Dull halloween

31 October, the day when people in olden days believe that it was the arising of the evil spirit, which I find quite amusing. But these days, people tend to having so much fun out of it. Fun? It's kinda strike me.. Did I say fun? Is it fun for people who sat there all alone, stressing over exam on a friggin halloween day? surely hell do *sarcastic*.

I had 10 kids knocking on the front door, dressed up as a witch, pirates, and some random characters which I dont think it's exist.. Well not all of them were kids, there was 1 man appears as a pirates which to me seems retarded rather than cute. However, it's exciting to really feel how halloween suppose to be spend. "Trick-or-treat??" I actually didn't really have the "halloween-preparation" , so it's kind of surprising when those kids knock on your door saying those a-must-words.

Totally have nothing to give to them, I decided to give them all my chewing gums which I dont know when is the expiry date. Hope they wont get the Montezuma's revenge a.k.a diarrhea ((: *finger cross* Sorry for the late confession.

The plans of close-to-nerdism-university-rookie seems out of reach. We (Denise, Liying, Michael,etc) was actually planned to have our own Halloween party or at least crash into other's party. Yet the outcome, we were sitting at home, do nothing, went online or even blogging (pathetic me), and stressing over our exam. Good for michael, finished all the friggin insearch and ready for a long hols.

Huff.. but......maybe we do have our halloween liying. The point of having halloween is actually to be scared, right? Well I am scared. Scared of the exams, on the 31st of October. We're having our halloween party!! lofl. huff. so frustrating. It seems hard to cheer up yourself. )):

Halloween suppose to be spend with friends, horror movies or parties. But none of it were done. No friends, no parties, no horror movies. Umph actually I did watch horror movie today, well a suppose-horror movie. Watched 1480 with steve, thought it was going to scare the hell out of us, yet it's just some kind of twisted-supernatural thingy, even the ghost more likely to look as the psycho on scream.

We did some kind of halloween-horror-movie in advance. It was last week on Sunday, at Liying's house when her sister wasn't there. We watched the Ammityville Horror and it's based on a true story. It's kinda creepy, not to mention what happened. (i'll just keep it for myself...) But we did having fun.

Did I actually say fun AGAIN??? ok, I should stop exageratting my dullness-halloween day by making it sounds so excited and FUN. (:

'standard' isnt that standard after all

Contemplation of the regulation on a piece of paper seems to pull out the soul off of me. It's nothing to be worried about, yet something to bear in mind that people need an easy life rather than a stupid simple life. That's what he, the big-fat-ass-ugly asr lecturer once said. smart people around me seems dont take that much affection on my struggling days facing the day of judgement, which was quite screwed. Hours had been spent, 'words' have said too much, no more tears to be shed. 5 simple questions yet deep and complicated seems to take my soul away little-by-little as i'm struggling and dragging myself into this. the nitty-gritty of standard itself brought up to an enigma which impugn the true meaning of standard.

Struggling on a piece of paper to save up the possibility to pass one subject had been such a torturing moment for us, denise and liying. We've been dragging ourselves into somekind of endless excruciating world where we couldn't even see the entrance. Am I being too dramatic?? Maybe yes in some kind of way, but do people usually cry? do people usually babelling on what has come for them? yes they do. And it is not something that I do just to encourage myself to believe that the world is unfair, which i usually do, yet it's just something to do with the exemplifying of being on the verge of breaking down.

Procrastination might be one of the biggest issue here, as I'm mastering it. Days pass through along with the responsibility as a student, yet I haven't score much for myself on it. Thought it will be easy for me to get through, yet the hope seems to fading away. It's true when regret comes at last. Isn't it nuisance to know the fact that you are basically just hopeless on a point where you are close enough to dissapoint people who really count on you, who put their hopes on you? Maybe it's wise enough for not hoping or give hopes unrestrainedly....

I know that I'm being over-reacted, yet this things seems to killing me. Facing the "news-flash" when it is close enough to see that you are going to fail it's scary. Know that I've been pushing myself to stand tall and face it for I have the guts to take it at the first place, makes me feel so intimidated by my own thoughts. and yep reality bites. You always thought that things come easy on you, and you just can't accept the facts that shit does happen. It seems I'm playing another cinderella on my own, and when the time strikes midnight, it welcomes me to face the harsh real world.

I know I've been a whiney and a complete brat, who always expect things come easy on me. But who doesn't??? )):

1st Anniversary Dinner

SHOUT OUT TO LIYING:

Sorry about your phone.. I know how it feels. I've been there and done that. Just believe, "whatever goes around, comes around"

22 September 2007

It was the date of our anniversary. But it is unfortunate that we couldnt be together at that time. Steve was at Jakarta, while me stuck here at Sydney having my assignment. So yesterday was the payback time. We arranged a dinner at "China Doll", a restaurant which belongs to Steve's teacher. So we did get a VIP service.

At first they recommended us a list of cocktails... For 19 years I have never drink a martini, so yesterday was the perfect time for me to have one.. and such a coincidence, the waiter did recommended me to have a glass of Rose and Lemongrass Martini which is absolutely good! I saw the price, it was $13 per glass, but I do not care less, I ordered another one... As soon as I finished the second glass, I was ready to order the third glass, but Steve insist for me not to drink any of the martini after the second glass. Frankly speaking, I can feel the body heat, and it was suddenly became so hot. lol.

After such a wonderful martini, Steve ordered the entree which is Seafood Dumpling with Scallop. And it was soooo damn good! Even now, I'm drooling just to imagine how the food was last night..

For the main course, we ordered Crispy Pork Belly w Chilli Caramel & Nam Pla Phrik [whatever it is], it was good, but for me it was too salty. The pork and the sauce.. Yet taste good. But not as good as the dumpling!....

Besides that, we also ordered Penang Curry of Braised Wagu Beef Shin. This one taste so good. I love it. The meat was so soft, the sauce was spicy enough for me yet too spicy for Steve. lol.

After we finished our food, the waiter said that there's something for us. It's a Caramel Roasted Pears w Tiger Beer Ice Cream. You may think the Ice Cream might taste weird because of the beer, but trust me, you want it for more!!!

To be honest, yesterday was such an unforgetable moment. Inspite of it was our 1st Anniversary Dinner, but the restaurant, the food, the drinks, the service... It was all good. I can't wait for another martini there...

Kiama trip...

14 October 2007

It was a clear sunny day, a perfect time for a lil' bit of journey. We [Steve, Denise, Michael, Liying and Sella] decided to have a little car ride to Kiama. This journey took us approximately 2 hours non-stop. Thought it was going to be awfully boring and so, yet it wasn't. The fact is, we slept all the way to Windang, our first stop, except for Steve and Michael, or else, who's going to drive. Right?? might as well just sleep at home. lol.

We started our journey to Eastgarden to have our breakfast. We ate McDonalds [what a surprise. *sarcastic*] This is the car which made things happen. lol.

All the girls were sleeping along the way, so we didn't know much what happen along the journey. I managed to catch a picture before I totally "soul-less". :)) As soon as we reach the destination, the speedometer showed a great number... "77777".. my lucky number!

We arrived at Windang beach, the sun was so glaring, yet I still felt cold from the wind. But after a while, I don't feel the cold anymore. I was covered with excitement. Pictures and more pictures! I love my new camera...... And the macroshot does look good, doesn't it???
All of us were playing at the beach, yet this lonely girl just sat there do nothing but taking pictures of her feet. Yep, I do agree I wont be able to beat her narcissm in any kind of level. :))

But still she looks cute and gorgeous in any kind of angle.. I joined her for a while, then asked her to walk around the beach with me.. We decided to take a picture, the view there was sooooo amazing. I'll give you $1000 if you can find this kind of view at Jakarta. lol. The view was breathtaking. These are some last shot before we left Windang beach.
Right before we leave, this family caught my attention. The father is the surf-livesafer. He has 3 kids. two of them around the same age, and the other one is the youngest of all, which is super cute... They all trying to play a sand-surf. The bigger brothers were so excited to play and sometimes they argued for the board. But this youngest brother, he didn't seem to bother about the board or anything else. What he did was, he jumped off from the top of the sand, and landed with his face. lol. it was so funny!! I know it sounds harsh, but if you were there, you'll laugh your ass off. I had the video of them, but it's just too big. It's 12mb... Is there anyone know or have the software to compressed the video?? let me know if you do....

After the beach, we went to the lake nearby.. It is called Lake Illawara. The lake was shallow, there was a lot of small fish, and lots of jellyfish around. You do know what jellyfish is right?? Unless you are mike.. (he knows NOTHING)
The lake was good and we took lots of pictures there.. Start from inside the lake itself, the docks around the lake, even between all those tall grasses which makes us looks like in the middle of jungle. lol. Enough with the talking, let the picture tells...





I never knew that my boyfriend, somehow, can be so narcist. Even more than me.. lol. Here's some of his pictures...
This guy, you dont have to ask about anything. I can assure you that he's 100% narcist!!
for him, it took more than 10 pictures to get a perfect one. So steve spend almost half an hour just to take a couple of shot of this guy. lol.

But no one can beat the nature of our narcissm.. Even on our way to the car park, we managed to take this couple of jumping shot. And it took us like.... 5 mins to get the perfect one. It's in our BLOOD. We didn't even have to try so hard, it happened just like that!! (*fingersnap*)
Apparently the boys felt left behind. They tried to follow our style.. See how the outcomes are...

1. it was partly successful. Steve jumped with an X shape yet Mike made a straight line.

2. unsuccessful. They haven't even jump. But you should see their facial expression. Constipated

3. unsuccessful. Mike managed to jumped, and Steve managed to scared a little kid away. lol.

4. they gave up and walked away.

5. tried to give another try, yet still unsuccessful. Mike looks retarded.

6. Final Attempt.. thank GOD! SUCCESSFUL!!!

Steve didnt feel so satisfy of his jumping picture with Mike. He chose a solo career. See how it became.. Lmao! "Let's chased the little kid and do some kind of ballet move to make it more graceful"

From all of the stupidity there, Li Ying managed to make a "Piece of Nature"...
She's so good at taking pictures. She knows which angle is the best and which shot suits for this and that.... She should be taking photography rather than accounting! lol. You cant shot numbers liying!! ;))
Left the Windang beach and Lake Illawara, headed to the Blow Hole... (Mike, it's the opposite of Blow JOB. :p). Last time I went here, I didnt have the chance to see the blow hole. Because that time, the day was "wind-less". But this time such a great timing to see the blow hole.. The wind blew so hard, and the waves were bigger than the one at Bondi. Anyway, maybe some of you dont know what blow hole is... Well it is a formation of rock above the see, and it has a hole in the middle of the formation. And the hole is the closest point to the water, so everytime the waves come, it burst out form the whole and make some kind of huge splash..
After blowhole, we decided to have our lunch there. We found place and started our picnic. We brought steak and salad. We ate for about an hour. We sat directly under the sun, so it was really hot, and i got a weird uneven tan on my leg! Hate it!!!! Luckily it's fading away now. But you still can see.!

Lunch was over, time for PICTURESS!!! we took quite a lot of pictures here. And there was picture of Steve piggyback me. and Mike piggyback Steve and Me! how cool is that.. lol

Took off from blow hole, we headed to Wollongong to see the biggest temple which I forgot the name is. The temple was huge.. And these are some pictures at the temple. There were funny pictures here.. Me, Steve and Mike were pretending as a Kungfu master, and showing off our own style. [Mike - Wong Fei Hung; Denise - Eagle; Steve - Monkey style]
There were quite a number of a small kid statues outside the temples with varies of style. We decided to pick one of the statue and imitate the style.. Here's the pictures...

Moving forward, we went to another temple which has 5 different Buddha, with 5 different hand style.. and here we are trying to imitate the statues... :)))

BUDDHA BLESS YOU

On our way to car, since the temple closed already, Liying found her longlost friends.. The squirell was there holding a stick, and Liying couldn'e help herself but to join her friends. lol
We totally never give up the style.. We tried to do our jumping shot together. It was really hard, because everytime we tried to took with autoshot, the picture will always kind of weird. Sometimes we jumped too fast and too slow. Lucky these shots were good. Well not all of them, but at least one or two pictures.. Satisfy enough guys??? the answer is NO....

You might not be able to see the pictures clearly... Let me tell you what's going on...
1. all of jumped except for Michael (dummy).. FAILED.
2. we were holding hand, and the picture snapped right before we jumped. FAILED.
3. it was successful but not with the style that STEVE wanted. And i hurt my arms!! Steve jumped too high, and got my hand pulled by him.
4. It was a great success, we got the style, and look at steve's style.. he's trying to do the egyptian style.. and managed to blocked my view.! idiot!!!

Wise man says : "Narcissm doesn't kill you! thou shall took more!!"



Done with our trip, we closed the day with dinner at Lowenbrau - The Rocks. There, they always perform a show which started at 8 p.m. every single day. They held a drinking competition, and also a dancing competition. It's not an ordinary dancing competition. You have to dance the German's national dance, the one with swapping hats from each other head. And it gets faster and faster.

Carried away by the show, we decided to order the beer ourselves. And steve ordered the food which is quite big. It was all PORK. Never know that GERMANY loves PORK. lol. There were, barbeque pork, pork sausages, pork knuckle. But it tasty and we LOVE pork.
And about the beer, Liying drank up the whole beer, followed by Mike Sparrow, and Steve.. from the picture itself you can tell how drunk he was. lol.

On our way back home, this Michael seems so hard to control himself for narcism.. So here's another scene for him! lol.
This is the end of the story, we were so exhausted and really need to sleep. So goodnight!

Last day of my 10 days break.. *sob*

**UNDER CONSTRUCTION**

**WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON**

The Wedding (David's~06.10.07)

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**WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON**

..Noodle ala Denise..

the pictures of my 10 days break at Jakarta will be available soon..

I'm editing those pictures now. Pinky-promise.

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Recipe for today.....

dedication on rattatouile "Everyone can COOK"

RECIPE OF NOODLE ALA DENISE

INGREDIENTS:

200gr of Hokkien noodle

200gr of bacon (cut into small square pieces)

1 red capsicum (cut into small square pieces)

1 carrot (cut into thin layers)

1tbs of garlic

1tbs of chilli

salt

pepper

oil

HOW TO DO:

~ heat up the wok with oil on it~

~throw in the garlic, wait until it turns golden brown~

~put chilli, then stir~

~put the bacon in, wait for a while. stir it slowly. wait about 3-5 mins~

~put the capsicum and carrot in. stir~

~once it cooked, take it from the wok to a plate. Leave a little bit to keep the oil on the wok~

~put the hokkien noodle inside the wok. and stir~

~after a while, pour the bacon and everything inside the wok again. stir slowly~

~it's time for salt and pepper~

~then you may taste it. and please feel free to add up more salt or pepper~

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cooking is about stir and stir. lol.

and please feel free to add up some suggestion to make it tastier.

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liying, enjoy it!