shall write 'FUDGE' on the answer booklet." XD, repeated that to Katey when I saw her cause she was doing the same thing and she was like "I Juuust Might...Just might do it!"

Wrote some nonsense for questions that I didn't understand or didn't know the answers to...Did the MCQs pretty well (made educated guesses). Walked out of the room and Katey just went "F***!!!!". So that pretty much sums it up.

Bought some fried rice from Toowong Village, headed home, finished it and slept from around 11.45am till 4.30pm. XD Kin Fatt asked if I wanted to join him for dinner at Yakiniku at around 5.35pm so I went. The food was pretty good though a tad on the salty side. =D...Good dinner!

Life relax by ~Topher90 on deviant ART

Rented movies: Kung Fu Panda, The Women and some Hong Kong movie with Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung Chiu Wai in it called Confession of Pain. Am taking a break today before full-on studying tomorrow for ANIM1024. Pigs, horses, sheep, Dairy cattle and maybe Cats. Hmmmm...

Anyways, Joe's friend is staying over and I totally forgot his name though he introduced us like...a few hours earlier. =.="...

the eyes of children by *hotburrito2 on deviant ART

I WANT MY SEASIDE HOLIDAY!

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2009-06-20T02:43:00.003+10:00

Post No:#861

Frustrated Boy by ~megudark on deviant ART

It's currently 2:43 AM and I am still up...Exam at 8, managed to get Joe to agree to drive me to school cause I think I might be late if I caught the bus at 7.45 AM cause I have to report to the examination room 15 minutes early.

Last Second Studying by ~MyOwnI07 on deviant ART

Taking a mini-break after 2 hours of studying...

Am feeling abit better for the exam now cause I actually understand some stuff, especially regarding the metabolism section and the stuff on ALA, GLY, GLU etc...Have to look at the DNA sequence/translation/transcription/synthesis thingy next. Hmm, could do with a bowl of hot soup right about now, but am outta canned soup.

Allnighters by =Jaicca on deviant ART

Am gonna sleep like nobody's business after the exam tomorrow. Will prolly wake up late afternoon, then have dinner at the Thai place again...That would be my 4th time there in 5 days...

Anyways, wish me luck for the exam. Or if you don't think I need luck, then wish me all the best! =D

PS: Bobby just offered to be online if I needed any help. And it's so late! AWWWWWW~!

Last DA:

Death Marshmallow by ~Alephunky on deviant ART

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2009-06-19T16:25:00.002+10:00

Post No:#860

i will never regret by ~blahizmyname on deviant ART

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BIOC1011 exam in a little more than 12 hours. But it's the furthest thing from my mind.

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WTF am I doing here in the first place?
Regretting my initial decision...
But yet, I don't do anything about it...

As cliche as it might sound, logic and emotions are in a conflict within me.
如果真的要, 在一秒內就可以想通了...不是嗎?

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why so alone? by ~l3dav1nc1 on deviant ART

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2009-06-17T18:13:00.002+10:00

Post No:#859

LALA!

Total of 3 papers down, 3 more to go!

Today's theory exam was alright, but the practical exam was definitely fudged up! =.="...Everyone in my group came out of the prac exam saying "I AM FUDGED!!!" or something like that in their own language/ways.

FREAKING BIOCHEM on SATURDAY! At 8 freaking AM as well! =.="........

Want to die...

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Dinner at Mr. Yang's tonight. I think there's soup! Yum yum! =D...Didn't really sleep last night cause I was studying/procrastinating and talking on the phone as well. But the phonecall was worth it. Anyways, I didn't sleep so I can't be bothered to cook cause I will prolly just go to sleep if I head home...=D...

That's all for today I guess...

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2009-06-16T20:21:00.002+10:00

Post No:#858

0.o"...

I only recently realised that the last time I changed my blogskin was more than a year ago! To be more accurate, this blogskin has been in use ever since 17 September 2007, my 557th post.

This is prolly the longest I have ever stuck to one blogskin. XD
I still like it, but maybe it's time for change. You reckon? Hmmm...

Yea yea yea, I am procrastinating again cause I don't want to study. =P

Anyways, back to blogskins, I am thinking maybe white this time. Might have an image, might not, I don't have an idea yet, but I know it won't be a navigation skin where you have to click to get to different parts of the blog cause I find it a little annoying. Or maybe I will just leave it as it is~

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One paper down, should be alright. It's only 5% anyway...5 more papers to go! =.="...Fuck that.

Should go study for VETS1022 and not do what I did for today's paper which was to study it from 12 noon till 2pm when my exam started at 2.30pm. But then again, there wasn't much content to cover anyway.

OH WELLS...Shall try to go cram some stuff into my memory before tomorrow's paper at 8 freaking AM. =.="

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2009-06-15T23:26:00.005+10:00

Post No:#857

wtheck, 3 posts in 24 hours.

ANYWAYS, this is a notice:

"The University of Queensland has been advised that a student and a staff member have tested positive to H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu).

The student, a resident at St Leos College, presented with symptoms at the University Health Services on Thursday. On Sunday, the University was notified that tests were confirmed positive. The student is in quarantine at his home in a regional centre.St Leos College is not closed or quarantined; this follows consultation with Queensland Health.

The University is continuing with all normal functions including all examinations. Activities have not been cancelled. Face masks and hand gel, as a preventative measure, are available at exams to students who request them.

The University is in daily contact with Queensland Health to co-ordinate the management of individual cases of H1N1 Influenza A as they occur. The student and the staff member are undertaking the recommended course of treatment."

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That's what we got through the student emails today.

Some students are asking why the Uni only informed us today evening when it has been confirmed on Sunday. Most of the others are just wondering why exams are not postponed cause they think the school should be quarantined. Some say that the least they should do is to quarantine the area where it happened and the people there. 0.o"...

Apparently not getting SARS in Aust that time is making them a little complacent. Hmmm...

& Kin Fatt says: "Good, can get more masks from them then can use on the flight back..."

XD

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2009-06-15T18:45:00.003+10:00

Post No:#856

0.o"

Dinner was takeaway from Renu Thai Noodle Bar in Toowong. =D
The food there is pretty good, I especially love their Prawn Pad Thai~ ^^ It's around $12 but contains like 6-7 large prawns so I think it's pretty worth the price.
Didn't have pad thai today though cause I was craving some noodle soup...Ordered the Beef Soup special (Thai Beef Soup Noodles a.k.a Lao Pho) for takeaway and it was yummy!! =D, but the beef slices were a little tough though. >.<"

Been eating alone for what...2 weeks now? XD Had a chance to eat out with Joe yesterday but I "childishly" threw a tantrum. WHAT?! I don't see why he has to call for more people just because I don't want to pay for him (more people = cheaper or some twisted logic). Apparently just taking me to Sunnybank for dinner is not worth it if I am not paying for everything, but it's worth it if he is going with any other girl or guy who are not paying for him either. So...What does that make me? An...ATM, a...Debit/Credit Card...a Bank or a...Maid? And since I have always been the one paying, I don't see why he can't pay for himself for once. Sure, it's always me that asks him to go there with me, but that's only cause he's the only one with a car. If I had a car, I wouldn't even be asking...seriously!

And since he already has 'worthwhile' company, I don't see why I should go since I am soooo not worth the time/petrol. And to boot, it's only 10 more days till I touchdown in Singapore, then I can have all the awesome-est Jap food I want cause Dad decided to endorse in Paul-san's new Jap restaurant, so I don't see why I should treat anyone (esp Joe) to Oishii Sushi at this point in time, and HANS and YELENG would kill me if I continue splashing money on "the likes of Joe".

AND he doesn't see why I was pissed!

Whatever...

Exam at 2.30pm tomorrow, and Yan Hao's enlisting tomorrow as well! 0.0...Good luck to him, I hope to see him alive! XD He keeps saying he will die in there.

Hmmm...I still can't be bothered to study. Yan Hao says it's cause I am bored with the courses already. 0.o"...Eh, 4.5 more years to go and I am bored now. =.="...

OH WHATEVER...What will come will come, can't stop it anyway.

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2009-06-15T00:14:00.006+10:00

Post No:#855

Conversation with Halif:

Halif: What are you doing wrestling with a guy wearing only his boxers?!
Me: He bully me first!!!!!!! I am victim leh!
Halif: Haiyo, wrestle with semi naked guy...
Me: WWF also semi naked guys mah...
Halif: But that one is guy and guy, this one is guy and girl!
Me: No no no, now is guy not guy and girl not girl!
Halif: For all I know, later got ___ Junior!
Me: JUNIOR YOUR HEAD LAH JUNIOR!
Halif: Okay okay, then ___ Senior and ___ Junior...
Me: NOOOO!! Later my kids will be FAT AND UGLY...AND SHORT!! Like alien like that!! Cannot lah!
Halif: hahahaha ET
Me: EH, at least ET is SKINNY OKAY!!
Halif: Can lah, can go lipo and plastic surgery~
Me: Cannot, must natural!
Halif: Eh, now you can tell your doc what you want your kids to look like you know!
Me: Then the doc will say "To do that, please do not mate with the likes of _____"
Halif: hahahahaha, don't anyhow ar yx"

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Me: He piss me off again laah!
Halif: Why he cause you to pee?
Me: PEE??! PEE?!?! That sounds SO WRONG on SO MANY LEVELS and in SO MANY WAYS!
Halif: How I know that's not happening leh!?
Me: OOII!! WHAT SIA!?!?!
*after a while*
Me: HALIF IGNORE MEE!
Halif: No lah, I go find food
*food conversation for a while*
Halif: Think of chocolate fondue..and PIZZS!!
Me: PIZZS?!?! LOL, you pervert ar, Piss, pee now PIZZS!!
Halif: Typo lah! Pizza!!!

And so on...Xd

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2009-06-14T16:12:00.003+10:00

Post No:#854

Got my "trusty alarm clock" to wake me up today. XD...Good job, well done! XD

ANYWAY. TOMORROW'S MONDAY!!

All the best to you peeps out there that have exams tomorrow, and that's including you, you and YOU~ XD

The idiot kapo-ed (stole) my new, black, Adidas track pants. Chao bloody kuku, don't wanna return it somemore! AND I JUST WASHED IT! =.="...Tried to "A" a meal at Oishii Sushi from me as well...XD! I don't like you anymore, stop trying to "A" things from me!!! Okay lah, to his credit, he bought my favorite 冰峰 for me when he came back from dinner last night, thank you! And SO, I am having dinner alone again! Hmm...Prawn Pad Thai sounds appealing right now.

Exams on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, then back to Singapore! Dinner with Fatt before flying off though, haven't met up with him since the swot vac started.

LALA, back to Taiwan Drama!!! I mean...VERTEBRATES!

*yummy 冰峰*

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2009-06-13T12:49:00.003+10:00

Post No:#853

What kind of kuku will rouse you from bed at 9+ when you only slept at 4am a few hours earlier?! =.="...And then he tells you it's already 12.

That kind of kuku...yes, him!

XD...And he was going on about how nice he was to me, cause he is waking me up so I have more time to study.

Then, what kind of kuku wakes you up by first messing up your hair, then starting to poke you at the places where it tickles, then dragging all the sheets off you when it's winter, then pulling away all pillows, throwing a file at your head, tackling you rugby style and then just sitting on top of you and tickle you until you dissolve into giggles or start shrieking...=.="

Yes, that same kind of kuku...

And yes, repeat the process for about 2 cycles and he is better than any alarm I have. >.>...

Idiot...

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2009-06-12T22:07:00.003+10:00

Post No:#852

And right after the previous post, he came in and we talked! 0.o....Are you secretly reading my blog!?!?!? XD

Anyways, it's already Friday and I am less than prepared for exams. Sigh...
I need a hug for motivation...
Or a good luck hug...
Or a screw the exams, stop studying hug...
AIYA, I just want a hug lah!

I should go back to studying, so yea...

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2009-06-10T23:28:00.004+10:00

Post no:#851

1 argument every 3 days...>.>...Somehow things always work themselve out in the end. Not because we talk it out or anything, but we just continue joking around a few days later...I don't think that's a good thing though, cause it doesn't solve anything and the same argument will repeat itself~ =.="

ANYWAY

NOPE, I have not been studying, neither am I nervous, probably because I am in the "I can't be bothered, and let's stop pretending that I am studying mood"...

and YES, the looming exam date still bugs me...It's in 6 days, my first paper in on Tuesday. But...I can't study. I try, I fall asleep...>.>...

and YES, I should stop sleeping 12 hours a day. It's like I can't wake up before sleeping a full 12 hours. If I happen to set the alarm to go off in 7 hours, I would wake up, turn it off...go to the toilet and wash up, then sit on my bed and fall asleep again! =.="

Fudge...

I should study...yes I should.

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2009-06-08T22:32:00.002+10:00

Post No:#850

I WANT TO DIE!

=.="...

Finally got down to "self motivated" study and in less than 2 hours, I FELL ASLEEP! Like wtheck please. >.> Maybe it's cause I spent the last 30mins studying on my bed...I was getting cold! I wanted to cuddle under my blanket~ Eh heh....

Allocated myself 2 days of studying for each subject till the start of papers, then I will revise in between papers as well. Exam papers printed off are starting to make some sense, like finally...
ARRRGH...

I still want to die...

And there's the feeling of giving up. Heh...And Hao says "Oh, Bye bye!"

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2009-06-06T18:18:00.003+10:00

Post No:#849

I.OFFICIALLY.LOVE....PANKO!!!!

*Steps on jap-style deep frying after the jump*

Lol, for the uninitiated, Panko (pan = bread in Japanese) is Japanese breadcrumbs/crumbing used for deep frying.
They are different from normal breadcrumbs, as they do not contain the bread crust, thus making a lighter and crisper coating.
PLUS, normal western breadcrumbs are normally like small particles (i.e sand) but panko is coarsely ground which makes it more "flake-like" and pointy (adds to the crunchiness). They also absorb less grease and thus stay crunchy longer!

Heh heh....

Been making chicken katsu (Jap styled fried chicken) with the panko I bought from Chinatown and yesterday I bought prawns so I was thinking "EBI FRY" (ebi=prawns) which is Jap style fried prawns...Made that for dinner tonight (yea, it's only 6.30, but I was hungry so I had a super early dinner) and it was yummeh!! =D

Anyways, basically for deep-frying katsu/ebi fry the basic steps would be:
For chicken thighs, thin them out by partially cutting horizontally along thicker parts then flip it over so it will be longer & thinner. They cook faster and more evenly this way...

1) Optional: You can marinate the seafood or meat with some sake (sold for drinking), mirin and salt and pepper first for about 5 minutes.
2) Season plain flour with salt and pepper, mix well.
3) Coat the to-be-fried ingredient with the seasoned flour.
4) Dip into beaten egg
5) Coat with panko
*For ebi fry, repeat steps 4 & 5 for a double coating if you prefer a thicker crust. I don't double coat chicken because it would turn out too thick.
6) Press panko onto the surface firmly then let it rest/adhere for about 5 minutes.
7) Deep fry with medium heat until golden brown. (Deep fry in batches to maintain oil temperature)
8) Remove from oil, set on some kitchen towel to absorb excess oil. Serve~

I like to serve chicken katsu with Jap curry or with onion & egg like how they do it for katsu-dons. I prefer ebi fry with Jap mayonnaise or served with green tea powder that's been seasoned with some salt.

Will be posting pictures if I happen to make anymore. =D

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