Celine C.

Auction Room @ North Melbourne

2011-11-22T06:50:00.000-08:00

Nestled on Errol St. is Auction Room, a cafe with plenty of sunlight, a wooden-shed ambience and definitely great-tasting coffee. As you walk into Auction Room, you'll find patrons reading books, chatting over coffee, giving you much of that Sunday morning vibe. It was a recommendation of a friend to have brunch here as Auction Room is known for their quirky menu. Plus, they're in the list of top 10 brunch places on Urbanspoon.

Unfortunately, I'm not able to provide much on the names of the dishes, as they were a little lengthy. However, I must say that despite the size of the dishes, they were rather filling (probably because my 'shady deal' required some flat-bread dipping motions, which consumed time). However, I've came to realise that I'm more of a typical big breakfast person as I found the food a little more on the fancy side (I took out the cheese and olives from my dish) but then again, it's my words against the many people that queued up for a seat as it approached lunch time.

Would definitely still come back here for the coffee and great ambience ;)

the menu is presented simplistically, but you'll think otherwise about the food.

'the shady deal' - mexican inspired chorizo with tomatoes

Syphon coffee, something really new to me that I've always wanted to try. Bland at first sip as it resembled a rather weak long black, but has a hint of citrusy at the end. I just probably do not know how to appreciate it enough.

Dessert @ The Meat & Wine Co. Steakhouse

2011-06-28T03:27:00.000-07:00

You won't believe your eyes. Nicer (than this photo) than it looks.

Yes, so I went back to The Meat & Wine Co. Steakhouse. We had the usual, the pork ribs and the steak. But this time, we made sure we ditch the entree and make room for dessert!

The Grand Finale

Meant for two (but shared among 4) - from left: Passionfruit Cheesecake, Raspberry Sorbet, Banana Tart, Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Lava and Creme Brulee

Nobu @ Crowns, Melbourne

2011-06-28T02:32:00.000-07:00

This is blog has been long ignored, I'm ashamed that it's been deprived of all the good food I've had.

I NEED to share with you my mind-blowing food experience I recently had at Nobu, Melbourne while celebrating the birthday of a loved one. This place is a little ouch ouch on the pocket but darn, its GOOD food! Make sure you book in advance, I made a booking about four days before and had to take on the only dining time option that they offered.

If you haven't heard of Nobu, the restaurant is named after Nobu Matsuhisa, the owner and executive chef, whom has grabbed numerous awards including 'One of the 11 Most Influential Chefs of the Decade' by Madrid Fusion in 2009. I haven't heard of Nobu if it wasn't located at Crowns, one of the most popular landmark in Melbourne. But I've later noticed Nobu cookery books in stores. Nobu serves delicate food that are of Japanese and Peruvian fusion. If you love Japanese food, wait till you try Nobu!

There were 5 of us that night and we each picked one dish to share (excluding desserts of course, they aren't to share!) as most of us weren't sure what to order. To be safe, most of the dishes we ordered were either labeled 'chef's recommendation'.

I shall wait no more to show you what we had for dinner that day (please forgive for the horrible quality photos, the ambience was too romantic for my camera to take, if you know what I mean, it was either to keep having camera flashes interrupting someone else's wonderful mean, or just bad-ass underexposed images)

Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna

Oh-so-lovely! To enjoy it, briefly dip the crisp rice cakes into the sauce and top it with some raw spicy tuna. I'm personally not a big fan of raw fish, but this is a HIT! a perfect appetiser to warm up those taste buds ;)

Prawn and Lobster with Spicy Lemon Sauce

I can't tell you enough how much I love the spicy lemon sauce! One of the best bits were the sliced mushrooms, which were like sponge soaking up the beautiful tangy sauce! Even if you're not a big vege fan, you'll say yes to these greens.

Black Cod with Miso

My 4 friends must have had a good laugh when I literally paused for a moment, and blurtted out 'oh my goodness, this is SO good!" after having tasted a small portion of the fish. The combination of the savoury prepared fish and the slightly sweet plum sauce is just a match made in heaven.

The rest of the dishes that aren't on photo are:

Steamed Whole Baby Barramundi with Black Bean Sauce

Well, I'm lying because I actually have a photo of this dish but it is too hideous to be posted up here. I have to say that this dish is good but is mediocre when compared to other dishes. I reckon that this dish tasted more Chinese partly due to the black sauce.

Tenderloin Toban Yaki

Oh yum! tenderloin tender as! the meat was pink in the middle and just had this right flavour that made me went WOW! I'm serious.

If you want my verdict, make sure you go for the Black Cod with Miso and the Prawn and Lobster with Spicy Lemon sauce. Either that, all are equally great but just avoid the Barramundi.

Of course, you can't forget the desserts. This time everyone ordered their own and refuse to share. I had this..

Warm Rice Pudding with Kami Nabe, Azuki Bean Ice Cream and Infused Seasonal Fruit

Served with a piece of crispy rice cake, meant to be broken up and eaten with the warm rice pudding. Personally, I didn't really like this. But 2/5 of the table ordered this dessert and loved it to bits! However, they commented that this dessert was once served with a lighted candle to keep the rice pudding warm.

Ice Cream filled Mochi

looks extremely adorable but too bad it wasn't mine, so I didn't manage to taste it.

Chocolate Bento Box with Hot Chocolate Fondant, Green Tea Ice Cream and a Goma Disc

ohhh.. looks devine, practically two of my most favourite dessert in one. but too bad they weren't mine either :(

The Meat & Wine Co. Steakhouse

2011-03-13T05:44:00.001-07:00

OK, so I'd probably haven't been posting anything lately. so here goes.. (I hope there are still readers out there!)

Just hours ago, I was dining at The Meat & Wine Co. Steakhouse, the Southbank branch, indulging in what I've concluded to be most tender, most delicious ribs I've tasted. I'm dead serious.

Here are photos taken with my spanking new Sony TX9 (i just had to mention it!) to tempt you..

the best ever ribs that I talked about.. oh-so-tender! don't even bother using cutlery. I was in a pretty dress and I used both hands, how that? plus, each person get a bowl of lemon water to rinse your hands.

considering that it is a steak house, it only make sense to order their steak isn't it?

this is a medium rare monte aged fillet, with a creamy mushroom sauce and fries on the side. very tasty but the texture's a little on the rough side.

just look at the beautiful view from the restaurant overlooking the Yarra river and Melbourne city. breathtaking!

and this is taken at the VIP dining room, which we were lucky enough to be seated in there.

there was a LCD TV playing food channel the whole night, which our waitress for the night, Kylie proudly informs us the their head chef will soon be featured on the food channel.

important note: the pork ribs are a must to try ;)

Best Chiffon Cake

2010-11-18T05:50:00.000-08:00

Best Chiffon Cake

I got this recipe from a friend whom have tried and revised, and finally perfected this recipe after more than 20 attempts. The texture is nothing close to any of the chiffon cakes that you can buy. In fact, it's nothing like the chiffon cake that I've grown up with. This recipes produces a very moist, spongy and flavourful cake, definitely to make you good friends with your neighbours.

You'll be needing:

1 cup (7 to 8oz) plain flour

1/3 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

7-8 nos. eggs

1/3 tsp cream of tartar

½ cup vegetable oil

150ml (5oz) water

½ cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp pandan essence

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees, fan forced.

2. Separate eggs.

3. Add ½ portion of sugar, sifted flour and baking powder, vanilla and pandan essence, vegetable oil, water and salt to egg yolk.

4. Beat for 10 minutes at slow/medium consistent speed.

5. Add the other ½ portion of sugar, cream of tartar to egg whites.

6. Make sure there is no oil/egg yolk. Make sure your whisks are cleaned.

Beat at very high speed for 3 minutes till stiff.

7. Fold egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture in one direction, rotating the bowl with hands.

8. Bake for 40minutes to an hour in a 23cm chiffon cake pan. Once removed from heat, do not put back into oven.

9. Cool the cake upside down.

I usually can't resist cutting the cake after 20 minutes of cooling.

do drop me comments when you try this recipe :)

Tuna & Mushroom Pizza

2010-10-25T03:08:00.000-07:00

Tuna & Mushroom Pizza

I adapted this recipe from Sirena tuna. It's such a simple yet delicious and low fat recipe! I highly recommend.

This is what you'll need:

1 lebanese bread

2 tbsp tomato paste with garlic and herb

1/3 cup low fat cheddar cheese (I used Bega)

3 button mushroom, sliced

a handful of cherry tomatoes, halved

a can of tuna, drained and flaked (I used Sirena, in oil - Italian style)

a handful of rockets leaves

1 tsp balsamic vinegar

step 1 - Preheat oven to fan-forced 200 degrees Celsius.

step 2 - Place lebanese bread on a baking tray. Spread 2 tbsp of tomato paste and top with cheese.

step 3 - Top with mushroom and cherry tomatoes

step 4 - Bake for 8 minutes

step 5 - Top with flaked tuna, return to over for another 2 minutes

step 6 - Toss the rocket leaves with balsamic vinegar and arrange on top of pizza

step 7 - sit back, relax and enjoy.

Feel-good Chocolate Mousse

2010-10-22T23:36:00.000-07:00

I got this amazing chocolate mousse recipe from Nestle's website. Amazing stuff!

It uses low-fat custard as the base, compared to the traditional heavy cream. So you know it's almost guilt-free. I've had two servings of it already today, it's so good!

The texture is so light, and it's not too sweet. Great for those who fancy dark chocolates. If you are, welcome to my club! XD

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did! I can't wait to make more!

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

2010-10-18T03:39:00.000-07:00

I baked a batch of cupcakes for a potluck dinner. The recipe was taken from The Australian Women's Weekly Cook.

To soften the butter, I suggest walking to your supermarket and purchase the butter, when you're home, it'll be already nice and soft! as for the eggs, take them out of the fridge before leaving for the supermarket, I've read somewhere that room temperature eggs are best for cakes. Also, I didn't have caster sugar in my pantry, but only white sugar, which is not as fine as the caster. I just gave the batter a good mix to make sure all the sugar has been dissolved.

The vanilla cakes is so simple yet delicious with a wonderful egg aroma! good enough to eat it on its own. I thought the butter cream wasn't chocolatey enough, so I added in more cocoa but cut down on sugar. The cream turned out, well.. not so creamy but still very flavourful.

Don't freak out if you're butter cream hardens after a day or two, just pop them in the microwave for 8 seconds, and they'll be as good as being just out of the oven! ;)

enjoy!

Makes 24 cupcakes

For the cake, you'll need:

125g butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla essence

2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 (225g) cups self raising flour

1/4 cup milk

Chocolate Butter Cream:

125g butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 ½ (240g) cups icing sugar

2 tbspn milk

1 tbspn cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 180˚C or 160˚C fan-forced. Line 2 12-hole patty pans with paper cases

2. Combine ingredients in small bowl of electric mixer; beat on low speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase to medium; beat about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth and changed to paler colour.

3. Drop slightly rounded tablespoons of mixture in paper cases. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes.

Chocolate Butter Cream

1. Beat butter and extract in a small bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible.

2. Gradually beat in half the sifted icing sugar, cocoa powder, milk, then remaining icing sugar.

Awesome Banana Bread

2010-09-30T03:02:00.001-07:00

This is a super yummy tea-time (or any other time of the day) treat. It's also so simple to make!

perfect with a glass of hot chocolate..

Bananas at Vic Market were going cheap at $1/kg so I went a little crazy with the bananas. I ended up baking two batches of banana breads in 2 days. The first recipe contained raisins and chopped chocolates but it doesn't beat the classic ol' plain banana bread. After doing a comparison among a few banana bread recipe, I improvised and made an excellent batch out of the recipe below: (do try!!)

Banana Bread

2 mashed large bananas

¾ cup (165g) caster sugar (I use half caster, half brown)

2 eggs

¼ cup (60ml) extra light olive oil

¼ cup (60ml) milk

2/3 cup (100g) self-raising flour

2/3 cup (100g) wholemeal self-raising flour (I tried to add more wholemeal than plain flour)

Chopped walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees, line loaf pan with baking paper

2. Mix sugar with mashed bananas. I used a large wooden spoon.

3. Add oil, eggs and milk. Mix

4. Add the other ingredients. Mix

5. Sprinkle walnuts on the top and bake for 1 hour.

enjoy..!

club sandwiches

2010-08-26T05:29:00.000-07:00

I've been a little carried away with food presentation lately..

I call this the club wrap, want a bite?

this is the club sandwich, want another bite?

sometimes it's so worth putting that little extra time and effort in food preparation. it'll look good and taste better.

for a yummy club sandwich, you'll need:

3 slices of bread, toasted

an egg, beaten

2 slices shaved ham

1 slice roasted chicken

1 piece bacon

1 piece iceberg lettuce

tomato slices

mayonnaise

4 toothpicks

1. scramble fry the eggs and set them aside

2. pan fry the bacon & roasted chicken. you may also add the ham into the pan

3. toast the bread

4. arrange in this order from bottom to top:

bread 1 - butter - eggs - ham

bread 2 - butter - lettuce - tomato - mayo - chicken - bacon

place bread 2 and ingredients over bread 1, then top with bread 3

5. slice the sandwich diagonally into 4. make sure you pierce a toothpick into each stack! or expect a mess..

for the wrap, I omitted bacon and added in spinach and cucumber.

enjoy! ;)

midnight muffins

2010-08-12T05:29:00.000-07:00

you know what, sometimes I imagine myself opening a my own little cafe in the future.

these days, I'd just get off my chair and start making muffins in the middle of the night. well, I just did that earlier. it's 10.30pm and I just baked this:

I call it the apple carrot muffin

ingredients include:

apples

carrots

oats and raisin

this is a much healthier option to traditional muffins as it does not contain butter or oil as I got the recipe from Annette Sym's Too Good To Be True recipe book.

the holiday

2010-07-23T22:44:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I've went and came back from Malaysia. So what's new?

The trip back to Malaysia this time round was particularly more enjoyable despite being only a month and a half.

Kit and Kay Lee was back for holidays from Canada. Mel was back from Korea. So it was pretty good being able to meet up with them after such a long time as most of us were scattered all over the world after college. And of course friends from Melbourne were also back in Malaysia, so we all had quite a jolly good time. I also manage to meet friends from high school and primary school during small gatherings, which was really great.

Also food, nothing much new but I really like Murni Discovery at Taipan. I'd describe it as mamak with an innovative twist =) simply love the thai mee siam, maggi goreng and mee raja there! Apart from that, I also finally gotten a taste of Korean BBQ at Dao Rae, Kepong. I never thought I'd actually like Bib Bim Bab but that restaurant serves really yummy ones!

Korean Dinner, Bib Bim Bab on right

I also manage to go to Universal Studios Singapore and stay at the most luxurious hotel (although just the most basic room) at Resort World! I'm telling you, that room had 3 LCD TVs, one embedded into the bathroom mirror, one in the bedroom and one more in the living area. Plus, they have a Nespresso coffee machine. Is that common? cause I only knew of Nespresso when I came to Australia. And, the room has a, wait for it.. Steam Bath in the shower!!! how wicked is that?! pure luxury.

the luxurious bath tub in the hotel bathroom

So Sem 2 has just begun. I sense a pretty hectic semester ahead but I'm sure everything will be just alright =) the cold weather is really getting into me. I refuse to get out of bed in the mornings as it is warm under the sheets. And don't get me started on the water heater. it has a permanent PMS. I hate washing my hands too (but I do!) because its an icy cold water dispenser. I think I'd rather have Malaysia's hot weather. That way, I'll just take more baths, isn't it?

Alright, I think I better get back in doing some work now. I'm trying to be a better student this semester by getting things done in advance. Wish me luck!

weeee..

2010-05-22T06:32:00.000-07:00

weee... celine is getting a nintendo wii :) a black one. will pick that sexy thing up on the 4th!

i'm the happiest girl today

2010-05-07T07:50:00.000-07:00

Today was an extraordinary day :)

1. I had dinner on a Colonial Tram Restaurant.

how awesome is that? having your meal while the waiters walk back and forth the narrow pathways to serve you your meal in a dimly lit colonial decorated tram. it was a whole different dining experience. service was good. food was good. and the tram takes you around, giving you a view of melbourne while you enjoy fine dining. aunty m and I got 1 of each of the main course and dessert that was served for the day. we had a grilled chicken on sweet potato mash and baby spinach with macadamia pesto sauce (it was surprisingly SO good! the toasted macadamia just added the umphh!) and a eye fillet beef with vegetables and wild mushroom jus (i haven't tasted such tenderrr.. beef!). and if you're a drinker, better still! wines are free flow. they also serve other liquors. I had all together 4 types of drinks tonight. A sparkling wine to start, a lemon squash, white wine and hot tea :) To anyone who's planning to bring a special someone for a treat, colonial tram restaurant is a perfect idea. it's just such a romantic venue! Seated in front of us was this couple who were celebrating their wedding anniversary. and next to us, a small group celebrating a friend's birthday. I even heard 'hip hip hoorays' (birthday) from the next carriage.

taken outside just before boarding the tram

our appetizer: crackers with red capsicum dip and chicken liver and cognac pate

2. I visited almost every store at Crown Metropols

who said melbourne is dead by 5pm? did you know the shopping at Crowns are open till 12 midnight on shopping nights? This newly-known fact took me by surprise. When we finally left to head home, I thought it was still 8pm when in actual fact it was already 10pm. talking bout how time flies when you're having fun.. or shopping. I got into almost every store (excluding the luxury brands like louis vuitton.. cannot afford at all la) such as G-star raw, BC, mimco, fcuk, guess, orlik and saba, and tried on at least a piece. you don't necessary have to buy in order to be happy. I was already happy trying on different outfits from every store.. but, you need good company. one that would pick out clothing for you to try and give you opinions when you step out of the changing room in something else. aunty m does a perfect job of that :)

checking out a really amazing pair of boots (the lady allowed me take a photo)

it's charcoal coloured with red zips at Orlik (from denmark). too expensive, it costs a whopping $500+!

3. Had an early birthday present

an amazingly stunning blazer and pants from guess. it's the blazer that i've been looking for.. it looked so sophisticated and youthful, aunty m said i have to get it. the helpful store assistant even loan me high heeled shoes to complete the look. but i thought twice about purchasing. you know.. Guess clothes aren't the cheapest things around. but aunty m insist, she'd get it for me.. as my birthday present. plus, there was a promotion for any wallet at only $20 with purchases. i got a spanking new purse to replace the one that was stolen alongside an awesome awesome outfit.

the cool embellishment at the back pocket of the pants. see how special it is!

i SO happy right now. i'll fall asleep smiling.. =)

i better head to bed. got up at 5 this morning for gym. yes, i think i'm a little insane too. i'm gona sleep in tomorrow :D

i'm a BIG fan of special k

2010-04-24T03:50:00.000-07:00

I don't mean to scare you, but I have 8 types of cereal in my pantry. I only started with 2 types of cereal last year. But when supermarket go on sale, I always buy new ones to try.

L-R: Special K, Special K Advantage, Just Right, Nutrigrain, Special K honey almond, Milo, Uncle Toby's Vita Brits and Skippy Cornflakes.

And I have to insist that original Special K is my favorite! =) It's crunchier than normal cornflakes and not sweet like Milo or Nutrigrain cereals.

For the last couple of months, cereal and milk has been my favorite breakfast. I usually mix my cereal up to have a variety.

never a dull breakfast! :)

happy birthday jia shen!

2010-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:00

I'll delight all of you with some photos of food.

but first of all..

Happy Birthday Jia Shen!

made the night before: Oreo Cheesecake. far too rich for my liking!

i mixed frozen berries with plain yogurt, creating my own berry yogurt =)

yogurt is one of my new favourite!

sorry, this has nothing to do with jia shen's birthday.

freshly made: chocolate ganache and raspberry cake

had a good time baking this with shereena and cherly!

potterhouse with pepper sauce. absolute thumbs up!

the sauce was so good. we dipped whatever we could in it.

chicken risotto

i thought it was really nice. didn't like the cashew nuts though. this one has a 'chinese porridge' flavour to it.

i figured out that i loved risotto of all sorts.

Sorry folks. have no idea where I ate. but it's along Chapel St, opposite Cafe Greco's.

I stare at girls

2010-04-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

at the gym..

have you ever subconsciously stared a person with a hot body of the same sex and when she looks up and catches you do doing that, you quickly turn and pretend to be looking somewhere else, focused on your workout?

not in a freaky way, but I think I do that sometimes.

it's quite embarrassing when they do catch you doing that. For that split second, we'd be having eye contact. And we don't speak.

I don't want them to think 'yeah, I know you're looking at me because I'm good looking' (my ego la) or 'what's this bloody Asian looking at?'

I don't want to create an awkward situation either.

a good example would be today. I was at the gym early today and saw this familiar girl whom I thought was really slim. Not overly skinny, but just nice. Did I mention she was tall and pretty too?

but she had red highlights, slightly gothic dressing and a huge tattoo. well, I knew bout her dressing and her tattoo because I bumped into her in the dressing room. I'm not stalking her, I swear.

I wanted to at least say hi, or compliment on how fit she was, or just simply tell her that I'm not freaky and I don't mean to stare at her. but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

I'll try saying hi the next time, just to get rid of that staring awkwardness. That way, when I do stare, I can just smile and wave hi.

gosh, I have to totally motivate myself to achieve that sort of body..

i love my mum

2010-04-06T07:48:00.001-07:00

I feel extremely grateful for my mum who is supporting my studies here in Melbourne.

Things here are 3 times more expensive than things in Malaysia. And I know how hard she works in order to keep me comfortable and well-fed over here.

I often think about what would it be like in the future. Will I marry someone who would love me all my life? Will I obtain a successful career and make enough money?

Just yesterday, I lost my wallet. And in my wallet, I had at least $100 in cash. I had to phone my dear mum to make necessary card cancellations. And the worst of all, I lost my Msian IC and license.

I feel the need to work and earn back the money that was stolen. I feel that I owe my mum for the lost money. but of course, money isn't the only thing from my mother that I'm grateful for. Because of her, I am who I am today.

I do hope I'll earn a decent living in the future so I can spend on my mum =) take her out for nice meals, buy her nice clothes or take her on a holiday just like what she does for me.

She insist that I don't have to work while studying if its for the sake of money as she wants me to have an enjoyable student life. See how great my mum is?

pesto risotto

2010-04-01T06:57:00.000-07:00

this has got to be one of the best risotto i've ever tasted

it sounds as if i've just had this dish for the first time. but the actual fact is that i've had multiple times and its one of the reasons why i still go back to Sofia.

"It taste better than it looks" are amongst the many comments i receive when I introduce this dish to friends.

They all simply love it!

and jing, it has pesto in there, you have got to try this when you come to melb!

crab @ home

2010-03-14T07:32:00.000-07:00

uncle D bought a live 1.3kg mud crab today at Richmond today after we had our Vietnamese lunch.

when I asked him how is he going to kill it, he said, "don't worry." wahh! he definitely sounds like he knows what he's doing.

I feel so sorry for the wrapped up moving creature in the plastic bag. when I brought it home and left it on the basin, I had the bag opened up to make sure it had air to breathe. aunty M asked why do I want to prolong his sufferings.

and when I asked uncle D how is he going to cook the crab, he said "restaurant style." Wahhh! and restaurant style indeed the end result was.

ginger and spring onion crab on fresh noodles, home-cooked restaurant style ;)

I know I'm horrible, one moment I'm feeling sorry for my pet crab, next moment I'm having it for dinner. It was interesting as it was my first-hand experience watching how people chop up crabs. there are certain parts like the gills and internal organs that you have to remove before cooking.

wrestling the crab down

It took quite awhile for uncle D to chop the crab's claw off. For visualization sake, the crab is bigger than my face, which means it was a pretty strong crab. the trick is to chop both of it's claws off first so you won't risk having your fingers crushed. the crab broke a chopstick. imagine what it can do to you.

After the crab was being chopped up, and whacked a couple of times to crack the shells, it went into the pan with the other main ingredients - ginger and spring onion. for the sauce, it was white wine, cornflour, sugar, chicken stock, salt and some water. uncle D did a good job with the shell-cracking as we did not require any prying tools.

simmer it for a moment and the crab's shell transforms from a muddy green to an appetizing bright orange colour! the smell is terrific too.

empty the pan and pour everything on a bed of freshly boiled noodles, and expect everyone running to the table, or in my case, already seated at the table ;)

the flesh of the crab was very sweet and springy, you know, that fresh texture.

I thought uncle D did a really a good job on the crab except the fact that I felt something lacking in the sauce. something salty, but haven't figured out what.

i'm warning you, more food.

2010-03-13T08:02:00.000-08:00

warning: this post may again have a strong relation to the topic of food. supervision recommended for the non-food lover.

it was a super lovely day today. why you may ask.

firstly, i had don don with cherly and na for lunch.

it's this japanese place on swanton street serving quick, cheap (well, cheaper than most food you can find in melbourne) and super yummy food for people on the go.

teriyaki don @ $6.40, chicken teriyaki on rice. warm, tasty.

soba salad @ $7.50, fresh vegies on buckwheat noodles (it's underneath the vegies), very refreshing.

Then, along with audrey, we headed to dfo (direct factory outlet) south wraft for some Shopping!

to all you people out there, you shouldn't shop for Guess in Msia but instead come to melbourne. a pair of jeans that you get for RM200 at FJ Benjamin, you can get it here for $40 = RM120. then you can take that RM80 and spend it on something else. =)

and thirdly, I had my fav max brenner whipped choc frappe @ $6.70 after months of deprivation! and may i insist, its the dark chocolate variation. I finally had a try at the QV branch. it was oh-so-expensive but mm mm good ;)

among the few thai dishes we ordered

later on, 6 of us headed to lygon for spicy food at ying thai 2. the tom yam soup was not as spicy as the previous time I had it, but it was still good.

and to wrap up a whole day of good food, we shared a slice of pear and cheese crumble at brunetti among 6 of us. cheap students! X) you should have seen the expression of the cashier when i asked for 5 more dessert forks for a slice of cake!

rare dim sums

2010-03-07T05:38:00.001-08:00

or at least these are what i find rare.. and yummy.

I don't see these in Malaysia.

Salt & Pepper Tofu

mm.. mm. absolutely tasty, crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside. Love it!

Pan-fried Water Chestnut Cake

something so different. Mildly sweet jelly-like texture with water chestnut pieces, pan-fried to enhance flavour.

dined at Kam Fook @ Westfield Doncaster.

I love dim sum.

first dinner in melb

2010-02-27T01:53:00.001-08:00

i just had sofia for dinner ;)

Alexis

2010-02-22T13:54:00.000-08:00

Alexis @ The Gardens has turned out to be one of my new favourites. Take a look for yourself..

Steak Sandwich

Quite a hefty portion. Sliced steak with generous amounts of rocket leaves sandwich between 2 slices crisp brown bread.

Penne Carbonara (a must-try!)

a highly recommended dish. Not your average white-sauce based pasta. Flavour is familiar but extraordinarily tastier. Can't help but to have more

Caesar Salad

Make way for the most exciting salad. Best tasting salad I've tasted yet. May not be as healthy as it seems. Greens tossed with just the right amount of dressing, garnished with cheese, bacon bits & croutons.

Chicken Escalope

Tender chicken infused with aromatic herbs. Topped with skinless cherries tomatoes that bursts with flavours in mouth. Accompanied with generous amount of rocket leaves. However, this is so far one of my least favorable dish.

Alexis Club Sandwich

Very yummy. Bread is warm and toasty, stuffed with meat, eggs, cheese and rocket leaves. Accompanied with more rocket leaves and crispy shoestring fries.

Pricing of food may be more on the high side but do expect great tasting food and friendly service. The place, themed white and simplicity, may look like a furniture store from the outside but has the perfect ambience for catch-ups with friends and a semi-romantic dinner. According to brochures, other Alexis branches in Ampang and Bangsar have live bands.

Foo Yoong Egg Rice

2010-02-11T11:17:00.001-08:00

Kim Gary's Foo Yong Egg on Rice @ RM9.50++

Do you know what Foo Yoong Egg reminds me off? It reminds me of Rose Garden in Melbourne. Ahh yes, the cramp place where people would que up patiently for a table meal times and are seated chair against chair. And then people like me will pay about $8+ (about RM24!!) for this dish. Seriously you people in Malaysia should feel so fortunate. I feel as if I'm in a Food Heaven whenever I'm back in Msia.

Sadly, this Malaysia holiday is coming to an end. Once again, I would have to say my goodbyes and hopefully I'll see my favourite people again soon. but sometimes to make myself feel better, I think of the other ones that I have in Melbourne (yes, yes, this includes jia shen and na)

Foo Yoong Egg also reminds me of the time when Hang was on holiday in Melb. She was just happy enough to eat the ones at A1 when I insisted that she could have tasted the better one at Rose Garden. Even though Foo Yoong Egg Rice is clearly a fancy looking omelette on rice, you'd be amaze how good it taste. This is of course thanks to the amount of oil they use in order to fry this absolutely yummy treat.

I would say that I started liking Foo Yoong Egg when I was back in High School where I would gather a few friends and have simple food at this cafe nearby. Inclusive in its set lunch was this Foo Yoong Egg. Ah! that's when I fell in love in it. No doubt it was just fried egg with a certain few prawns, slivered onions, etc. but it was just so tasty.

Ah, all this memories are making me hungry. I'm definitely heading back for more Foo Yoong!

Jin Xuan Hong Kong Dim Sum a.. Disappointment!

2010-01-29T05:08:00.000-08:00

ahh yes.. the many-times-postponed and much-awaited visit to Jin Xuan Hong Kong in Damasara Jaya was.. well, a little disappointing sad to say.

these are the among the few dim sum dishes that we ordered

Service was ok and we were seated at a table of our choice quite immediately. It was about 10.30am but it wasn't as crowded as I've expected it to be. I've read reviews about it claiming that you have to que up and get a waiting number at times. I guess we were just late for breakfast and too early for lunch?

The food served were all slightly cold. The egg yolk custard bun that I ordered, it felt as if the chef was in a hurry to get them served. Hence, the not-hot-enough filling. Flavour was there but certain food are just meant to be taken cold.

the Siew Mai however, was really really nice. The texture was just so soft, juicy and slightly elastic. Definitely one of the better Siew Mais that I've tasted so far.

The glutinous rice was tasty but Grace thinks that it was overly steamed. The rice was too damp and it became so difficult to pick up with chopsticks.

which results..

in another order for rice! this lap cheong rice was served barely warm and overly oily. Had to drink lots of hot chinese tea. It helps to clear the fats, so I heard.

At the moment, I don't think that I'll be coming back again as it is quite far from where I'm living. The food quality was definitely there but certain improvements have to be made. For example, serving the dim sum really Hot!

Dim Sum anyone?

2010-01-19T08:00:00.000-08:00

I'm heading to Jin Xuan Hong Kong Dim Sum in Damansara Jaya tomorrow morning! It was recommended by my uncle who also introduced me to William's Corner, the really yummy Italian Mamak that I've written about. And while looking up for Jin Xuan's address for directions, look what I've found! A very deliciously-written review on that restaurant! I hope I can write like that one day. Behold everyone, for I will slowly transform this half dead blog into something as entertaining as that! Wait up for my food photos soon! =D

flat tyre & good food

2010-01-18T08:08:00.000-08:00

I had a punctured tyre today and that led to 1 brother walking home and a Hy and a Ky to be late for work.

While driving, I heard an unusual noise coming from the back of my car. I switched the radio off. And paid attention, hoping the noise came from the music playing. But no, I can still hear the unusual noise. I then stopped the car to the side of the road. Hopped out of driver's seat and walked to the back of the car. There lies a miserable looking flat tyre. Never have I seen a more sad looking part of my car.

And so Hy called up some friends to see where they are and whether they could help. They asked if I had a car jack. I popped the hood to check and told him, "nope". So I decided to walked to the nearby car repair shop to borrow a car jack. Hy didn't think the people there would borrow us one but they did. And it didn't cost us a thing!

Hy then had to drag the car jack across the road and towards my car. Which gave his friends enough time to make their way over to lend me a hand. Awesome, it was like what you see in cartoons, help appear instantly as you hang up the phone. And so they helped swap the punctured tyre with the spare one. They showed me the stupid culprit, a nail that caused the damage. I looked at where they placed the car jack and watch how they changed the tyre. When all is done and Ky had dragged the carjack back to be returned, I decided to take the car to SS19 to get the typre fixed. Hy & Ky decided to wait for the car to be fixed first before they get back to work, a which decision that realized one of my wants to feast on the famous SS19 Pan Mee (in the area where SJKC Lick Hung is, opposite Yamaha/Pathlab. Its located at the last shop of the first shoplot you see on your left as you enter that part of SS19). It was only a 2 minutes walk from the workshop.

The pan mee was really yummy. The noodle texture was soft & slightly chewy, the kind of texture that makes my teeth so happy, it makes me smile. Hahaha, it was really nice la. The flavour of the soup is similar to the ones at Face to Face but the noodle texture and shape will be the one that will bring me back to this place again. =) Plus, the anchovies are crispy. Mm mm. It seems that this place is so popular, you'll be expected to wait up to 1 hour for your pan mee, this sounds so much like the famous pork noodle in SS15. Even tough it wasn't that pack when Hy, Ky and I got there, we still had to take a number. Your order will be taken when it is your turn. While waiting, patrons would order either fresh coconut or pure sugar cane water. Ky says that their sugar cane water is special because they don't add any water unlike other restaurants. I drank up so much that I was unable to finish my long awaited pan mee. Ended up rationing some to the two.

The help that Jack, Hj & Kit gave showed me how wonderful friends they were to Hy & Ky. Always there to help. They helped changed my car tyre & even charged me less for the repair. I felt grateful that Hy & Ky was in the car with me at that time as I wouldn't have known how to deal with a punctured tyre on my own. Thank you everyone for saving my day! =)

haagen dazs fondue

2010-01-15T09:01:00.000-08:00

guess who had fondue at Haagen Dazs at 1 utama top floor yesterday? :p

more cupcakes

2010-01-05T07:22:00.000-08:00

I made more cupcakes today, this time with frosting! I have to say, decorating those cupcakes was most fun. I should have divided the butter cream frosting into few parts - to make different coloured frosting. The consistency of the buttercream frosting was somewhat too watery and could not hold its molded shape. The cupcakes (photos below) may not look very appetizing but hey, it's my first time frosting. =) I'm looking forward in producing a better frosting and more colourful cupcakes soon! woohoo!

one of the prettiest cupcake

cel. too nice to eat la.

Face to Face noodle house @ SS15

2009-12-22T23:08:00.001-08:00

I've been patronizing Face to Face ( or 'mian dui mian' in mandarin) lately and I must say that it's one of those shops where you can sit comfortably, chit chat and enjoy simple yummy hawker goodies. Their house specialty would be Pan Mee (as pictured below) followed by something I found rare, Sarawak noodles (or Kam Pua mee as I mentioned in my previous post).

Their house specialty, Pan Mee Soup appears simple but appetizing. The dish can be a little too plain after you have it too frequent like me, then you'll have to resort to the variety of sauces they provide, i.e. chilli sauce. Overall, I wouldn't say that their Pan Mee is something extraordinary, but it's very acceptable, can't go very wrong. Hold on, i said too soon. The pan mee can only go wrong if you order your noodles to be 'pinched'. They don't actually pinch (or 'mit' in chinese) your noodles, they still have the noodle dough rolled flat and sliced into squares, which totally is the opposite of 'pinching'. The traditional 'pinched' noodles comes in all sorts of irregular sizes and inconsistent thickness, those are what makes 'pinched' pan mee Real! The whole idea of ordering 'pinched' pan mee is so some of us can pick those noodle pieces up with more ease, and not to mention, fun =) So, if you're heading to Face to Face, just avoid the 'pinched' noodles then I can assure you're safe.

I once had another Pan Mee at some hawker place where they put in Choy Sum, CHOY SUM!! now that's Pan Mee Really Gone WRONG.

their Sarawak Noodles were very nice during my first few visits. It had a very similar flavour to the ones I ate in Sibu but the only thing lacking was the texture of the noodles. It was then the closest thing to Kam Pua mee that I could find. Lately, this noodle have been lacking in flavour and taste somewhat like mamee monster with pepper. This could probably be due to my too-frequent visits in a short period of time. The meat ball in the noodles is just out of place, it's too sweet and not necessary as they already serve char siew.

I was quite surprised when I ordered Lo Han Guo during my first visit. I didn't expect them to serve the drink in a bowl, topped with shaved ice. It was however, a delightful surprise. It's like eating dessert. The amount of shaved ice was always not enough as they melt too fast in the warm drink, leaving it nor hot nor cold. We often ask for extra ice so it becomes a blended ice drink, nice =) Here comes the negative part, they try to add 'value' to the drink by putting in things like agar agar pieces and large sago, which in my opinion ruins the drink (except for the shredded cincau). It then became a habit for us to just order them without the extra 'jellies'. They're aren't stingy with their longan pieces so it's really yummy, being able to chew on something while you sip sip.

Face to Face Noodles House (next to Carrefour Express)

No.64, Jalan SS15/4D, 47500 Subang Jaya.

Tel: 03-5632 6545

note: parking is almost impossible in the day time, so i suggest you park on the opposite side (SS14), then take the overhead bridge over.

cupcakes trial

2009-12-15T10:09:00.000-08:00

basic choc cupcakes topped with dollops of Hershey syrup

I baked the first batch of cupcakes today! woohoo! however, no icing as cupcake quantity is too small.

Shall try out another recipe tomorrow + try to frost them. This is getting so fun. :D anybody want a taste?

New Moon

2009-12-09T07:39:00.000-08:00

I was out today, and finally watched New Moon. I needed to check out what all the hype was about. Ok, so maybe I did actually want to watch it too.

At TGV pyramid, they screened the movie at the bigger than usual theatre (theatre 4). It was definitely to cater to the larger crowd. The theatre was full!

And so after being bombarded with criticisms about the movie's cheesiness (by Grace), I was well prepared to face those milk! I mean.. cheesiness.

I've gotta say the most 'makes-me-wana-whack-myself-in-the-forehead' would be the scene where it was Bella's birthday and she was outside her house with Edward. I find the part she asks him to kiss her very amusing. It was so predictable as that part of the scene was shown in trailers.

And you would think the crowd will go wild when Jacob takes off his shirt and turns into a werewolf to save Bella. Celine's verdict: the crowd went crazy the minute Jacob goes on screen. He then still had his long hair, still decently dressed, and no revealing of abs and triceps. There was still a slight 'Wooo' when Jacob took off his shirt, of course. But it was nothing compared when Jacob first appeared on screen. hey, how come Edward didn't get any reactions from the audience when he went on screen?

but I've gotta say, the cheesiest part would be the ending when Edward proposes to Bella. Oh come on! I could already sense that coming! (and no, I didn't read the book!) The crowd was clapping like crazy when they saw the scene! Right after that scene, the credit was shown and the crowd went 'Awwww...' They wanted more, it was just too much suspense. A marriage proposal and then End. That ought to get people going 'Aww..' but not me! I didn't clap either. Crazy!

Overall, I think it was worth RM8.

warehouse disappointments

2009-12-05T18:14:00.001-08:00

I told myself never to go for warehouses sales again after being disappointed again and again.

but I just couldn't help but have to make my way to the Coach warehouse sales today.

it starts at 9am. and I got there at 8.55am.

finding a carpark was horrible! i managed to squeeze my car into a narrow gap between two cars but found myself trapped in my own car. I could have climbed out of my windows but. yeah, not a good idea.

so the parking fella told me to park at the other corner, not proper at all. The land was uneven and it was at a corner of a junction, plus there was a hydrant right in front. Nevertheless, I paid rm5 for it and made my way into Armada Hotel.

you should have seen the crowd waiting for the lift at the hotel lobby. I think Armada's carpark and lobby has never been so crowded before, at least not because people are in a rush for a buffet that they are having or something.

So I decided to take the staircase. It was just a few minutes after 9am then. I was making my way up to 3rd floor when I see people walking down already. Strange, but I continued heading upwards.

Phew! you should have seen the people jostling into the hall on level 3. Ladies were everywhere! and people are already starting to push their way out, telling the crowd:

"it's all sold out!"

"there's no point for you guys to continue waiting"

"there was only 350 bags on sale"

"they are going to announce to the people soon"

sheesh. I was back in my car before 9.15am! so I ended up heading to carrefour to look for muffin trays. Are muffin trays such a rare thing? How come I can't find them in Carrefour or Jusco? The ones available at Carrefour are only the disposable ones!

so again, I headed home empty handed and searched for baking supplies outlet that I can try my luck at.

Jap @ Zen

2009-12-01T07:43:00.001-08:00

Work isn't actually that bad, it's just that it can get very boring at times. A typical situation would be as below:

Celine: Is that anything for me to do?

Staff 1: Not at the moment (with a smile)

Celine: Ada apa-apa kerja perlu buat tak?

Staff 2: Tak ade la (with a smile)

People at work are so sweet la.

and so I spent plenty of time logging into RMIT enrollment again and again at work, waiting for my one final subject result to be uploaded. It turned out that I didn't do too bad this semester. Better that I expected. Well, to be precise, I didn't expect anything much but I just wanted to pass everything. I'm pretty happy with what I've got. =)

and of course.. no Celine's blog is complete without the mentioning of food. *Tada!*

today, I went to.. *drums roll*

Zen @ Sunway Pyramid

Oh, it's such a fab place. I wowed me the minute I stepped into the restaurant. The ambience was truly calming and the waiters were just so helpful. Tea cup was always full and they'd make sure the food served was up to customer's expectation. How did we end up in Zen? Zanmai next door had a long que, as usual. So I casually suggested that we try Zen. I must say it's one of the best suggestions I've made. Pricing wise, Zen may be on the higher side, but you can be assure of their food quality (a tiny exception for the slightly overripe tomatoes in my salad) and prompt service. The waiter informed us about their Sunday buffet brunch at RM55++ per head. I would say it's a good price considering that my Stamina Roll already cost RM28. Guess who's having Jap buffet this Sunday :D

Stamina Roll - Avocado and Egg roll topped with whole grilled Unagi (I was attracted to this dish for the Unagi part, not so much with its name)

California and Soft Shell Crab Temakis - I won't there's much different from the ones served at Zanmai apart from it's doubled price. I guess there's probably more ingredients..

I just have to say that I've added Zen into my favorites list :D

an unweekend-like weekend

2009-11-14T23:31:00.001-08:00

For two weeks of dim sum craving and one lousy dim sum session. I finally got my dim sum today. It was however a rather unsatisfactory meal as people tell me that I've put on weight (although I know that) and no one ordered pau.

And to add to that, my mum told me to go gym because she claimed that I ate a lot. After working from 8.30am to 5.45pm for five days, I think the last thing I want to do on a Sunday is to go gym. But I'm having second thoughts now, after some certain comment has been made.

It's one of those miserable days that I'm having again. Not wanting to do something (eg. gym) just because I'm told to and not having a companion to do something more fun (eg. hitting the mall). It's Monday again tomorrow, how depressing.

Work isn't that bad. It's just that I'm working in an environment where none of the people are of my age. I don't to talk to anyone other than work related conversation (eg. what do I fill up in the 'Incoterm' section in an LC form). People are nice but I don't participate in their conversations probably because of the language. My chinese is horrible.

I'm still contemplating on whether or not I should go to gym. One draw back about going to gym here is the facilities at the place I go to is so limited. So limited to the extend that I puts me off. The gym swiss ball last week was twice the size of this week's. How pathetic is that? It's going to be a size of a basketball by next week.

Italian Mamak

2009-11-06T00:50:00.001-08:00

yes, Italian food served mamak style @ William's Corner. It was recommended by my uncle, a real food lover. And whatever he recommends, it can't go wrong.

You'll be amazed how Malaysian and Italian Cuisine can blend together so well. It's located in a residential area opposite the Kelana Jaya KTM station. William's Corner is just one of the stalls operating in the long stretch of Hawkers stall situated by the roadside. Don't be fool by it's appearance, I vision William's Corner being big one day. Here are some of the food that were ordered:

Naan with Cheese and Tomato

This dish really amazed me. Cheese naan served with the kind of tomato sauce that you find in pizzas. My brother loved it very much.

Seafood Spaghetti

Super yummy. The white sauce was really creamy, but not too rich. Malaysian style with Italian flavour. They were really generous with the seafood.

Angel Hair with Butter-fried Lia Liu Har

This one is quite exotic. Angel Hair stir fried with Chinese-style butter prawns with a hint of lemon grass. It was a little sweet for my liking but everyone else enjoyed it.

Butter Chicken Noodles

Ahh, reminds me of maggi goreng. This dish is more Malaysian but again, a little too sweet for my liking. Nevertheless, it was my brother's favourite.

Seafood Risotto (My ultimate favorite)

Ever since living in Melbourne, I've grown a liking for Italian food. And one of my new favourites is risotto. When I saw risotto on William's Corner's food list, I knew I had to try it. It was really delightful. The rice were flavourful and look at their seafood generosity! Seafood Risotto @ RM30

William's Corner

SS26/9

Taman Mayang

taste of Sibu

2009-11-02T09:45:00.000-08:00

There's plenty to eat in Sibu, Sarawak! I'll show you a few of the dishes that aren't available or very rare in West Malaysia, but are local yummy favourites in this little town.

#1 Kam Pua Mee

served plain with meat slices and fried onion

Although the ones you get here in Peninsula are very different, it's more commonly known as Gon Lo Mee. it's a very simple combination of cooked noodles + lard + soy sauce + MSG, but it's one of the best noodles ever. despite the amount of MSG, it's still on my must-haves list every time I visit Sibu. I usually have my favourite noodle here:

the cafe is situated along Lorong Lanang 2

you can't miss the Kam Pua Mee stall, it's the first stall at the corner.

#2 Bien Si

It's very similar to Wan Tan, only that they're more delicate, usually filled with meat, and always in soup. The dumpling skins are so thin, you can taste the dumpling maker's efforts. And plus when they're just cooked and served in hot hot soup, it's just one of the best things to have, even on a hot day. They're really good, trust me. I get mine from Hock Lock Hong cafe too. I absolutely love it!

see how delicate the dumpling skin is

#3 Sea Cucumber Soup

Although I must admit that the sea cucumber do not contribute much to the flavour of the soup, they're really tasty. This soup shares resemblances with Shark Fin soup's texture and taste. Add some vinegar, and voila! fantastic soup! Another must haves when I visit Sibu. Ok, so basically everything on this list are must-haves.

#4 Mi Ling

I think it's called Mi Ling, or at least that's what I've heard my mum call it. If not mistaken, it's also called Paku. It's a native vegetable, almost like a type of fern. The leaves of this vege curls and look nothing like any other leafy vegetable I've seen before. The texture of Mi Ling is almost like Okra, just a little less slimy, and taste a little rubbery. Best eaten when stir fried with ginger or belancan. oh la laa!

#5 Gong Peah

They're like mini hamburgers, complete with a sesame bun and meat filling, available in two variations: wet and dry.

The wet one is served with a slightly salty meat sauce. The bun is usually filled with a slice of thin meat and it's best eaten right after served, or else the bun will soak up too much sauce and be too soggy. There's no other bread varieties quite like the wet version, the dry version is more widely available.

The dry variation is usually filled with minced meat, some cooked to have a little sauce, and some just dry. After filling, the buns are popped into a mini toaster and cooked till brown and crunchy. Wah, very nice! They are available for about 60 cents each. I love them so much, my mum's friend buys them ready-filled for us to be brought back to Peninsula. We keep them in the freezer and when we fill like it, we just pop them in the electrical oven. It tastes as good!

#6 Pamelos

Being a member of the citrus family, I've only seen this variaty in Sibu. The flavour and colour is different from the ones from Ipoh. The flesh is usually of pale yellow and sweet. You know it's ripe enough when the skin is yellowish, but I usually can't wait for it to ripen so a green will also do.

sofia's gelati

2009-10-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

here, have a good look.

range of flavours, from chocolate at the bottom, lemon, strawberry, orange in the middle, and pistachio, hazelnut at the top. $6.50 @ Sofia, Camberwell

sinful

2009-10-20T02:07:00.000-07:00

very sinful.

just had yesterday's leftover pizza from Sofia.

Meat Lover is too oily for me.

so I just ate the crusts. crunchy like anything after reheated in oven =)

I'm sticking with Hawaiian Chicken the next time.

Sofia on a monday afternoon

2009-10-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

hi, I just got back from Sofia.

ok, so I was in Aunty M's car on the way back from city.

she was telling me about how people at her workplace were having pizza and she couldn't help it but to have 1 piece as well.

and the magical statement reveals itself.

Aunty M: now I really feel like having Sofia.

uh oh..

Aunty M: do you feel like having Sofia?

BIG Uh Oh!

Me: I don't mind.

Aunty M then quickly turn out the freeway towards Chandler Hwy. and towards Camberwell.

moments later..

Me: Since we're going to Sofia, shall we have gelati?

(Aunty M and I have always talked about going to Sofia, just the two of us, and finish the gelati on our own. FYI for those who don't know, their gelati serving size is Humongous. should serve to about 4 people.)

Aunty M: eh! good idea! let's have gelati!

Moments later at the Sofia..

after ordering a large Super Special pizza (with the whole lot), I got off the table to kepo at the cakes.

the varieties were a little sad as there were only small remaining of each flavour.

When I got back to the table, a waiter walks up to us and said..

Waiter: I see that you want a cake?

Aunty M's (cake lover) eyes widen.

Aunty M: Which cake is nice?

Waiter: You.

haha..

Waiter: We have mars bar, berry cheesecake, chocolate mint...

Aunty M: I love all of them.

Waiter: You can't have all of them. or else *hits his own bum* you'll get fat. but one piece won't hurt.

Aunty M: then which cake is the most popular?

Waiter: Tiramisu.

Aunty M: but we also plan to have gelati.

after no being able to make a decision.. the waiter leaves with frustration, saying: "I'll take care of it."

I ask Aunty M, "what does he mean by 'I'll take care of it?'"

Another waiter returns with Tiramisu.

ah, I see, so he gives us the most popular cake.

but that's not it!

not too long later, the waiter returns again with gelati.

I abandoned the cake immediately. =)

The large pizza arrives..

both of us can't decide whether to continue eating the gelati before it melts, or jump to having hot pizza.

Aunty M drawn on a conclusion that the gelati won't melt that fast. and so the ladies eat the pizza.

I've never had a pizza with so many types of topping before. there were ham, salami, capsicum, mushroom, olives, pineapple and of course cheese.

however, being me, I still love my simple Hawaiian Chicken =)

and after the ladies had 2 slices of pizza each, we continued with our dessert.

I finished all available flavours of gelati (chocolate, orange, banana, lemon, strawberry) but left a generous amount of Choc chips Mint. uh.

I quite enjoyed the Tiramisu because there were parts of the cake that were coffee flavoured (intense flavour, not sweet), and the base is chocolate cake. I however didn't like the creamy topping (cheese)

I can't tell you how full I am by this stage (pizza, gelati, cake, and a lot of water)

We packed the remaining Super Special pizza and ordered an additional large Meat Lover pizza and one Spaghetti Marinara for uncle.

when we picked up uncle..

Uncle: I smell food.

Aunty M & I: hahahahhaa..

Uncle: didn't you guys go to gym?

Aunty M & I: (chuckles) no..

and so, the ladies are happy because they had Sofia on a Monday noon when on every other Monday, they are hard at work at the gym.

the uncle should be quite happy too, the ladies packed his favourite spaghetti.

thai food.

2009-10-17T15:58:00.000-07:00

I think this blog is turning into a food blog..

I was planning on talking about how yummy my thai dinner last night was.

We had dinner at Ying Thai 2. I wonder why they call it '2'. Is this the second branch or something? Anyway, some wise guy said, "Oh, the '2' makes the shop name more 'attractive'."

very attractive indeed. coughs.

I'm so sorry that there are no photos of the yummy dinner I had. I am hoping instead to paint a visual description of the food with my words instead.

The tom yam soup was a 'wow'. The first sip gave me cheeks that cram sensation, you know how you have something sour suddenly and your cheeks are just in total shock? but it's a really good thing, the soup was both spicy and sour. I drank it down to the last chili seeds. Friends said they were "very appetizing." =) I agree.

The stir fried beef in chili paste was alright too. I won't say fantastic but it was pretty nice. The bamboo shoots in the dish however smelt a little funny. At the end of the meal, what's left in the dish were just many strips of bamboo shoots and remaining sauce. Goes well with rice.

We had thai green curry too. Ugh, I didn't like it. It was well, green, but too rich in coconut milk to my preference. Na liked it though, she ate the chicken pieces, drank the curry down, and I picked on the carrots. I still prefer traditional malay curries =)

alright, I'm off to yum cha soon. =D

hoho! I've been wanting to have dim sum for awhile now!

no food

2009-10-14T04:05:00.000-07:00

I'm so proud of myself.

I've been walking in and out of supermarkets empty handedly.

no food.

that's right.

no food.

remarkable isn't it? :)

there isn't much that interest me anymore.

plus, I don't see Peter's smooth & creamy chocolate ice cream anymore.

why did they stop producing it?

there's only some choc caramel, choc vanilla and all that sorts.

uh.

Italian

2009-10-10T05:00:00.000-07:00

Guess who had Italian last fortnight, last week and tonight? =)

well, last fortnight I had Italian with Hang, Jia Shen and Shereena on Lygon St.

Last week on Saturday I had Italian Again with Jia Shen and Shereena on Lygon St.

and for both occasions, we would all compare and think back about Sofia whenever the waiter serves us our dishes. For one, the food portion is a major difference. Second, the flavour.

So we decided, if we're ever going for Italian again, we'd go to Sofia.

(Shereena and Jia Shen had Italian on Lygon Again today! XD let me laugh. hahahahahha)

and I went to Sofia today :p

I'm really getting a hang of this creamy Italian food. I remember the previous meals at Sofia being just so-so. I'm proud to say that I really enjoyed the Avocado Fetuccine & Chicken and Mushroom Risotto tonight =)

For those who don't know Sofia, it's this Italian restaurant in Camberwell that serves huge portions. They are also generous with their ingredients. Watching them prepare the pizza is a fun thing to do as you watch them pile up on the ingredients, handful and handful of cheese.. meat.. mushroom.. Pasta Mista (pasta for two) can feed 4-5 average persons. They may have branches all over Melbourne but the one at Camberwell is still the best.

I miss having Hang in melb!

2009-10-06T03:19:00.000-07:00

nah, this is to show my appreciation. since you miss me, this is dedicated to you x)

chiffon egg rice at A1.

loser la you hang, didn't even finish the rice!

If I'm not mistaken, I think it's called the melbourne arts tower.

I'm a tourist too, ok?

dear all, this is the bus stop that I wait at almost everyday for my bus home :p

my adelaide tourist waited for me to catch my bus.

so sweet, I know :)

Dessert at San Churros. She insist in giving me the last piece of churro.

No I don't want it, everyone is entitled to 3 pieces and That's Yours! Stop telling me that you know I want it. :p

I love food.

2009-10-04T05:07:00.000-07:00

there's only 2 more weeks of uni left till the end of term.

then, another 2 weeks of assignments-completing from home.

AND then, slurp slurp.. good ol' Malaysian food!

I just can't wait.

Friends (you know who you are) have actually told me that my facial expression or mood changes when I'm eating or when the conversation subject was about food. I'm also made to believe that my expressions make meals somewhat more appetizing. It seems that I often use the phrase, "wah, very nice ah!" I'd laugh with a slight embarrassment when being told of the subconscious me.

I've also been told that my eyes "light up" when talking about food. I've got so much passion about food that I've been persuaded to pursue food journalism (or what they call it). Come to think of it, I've not actually come across food criticism that catches my attention. Perhaps I could do like a food TV programme like 'jalan-jalan cari makan', then wherever I've tried and approved, would receive some sort of acknowledgement that tells people, "Celine has tried this, you should try it too!" wah, how awesome would that be?!

From my own experiences, such TV program (typically the Taiwanese ones) hosts appear healthy and slim. They travel all over, constantly tasting great food. How do they keep fit man? If something is so good, I wouldn't have the willpower not to finish it lo. Come to think of it, I barely have any willpower when it comes to food. Let's say Celine goes to buffet and after an hour and half, she complains that she's so full, so bloated and can't eat anymore. One hour later, Bang! Eat again. Goodness, it's not that I'm hungry, it's just the "feel" of wanting to eat. Now, such situations are particularly more frequent in Australia.

If you see the supermarkets here, you'll fall in love. I know I did. Supermarkets are everywhere! There are itself 2 supermarkets located 5mins away from my uni. I've got itchy hands too, go supermarket=buy something. A perfect example would be today. Bought 2 boxes of crackers as they were on sale. Arnott's vita weat, 2 for $4.50. Bad move la, I munching those crackers the minute I left the supermarket, in class, after class, before gym, after dinner..

top 5 foods in Tokyo

2009-09-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

I was in Tokyo for 6 days recently. Had a terrific food and enjoyed myself very much. If you love Japanese food, you have to visit Japan one day to try them in their home country! Below are my top 5 favorites.

Takoyakis from a small stall called Minatoya in Ueno. The stall doesn't look fancy at all and the lady who cooks the takoyaki takes her time in opening the stall, sometimes she doesn't even open! She doesn't have that sense of urgency because people keep coming! The first day we were in Ueno, is was closed! On our final day in Tokyo, we had to walk around to kill time in order to wait for her to open. We had takoyakis previously at two different places but this is no comparison. It is so good. The seasoning (fish flakes, sauce, mayo and spring onion) is self service.

Wheat soba in simple hot soup with seaweeds. It's one of the cheapest item served at this noodle shop at the Ikebukuro Station but it's really just delightful. The soup is clear and the texture of the noodle is perfect. They don't provide spoons so drink up from the bowl after finishing the noodles!

Tenya tendon and tempura. The cold tendon (like udon, only more springy) is just yummy even though it is plain. Dip it in the sauce provided and it already taste so good. The tempura prawns are also nice but easily available everywhere. The ones in Malaysia also taste as good. The tendon was so good, we had it for lunch and dinner on the same day.

Sushi! Although there aren't as many sushi varieties served as compared to Japanese restaurants in Malaysia, I can just eat the same sushi multiple times (because I don't eat the raw ones and don't take wasabi.) The sushi rice is freshly hand pressed, so it is still warm as the chef just scoop it out of the rice bucket. As you bite into one sushi, you can feel how soft and warm it is as the pressed rice breaks apart because it less compact (unlike sushi at some places like Sushi King whereby the rice is so compact and cold, after one bite and the rice still retains its shape.) If you go to Japan, try the standing sushi bars. No chairs, order and eat standing!

Peaches. As some of you guys know, peaches are my ultimate favorite of all fruits. The saddest thing about peaches is that it is seasonal. In Australia, I can only get them in the beginning of the year. So when I was in Japan, perfect timing! Peaches were on sale everywhere! but very expensive. During the my first day in Tokyo, each peach cost about 1000yen = $15 = RM45. Crazy you might think, RM45 for a piece of fruit. As days past, the price dropped to 1000yen for 7 pieces! I was so tempted to get some more during the last day but there was no way I can swallow down 7 peaches in a couple of hours considering that I still want to have other Japanese food before I leave. But the sizes of the peaches were huge and very juicy!

sydney!

2009-08-27T04:25:00.000-07:00

g'day!

I'm currently now in Sydney airport waiting for the next flight to Tokyo!

First time in Sydney. Nothing much different, looks just like Melbourne airport to me..

japan!

2009-08-26T22:34:00.001-07:00

I'm leaving for Japan soon! =)

harvey's seat belt bags

2009-08-21T05:15:00.000-07:00

I was in Port Melbourne just yesterday and stumbled across Harvey's handbag range in one of the stores. Aunty M was saying how glad she was to have walked into the store. The bags were just beautiful. A little pricey I would say, but they were so tough, casual and elegant at the same time. They're really SEAT BELTS! I don't know when was the last time I was so in love with a handbag. I would like one for christmas ;D

look further at www.seatbeltbags.com =)

best dinner!

2009-08-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

I just had one of the most wonderful dinner in my life.

Don't be fooled by the simple look of Old Kingdom restaurant, it's been said that they serve the Best peking duck. After tonight's meal, I have to agree!

Peking Duck.

a piece of spring onion and cucumber, a slice of duck with skin, some sweet sauce, wrapped in rice pancake. to die for.

then they stir-fried the remaining meat with nga choy. hohoho.. just fantastic!

and then clear duck soup to cleanse your throat.

they even let you take home the bones so we can boil soup at home!

udon postponed

2009-08-12T04:37:00.001-07:00

so yes. udon has to be postponed again.

had hot dark chocolate at San Churros earlier =)

although it was one with skinny milk, still super rich.*

therefore, I'm super full.

*comparable with Koko Black.

oh yes! now that cinema's assignment has been pushed from this friday to the coming monday,

I'm not very relaxed.

there goes my sense of urgency.

dinner before 4

2009-08-11T02:49:00.000-07:00

I had 3 meals even before it was 4pm. Thank you Low Jia Shen.

It I grow anymore fatter, you know who's to be blamed.

a wrap for breakfast

a huge lunch at Rose Garden

and followed by Pancake Parlour not too long later.

and that makes..

yummy udon dinner being postponed to tomorrow.

cake, anyone?

2009-08-10T04:48:00.000-07:00

I baked a cake today!

I'm telling you it's super yummy for such a healthy cake.

It's packed with bananas, pineapples & walnuts! and there's no butter.

Hummingbird Cake

ah.. perfect after dinner.

ngahaha, can't wait to have more for breakfast tomorrow!

half a Sunday

2009-08-08T07:14:00.001-07:00

so apparently I signed up to volunteer at RMIT open day tomorrow morning.

Celine Choo scheduled for 10.00am - 4.00pm

Task: talk to prospective parents and students, answering questions regarding the communication program.

6 hours is quite a while don't you think? I know I didn't specify how long I'd like to volunteer but come on la, give volunteers a break!

you know what? I'm going to talk to the lady in charge, and tell her that I've got things to do after lunch time.. say, 1pm? yeah, that's bout right.

what was I thinking when I signed up to volunteer? was it the free lunch provided? or the free movie ticket incentive?

it's a Sunday for heaven sake! a Sunday!

I think I'm slow

2009-08-04T04:57:00.000-07:00

I think I'm slow. In what sense you might ask?

Dancing

Ok. So I finished exercising at the gym today and coincidently, there's a Body Jam session starting in 10 minutes. "Cool, I didn't know they had dance classes," I thought. So I went la.

Gosh. I was positioned almost right at the back and this slightly fat lady was strategically blocking my whole view of the instructor. So I kept moving to the right so I can keep up with her steps la, the lady next to me like kept staring like that. She's either afraid she'll bump into me or is it a "scram!" look. I couldn't tell, too busy trying to keep up with dance steps to look at her expression.

Cannot la! How to keep up when that lady keeps blocking me? Ok, maybe I'm a little slow too la. Other people do it so easily one? The instructor repeated and repeated. I just repeated and repeated wrong steps. Haha! I left the class 20 minutes before it ended. I had enough of jumping around at wrong directions.

heartbroken

2009-07-22T05:09:00.000-07:00

LOST EARRING

It was 45 minutes into the lecture.

I pulled the few loose strands of hair to the back of my ears.

and then wanted to touch touch that pretty earring.

When my fingers felt only the earlobes and nothing else, I panicked.

"Wait a minute, I'm sure I wore earrings today."

Touch the other earlobe, there IS an earring there.

Die.

I dropped it.

Thoughts on where it could have been dropped ran through my head.

"It could be Myers where I tried on something."

"or Just Jeans."

It was only 15 minutes left till end of lecture, but too gan jiong la!

I had to go look for it.

It's not just any earring. It's a gift from my aunty.

so I left early and didn't stop running till I got to Just Jeans, hoping that it's in the changing room.

On the floor of that same changing room that I was in an hour ago, I found only the stopper of the earring.

The other piece was no where to be seen.

really die la this time..

I got one of the staffs there to look for it, even left my contact details just incase they found it.

He asked, "is it expensive?"

I said, "yeah."

stupid la, I said yeah for what?

should have said it's a gift and it means a lot to me ma!

what if he found it and decide to keep it?

till now no phone call lar!

whoever who took it, why did you even take it for??

It won't even serve you any purpose!

It's only one side of an earring and you even left the stopper!

stupid.

Errghhh!

Day 2

2009-07-20T14:49:00.000-07:00

It's Day 2 of uni and I'm reluctant to get out of bed.

It's crazy windy and cold out there!

According to The Age:

Current temp:12.9°C
Feels like:10.2°C

See what wind does to the temperature?

I'm half asleep right now at 7:53am and I gotta catch the 8:30am bus.

Sigh, I guess I'll crawl down the staircase to have breakfast now.

me, a model?

2009-06-30T08:52:00.000-07:00

I had a satisfied dinner. In addition to that, I ate lychees.

So I should be really full.

But after refraining from eating those fish balls (from pasar malam lok lok) for so long.

I finally gave in.

and then my mum go and ask this question,

"Do you think you can ever be a model?"

"Can be quite tough ya, have to starve yourself skinny."

"But you love food so much, can be a torture."

Very well said.

"If I can be a model good la!"

I don't want to leave

2009-06-28T08:04:00.000-07:00

I am now feeling unwilling to return to Melbourne after spending almost two weeks back in Malaysia. Here, if I haven't got friends to hit the mall with, I would just grab my brother along (who usually doesn't mind). I also have the convenience to go out anytime to get any little thing I need with my own car.

It's not that I don't like Melbourne. My life in Melbourne is wonderful because I live with my relatives, who happen to be really really nice people. However, my university social life is quite pitiful. I do have one or two close friends but I think that I'm not interacting with others enough, especially the locals. After all, I am studying a communication program. It's not exactly the most comfortable thing trying to mix with the locals. In lectures, its obvious that the Asians tend to sit with one another. Vice versa, the locals too. I've worked with the locals in group works, but find it intimidating because of their accent. Once awhile, I do get lost after failing to keep up in what they're saying. Beginning of the year, I even dropped one of the classes after only attending one lecture, one of the reasons was because I could hardly understand a thing the lecturer was talking about.

When people ask me how's Melbourne, I always tell them that I love the lifestyle there but hate university life. I can still recall how miserable I felt about my first week of university. I was shattered to find the program below expectations, having subjects that were abstract. There were also course readings to complete, which were dry and complicated. There were many times I gave up on readings, after needing to search the dictionary after each sentence. The assignments given were therefore a torture. I sometimes wished that I did high school there, so I would have better English.

I quickly got used to Melbourne. Living with my relatives were wonderful because that meant I have family. I mostly stayed home. I must admit again that my university social life is sad because I don't take part in activities nor hang out with friends after classes. I always preferred to go home. My moods were mostly better on fridays because the weekend has arrived. Needless to say, I dread when it was over.

I love Melbourne because of its ethnic diversity and the advancement in technology. There, you can find all sorts of authentic food. There are many Greeks and Italians in Melbourne and I can't tell if there were the real Aussies or not. There are also many Vietnamese and Chinese. In Melbourne, certain areas are classified as according to an ethnic because of the vast cultural elements that particular ethnic offers. For example, Box Hill is an obvious Chinamen area. You can get anything Asian there, from my favourite Malaysian Milo to Chinese vegetables to Roti Canai. That place makes me feels that I'm back in Malaysia because almost everyone there are Asians.

Sigh. When I was in Melbourne, I didn't mind being there. Now that I'm back, I don't feel like leaving again.

if we were cartoons

2009-06-24T08:32:00.000-07:00

if we were all cartoons, I wouldn't mind looking like this:

the flowery head band is just pretty, accompanied with that dress. the combination gives out a serene mood.

I just had to put on a dress. I just love them.

I'll have hair like that one day (hopefully), just you wait!

what's with the present you'd ask. I love wrapping presents! wrapping papers and ribbons are just interesting items. you can do so much with them.

so, who's got a present to be wrapped?

the microphone is there because I had a dream to be a singer. (coughs)

the martini is there just cause it goes well with the dress. the colour even matches the flowery head band! how's that for a reason?

the underwater background was the best looking one, with fishies swimming in the back!

how much more serene can that be?

go create one, and show me how you would look like if you were a cartoon.

http://skype.weeworld.com/weemee.aspx

lunch buddies

2009-06-24T02:55:00.000-07:00

ah, it's just like old times. ok, not that old. It's just last year.

lunch with the few usual people during college breaks.

only this time, we were all coming together from different places to have a meal together.

kit came from one academy. mel came from sun u. jowee came from home. i came from home as well.

I know it's going to sound insane, but this photo was taken from inside a drinking glass.

the camera was of course, the one in the glass.

ngahah!

you know, it's not the first time kit have his photos taken with drinking glasses.

they're just the sweetest

kit overjoyed. all the pretty girls surrounding him for a photo.

mustache for everyone! complimentary of mel hsu.

ok, i look funny. but both of them look wonderful. so it's getting posted anyway.

more mustache!

she made me double park! thanks =)

wrinkles!

Jowee's Birthday

2009-06-22T01:03:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Jowee's birthday last friday at Chillis!

It was definitely great to see jowee, mel and the rest again.

we had two birthday girls!

birthday girls making their wishes

u-jean's smile is huge. =D

it's a small world. I met Victoria back in primary days, whom Jowee met in college and happened to be her neighbor, and was invited to Jowee's birthday, and that's how we met again.

fred is back and look how happy both of them are =)

more smiles!

it's just great to see mel and jowee again =)

mel makes me wana smile as well.. till my jaw hurts.

and did i mention that Victoria and Hau Yang were from the same high school?

broad daylight robbery

2009-06-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

do you know what's broad daylight robbery? I'll explain.

you withdraw RM100 from your HSBC bank account.
then you make your way to Sunway Pyramid.
touch your touch and go card at the car park entrance.
exchange glares with other cars fighting for that same parking spot you've been patiently waiting for.
take 4 exciting escalators ride down from CP6 parking to the mall.
then get forced to go round in large circles to take another 3 thrilling escalator rides down to the nearest money changer.
hand him your RM100 you've withdrawn, asking for aussie dollars.
he returns you $37.
now that's excluding your parking charges and petrol.

ok, maybe I got a little carried away with the story telling. but it's seriously no joke, things here in Malaysia is still very affordable.

feeding wild birds

2009-06-14T17:50:00.000-07:00

have you ever fed wild birds?

I was up at Mt. Dandenong last Monday, feeding Rosellas & Cockatoos.

it was an amazing experience, getting up close with these wild birds.

what's even amazing is how quick they open the kuachis.

it was hilarious when they started landing on my head.

slightly ticklish.

and man, it was freezing.

couldn't feel my fingers after standing there with palms open, filled with bird seeds.

Cockatoos are so soft and warm, makes me wana cuddle them in this cold weather.

holidays are here!

2009-06-04T06:12:00.001-07:00

Finally!

I'm done with my final assignment. It's that horrible disgusting depressing last assignment that I had to finish up before I can have a real holiday.

I'm happy =)

I'd be going around Melbourne with May tomorrow, right after I drop that horrible.. etc assignment in.

Then the rest of the this and next week, it's going to be a food olympic.

some honorable guest will be flying in from Malaysia, so we'll be eating.

and eating.

Then when I fly back to Malaysia,

I'll eat again.

oh no.

I don't believe it.

2009-06-01T16:41:00.000-07:00

you won't believe it. (I almost don't believe it myself either)

I finished a foot-long subway sandwich for lunch yesterday.

aunty M wasn't very supportive, "very good, we will grow fat together," she said.

several asian guys walked out of subway, holding only a 6" sandwich.

I felt horrible!

thankfully, there were still some encouragement. grace said, "the 6" isn't even filling!"

another thing. I woke up at 5.30am today. for a jog! (again, I don't believe it)

it was really tough I must say. after those frequent visits to the gym, I was still half-dead out there.

I didn't just wake up and decide to go for a jog of course! (5.30 in the morning? come on!)

I jogged to accompany aunty M.

and aunty M jogged because she saw this really fit lady who works at the gym.

and this gym lady persuaded to her to go for a run.

I'm quite embarrassed. I'm the youngest fellow and yet the least fit.

but it was quite good. I made it back to the gym alive eventually.

and did I mention that it was So Hot while jogging?

that was because I was wearing multiple layers of clothing. I'm not revealing how many.

it's very cold here in the morning alright? so I put a few extra layers just in case!

10 minutes into jogging, I was feeling stuffy. really stuffy.

but I can't just start stripping off my jackets. how am I going to run holding them?

the gym trainer lady didn't even need a jacket.

she was just in her sports gear. brrr..

man, I was really really tired for one moment. so took it easy at the gym today.

read some gossip magazines while waiting for aunty M.

came across a section where they talked bout skinny people in Hollywood.

featured was Mischa Barton.

eww, those protruding bones sure are scary. ugly too!

how can they not eat at all?

don't they know they'll die?

I can't don't eat.

the day I starve myself, I'm not celine.

I can't wait to go home!

2009-05-26T00:41:00.000-07:00

heh. I know this blog has been dead for awhile now.

i do apologize for that. no, really, sincerely apologizing.

sorry =)

these days, if there were no classes, I would just be hanging around the house, either snacking or working on assignments. (it's the final week of uni!)

if there were classes, I'd stuff myself during dinner, and have an early night. (not tonight unfortunately, there's a test tomorrow morning!)

like I said, it's the final week of uni! (I'm so excited!) and today was a total waste of time traveling 40 minutes to uni. the lectures did not contribute anything. I'd work hard, finish all my assignments and have a ball when my mum comes to visit.

then I'll be flying back to Msia =D

I've already planned what to eat when I'm back (planned during a boring class.)

japanese la.. mamak la.. dragon-i la.. =)

and I hope to be catching up with friends! mel, jowee, kit, kaylee, let's go makan!!

grace too of course, we'll eat like there's no tomorrow.

hau yang is included of course =)

It'd just nice. I'd be escaping winter when I return to Malaysia.

woohooo...!!

6 sentence story

2009-04-17T21:18:00.001-07:00

I was told to write a story in 6 sentences. to train me to write concisely. thought I'll show it to all of you.

I thanked the bus driver and reached into my pocket as I left, expecting to find the familiar bunch of house keys.

“Oh no, not again.” I thought as I searched through my three other pockets and discover only my mobile phone and some crumpled tissues.

“Where did I misplace it this time? Did I place them back in my pockets? I swore I remember taking them!” Thoughts raced through my head as I stood frustrated in front my house gate.

I sat miserably at a corner and waited for my aunty to return two hours later only to find that the door was unlocked and my keys were kept in one of my hidden pockets.

it's not a true story. i'd rather walk to the supermarket kai kai a little than to sit down there for 2 hours..

25-26 April

2009-04-17T21:18:00.000-07:00

Mini club is driving down to the great ocean road tomorrow. And I'm going =D

Weather forecast however shows that it will be cold and windy with showers and thunder. Its going to snow in the alps too!

This is how the great ocean road suppose to look like:

Great Ocean Road 2.jpg

I'm excited :D

and I'd like to recommend a product.

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White Wings Shaker Pancakes Buttermilk is fantastic! (that's the largest photo I can find!)

I just had them for breakfast. Will have the rest for lunch soon ;)

They're not only Cute, but also Fast!

2009-03-16T23:49:00.000-07:00

I'm talking about the Mini Cooper of course! but hold on, it's not just any Mini, it has to be the Cooper S. With it's turbo engine in the inside and perfect curls on the outside, I would say that the people at Mini works did a really good job in designing this adorable mean machine.

Why is Celine suddenly into cars you may ask. Oh, that's simple. That's because her two nicest uncles in Australia owns a Cooper S each, or they would call it Mini! but their explainable love for their cars didn't stop right there, yes, it spread. Not only Celine loves Mini too, but she also wants one. and she wants them heavily modified, just like uncle gab's.

So the highlight of this post is the Mini Drive held just two days ago. The drive was along the coast from Black Rock till the Esplanade. You should see how the same car can have different looks. There were red ones, black ones, white ones, blue ones and yellow ones. Each with different stickers pasted to give the cute machine a sporty look. During the drive, some were slow, and some were lost. But me as a passenger, had real good time admiring the beautiful scenery Melbourne has to offer. The beach was breath-taking, the strong breeze had me zipped tight into the windbreaker, allowing only my eyes (and maybe part of my nose) to be seen.

More photos from a later drive: Kingslake, Marysville

Most trees are brownish due to the recent bushfire.

Happy Birthday Hau Yang!

2009-03-08T06:38:00.000-07:00

a special post dedicated to

Ng Hau Yang

for turning 19 today

have a great birthday, I'll celebrate with you when I get back =)

lots of love!

Melbourne Motorshow '09

2009-03-06T05:42:00.001-08:00

think I'll get a lambo..

cold cold cold

2009-03-04T03:48:00.000-08:00

Hello my loyal readers (cough!)

Melb is really cold right now. I'd die without a jacket outside I'm telling you. No joke ok? I had to wear a winter jacket already. and uncle gab said it snowed at the mountains today! cool!

I'm going skiing one day, I'm telling all of you. At the same time, freeze my backside.

Anyway, uni is okay so far. Don't ask me about my first day. It was dreadful. I'd complain and never stop, trust me.

Why my friends so sweet one. mel, jo, iman, I've read your blogs. I cry then you know!

Jo and Iman, its ok that you couldn't send me off. I still love you =)

In professional writing class today, we were told to write a blog on my last memorable event. I wrote about my friends turning up at the airport to send me off, and how I was so late for my flight! X) they were announcing my name on the PA system ok?! The whole of KLIA heard that!

ngahah. wana sleep d la.

just posting this up so u guys will remember me. :p

You know what? the WEEKENDS are coming. That means I get to sleep in and get up late! YES!

I've not been getting enough sleep ok?

brrr..

2009-03-01T03:48:00.000-08:00

so its quite cold at night in melb.

and you should try waiting for the water to get hot when you've removed all your clothes.

brrr...

so i went to ikea with uncle gab and uncle dupree today. and got myself a nice long WHITE table with black and White drawers and a matching black waste bin. XD however, the long table is short of one leg at the moment. who knew that the table needed 5 legs?! hahah!

and so uni officially starts tomorrow morning. but i'm pretty sure i don't have classes tmr (don't know a thing, missed orientation!)

oh! and guess who i met at the melb airport? Danee (is that spelled right?) from my IDC class, who happened to sat on the same plane, and heading to the same uni as me!

i posted something alright. don't say i didn't.

leaving

2009-02-09T07:52:00.001-08:00

celine is going to melbourne soon..
whos gona miss me?

Australia

2009-01-31T02:25:00.000-08:00

OK, so I was in Melbourne for a week and I've applied for RMIT to do Professional Communication. This course is basically a combination of all the different majors in Mass Comm. So yeah, I'm going to be doing a little of everything. The only thing left now is the offer letter..

10 reasons why I love Melb:

Excellent public transport puntuality
Aussie BBQ
Uncle Gab, Auntie M & everyone else
Uncle Gab's Wii
Pancakes
Peaches
The cold
Uncle's Mini Cooper
Auntie M's Porsche
Cherries

help me

2009-01-09T07:31:00.000-08:00

Hello All!
ok, its that time in my life again where i'd get all frustrated and stressed over looking for a good place to study. ok people, help me up! I need information regarding studying Mass Communication, preferbly done locally here in Malaysia then the final year in Australia.
Well, so far I've applied for Murdoch University which has a twinning program in KDU College. The problem here is that I am entirely sure that this is where I want to go. I'm gona have to spend 2 years in Australia if I choose to take this course. Is gona be Costly with the capital C. So people, help me up. Drop me comments. Give me suggestions on a good place to study Mass Comm in Malaysia and Australia. Thanks!

am not dead

2009-01-01T10:49:00.000-08:00

ok, this little post here is aimed to show that this blog of celine's still has a little life in it (not completely dead yet larh!)

Happy 2009 to all!

These are some of the few great things that happened in Celine's 2008:

Celine graduated from CIMP and received a subject award for Comm Tech (yay!)
and therefore Celine spent the RM80 voucher at the bookstore buying junks and mags.
Celine did a part-time job selling perfumes at The Gardens and really loved it (woohoo!)
Celine went to Perth and froze even in Summer (brrr...)
Celine won a Sony Ericssons mobile phone (a cool purple W380i) from a contest.
Celine received free dancing lessons and attended the prestigious Viennese Ball with Hau Yang.
Celine's horrible haircut turn out to be OK after awhile.. (fuh, luckily didn't cut again!)

there's actually more (there should be more..) but I can't think.

till then, this blog is not dead!

i'm gona start making money!

2008-11-22T05:49:00.000-08:00

i found something like nuff nang. but this one is interesting as once awhile, interesting conducted survey facts pops up from certain keywords that is found in your blog. scroll down to one of my post and take a look! =) i think its so cool lor. makes blogs much more fun and interesting. also, you'll earn more money when you take surveys. =) want one as well? click here to register! and start making money! well, fyi i just earned rm0.70 at the point of signing in. woo hoo!

CIMP is coming to an end.

2008-11-22T04:57:00.000-08:00

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Celine is finishing her Pre-U very soon. I'll be having my finals next monday onwards then I'll be off! off to the malls! off to watch the many many movies that I've missed! off to play squash! off to.. look for universities, catch up with old friends, send friends who are leaving the country off..
sigh. im gona miss this. but i still cant wait for my holiday! =D
good luck to all who are taking the tests.
good luck jowee
good luck mel
good luck hang
good luck kit
good luck kaylee
good luck iman
good luck car men
good luck andrew tan
goo.. this list will never end.
good luck all =)

Trim ≠ Thin

2008-11-12T07:17:00.000-08:00

for some of you, i know whats in your head now. "celine finally posted something new!" isn't it?
well, here it is ladies and gentlemen. i'm here to express how dissapointed, frustrated, upset, sulky and sad i am now..

the hairdresser messed up my hair Again.

i specifically told her that:

i don't want it layered
i don't want it shorten

and walah! just look at my roughly all edgy lala-ish kinda thin think flat flat hair. oh boy, for a moment, i was on the floor pulling and pulling my hair (hoping it'd grow a little longer) almost wanting to burst into tears.

that hairdresser just don't get does she? trim means removing uneven edges and making them neat (according to oxford) now look what she's done! she's made my hair Very uneven and needless to say, Not neat. I vow to not go there anymore. the place is called X-cut by the way.

I should have known. my last visit to X-cut was even more disasterous. that time, i insisted on getting my hair a second cut the next morning before classes at another place. (it was to hideous to be seen, could'nt bear to look myself in the mirror or i'll start pulling again) so yeah, i went to a different place to get my hair cut for the second time in less than 24 hours and got a very short hair cut. my initial plan was to let my hair grow but looked like i had to let it go for i could'nt even walk into classes with that hair.

so why did i go back to X-cut? for one, i had a loyalty card. after my 5th cut, i would recieve my complimentry 6th cut. (stupid free stuff so not worth it now) and for your info, it was my 5th cut today, so the next one is free. i'm so not going back there, the free one is for my brother. (you're welcome bro, enjoy!) moving on. the 2nd reason why i went back to X-cut was because of the 1st reason. wait.. i'll explain. so since i'll recieve one free at the end of the day, worth it ma. can la! i'll make sure i'll tell the lady Specifically. there shouldn't be a problem! Oh ho! i'm so proven wrong!

for heaven's sake, why can't hairdressers just listen. maybe they get all excited seing this poor girl with so much hair, so cut cut cut! halo! my hair is already so thin, she went and thin is some more! gosh! so yeah, i went on complaining to my mum. and she said "haiyah! that's why i don't go to hair saloons! all the hairdressers cannot be trusted one! why do you think my hairstlye still the same until now?" she right all right. her hairstyle haven't change since i don't know when. but she looks good, so why change. well, not that i wanted a change. i just wanted to even my hair! my gosh! is that so hard? i might as well go take up a hairdressing course and cut my own hair! (is that possible?)

and! and! i was hoping to put my hair up for prom! my initial hair length was almost just long enough to make this little magical wish come true and now! Its all ruined! i'm gona have to attend prom with my hair all messily down and when the wind blows outdoors, the thin pricky ends of my thin-then-thinned-again hair will poke into my eyes! and and! geesh. my hair still won't grow even if i drag and drag and nag n nag.

and you should have seen that hairdresser's hair. so short! she must have been jealous or something with my not-that-short hair! so she messed up my hair. ish. then the way she talks! so monotonous. "ooh. don wan cut round a?" sheesh!

ok, i might have exagerated at some point. well, actually just the hair poking eyes part. oh well, another bad hair day. my hair isn't that bad. but still! i don't like it. don't tell me that i'll get used to it. i know i don't like it.

oh ho! i wrote such a long post without the need of photos. so not needing a photo for this post. i'm not posting an ugly photo of myself. who would?

ok, i'm not being myself..

Viennese Ball

2008-10-05T06:41:00.000-07:00

Celine is going to attend and dance at one of the most prestigious event of the year! The Viennese Ball! Its going to be held on the October 25th at KL Convention Centre! Check out the link http://www.vienneseball.my/

hau yang and i =)

5 Advantages for Skipping IDC

2008-09-18T06:11:00.000-07:00

5 Advantages for skipping IDC:

You get to go catch the Topshop Student-Lock-In Sale that happens like once a year.
You feel as if its such a long relaxing day ahead because a boring class feels like forever.
You get to tell a small white lie to the lecturer and laugh about it with friends behind his back.
You get see Jowee's I'm-gona-kill-you expression for not telling her about the outing and then getting her to lie to the lecturer, saying that her friends are sick. (I learned my lesson! sorry sorry!)you're dead meat!
You get to do some exercise running up and down (great after eating ice cream) from 1st floor to 3rd floor cause you cant find the new classroom you're suppose to head to and be slightly late but still in time.

5 Advantages for NOT skipping IDC:

sorry, none.

Why Peach is the Best Fruit in the World

2008-09-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

Why Peach is the best fruit in the world.

The colour of the flesh is truly extraordinary. Varying from yellow to light orange and deep red towards the seed.
Its furry! Hows that for a fruit?
They are really juicy and sweet but doesn't leave your hands sticky. (because I'll probably lick the juice off my fingers..)
The scent, so sweet and calming.
Loved around the world. (Peach tarts, Peach candies, Peach in jellies, Peach bubble teas..)
Its expensive, which makes it exclusive.
Celine loves them. :p
Celine just ate one of them.

Melissa's Birthday

2008-09-05T08:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Melissa!
We celebrated Melissa's birthday at Thai Thai, Sunway Pyramid. It's this swanky restaurant, newly opened alongside retailing shops and shops. What a place to set up a restaurant. The place looks absolutely posh with its white tables *white!* cushioned seats, a huge chandelier, curtains, wall decoratives and more. Alright, I think there was 17 of us. So you could imagine a huge bunch of us roaming around the mall looking for a place that would fit all of us before we found Thai Thai. Seing that the place looked so nice, I didn't expect the food to be good. But I was proved wrong! The Tom Yam was fabulous, its like as good as my favorite Tom Yam instant noodle. *ok, I think I'm getting stares* It's just that I thought Tom Yam always tasted somehow not-so-nice at restaurants.. heh. Alrite, photos!

Birthday girl and I

Jowee and I

Yeesh! Birthday girl enjoying fame. Looks like some studio shot.

Melissa and Jowee looking good =)

All smiles! =D

Car Men and I =)

Jing and Iman =D

I think its 16 of us.

Yeah. 16 of us.
Clockwise: Me, Car Men, Wing Hang, Frederick, Kit, Nadia, Malcolm, Melissa, Qi Kit, Christopher, Alex, Bryan, Jason, Ben, Jing and Jowee. *Phew, had to squint my eyes*
Jowee's kissing the ice blended lychee mint!

Car Men poses with Bryana the pink bunny.

slurrp slurrrp..

I would totally walk into a restaurant if they have a photo like this xD

makan!

aww..double aww.. x) don't they look so sweet together..

yeah. pink bunny was a lot of entertainment.

Iman has nice smiles =D very photogenic too!

aww.. can i say 'you're so cute?' xD

What's Bryan laughing at?

There's no way one can miss Wing Hang in this photo.

Kelvin never seen a receipt before arh?

you move, you blur.

Is it just me or do you also see the pink bunny in almost all of the photos?

Malcolm takes a photo with Ms. Melissa.

Kit laughs as he experiences pain on his back.

no wonder your eyes so small!

White

2008-09-02T06:55:00.000-07:00

I'm beginning to love the colour, white so so much. Its starting to make my shopping even tougher too. Lets say a pair of shoe.. nice design, lovely price, no white?! Next shop! xD I even painted my nails white! I even got people asking whether I applied liquid paper on my nails. I mean, what kind of person would do that?! White also reminds me of a friend I had back in high school who loved white (not me at that time, I was just Ok with white) so, she (shiang liet) and I planned to organize a White Party one day. Meaning, white dress code, white drinks (soya bean maybe?) have curries and have contests like not getting your white dresses stained with curry. yeah.. we talked alot bout it but.. somehow or rather, it was never organized till today. come to think of it, I've also lost contact with her. gee, where are you Shiang Liet?! oh well, white. white sandals, white nails.. Next target, white skirt! nyahahaha! xD

Malacca

2008-08-11T06:08:00.000-07:00

A CIMP IDC every semester event-Trip to Malacca, was once again being held. Here are the photos that were taken during the trip. In the next class, Mr Chen handed out sheets of paper that contains 3 questions.
Q1, Name the 3 things that impressed you in this trip.

Mr Chen's patience. (We were 30minutes late looking for Ice Kacang)
Malacca's Chicken Rice (and Ice Kacang)
Friends (They were so much fun to be with!)

Q2, Was this trip meaningful? Yes or No and Why.
Yes. Bonding with friends outside class time.

Q3, How can this trip be improved?
More shopping time.

Wing Hang!

Mel with a BB Gun. (What's BB?!)

The famous church in Malacca.

One can wear many hats with one head.

Car Men, Me, Qi Kit and Orange Kit (who's not in orange)

Kay Lee and Wing Hang

Kit and I

Mun Yee, Me and Chooi Yee

We are all waiting for chicken rice balls!

Spot Justin!

Rumah Sarawak staircase to the upstairs.

Ghost at the upstairs of Rumah Sarawak..

Kay Lee and I!

Posing at the entrace of Rumah Sabah. The entrance was built like a ladder, so it was pretty difficult to climb up there. Imagine if ur rushing, and you missed a step, and you fall into the gap beween the steps. You know what I mean..

The ladder to the upstairs of Rumah Sabah

Jowee!

This was taken at the entrance of Taman Mini Malaysia.
If you look beyond, you can see Mr Chen being hugged so closely

A shot taken in Rumah Selangor

This was a shot taken using a timer in Rumah Selangor.
We were all seated at that spot because there was a fan just above.
The heat that day was crazy, some of us had sunburn.

Birthdays!

2008-07-25T10:47:00.000-07:00

- Editing still in progress -
(photos not in chronological orders)

Whats better than 1 birthday? 2 birthdays!

Celebration of Celine & Kay Lee's Birthday
25th July at Tony Roma's, Pyramid

Love this photo!

Bryan & Mel: you (celine)..
Bryan & Mel: brighten..
Byran & Mel: our lives..

Hau Yang: ohoh! and mine too! xD

[ahahaha! i made them all up]

All 14 of us!

Hau Yang and I

Kelvin and I

Aisha & Melissa
Kit and Kay Lee, all smiles

whats this?? a hot chocolate ad?

*mmuah!* mama mia..

we all have fries in our mouth! xD

=) Aisha look so sweet

people hard at work

getting bored are we?

*bluek*

Wing Hang look so sweet =)

ahhh..

eh Christopher! show la some teeth!

whats with that expression, Mel?

mm mm..

Jo Wee makes me wana smile too =)

photo taken from one end of the table.

photo taken from the Other end of the table. xD

hahah!
(she looks like shes holding the thing that the statue of liberty is holding, what do call it?)

a photo of a few of us before everyone actually arrived =)
top: Car Men, Celine, Kay Lee, Wing Hang, Christopher, Kelvin
bottom: Aisha, Melissa, Jo Wee, Kit, Alex

big-and-small-eyed Kay Lee

looking-better-than-usual Wing Hang

the best cake I've tasted!

lovely smile there xD i mean it!

yeah man..! xD nice smile there!

Asian Avenue (More Food!)

2008-07-16T08:32:00.000-07:00

I've finally learn to appreciate the "ocean" (Asian Avenue) at Sunway Pyramid. If you spend enough time there, you'll actually enjoy eating in those little shops.. then browse through the little shops and see little interesting stuffs..

Here we are again! Ms Celine and Ms Grace! (and yes.. we're gonna talk bout food Again!)

Spicy Chicken Ccozi. Its Korean. Suppose to be some famous street food in Korea. According to Charles, a Korean, the food at Ccozi and Friends aren't that nice. Well, they're okay to me. The chef was flew in from Korea xD the Korean guy in charge there was also very friendly. He even gave us and some other people samples to try. Had a small little piece of whats suppose to be Korean Chee-Cheong-Fun. Its macaroni like in Korean curry. its ok. That guy even offered to take this picture, and told us to hold up the food and pretend its taste great. =D

Tuna and Kimchi rice balls. Its the first time I've ever tried Kimchi. I always thought that Kimchi was some spicy stuff like Wasabi. but it turned out to be just preserved veges. We only wanted to have some light snack but ended up being persuaded to try the rice balls. uh.. and after that, there was no more space left for more food!Grace's hair is Green! (still can't get over it!)
the best part is here! ice creams! =D Yokoman ice creams. dark chocolate ice cream.. can you imagine?? for RM5.50 a cup, its considered some good ice cream i guess.. the strawberry ice cream on the other hand tasted like any other ice cream which you can purchase at supermarkets.

there.. two satisfied ice cream eater =)

college!

2008-07-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

Break time!
These are some photos taken during my lunch breaks with college friends!

ah.. yes. seing Melissa smiling like that, how not to smile?! a very bubbly person. loves the word 'awesome' xD uses it everyday without fail. (right? Melissa? awesome!)

Kit loves orange colour. He expresses his love for orange by wearing an oranged coloured shirt everyday! (shall publish a post on him wearing orange shirts everyday soon) He discriminates colours.

Look at that flimsy gun Jo Wee is holding.. xD I must say, shes got some awesome sense of style! my math buddy! (mr macho not so cool anymore huh? xD)

Lunching at pink! clockwise: Aisha, Bryan, Jo Wee, Wing Hang, Eugene, Frederick, Melissa & me! (owh, Kit is behind the camera.)

Holidays Are Over!

2008-07-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

Alright. So its the last day of my 1-month holiday (sad expression), and I'm here cracking my head wondering what to blog over here because Grace said my blog was dead. Thanks. Its now awakening from death. ;) I told her I can't blog unless I have photos to type about. Isn't that quite clear since my last two blogs were just filled with photos? x) Ok, how bout I just recap what I did for the last week of holidays.

~ 15 minutes later ~

Ok, so i have problems uploading the photos. I'll just type it out without photos then. (fine Grace, you win!)

What I did for the past week:
1. I attended a college function at TAR College. (in which I overdressed!)
2. Watched 'Get Smart' with college buddies at TGV, One Utama. (the seats are awesome, better than the show itself)

Oh look! the photos are finally successfully uploaded!

the college function I mentioned about
I seriously overdressed! why? because I didn't meet another person wearing a dress as long as mine. Thanks to Hau Yang (also overdressed) xD

a Digi MMS photo booth (or whatever its called) at One Utama (I call it 1u)
I was at 1u with Kay Lee, Wing Hang and Kit. the photos? its not with me. x)
Whats with the 'i love you'? its just there.. cause its the only photo I took at 1u. (I know, bringing the camera was a waste, that was what I thought too!)

back to the list..

3. I hung out with primary school buddies at Redbox. the place was so cold, we then head down to Sushi King just to have hot ocha. (goodness, who knew they didn't charge for green tea?!)

from left: Terk Yeong, Kah Tim, Andrew and Hau Yang. (I could have been in the photo but I'm holding the camera..)

4. I attended a wedding dinner held at Sunway Hotel. (ah yes.. I remembered I ate alot)
look at the melting ice sculpture of the swans, wonder why is it always swans..

okay.. gota catch some sleep! 1st day of 2nd semester tomorrow!

Hong Kong Sightseeing - Ocean Park

2008-06-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

ah, here I am in Hong Kong..

In this photo, if you look beyond, just before the mountains,
you can see skyscrapers, LOADS of them, like mushroom sprouting after the rain.
In fact, even more than mushrooms!

I managed to visit Ocean Park, one of the main attractions in Hong Kong.
It has an underwater world, Dolphin Shows, Seal Shows, a Theme Park, Cable Car Rides and much more to offer.

Ocean Park consist of two portions. These two portions are only linked by cable cars. As I sat in the cable car, I could enjoy the breathtaking view of almost the whole of Hong Kong. I could see all the skyscrapers, the harbour, the sea. Plus, enjoy the cool breeze too.

and when I say breezy. I mean really breezy!

They have hot air balloons too! I mean.. unmovable hot air balloons.

When I was in Ocean Park, there was a heavy rain pour.
So, all shows and all theme park rides were practically stopped.
Due to that, I didn't watch a single show and could only take photos with animal statues.

They may not have zebras at Ocean Park, but I couldn't help but to take photos with these two adorable zebra statues siting side by side on one of the benches.
I named them Zebra (with bow) and Zebre (with tie)!

No dolphin shows?
There's always that fantastic painting of dolphins formed using tiny little coloured tiles!
It's a masterpiece!

They've got dancing Pandas too!

and.. here comes my favorite!

Here comes my favourite at Ocean Park! The Sea Jelly Spectacular!
After seeing all these jellyfish under coloured lights, they have topped my favourites list.
Jellyfish are such delicate creatures, that swims gracefully regardless of its body's position.
They swim side ways, upwards, even upside down! The way they move is also so adorable. However, their little tentacles may not be too adorable anymore, if you are stung!

There's even a Japanese Garden in Hong Kong, complete with a Koi Pond.
(My lousy but thoughtful photographer even included the "Caution, Deep Water" warning signboard in the photo!)

The Atom Reef is an underwater world.
I saw huge sharks and really huge, I mean.. really huge sting rays to little fishies above.

The huge stingray I mentioned about..

I also tried my hands on Bungee Trampoline.
Jumping upwards was like stepping into really soft pile of cotton and coming downwards was the part where there's a tingling sensation in the tummy. It looks more fun than it actually is but the two-minutes experience however, kept me talking about it for the next couple of minutes.

Most of the theme park rides were closed due to the heavy rain but I did manage to sit on one. Its called the Space Wheel, whereby the passengers are spun horizontally to vertically at a 90 degree turn. I felt dizzy for the next 15 minutes, but it was really fun!

Due to the continuation of the rain for the next few days.. it's byebye to Disneyland, and welcome home.

The Journey to Satisfy our Tummys

2008-06-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

My food-loving buddy and I recently travelled all the way to the hearts of Sunway and visited two Wendy's food outlet in two days to crave our food cravings. We visited Wendy's at Sunway Pyramid and Wendy's Bistro in Mentari Park.

Before proceeding, lets get to know the food lovers (critics)!

(left) The lovely Ms. Grace who has had countless experiences
with all sorts of food (yummy and yucky ones)
(right) Ms. Celine who gobbles down anything that
looks edible and decent enough; then complains later.

Day 1
At Wendy's fast food, Sunway Pyramid:

We are unable to show you the burger we ate as our hands were all messy
from the burger sauce. My camera isn't waterproof you see..

However, the drinks!

Ms. Grace looks sufficiently satisfied with her drink (I think it was Sprite).
Would you just look at that smile on her face..

Later..

Ms. Celine just have to have a sip of that drink too.
The problem was.. Ms. Grace just wouldn't place that cup back down on that table.
So, Ms. Celine had to just join her.

We had a Single Patty Beef burger which I personally didn't really enjoy. The burger is fine, I'm just not a big fan of beef burgers. (The Grilled Chicken burger is alright) Ms. Grace said that the beef burger was OK! So, for all the beef burger lovers out there, go try it!
I might have not liked the burger so much, but I liked the burger advertisement. (laughs) The ad says that at Wendy's, their beef burgers are square because they don't cut the sides off; that means more meat. (nice one!) Oh! we had a chocolate Frosty too! The ice cream texture is smooth and it isn't too sweet. HOWEVER (a big however) I found that the chocolate frosty wasn't chocolatey enough. I mean, come on! Don't be so stingy on the chocolate!
Overall, we left Wendy's quite happily :D

and so.. the journey to food on foot continues..half way through.. my feet didn't feel too comfy in those pair of shoes so we switched foot wears (only one side) and walk around the mall expecting stares from people..

Day 2
At Wendy's Bistro, Mentari:

Wendy's Bistro has a very comfy feeling. A nice place to be for a nice meals with love ones. This place's specialty is Pork Chop! It was really good, I enjoyed it alot. Highly recommended.

ah.. here comes the drinks..
That's Swiss Chocolate. Ms. Grace seems to be very happy with it.
Well, she seems to be happy with all the drinks so far. That's.. good.

*drums rolls* here comes the main attraction!
Doesn't it look so delicious? The sauce is for the meat, I don't see how is it suppose to taste like apple (according to the menu, it's apple sauce) but it add to the juiciness of the meat! Oh! the mashed potato is simply wonderful, the puddle of sauce on the potato is slightly sour, making it different from your usual, common mashed potato. The potato may not be so smooth, having bits and bits of unmashed potatoes, but its still real good. The meat, very tasty. Just look at it!

however..

Ms. Grace encountered problems cutting the meat with ease. She cuts the meat with such determination..

ah.. Finally! She is relieved that she finally succeeds slicing the meat. (She wipes the sweat on her forehead after such hard work)

you don't see me in those pictures because I was the one taking the pictures
and Ms. Grace was practically more interested with the food. and I was so amused with the difficulties she had with slicing the meat.

Enjoying College Life

2008-06-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

Today, a friend told me how much I should appreciate the time I have as a student while I can. Working life is no fun I've been told. It is going to be so stressful, that 4 exam papers and crazy assignments deadlines are nothing to be compared. Do everything you dream of doing now. Go for bungee jumping, sky diving, paragliding while you can if you want to for you will not have a chance to do them once you start working. Adventurous activities require one to be fit, energetic; in short, someone young. I guess when we start working, it doesn't make us so young anymore. Age is a barrier to do adventurous activities. When you are young and you get injured, no problem, you'll recover quick and you'll be on your own two feet in no time! Also, if one's hobby is to travel, it would be one difficult hobby to enjoy while working as the number of days of leave you can take may be limited. and limited time=limited travelling. However, studying hard is also one thing. Make sure you get good grades or at least, zero fails. and then have fun! Life Is short after all.

Title Change

2008-06-04T11:24:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I figured how to change the blog title. Now I won't be laughed, or at least I think so.. Hesitations would be my temporary title till I think of something better, something more elegant, something more sophisticated. Hahah! Talking too much am i?