alone soonish

In 2 days time, I would be the only one left in my house. And I would have to go back to an empty house for the next 2 months before I am scheduled to fly back to Singapore. And in 2 weeks time, I would probably be the only one left in Brisbane, as all my friends would be enjoying the sun and food in our beloved Singapore. Grrr!!!

Oh yes, I’ve decided to scrap part of my Australia travel plans due to the exorbitant flight prices. Goodness, the people at the airline companies really do know how to milk holiday-seekers dry. Geez! If only I had more time (and money) to plan my holidays properly prior to this. Oh yes, just to announce, my 20 weeks intern has just ended early this week. Woohoo… Time to party (albeit with just myself). T_T

Depressing!!!

Bad news aside, my laptop is arriving soon-ish! I can’t wait!!!

So yea, I was telling my friend that in times like this, I would probably be enough of a loser to be stuck in the computer labs at the university or at home, blogging my life away- every single day. Upcoming entries of Halloween party, Stradbroke Island; etc, soonish.

Ciao for now!

volunteering at (Moreton Bay) MBRS

I am staying over in Moreton Bay right now. Volunteered my help for the Moreton Bay Research Centre (MBRS) Open Day for 2 days.

Quite fun!

I caught a Mermaid’s Purse, Puffer fish and Eel for the display tanks. Someone else caught a huge ass red hermit crab, some shell fish and lots of huge ass starfishes and sea cucumbers. Such a fantastic find! (By the way, if you’re wondering what a Mermaid’s Purse is, it is the egg case of a baby dogfish shark. Not very comforting to know that there are sharks lurking around the waters where we were eh? But oh well, the researchers know their stuff really well so there is nothing to be afraid of. I told him that it was SOOO COMFORTING to know that I found one in the waters we are in. -faint-)

Will update with pictures in this entry as soon as I take the pictures tomorrow, and get back to the university computer lab. So excited!!!

And yes, second weekend in a row going to the beach. So angry that I left my sun tanning lotion back home in Singapore. I had it with me the whole of last year, and only brought it home because I thought I wouldn’t have a chance to visit the beaches or pools this year (since I didn’t do any of that stuff last year).

too hot for comfort

(Source: MyUQ Student Sign In)

It is friggin’ 35ºC today.

Fucking hot!!!

Addendum.

It was extremely refreshing and invigorating to be able to finally just relax and frolic by the beach. It has been too long since I actually dipped myself into a pool, much more the sea. And yes, I visited Stradbroke Island with a couple of friends. Tune back in in the next couple of weeks if you want to see babes in bikinis, or the beautiful oceanic landscapes of Straddie.

P / S: Yes, there were ang mohs sun tanning naked on the beach. No, they were not my friends. And no, I did not sneak pictures of them so that I can post them on the blog. Too bad! Haha... Everyone has got their privacies lah!

Addendum 2.

I finally collected the rest of the Halloween pictures from my friends. Just need to compile them and make some yummy collages! Hopefully, it would be up on the blog soon!

P / S: I better! My intern is ending on the 23rd November, so I would have more time spared. However, no, I won’t be entirely free even then as I need to settle my rental and housing and stuff. I don’t want to return to Brisbane homeless next year.

P / P / S: Yes, I’ve decided to look for a job in Brisbane just to gain some experiences for the next few years. I think it would be good. In fact, I think it would be better than going back to Singapore straightaway to work, as it would up my corporate worth (hopefully!). (But I’ve only given myself 6 months to look for a job. So if I am still jobless by September 2010, I would fly back to Singapore. Hopefully not though! Grrr!!!)

the boomz, shingz, and then jangz

The other day, I was chatting with a friend in Singapore when I sort of got annoyed with his dialogue. That friend was using the Boomz and the Shingz, courtesy of Ms Ris Low, former Ms World Singapore 2009.

I was so irritated that I sank as low, and said Jangz. It just came out of nowhere; possibly from a tiny crevice of my malfunctioning brain.
(Grrr!!! I’m being poisoned!!! But at least that stopped all the Boomz, Shingz and whatnot rubbish. I hope these words would never be included in the new English Dictionary next year! It makes no cow sense!!!)

Anyway, my friend, at that very moment, got a little confused and asked me what Jangz meant. I told him that I made that up and that it was as brainless and meaningless (pun fully intended; no meaning, as well as a meaningless quote) as Boomz and Shingz, and I have no idea.

Wahaha…

That next person I hear using Boomz or Shingz will get it from me!~
Roar!!!

spit when you sleep

I had a nightmare last night. I dreamt that I ate something horrible. I can’t remember what though. And then I started spitting everything out.

With that, I woke up, with a whole load of saliva on my face and pillowcase. It was so damn gross I tell you!

The feeling is similar to that when you pee in your sleep as a kid. Omg! I swear I was thoroughly grossed out even when I was just half awake. Haha…

P / S: And yea, I even dreamt of eating when I am asleep. How horribly incorrigible is that?

P / P / S: To date 2 friends have commented that I’ve lost weight ever since I started my healthier eating habit. (Although I’m sort of falling behind that regime this whole week again.)

hair hair go away

Woohoo… Just had a haircut today! My old hair was 2 months old; kept long and messy just for the Halloween party. Hehe…

My usual Malaysian hair stylist wasn’t around since she just had a baby. I quite like how the current Japanese hairstylist had styled my hair though. -Bad Ivanny is thinking of switching hairstylist now. Eeks!-

They also took my “before” and “after” profile, saying that it’s for their blog or something. Gosh! Was my “before” hair really that bad?! Wahaha… I hope not! I didn’t get to see the pictures she took though. Hopefully, they won’t look too fat! Grrr… Oh, and I had a huge zit on the tip of my nose. The aftermath of the Halloween party makeup. Haiz… What to do? I always put in 100% effort for things I do, even if it meant I would get pimples and stuff. Haha… I seriously hope she’d Photoshop the zits out or something. LOL

P / S: I have yet to collect my Halloween party pictures from my friends. Hopefully I can get them soon. Now it’s the busy assignments submission period. Shall blog about that soon-ish.

P / P / S: For those who are thinking of coming over to Australia to study, PLEASE GET YOUR LAPTOPS FROM YOUR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES BEFORE COMING OVER!!! I tell you, the laptop technology in Australia is abysmal. I am thoroughly shocked! Do the Australians live under a rock or something??? I’m getting my mother to buy my laptop from Singapore. And poor Adrian has to lug it all the way over to me. Sorry bud!!! I treat you dinner when you’re here k! ;) I hope the flight duties wouldn’t be too stressful or tiring for you. I swear I won’t ask the next person coming to Brisbane bring anything for me the next time round, unless I’m extremely desperate (like now) or something. I’m almost a diva lah! I don’t want everyone to think I’m like using them or what. (This thought excludes my parents though. Oops!~ Haha... Don't tell my parents! Shhh...)

cakes & coffee

The Huge Cake...

Earlier this week (Monday, 2nd November 2009), I was in the city giving out huge slabs of cake to passersby for free. (I hope you guys in Brisbane had a slice that day! Haha…) The cake was part of the 2 metres by 0.5 metre chocolate mud cake my company made for The Coffee Club’s 20th anniversary.

The cake was massive and it attracted lots of attention the moment we got it out of the van.

Just some trivia, the cake was made of 34 mud cakes put together, to make one huge one. I heard it was about 160kg. It took about a week to make. Don’t even ask me how much chocolate did we used during baking. I lost count!

And yes, I assisted the pastry chef as he made the cake. I was the one who weighed the ingredients, and cut and sliced the layers of the cakes. The pastry chef did the mixing, baking, and building.

The Pastry Chef who made the cake... No, that is not me! Haha...

Cool stuff eh?

What was even cooler was that I got to attend the function T.C.C. held, at one of its outlets in the Brisbane City. My supervisor and colleagues rubbed shoulders with the who’s of who in the food industry, while I stood around just people watching.

Best thing of the whole event, I got to meet the business partners cum founders of T.C.C., Mr John Lazarou and the Emmanuel Brothers (Mr E.D. and E.K.). Such cool people! Oh, not forgetting the FIRST EVER T.C.C. customer in Brisbane, or rather in the world, Mdm Dorothy (I hope I got her name right). Apparently Mdm Dorothy played a huge part in T.C.C.’s 20 year history, where she came into the first outlet in Brisbane Queensland one day before its official opening (it was raining heavily), and asked to buy a cup of coffee. Well, she got the cup of coffee for free. (Read more about T.C.C.’s story HERE!)

Anyway, I didn’t take any picture because I didn’t bring my camera along. I was too busy anyway.

I loved the whole experience since I got to work out of the office, and met so many new people. Love meeting new people!!! I thoroughly enjoyed my day!!!

P / S: I used to idolize Starbucks, and had once hoped to model my future café career like how it did (of course with my own twist). However, I think I have just switched my inspiration because T.C.C.’s start up history and business route is so much closer to what I had envisioned.

P / P / S: T.C.C. is not to be confused with the other TCC (The Coffee Connoisseur).