Busy busy week

Exams are over and that means party time! Yesh Yesh!! Been going out everyday since exams finished, busier than when having exams! Less facebook stalking and less online time too! My internet throttled already anyway...

Okay so we went to Jun Shoong's farewell and Petrina's belated birthday celebration! I only have two group pictures stolen from Joe's blog! Ooh and a picture of Jasmine's surprise glamourous party which was before exams! I have also watched Transformer 2 on the day it premieres in Australia! Even though the ticket is expensive but it's definitely worth every penny! It's just plain awesome! beyond words awesome! More robots and more actions! And surprisingly the theatre wasn't full and we got pretty good seats! Megan Fox is so friggin' hot and I don't care even if you suspect she might be a guy! The debate is all over twitter! If you haven't watch the movie, GO.WATCH.NOW!

-Jun Shoong's farewell-

-Petrina's belated birthday celebration-

-The ladies of the night with the birthday girl, Jasmine-

I'll be going to New Zealand tomorrow! Will be leaving at midnight and will be back in a week's time! Not going to Melbourne anymore because of the H1N1 and I'm not taking any flu shot coz it's a vaccine and we don't have any time left for our body to build the immunity against it. And after I come back I'll still be having 3 weeks of holiday! Probably will go to Canberra and Blue Mountain instead if the hole in my pocket is not too big.

Anyway, if you miss me, you can check my twitter status at my side bar. Will be updating the twitter via my cellphone if the roaming works. If it doesn't ,then too bad lar... does that make me sound like I am obsessed with twitter? Yes I think so too! teehee

H1N1 haven't invaded New Zealand like it did to the States and Aus yet. So I hope everything will be fine and we have prepared hand sanitizers, vit C and masks!

So toodles people! Will update when I come back and I promise loads of pictures!

p/s: I haven't packed anything and I'm leaving in around 7 hours!!

Declaring independence

From books that is.

-my text for the sem, so thick and tall, throw people also can die-

I'm so glad exams are over! It's been torturing me for 2 weeks! Phew!

I'll be having one month holiday till the start of my next semester which is my last semester hopefully... *grin* *pray to pass all the subjects*

I'm going to New Zealand next week! Swine flu cannot stop me from going to New Zealand!! Melbourne, maybe... might have to cancel it, depends. I'm wondering is it a good idea to get a flu shot. As far as I am concern, it does not immune you from getting swine flu but only the normal flu.

I have bought ticket for tomorrow's Transformer 2 : Revenge of the fallen premiere! I am so excited!! Been waiting for it for almost a month!! I hope it's worth my patience and money!!

Now, if you excuse me, I need to get my very much needed beauty sleep. I only slept for around 8 hours for the past two days, my dark eye rings are horrible!!

p/s: internet throttled. Blog again soon when I have the patience to let the pictures load.

Dreadful exams

3 down, 2 more to go, just 2 more! I can't wait till the exams finish, it's killing me! Looking at the books make me want to just scream my lung out! Do you know the frustration when you're looking at something but you just couldn't understand it or the words just couldn't get into your mind! It looks so familiar yet so foreign. I do not know how to exactly express my feelings right now and I'm stressed out and depressed! It also makes me miss home even more at times like this! I need to get my mind clear and concentrate on my books! ARGH!

And I have been eating a lot of instant noodles! Had it everyday or every other day, I think my body will be preserved and mummified one day... okay that is not funny. Oh and I haven't eaten any for 3 days already! I am not good in finance field at all!! What was I thinking when I took up a major in finance??? I feel like just go knock myself at the wall. *knocking self to the wall*

Please please please please god just let me pass everything!! This semester is really tough! All the subjects are so hard to understand!!!! I am really really worried and scared!!

Tuesday 11.30am sharp is the time when I can announce my freedom! Wish me luck! And good luck to those who are still having exams like me... and for those flying back to Malaysia or somewhere for holiday, have a safe trip!

Finals

First paper in less than 48 hours! gasps!! >.<

And I'm not even half prepared... T_T

Can I hop on my spaceship and fly outta this place?

hmmm....


Okay people.. I found my spaceship! Bye bye!! Chao~ will be back when I regain my sanity!

-ka zooom *dissapeared*-

Newcastle(7 June) - MeiZhi, age 21, was reported missing about a minute ago and is believed being abducted by aliens. No signs of fighting and struggling were found in the room. Fire trails can be seen around the sky and a huge hole seems to be appeared at the rooftop on where she was currently living. According to the witness, a blue spaceship was coming out from her room and headed north. Scientists are currently gathered around to figure out this unusual phenomenon. More updates when the mystery is solved.



Aha! Now, if you excuse me, I need to get my dose of tranquilizer.

Work

So this is the place where I am currently working at.

-the shop view-

-inside view 1-

-inside view 2-

Works get very frustrating when these are what greet you in the morning:

-a table full of new clothes to put on the rack-

-a very messy store room and you have to clean it-

But I'm having 2 months break now, as exams approaching and I'll be away during holidays. It's good as I needed that break for some time already and finally I am getting it! Working is only good because you have extra pocket money and spare your very utterly free time. It's not good when you cannot have plans with friends on weekends and if you enjoy having absolutely nothing to do on weekends like me. So it has pros and cons. Anyway I'm glad I don't have to work for 2 months! I hope I'll have that motivation to work again like I did when I first started to work.

I don't work here last year, this is another branch inside the same mall. So I guess their business is good. Or like I was told, the mall is doing some expansion work, so the old one will be chopped off to make way to the new wing like Gurney. I don't have the picture of the old shop, it's smaller looking for the front view, but bigger space inside. And the outside is red in colour instead of the white one. But what I do have is the picture beside the old shop which I found it very funny, they always make their store look like this whenever they are having sales!

-SALEEEE, the red thing beside is the shop I worked-

And this is what it looks like when they are not having sales!

-big difference? lol!! and you get to see a bit more of the shop I used to work-

So yah, that's all for now, need to get back to study!! Finals next week!!! Wish me luck~

of food and glorious food

I love food! It feels so good when I'm eating... I could be an eat-oholic... or perhaps gradually becoming one... that's why when I went home last year, everyone was like "gosh! you put on weight!!" then for dunno what reason I also ate a lot back home but just probably don't snack as much as I do over here or had less creamy and cheesy and starchy food back home, when I came back again this year my friends went "oooh, you lose weight!!" I think I am gaining weight now again, seriously, you do not want to know how much I have eaten for the past few weeks!! gosh! It's unbelieaveble!! I have been enjoying myself too much!! We have our fortnightly breakfast, then almost weekly dining out in the town, and occasionally steamboat at home, or sometimes we'll just decide to cook something good... or some random occasion eating out like after a busy week, finished tests, finished assignments, or when we're in the mood. hehe!

Let see... the recent events, everyone's birthday falls in May!! 1st it's Khai Chi's, we went to a thai restaurant to have dinner, it wasn't bad but probably not the best restaurant in town. But that doesn't matter because it's the company that counts, who cares about food when you have friends around to have fun!

- at sticky rice thai restaurant-

Then it's Cien Shin and Xin Yi's birthday, Nicole came down from Canberra to give Cien a surprise at 12am. The next day they went to Port Stephens and I couldn't go coz I had to work! Then at night we organized a little party for them. We bought so much food until we couldn't finish it! We had KFC, Domino Pizzas, Amazing noodles, deep ocean seafood and home made mashed potato! All in very large portions. It was nevertheless a great night!! We play cards and Wii after dinner and had a chat with everyone!

-With the bithday girls, oh lucky Jim, surrounded by 11 ladies-

That's 3 on May, and there are still a few coming up! yay! more food!! more laughter and more fun!! Happy Birthday to all the May babies!!

Last friday, we went to our fortnightly event, breakfast! I missed the last one coz I had to work on saturday, so I tried to convince them to go on Friday instead. So yay! We went to Grind Cafe at Darby Street.

- this is my toasted turkish bread with creamy pesto mushroom, spinach and tomatoes with 2 poached eggs on top! delish!-

-The 1st coffee I ordered since I came to Newy! Affogato!! It's good! seriously! A shot of espresso pour over the vanilla ice cream with chocolate flakes! The smooth and creamy textures of the ice cream blend with espresso melts in your mouth... yum yum~-

-our home made steamboat, it feels so good to have it in a cold night!-

-my meditarranean style fettucini with feta and olives in one of our random dining in town in monkey monkey monkey cafe, it's yummy! -

-this is monkey plate, I think... it's good too!!-

I don't have all the pictures of our random dining out, so I just post up what I have, we have been to a couple thai restaurant in town and there is this place called AL-Oi which is good! Gonna go back for second, one day... don't have the pictures tho... =)

This is my home made food, I made them... when I am free...

- my carbonara! this is my 1st attempt, there are a few more after that which has more ingredients inside, this is only with bacon. After a couple failure of why my eggs weren't cook, I think it's safe to say now I have found a way to make it that guarantees the eggs will be cooked! I kinda addicted to it and I had like 4 times in a week!! I hope it's not that fattening coz It has no cream and cheese inside yet it tasted creamy! cool huh!! Thanks to Chee Seng the chef who gave me the recipe!-

-this is my 1st attempt on pumpkin soup! It wasnt bad, in fact it's quite nice, but I think I can make a better one which I haven't tried out yet. I like the creamy texture eventho it has no cream in it when I cooked it. The cream only added when you serve, depends on how creamy you want it to be-

I think I kinda like pasta with no cream at all! The other day, I was just threw in a can of tuna and fried some bacon with some olive oil over my fettucine and call it a meal. It was actually not bad!! It's simple and save time!! And I love fettucine!!! They are so goood!!

Enough for food, it's making me hungry while I'm blogging about it, gonna go make my lunch now! Perhaps fettucine again with mango tuna and bacon! I know wtf mango tuna! they have all kinds of weird flavored can of tuna like mango, vinegar, sweet chili, corn, tomato and basils, sundried tomato, and more!! So ciao~

I miss....

My long hair.....


When will my hair be that long again... That's how I looked like when I went home last year.. I chopped off half the length 2 weeks later!! grrr... oh well... it will grow back again at the end of this year....

One Early Morning

We had to return the car at noon and so we decided to go to Port Stephens before that. We departed at 6.30am and started our 45 mins journey to our destination. We had to drag ourselves up early but everyone of us not regretting about it at all. The scenics over there were breathtaking and relaxing. Definitely a must visit place if you ever come to Newy!

Our 1st stop was Nelson Bay, then we grab a map from there and started to drive spot to spot using the map. A picture speaks thousand words and I have 16 pictures so this is gonna be a 16000 words long post! Now just let the pictures do the talking shall we?

- Nelson bay-

- It was pretty chilly in the morning.. -

-Breath and relax~-

-Siang, Hua and the dolphins-

-Our breakfast! Jumbo rock oyster! Joe and I had 8 each and Ken had 20! It was juicy and fresh! Sooo GOOD!

-Only 3 of us had it and looking satisfied!-

-One mile beach, some say the nicest beach in Hunter Region-

-It's so clean and clear!-

-I'm in love with this place-

-All of us-

-Jump!-

-On our way back, spotted this awesome rocky place-

-Picturesque!-

-posers-

-with our car-

-on our way back, spot the sand dune! *hint: the white layer above the trees*-

It was an awesome trip! We might not have enough time to explore everything and we are still far from it, but we're definitely going there again! Now, if any of you ever wanna visit Newy, I know where to bring you guys! =)

Of Hunter, Vineyards and Wine Tasting

This week has been hectic. 2 tests and 1 submission. And I'm slightly relieved that it is over, but I have another submission on next week and another test. =(
Just a recap on my Easter Holiday. Ken came over from Brisbane for a couple of days, so Siang and I decided to bring him to Hunter Valley, the place where all the wine lovers love.
It was a nice sunny day but it started to rain for awhile while we were doing some wine tasting and we were still consider pretty lucky because the weather has been gloomy for the past few days. We rented a car and drove up the hunter. I'll just let the pictures do the talking to sum up everything we did over there.

-On the way-

-vineyards!-

-1st stop, the hunter valley garden to walk around the shops and had our lunch, didn't go into the flower garden as it takes a lot of time-

-winery! We missed the winery tour coz we depart at noon and all the winery tours are in the morning!-

-wine tasting, the place where we bought our 1st bottle of wine-

-Ooo... Clouds!-

-Ken with me-

-us-

- checking out the wines-

-Tempus Two-

-went up close to the vineyard-

-with our beloved rented car, Toyota Hatch, whatever it is, they don't have this in Malaysia, It's a nice car!-

-random self shot-

-one last stop before we went back-

-This was taken right after we hit ourselves with our heads-

-another random self shot while we had our dinner at one nice Italian Restaurant-

-The wines Siang and I bought, nice!-

It was a great day, had lotsa fun and a great way to destress. We went to Port Stephens the next day and I'll blog about it on my next post. So stay tuned!