Sydney Week 1

1 week done, 11 weeks to go. New place, new company, new friends, new roommates new experience. I have really enjoyed my new working place, my new colleagues, except for my new house, I really enjoy Sydney a lot. Working here is a different experience from my previous internship. The people are really nice, and friendly. Which makes me feel really really guilty and obliged when they actually try to accommodate my given task to my ability and actually spend time on giving me a good working/learning experience. They actually are willing to, despite their really really busy schedule.

First week done, I have not started anything yet, but i really like my new working place. It has a really awesome environment, different from the others. People would not want to leave after they work there, i assure you.

Coming to Sydney is about working, but travelling, sightseeing being a tourist not only as a interstate visitor but an international visitor. Sydney is so much bigger and nicer than Melbourne, or I am just being bias. But I am really liking here, despite the lonesome part. Having to go out with Carmen and her family was a great time. Eating seafood at the Fish Market, visiting the Art Gallery to see the tarracota army, seeing the Opera House was a great time. Next up, i so have to sit on a cruise before i head back to Sydney

Porridge vs Congee

I never knew there was such a significant difference between porridge and congee. At home, it was a habit to call congee porridge, or for the least in Malaysia its a common scene i think. Until today, I was making "porridge" when my neighbor walk into the kitchen and asked me what i was cooking. I answered porridge, then she was rather surprised i was cooking it with a rice cooker(lazy way, but it works).
She: what's inside
Me: water and rice
She gave me a disgusted look
She: that's not porridge, my dad cooks porridge with oat, water, barley,milk and sugar
Me: No, we cook it with rice and water
I went to google and realised I made a mistake
Me: Ok, this is congee, not porridge, my mistake
She: I still have no idea what is it. What does it taste like?
Me: It is suppose to taste rather bland.
She: Bland? *disgusted tone*
Me: It is meant for people who are sick. but you can add meat to have some taste in it. So definitely it can't be made out of milk, milk and meat ain't a good combo.

Well, congee and porridge is just too different. I will hate porridge definitely.

Week 12 Doom

Week 12 is coming to an end, indicating the arrival week 13, equivalent to exam week. I am starting to panic, I should start studying like NOW, but things seems to be surfacing, not back logs. This is official things that needs to be settled soon. I need to study!!! BUT I CANT. There is FYP, enrollment, house searching... I need more than 24 hours....

21st Bday Celebration

Being 21st is old, but celebrating it was awesome and memorable, once in a lifetime. Having a pre-celebration with my Uni mates was a great one. But having my sister and mother fly to Oz was just touching. Not to forget the presents that they brought along, makes me feel more sentimental. I had a great time with here, especially the awesome food we had. I am just so speechless, and will let the pictures.

21st pre-Bday bash

Gotta thank everyone for a great birthday surprise celebration, especially KPC, CI and MX, together with KY. As much as i anticipated and knew about it, it totally slipped my mind, thanks to my mom and sister. But it all turned out well, I was rather taken aback during the ambush, I got to say, guess one cant predict everything. If I was more observant, or at least more detailed, there would not be any surprise anymore. :) But as much as one can predict, one could never predict what other thinks. The present was AWESOME, a Nintendo DS. It was really unbelievable, made me really speechless. All I can say is Thank you.

Thanks for making this day an unforgettable 21st pre-celebration.

Cook attempt 2

Second attempt of cooking something special. The first was pancake now its cake. What's next? Hmm *think*........

The cake was nothing fantastic, but still edible. The cake was rather hard and dry and "lumpy", we did not have the mixer and didn't manage to whip it nicely. But first time actually baking a cake, so rather satisfied with the outcome.




FYI, Mary Poppins was a good musical. The singing was nothing prominent but the props was laudable, the dances was commendable too, with tap dancing and ballet incorporated into the play. They did change the plot a lot, but overall it was a good play, with really good props. :) I guess musical all not all about music then, or so for me, its not.

Week 3

It proceeds into week 3...

Things happen, people change, thinking sways, decision changes.

Assassin is back on. Some seems to be totally into in, some just could not care, while some just sore losers. It is really a good way to know people around the halls. But seeing this is the second semester, who know more people making it easier to plot against others. :)