In SG :)

10 November 2012

Could not resist blogging since I am so so so bored in the plane. There is like another 3 hours. That means that I have endured a good part of the journey already. :( I have absolutely nothing to do. I thought I would have something to do but I realized that I do not have much. My handcarry bag is so heavy because of idk what. But it was very heavy. :( I won’t forget that my knees were SOOOOO tired because I stood there for a good part of the time so still that I did not move. To top everything off, I was standing in the queue for about 2 hours. I cleared the check-in only 2 ½ hours later. (and that was after I had done a web check-in. Can you imagine how long more I would have to stand in the queue?! I really got to thank my lucky stars for getting me to do the web check-in. Needless to say, my flight was delayed by an hour. I was honestly expecting it to be delayed even longer. By the time I cleared the check-in all I wanted to do was sit down and have my bagel. I didn’t even want to shop anymore.

*there goes last minute shopping*

Seriously, I was so tired that I didn’t even mind sitting at Hudsons Coffee & eating ALONE. I just wanted to SIT DOWN. Alright it might help that the café was quite empty. Hahaha. But I was really very tired. I kept complaining to Melvin and Sherman who happened to message me.

I think someone up there is training me to be more patient because I would probably have to queue this way in sg. *thinks about the supermarkets in sg* - a great reason to miss Melbourne. But seriously? Do it when I have someone to entertain me please! Not when I am alone and feel awkward and refuse to make any friends! :( then I went to check twitter and woohoo! My predicament was featured in the papers. Okay not really papers, but The Age reported it on their online paper. Apparently the system crashed for Virgin Airways (I think only domestic), JetStar (GRRRR), & Tiger Airways (no surprise for me – I am biased against Tiger for a reason; I was a very unhappy customer of theirs.) And so, it has to happen on the day that I decided to fly back home. Melvin’s exact words “You very heng ah” – what kind of boyfriend is this!

At least I am on the plane now and my flight is not cancelled. Gracious me, I think I would be so stunned, then scared, then upset, then I will start crying!

*such a bad experience for first time flying alone* - oh but think of the good side

- They did not bother to check my weight. I think they did but they did not say anything. Whahaha!

- They did not tear my ticket at all! Which means I still have an intact ticket yay!

- They were SOOOO polite and kept apologizing! i hate repetitive apologies, but when they are sincere it’s just so different! Then again, I’m biased towards JetStar :) If the same thing happened with Tiger Airways, I bet I would be sulking at them. Then again, I don’t ever throw tantrums when I am alone because I hate attention so I might not. “possibilities of cursing inwardly is another thing”

And everyone was like so nice. No one made a fit or anything like that. They were all patiently waiting. While I was waiting, I was thinking about what would happen if it happened in Singapore. Within half an hour I bet there would be complaints already. That might just be my stereotype formed. Putting things in another perspective, would the people here react differently if this happened in Singapore? Or would they conform to the society’s culture and do what Singaporeans typically do? Damn, stop thinking about psychology already.

I got the aisle seat! Thanks to web check-in, I can select my own seat HAHAHA! Have I listed enough benefits for people to do a web check-in? it is so convenient, takes up less than 10 minutes of your time, and can save up to 30-1hour or even more of waiting at the airport, leaving you ample time to do some last minute shopping, unless you are suay like me, who had a flight on the day when the system crashed. Even in such circumstances, you are in the priority queue because you did the web check-in! usually they open 1 counter for this queue I think, but today they opened 2! And since web check-in can be done like 48 hours before you fly, I bet everyone has enough time, even if you do last min packing like me,

I realized I can babble a lot when I am bored. I just typed so many words and it is only about the airport to the plane. I did not even talk about any other things.

But guess what, that was 20 minutes closer to Singapore already! HOHOHO.

And now I shall start blogging about interesting experiences

*warning! usually revolves around food*

1. I have been so out of touch with running man! Instead, I am catching up on Big Bang Theory, which is seriously hilarious by the way. And isn’t it so coincidental? They have a new season (5) like a few days after my birthday! HAHAHAHA. Shelldon is damn funny and cute. He is so anal that I find him hilarious. According to Freudian theory of development, it could be related to him not being able to transit into the phallic stage, which might have caused this ‘anal character’ of his. By the way I think Freud is a very scary person and I see his name everywhere.

Although I have not been talking, I am currently very thirsty! :(

09 November 2012

Ended paper rather early and I went to do some last minute shopping. It was so tiring. I had a headache at the end of it and I didn’t even want to shop anymore. This always happens to me. I really hate looking at clothes when there are too many, and none of them catch my eye. That is why I hate shopping – to some extent. Talk to me about baking instead please. My eyes will sparkle hahaha!

Met Melvin for dinner at rose garden after that! We haven’t been to that place for so long! I think I will miss Classic Curry Company btw. It is so yummy! Never knew I would like indian food HAHAHA.

I realized I cant blog now. Because Idk what happened. I have to look at the photos to decide what I had done on that day. Apparently my phone is idiotic. It was 100% and then got depleted like till 50 plus% but after I off-ed it and on-ed it again, it was 15%. Ah just as well, I don’t have network coverage haha. Oh while I was on the plane, and we were above the clouds, the clouds were SOOOOO CUTE! I totally imagined  Sun Wu Kong and those Chinese olden drama that starred deities lazing around on the clouds! SO FLUFFY!

And as I type this I am thinking of the cat on the marshmallow. How I said if I were small, I would sleep on a marshmallow and eat it when I wake up. HAHAHA I think it is funny, even if no one thinks so. 

I'm 21!

Definitely grateful for everything that has been planned for me.
I love celebrating birthdays, but i absolutely dread it when my birthday draws near.
the anticipation kills me.
i'm excited but i don't want to get excited because i am a firm believer of 'the higher you go, the harder you fall'.
and so i put on a front and act like i don't care so that i would really believe that i won't care. But the anticipation always sets in and so i end up getting so conflicted and annoyed with myself!
urgh!
what a torture!
to make things worse, things often pop up hinting that my birthday is going to suck. and i get super sensitive. a small little thing happens and i go. i knew it, my birthday is going to suck. it's so annoying i want to shoot myself.

and so anyway, lovelies celebrated my birthday for me, both from Singapore and Australia:) ♥

Met up with Jodie and Joy for dessert and this is what they gave me! "couldn't resist making this into the gif when i was given such an interactive card". and the card sort of describes what happened during my birthday LOL! i bet they gave me this lunchbox recipe book as a hint that i should start eating proper food during lunch. oops. so sweet of them though!

This came in the mail just a day before my birthday from Ashley! with a little cactus which i really hope won't die!! i can't believe that we've known each other for like 4 years? you're definitely one of the gems that i found from fish and co :) "don't regret working at that outlet even though it is so busy and sometimes some things happen to make us feel annoyed haha. So touched to see the 'i miss you!' at the first part of the sentence. and when i read the part where you said that distance really matters, i felt so sad. but then i actually felt so nostalgic about the times where we would just meet up randomly to chat or have a meal, or to study etc. it was so easy. and i'm so guilty about the 'not replying whatsapp'. I can't wait to go back to SG and spend some quality time with you!!! ♥

Poly Clique's messages to me:) came one day before my birthday too :) and i bet it's deliberate of them to actually find a card with a picture of a bird in front. I miss spending time with all of them! whether in a group or alone when we are just so random. :) Although our farmville seems to have grown and shrank and grown over the years, i still am grateful for knowing all of you! With all our different characters, it seems so unlikely that we would blend well together. Well, I'm glad we did! :D

and so this is how i spent a large part of my day - reading in a cafe along elizabeth street:) 

poor Melvin had to carry 21 apples to me at the cafe with a bouquet of flowers with strong wind. (because i was not supposed to be out of the house according to his plan) - too bad i always spoil plans. LOL.

arranged by YiJun - super sneaky of her to fb message Melvin. it would just be so Melvin to accidentally let slip that he received a message from YiJun. well, at least i didn't pry to see what they were gonna do so i was still surprised! "although i must mention that the 21 smth did pop up in my mind". YiJun, that's so you! HAHA! people say that i won't be able to finish the apples. i proved people wrong, the apples are almost all gone now. LOL! it's only been about a week. HAHAHA

Melvin came to the cafe to find me again after going back to put the apples down at my place, insisting that i should stay at the cafe and not move about. *sounds suspicious?* and so we went to have dinner together thereafter at this rather expensive Spanish place. the food's nice, but very pricey! tried rabbit burger for the first time! (even though it was like bite sized lol!) because it was a meat patty, i think i wouldn't know it was rabbit meat unless i was told what it was? it was like a mix between pork and chicken. and so we took a slow walk back home! 

along the way, Melvin kept messaging Jodie, thereby leading me to hypothesize (too much psychology in my mind, JUST HAD TO USE THAT WORD) that the two of them were planning some sort of surprise. it certainly didn't occur to me that they were already in my apartment! (and had decorated my room whilst i was having dinner outside!) *toucheddddddddddddddd. :)

and this was their home-made tiramisu for me! :) by the three girls ♥ we were chatting till quite late and i think the neighbors would be pretty annoyed with us but it was only a day! :) so sweet of them to plan my birthday :)

another one of the earliest presents i received by Sherman! so sweet of him to draw this! so touched leh! St Kilda's Sunset hahhaa. wouldn't have expected this actually! especially when he has all his projects due now!! 

and this is from Melvinnnn. so typical of him to buy me kitkat! "which is the reason why we started talking actually" LOL. ♥ although you are always screwing things up without knowing haha but that's just you! :) hehe. like i said, im a bad girlfriend who annoys my boyfriend and spoils his reputation

and while we were making a hell lot of noise, someone suddenly knocked on my door, making me think that a neighbor was telling us to shut up. but it turns out to be Hannah and Charles who just got back from their trip with chocolates and a cake! 

a few days later SuYin suddenly appeared with a present for me! totally unexpected! i was really super surprised that she went to get me a present because she doesn't actually know about my birthday. haha. :) so sweet of her! and she made a photo and pasted in the card too! ♥

another few of the early presents that i received through the mail! this time from Taiwan sent by Joyce who was there on a holiday:) wah i really miss the bumble bees. all our random moments and meetups. baking sessions, etc.! :)))♥♥♥

I think this is the earliest i received my present. I was surprised to see happy birthday actually and i went "it's my birthday already meh?". haha! With so many stickers which is absolutely can't bear to use! 

♥ all of you people who ♥ me! :D hahahaha im so narcissistic. 

Machines

Am i the only one?

i can't stand talking to machines. it feels super ridiculous and i feel super dumb doing it.
i can't understand the rationale behind talking to a machine.
but it seems that machines are inching their way into customer service.

machine: i would need you to tell me in a few words what you would like to enquire about.
me: *hangs up repeatedly until i finally find the resolve to speak to the machine.
it took me like 5 calls to find that resolve.
and i'm in a really really really bad mood now.

the conversation with the machine was terribly awkward.
machine: i would need you to tell me in a few words what you would like to enquire about.
me: blabbers details*
machine: i'm sorry, i do not understand what you said (OR SMTH ALONG THE LINES)
me: *hangs up again.

I CAN'T STAND MACHINES!!!
i actually hung up and called a machine stupid.
that makes me feel even more stupid.

and so i decided to call again.
machine does not understand me again.
and this machine even cut me off while i was talking halfway.
OH THE ANGER.
and machine finally decided to direct me to a human because machine felt that it is unable to comprehend me.

system made me wait for about 5-10 minutes which felt like forever. when human finally answered my call, human answered my question, THAT ONE SIMPLE QUESTION, in less than 5 minutes.

i hate machines.

Surviving Winter!

I can't believe the last time i really blogged about experiences in melbourne was on 15 july.

16 July 2012

Rocky Road part 2! super yummmmmmy treat! :D

17 July 2012

Celebrated Jodie's birthday today! 

Chef Joy & Chef Elizabeth's creations! HEHE

Feast for the birthday girl

This is the yummiest ice cream cake ever!!!!!!!!!!

so super love it.

18 July 2012

Exploration day today! 

*attempt to conquer the 1000 steps at upper ferntree gully! 

1256 steps (i counted on my way down because i couldn't believe it when i reached the top so fast)

LOL.

the top wasn't really top. (i was quite sad when we sort of reached the top. because the view was not really fantastic.)

and may i add on that everyone along the way were going up and down in exercise attire.

they are awesome man. 

i went up and down once and i was already feeling like i'm going to die. 

*exhausted*

Look at that bent sign!!

As we were walking back, we experience hail!!

omg i was so excited even though its supposed to be bad haha.

After the whole trip we were feeling tired and so we hopped on to a bus to bring us anywhere. 

here's where we landed! 

melvin feels like home here. there were SO MANY asians! 

and it looked like marine parade (according to him)

someone's trying his best to look fierce here, but it became an epic fail moment if you get to see what's on the table. 

HAHAHAHAHA! (i'm such a bad girlfriend. i'm always throwing his face haha)

19 July 2012

MUOSS FOOD ADVENTURE! 

*gah i dont have all the photos. :(

and so we had a short briefing before we set off to Lygon! 

*macarons once we registered :)*

we had thai food thereafter, but i didn't get to eat anything much because i went to take last. one of the committee members said we took up places of freshmen, making me feel super bad. okay not really on feeling bad. i felt irritated and didn't want to talk to them! >:( i actl wanted to leave man. hmph. im still a first year what! grrr.

University Cafe!!!

their dessert was mad awesome. (i'm a dessert person haha)

but their main courses were really yummy too! 

we had a few of their pizzas, pastas, and chicken schnitzel (this is really yummy!!!)

*no other photos because i was busy dividing the food for all of us! :(

and last stop! DESSERT! :)

YUMMYLICIOUS CHURROS! :)

we stopped somewhere in the middle to play games. 

the games were quite 'team bonding' haha!

but i think i'm too old to play such games alrd. haha

20 July 2012

Shark Fin's House Part 2!

i've been eating dim sum so much lately haha.

You wouldn't believe the bill that came to us.

I NEVER KNEW DIM SUM WAS SO EXPENSIVE. 

!!!!!

$30 plus per person! :(

i love these egg tarts. (more than maxim bakery's!) well this was piping hot for one thing haha.

21 July 2012

Met leonard for lunch!!

oh it's just so nice to have a friend over in an unfamiliar environment. haha

we decided to skip mekong and try out rice paper. 

it was quite interesting that they served tom yam noodle soup! 

leonard said it was not bad haha.

and what's bringing a friend around if you do not visit the state library and pose in front of the library? HAHA




met sherman for dinner! i was too full to eat. but you know what they say about 'there's always room for dessert?' next picture accurately describes me :)

it's melty already :( oh but there are brownie bits in it, which made it really enjoyable!

22 July 2012

South melbourne market!

24 July 2012

After all that spending, poor me has to cook dinner at home hahahha!

25 July 2012

26 July 2012

this hor fan at laksa king is super nice! well, it really has a resemblance to ones that i can get in singapore zi chars (the better ones with a little charred taste).

27 July 2012

The reallllllly long name of this place: Maccaroni Trattoria Italiana

all of us ordered different things but apparently this is the best. 

and i ordered it! 

haha. it was some spinach filled cannelloni.

(GOOD) 

28 July 2012

no-bake cookies to make mr koh fat so no one will want him HAHAHA!

TACOS FOR DINNER!! :) (we were awesome cooks hahaha)

29 July 2012

mekong's broken rice!


i had to give the no-bake cookies a second try. the first try just didn't look appealing enough to me. See! they look so much better now!!! haha

30 July 2012

Churros with the girls! :)

and its home cooked dinner! :)