ahh!

maddness. had alot of errands to run today.

but i still managed to squeeze in time for a spontaneous chat at the newly opened starbucks (yes adelaide is finally americanised!) with adrian, debby and some of her housemates.

i ordered a grande sized mocha frapp.. not too bad. although the vanilla latte, caramel frap etc were disappointing. i was kinda lucky to get a decent drink. hoho!

went window shopping again.. and yes i finally found a trenchcoat that i like! YAY! cost me 200 bucks but i guess coats are all so expensive. and it's made in australia so the quality was pretty good. but i have to dry clean it. eeeicks.

my bedsheets are currently in the dryer. tumbling tumbling... hope they wash soon.

alright i shall try to sleep early. afterall i got to be up at 5+ am!! -.-

Gateau au Yaourt

look! i made a french yoghurt cake all by myself *wide grin*

i got the basic recipe from a food blog that i frequent.. and i threw it some blueberries, cranberries and walnuts. and the cake turned out so good!!

but right now i have a cake, and there's only jessica and adrian to feed. >.<

stupid sis

boy am i glad my sister is graduating AFTER me.
sorta puts it all in order, doesn't make me look so bad in the end. haha

vic's granny had angina (chest pain) and when hooked onto the ECG (a weird machine) it showed that she had atrial ectopic beats ( extra random beats from your heart that doesn't follow the normal pattern)

so they saw a cardiologist (doc who specialises in the hearty stuff) whom told them that granny has to be hospitalised on monday and get an angiogram (thingy that looks at the heart) to see how well heart is.

if heart is not too good, they will do an angioplasty (op to insert wire like thing into coronary arteries to get it checked) and if there is narrowing of the arteries they might put a stent in to correct the blood flow.

whilst everything sounds simple and dandy if it goes according to plan, complications can arise and granny might get sicker over the weekend.

procedures always sounds simple but i swear it is so shit-scary!

vic is supposed to delay his flight to look after granny.

and if he does, i am going to perform a one (w0)man show bringing onnray and clarinda around.

i am so not up to it!

*daph screams for help*

urban bistro night

bread and butter. crusty crust and soft insides.. yum!

girls all dolly and dressed up! (L-R): quinnie, jessica and joanne

men on the other side of the long dining table: (L-R): vic, alvin, alfred, edward

my main dish! seared scallops. so fresh!!

joanne's main: tea-smoked ocean trout. with red wine cabbage thingy.

vic's cow: beef with some glaze sauce which he didnt really like.

everyone enjoying their food

me becoming crazy

MY SOUFFlE!!! *daph drools*

we went to urban bistro for dinner

the day the exams ended!

sorry for the..super late pics. heh

omg

i think both my sister and i inherited the 'easily excited' gene from somewhere.
and also the 'bouncy when happy' gene too!

lol.

oh my lil sister. can't believe she's going uni already! *weeps*
ahhhh! same rank as me. help >.<

and i am back on a very normal sleeping pattern the past few days! hee. life without soccer to watch is like that one. alrighty..waiting for da plumber to call.

*waits patiently while she drinks a cup of earl grey tea*

hello!

just finished watching "the emperor's club"...it's prolly a few many years old movie. but it's still as inspiring as anything! good show to watch, if you have nothing else better to do. heh

quick! put in on your 'to-do-in-hols' list.


i swear, botanics apartment should kill the caretaker. he should be at botanics all the time ain't it! but he wasn't there today when the electrician wanted to have a look at the main switchboard thing. now poor edwin... has minimal hot water to work with. but oh well. he told me that he doesnt require hot water today. err i wonder what that means?

1. he's going to shower at the gym
2. he already showered today
3. he doesn't shower.

i hope it is options 1 or 2.... o.o

i've been reading some travel guides! ahhh. i want to travel!
i envy tiffy! who just got back from her round the world trip.

hai.. back to the books for more stunting photos of the world. to feed my eyes.

dolce dolce dolce!

means dessert in italian


spent a good part of my life reading 'jamie's italy'. it was rather inspiring! i feel like going out to buy the 'freshest produce' to make my own home cooked food. but what's the point of cooking if there is no one around to share in the flavours?

so i got to wait till victor chia comes back.

i went to central market today! yoohoo. i fought off the temptation to buy bubble tea :) so proud of myself. bought fruits, vegies and sausages! i wanted to buy cheese but nah... another time.

it's only another week by myself! awwwe. i miss myself.

love makes the world go round

love.. the addition of love to your life? or the lack of it?

is love really important?

some people give up love to pursue other things in life. love was sitting nicely in their arms and they decided they didn't want to have anything to do with it.

'greener pastures', their voices echoed.

but why would there be greener pastures if the love they had was all that they would need? greener pastures... are they just a fragment of our imaginations that occur when things dont go right? or have they always been in us waiting to be discovered by our mindless souls?

other people seek love like a alcoholic dreams of liquor. it's the drug of choice for any soul that is weary; any one that is suffering, or simply wanting something more in their regimented life. they crave it, think of it and jump at the chance to experience it.

why would the same thing cause such oppositional feelings in different people?

would we be the same without love?

love, oh so complicated.

friday night live!

big brother can be considered the worst reality show ever but the irony is 5million australians tune in to watch it every night. WTH!?

the plumber finally came to fix vic's hot water heater. turns out one of the heating elements melted (don't ask how or why). no wonder lah. now we don't have to chiong to the bathroom (the later person usually have to bathe in ice water)

spent the past few days watching dvds, going to the gym etc.. haha quite fun.

i am thinking of reorgansing my notes.

it might be abit too.. drastic. how huh!

clean clean clean.

shit lah i just cleaned my room and now i see dust.

i hate dust.

life is slow

life is slow and i am loving it!

no rush to do your homework
no need to eat hurriedly
no urgency to stop my msn chatting
no reason to wake up early

every opportunity to rest, relax, gym and read.

sat down with jess (my housemate) with a pot of brewed earl grey & blue flower tea. had quite a long chat about .. random stuff. heh. kinda nice.

my room improvement project is kinda working. almost done packing. time to move things around to make it neater. and note to self: move matteress to garage so can put boxes under the bed!

yoohoo.

and my bruise is finally almost gone-ish.

vita chia is back home! byebye baby. kinda nice to be alone.

and i think i might regret saying this in a few days time

>.<

my afternoon at bridgewater mill

this has been my most productive afternoon since the end of my exams.. spent eating good food! yoo hoo :)Bridgewater mill - 40mins out of the city, located in the hills

shakers! fireplace and nice white linen

forks. for poking food

seared prawns with rice noodle, yellow curry and asian vegs

roast pork belly with pineapple things

raw venison with beetroot jelly. and some sorbet thing

roast chick breast stuffed with herbs. with chestnuts and cucumbers

panfried fish fillet with mushrooms and other stuff

hazelnut cake with some cool ice cream

raspberry tart (yum!!)

complimentary little truffles and lemon moments

ok. my story. big bruise from terrible doc who cannot take blood for nuts.

pics!

me! yvonne and the birthday boy (alvin)
at KTV being stupid

Bdae Dinner at Cafe Kowloon

Angie: huh.. cake ah? HOW? to eat or not
Hans: wah cake! Hmmm i like...

pics from alvin's birthday party...
which was held a week before the exams
see lah, spend so much time having fun
tsk tsk..
i still hope i wun fail!!!
>.<

a post in less than 24 hours

daphne must be bored. actually not... considering there's the last paper next tuesday. hee.
shall do that AFTER this entry yoh?

yes yes. portugal's my favourite!

it used to be just a case of oogling at cute eye candies like luis figo and nuno gomes. it was only later that i realised they played with pretty interesting tactics..

and with the intro of scolari (is that how you spell his name) as the coach, they are playing better and better! being one of the few teams that won all the matches at the group stages.

PLUS, the team never fails to generate more eye candies for me.

CHRISTIANO ronaldo! abit young though and way too hot headed. not suave enough like figo. but that takes time i suppose.

alright. enough about portugal...

OLE! ole! OLE!

wow!... i am done with 3 papers...FINALLYYYY.

and yes, i hate muscles. they are the w-o-r-s-t thing to study....


i'm really happy! my fave teams got through to the round of 16!

GO!!!!!

PORTUGALLLLLL :) :)

and... not forgetting... AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE...OI OI OI!!!!


the funniest cheers that the aussie fans were dishing out to the croatian fans:

"You're red, You're white
You're going home tonight!!"

and....

"your flag... looks like a tablecloth..
your flag...looks like a tablecloth.."

2 down

2 down!

2 to go!

*daphie shouts with a weary heart*


*waves pompom for myself*

why does time fly?

..when i want it to slow down?

i am feeling ze streessss.

world cup matches showing live 3 times a day is not helping!
i wish i could just rot the day away and wake up at night to marathon watch the matches.

heh. but so far all my fave teams are winning. i am very happy.

maybe the soccer fever has gotten to me coz i am in australia. people here went beserk after australia's win against japan. the newspapers just keep talking about them. kinda puts you in the victorious mood lol

alrighty. back to work....

BOO

boo

mid week blues

sitting in the com lab

printing out tons of notes to fill my bag

my head still spinning from last night's sleep i lacked

hoho

my mood is such a low

i need some glow

beaming from my soul

i need motivation

as i revise my work.. i realised how much i forget. all that re-learning is taking its toil on me. its like, i know i know it but yet i can't remember it at all.

revision is coming along really s.l.o.w.l.y

sometimes i wonder if this is the path for me.
can i even make it?
i feel like im losing it.
losing the ability to remember and apply my knowledge..
i am scaring myself to bits.

uncertainty is consuming me.
i need to get some control over my life.

NB: daphne is expressing her paranoia about the upcoming exams.
you could tell, couldn't you?

I go crazy

Hello boy it's been a while
Guess you'll be glad to know
That I've learned how to laugh and smile
Getting over you was slow
They say old lovers can be good friends
But I never thought I'd really see you
I'd really see you again

I go crazy
When I look in your eyes I still go crazy
No my heart just can't hide that old feelin' inside
Way deep down inside
Oh, baby, you know when I look in your eyes I go crazy

You say she satisfies your mind
Tells you all of her dreams
I know how much that means to you
I realize that I was blind
Just when I thought I was over you
I see your face and it just ain't true

I go crazy
When I look in your eyes I still go crazy
That old flame comes alive, it starts burning inside
Way deep down inside
Oh, baby, you know when I look in your eyes I go crazy
I go crazy

stress~

i hate exams. it screws up your sleep pattern, your eating pattern, your time distribution.. everything.

and the thing that makes it all so much worse is that i still have classes to attend. COME ON, would talking about effective communication help you pass your exams?

it's crazy shit. sooo much to study..

and btw, this is my 5th exam in adelaide.
still not used to it.

hellpppppppp~