Freaky viet bun guy and QUEST CREWWWW

Today I went to Springvale
and when I was buying some viet pork buns/rolls
the guy who was making my sandwiches (LOL)
was like do you speak canto?
because I think he might have spoken viet to me cept I didn't realise
and I was like yeah
and he started talking canto to me
and added "leng lui" (no idea how to pinyin that but it means "pretty girl") to the end of each sentence
like every sentence and he said it in a slightly freaky way
i really didn't care cos he's just making my sandwich
but mum was like WTF after we left and she told dad about it

Anyways, QUEST CREW is coming to Aus
just between you and me, I LOVE QUEST CREW
Cept I don't have a spare $50 to go see them perform =[
Next time...
For those who do, they're performing on Australia Day in Melb at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

Who's your favourite Quest Crew member?

Victor kim =] 

Closely followed by DTrix if he still counts...

Unusual findings and the Viet father

I've been at home for the past 2 days and when I looked outside at 5:30pm I just wanted to get outside and play like a kid.
So I did....until I reached the driveway with a frisbee in my hand.
And mum made me GARDEN!!
I complained but she was like GRRRRRR so I did some pruning and sweeping before going down to the park to play frisbee.
Except frisbee ain't exactly fun by yourself so I went home to get a basketball instead and decided to shoot some hoops.
And as I was collecting the ball after a failed attempt I saw something that should NOT be on a basketball court.
Especially when this basketball court was behind a church and next to a child care centre!!!!
I have no idea how it got there and I don't want to know how.
But seriously?? No one ummmmm "does it" at a park....?
Feel sorry for any kids who decide to go play bball and come across it.

Did anyone read the article on the front cover of the Herald Sun today?
It was quite vague but it was something about a father who went to court for making his kids study too hard to try and get a scholarship.
I never knew you could get charged for it.
One line caught me "pushed his two daughters to complete homework above their academic level"
Have they ever heard of places like Kumon and North Shore? 
Wonder if all the asian parents will be charged as well.
Also it says the father did it so his daughters would get "private school scholarships"
If you don't get your kids to do homework above their academic level then how can they a scholarship? Because won't every kid get a scholarship then?
I really don't get the logic in that.
Also the judge should probably read Pauline Nguyen/Luke Nguyen's story, this father isn't the only one, and publishing a story like this won't stop other fathers from pushing their kids like mad.


Just my two cents =]

Were you pushed by your parents when you were a kid?

In the later years of primary school and start of high school I went to school 7 days a week. 

I hated it.

But now I'm grateful for it.

Black Nails

One coat only, how long will it last?

So I painted my nails today
Black
I want to actually test out the claims of the nail polish
Does it dry in 45 seconds? Yes if you put a super thin coat...but that doesn't even "paint" the nail properly, it's like see through. Takes about 10 mins for a thick coat to "dry" but still is prone to dents and all that stuff for like 30mins-1hr.
Does one coat last 8 days without chips? Testing this atm but I highly doubt it since I has only lasted about 6ish days with 2 coats and topcoat before.
However it is possible to just cover the entire nail with just one coat as the nail polish is quite thick and not runny.
Black is not a very summery colour.....I need new nail polish =]

Regret

I didn't get into Physio
Not sure what to do
Minds in a muddle atm
But right now I've gotten into Biomedical Science/Commerce at Monash
Which isn't bad
Just regretting not trying harder
And for choosing Specialist Maths instead of Food Tech
But I've been regretting that since day one of year 12

New Bedside Table

Bought a new bedside table from Ikea the other day

Technically it's just a side table

But hey it only costs $10

Comes flat packed

Super light

I got black because my desk and bedframe are black

 10-15 mins later

Voila!

No tools needed

Just your hands

Now I can fit everything including my laptop onto it

And can watch dramas in bed without having to worry about my laptop catching on fire

Yes my laptop is ancient, 6 years old

Been pretty good

I've used it for about 350 days a year every year since

But the battery died a long time ago

What I see when I wake up now

Magical floating laptop =O

Except I didn't realise that it is a lot bigger than my old one when getting into bed

and jumped into bed like normal

and scraped the skin off the back of my leg on the corner of the table

Owwiieee

Back to cleaning my room now

Cold Shower

There wasn't any hot water in the shower last night and I froze
Luckily it's summer and not winter so it wasn't as bad as it could have been
But my bro knew there wasn't any hot water and didn't say anything!!!!
How mean =[
But dad fixed it

Anyways Uni offers come out tonight
I'm going out to fed square with my friends
Hopefully I get into what I want
If not....I guess I'll have to try harder this year then

IKEA

 who doesn't like ikea?
my family has a weird completely co incidental habit to going there on public holidays
it all started christmas day 2009 in HK.
i actually have a blog post about that day on my food blog, if you can be bothered finding it
and then this year we ended up at ikea in sydney on NEW YEARS DAY!!
only cos we accidentally broke this glass serving bowl that wasn't ours
and we tried to find a similar one at myer (since it was the only store open on new years at westfield) but it was $100!!!
so we looked up the designer or something online and found out it was an ikea bowl
and it turned out to be a $4 bowl!! LOL
so that's why we were at ikea
and discovered their awesome self serve soft serves!

What we got today

17 pc storage containers for $5.50

A pizza cutter for $2.50

Blue curtain for $3 except we plan on using it as gift wrap

is like a mesh kind of material $3 for 3 metres, cheaper than gift wrap and looks a whole lot classier/better

Quilt cover set $9.99 for king sized bed

I plan on stealing one of the four pillowcases

I'll take a pic when I put it on my pillow

We also got a strawberry plant from IKEA for $3

Yeah, IKEA sells plants?!?!

Also got a bar stool and table but no picture as I haven't assembled them yet.

When I get my place in the future

it will be filled with ikea furniture

ikea is probably the only place i go to which makes me wanna clean/reorganise my room

Crown Casino

So today I went to the casino for the first time since turning 18 with a few friends.
All of us had never been to crown casino before.
It was a good experience although nothing there really draws me in.
Don't really like hanging out (being around) with old people who just press a button all day.
I would say probably 4/5 people there were over the retiring age.
Just walked around, joined the signature club thingo and got $5 free.
Also find the lights and sounds a little overwhelming.
Nothing special

Long time no post

Wow I have been a lazy shit lately. 

Got back from Phillip Island two days ago but I have realised I have not even posted on my NSW trip from a week ago....And I am epically behind in food blogging too =S 

So what have I been doing? 

Being antisocial and hardcore drama-ing =]

Started a new TVB drama called Home Troopers, I know it's one of those crappier dramas if I dare say so but KEVIN CHENG is in it!!!!! He happens to be my favourite TVB actor. In this drama he acts as a 30 year old but in real life he is 41, except he looks super airbrushed/tonnes of make up in the drama. MEH, nonetheless hot =P

Today I drove for about 2 hours which means I have around 23hours done out of the 120 I need. YAY!

Went shopping at The Glen today and came home with some new goggles (since I broke my old ones) and a pair of leggings for just over $10 from David Jones (haha scorrreee).

Probably should go swimming some time soon and get fit. 

Surprisingly I have gotten lighter after eating out lunch and dinner and having cup noodle breakfasts everyday during my trip up to NSW. Yeah...kinda freaky and doesn't make sense whatsoever. 

Anyways I hope to post around every second day or about 15 posts a month. 

Hopefully I can keep it up because what's the point in having a blog if you're not going to post right?

Autumn's Concerto 下一站，幸福

Taken me 19 eps to realise the main character is Vanness Wu. When did Vanness become 那么帅? And when did his hair become so short? However it does explain why his English is so good.
Anyways Autumn's Concerto is a pretty good drama. And the kid is sooooooo cute.
Thank you K仔 for "giving" it to me. I believe I may have just taken it from you're hard drive, I don't exactly remember. Anyways missing you heaps. Hope you're having fun. 米修 米修 好像你！

2011!

Happy New Year Everyone!!
In Sydney currently and the fireworks were a little disappointing.
Maybe we weren't in a good spot but I thought the bridge would have epic fireworks.
Yeah.......it didn't until the final 30 secs
Post soon

Been a while

Haven't been blogging much lately. Been spending time with family, friends and drama/youtube. I probably won't post for 10 days or so because I'm going away but I'll see if I have internet and time.
So what's been up lately?

1. One of my bestie's 18th party. Didn't take any photos but it was a fun night filled with Pictionary, Cranium, Rice paper rolls and HOMEMADE PHO. It was delicious. I never knew how hoisin sauce can change the broth and give it an extra dimension. Been missing out all my life! 
2. The annual family christmas party which we have missed out on a few years in a row. This time it was not to be missed and the theme was fiesta. I went very unmexican and plain but came home with a moustache and a belly full of good food and some mexican beer, passed on the tequila and other random shots that were made that night. We played pinata apart from the fact that majority of the people playing were over the age of 18.
3. I watched Leehom's latest movie with K仔. Btw, Leehom is like my idol. Wiki him if you don't know who he is. It was a pretty funny movie, called Love in Disguise. I wonder if it is a true story...
4. I spent a couple of hours making this owl. It's a christmas gift for a family friend. She bought me the masterchef cookbook and I LOVE IT. Haven't cooked anything from it yet but I will soon.

she loves owls

1. Can't continue numbering. Went to the beach yesterday and it was absolutely freezing. The sun failed to warm me up quick enough. 
2. Had a semi movie marathon through the night after beach. I watched Shrek for the first time and it was an awesome movie. Then watched The Departed and I prefer Infernal Affairs. Then we played monopoly but it got boring so we ended up watching Eclipse...except everyone just fell asleep during it. So right now I"m having trouble trying to concentrate and write this post up as I am on at most 1hr sleep, I just want to sleep except it's 6pm. Another 5 or 6 posts to go for the food blog.

PS. Have a fun trip K仔. I'll miss you heaps. Are you going to blog about it?

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

How are you celebrating?

Firsts....

Today was quite an eventful day.
Went to my little cousin's birthday party at a rollerblading rink
I kinda feel that I've lost my passion for blading which is sad.
And bladed for an hour or so
Then I went to participate in my first indoor soccer match.
NOTE: I have never played actual indoor soccer before. I have never watched indoor soccer before. I don't watch soccer. I did not watch a single match of soccer during the World Cup.
So when my cousin asked me if I was willing to fill in for someone I reluctantly agreed thinking it would be indoor soccer like PE class in high school.
And boy was I wrong.
The only similarity was the ball, it was the fuzzy green/yellow soccer ball which looks a bit like a giant tennis ball.
And playing on a mixed team, things were a lot more serious than the casual games played in PE.

One of the guys managed to score in the last second of the match to win.

It was pretty epic.

I know I wasn't much help to the team, and I actually still don't know what team I played for.
But it was a good experience.
Whether indoor soccer is for me...
After that I went down to Safeway to get something to eat on the go.
Between chips or fruit
I chose fruit
Which became the second "first" for the day
I bought ONE banana
For 60cents
Random much?
Right now I'm pretty tired
Which is good cos I know I'll sleep
And wake up tomorrow.........I really don't want tomorrow to come!!!!
I'm soo scared

Mozzie Bites

ever been bitten by a mozzie on the neck?
and felt your throat constricting
it is a weird and very itchy feeling
seriously wonder if you will still be able to breathe in a few minutes
and itching it makes it worse
so atm, i look like i have a semi adams apple
HOW GREAT =.="

Aldi

is a supermarket
which sells everything pretty much
and every Thursday they have new specials
and this week one of the specials was the ice cream machine
and I woke up early just to make sure I would get my hands on one
and I've never realised how many people would be there at 9:30 in the morning!
Luckily there were still many ice cream machines left
but navigating the trolley down the narrow narrow aisle
felt like a computer game of dodging left and right except crashes were unacceptable
you get the evil stare from grandma's/grandpa's/aunties/uncles

Ever woken up early just to make sure you could get your hands on a limited item?

Victor Kim

is amazing

enough said

Who do you think is amazing?

Cleaning

Spent a good part of today trying to clean my room. 

Okay more like clean out my bookshelf.

Finally chucked out all my stuff from year 7-12.

Some good memories

Drama Addict

I confess

I am a drama addict

I can sit and watch drama from the moment I wake up till I fall asleep

Being a drama addict has its pros and cons

like all things in the world

You can lose yourself

and forget about everything around you

But because of this

the things around you suffer

Right now I think I need to find the balance

Are you a drama addict?

Port Albert

Went to a little town on Victoria's coast for a few days. When I say little I mean tiny. 

Day 1: 

3 hour drive there

slept the entire way

had a look around the town

and saw this

and also saw this weird boat

not exactly a normal boat but not quite a submarine either

like they lined up so I could take a picture

took this whilst waiting for dinner

chains

the backyard of the place where we were staying which was massive compared to the actual house

dad caught this in the morning whilst I was still in bed...it became lunch

 this looked a lot better in real life but the camera was incapable of taking a close enough and decent picture

pathway to.....

 First fish of legal size...became afternoon tea :)

 I really like the pier in this one

 Mirror image

 My giant flathead..

Storm came and we ran home

Ran out of a restaurant just as dinner was served to take this

Camera on sunset mode....

tree

all the little dots are actually crabs!

would you sit on this bench?

Hope you enjoyed the post.

And hopefully it makes up for all the lack of pictures in all my other posts.

Prank Calls

Dear MHS guy/s who were prank calling last night,

Thank you for your call at 3am in the morning and waking me up. To talk to a person I've never met and do not even know the name of. I have no idea how I managed to talk to you for 5 minutes but it must have broken the prank call record. I'm sorry but at 3am I really do not feel like memorising your(or whoevers) phone number which unfortunately I still do remember. Yes, Stanley is cool. And I'm sorry but I don't love you back. Glad you guys had a fun night last night.

Yours sincerely,

The chick you did not meet the night before and does not know when she's free.

PS If you ever read this, leave a comment =] Thanks

How come I didn't hang up? Good question, even I don't know the answer to that.

What's the worst thing you've said back after someone says "I love you"?

"Whatever"