Dinner. Simple one.

At last, I need to cook my dinner today. Me dinner is simple. Just took me about half an hour ad everything is done. Since Debbie had already posted one bout how she made her meal, I guess now is my turn to do so.
Slice the pork into slices and marinate with soy sauce, sugar and a little pepper for the taste. Cut the cauliflower into pieces and wash them. Then slice up some onions and garlic. Preparations is done.

Next is fried up the garlic awhile before putting in the onions to fry together. In the mean time steam up the cauliflower. Stir fried the onions awhile and add in the pork and fry together. While doing so, beat up two eggs in a bowl and add some fresh milk and also a pinch of salt into it. Watch the pork till it is done and bring it up before frying the eggs.

After that, put the egg into the frying pan with slow fire. In the mean time, check the cauliflower with a fork. If the fork can go in easily means it is done. Usually it will only need 7 to 8 minutes to steam. Add a little salt into the cauliflower and it is ready with the pork. Lastly, fire up the pan of eggs and it will be done in just 1-2 minutes.

My meal is ready. Eggs, meat and vegetable. Balance diet. Usually I only eat bread for lunch as it is the easiest. I do not need a lot of carbohydrate because won't use a lot of energy. Protein, vitamins and fiber will be essential for my dinner. Daily activities will determine what have to take for my dinner. Tonight fruits will be oranges. I think I am having a healthy diet. Next time I will add a small potato to my dinner. Suggested by my house mate because it will do me good.

That is all for my dinner. Well, now I will have to wait for Kyle. Since he promise to post some posts on the food he made.

A cup of coffee for me to stay awake over the night to complete my stuff. Nice aroma of Gold Rich Nescafe.







^^ That's all.

Hectic Life ahead.

Hectic life is just ahead of me. On Wednesday, I will start my new job at a fine dining restaurant. From today onward I will have to start revising for my exams which is just around the corner. Basically 7 more week to go for my first semester to end. After that I will have a long break since university will start on the 14th of July if I have not mistaken.

In a week, I will have at least three shift to work with in the restaurant. Basically that will take up my 21 hours in a week. 21 hours of work plus another 21 hours of classes in the Monash, I am left with 126 hours for the week. Since exams is coming, I will need at least 30 hours of study time which mean I am left with 96 hours. Sleeping time will take another 40 hours away which mean I am left with 56 hours. Other miscellaneous will most probably take away another 25 hours and I am left with around 30 hours for the week. Maybe the left over time can be used for some entertainments as well as my assignment. Maybe I should cut away another few hours of sleep for the extra time I can use over the week.

Now I really feel better with the life I am going to have. I have time for everything including my studies, work as well as for friends. Time management is seriously important in our life.

Over the break, I was invited for a trip to Gold coast and still deciding on it. It was a long break ahead. Somehow I feel bad to ask for holiday from my job since I am still new. However the trip was very tempting. I shall see how things go before I make any stupid decision.

That's all for today I think. The post that I promised will be up a few days late due to some unexpected situations.

Sunday.. I love Sunday metcard.

Woke up early morning with muscle ache all over the body. Argh!! I have got no choice. Have to go for basketball game in Monash. At least I had some good games over there. After the basketball game, Cy decided to go over to Camberwell for lunch since he heard of some good restaurant there. This is the part when I like Sunday. I can travel for the whole day to anywhere for just 2.90Aud. Cheap and nice.

Camberwell.. Sofia..
Sofia is the name of the Italy restaurant in Camberwell. The food there is cheap because they serve in big portions. Three of us ordered one dish each and we had a hard time trying to finish it up.

The garlic bread which is very delicious. It we have not mistaken the bread recipe is somehow similar to the pizza's crust. Hard on the outside and soft in the inside. The taste and aroma is just unbearable. We are also very hungry after our basketball game. If only they have put more garlic on top of the bread then it will be prefect.



Cy's order. Nice seafood set. Fried fish, scallops, squid, and prawns. Dipping them with the special mayonnaise sauce is excellent. Cy can't finish this even though he is very hungry. We have to help him out a bit.





I forgot what is the name of this dish. It is also superb. Recommended by the waiter.







Spaghetti Sofia. Tried this out because the name is similar to the restaurant's name. It is also nice. I can't finish this and have to pack it home for my dinner. The price is worth s for what we have got for our lunch. We have ordered a bit too much thinking that we can finish them as we were too hungry.




Later on, we went to Cy's place to hang out a bit. It is fun to hear stories bout Cy's house mate. A guy who won't even flush the toilet after shitting in it. Besides that, he likes to 'steal' food from other house mate. Apparently Cy is one of the victims.

I had heard about a lot of weird and funny stories. This is another good one about the 'house mate'. He even steal EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL from people and drink it. He can drink oil by mixing the oil with salt and water. Believe it or not? The picture of Cy's oil which is going to finish soon. Drank by that 'house mate'.







Later on, we decided to head home and Cy will be following us. Another lame incident.

Sam: Bringing your laptop over?
Cy: Yea.. Put it in sleep mode. I want to put it in my bag?
Scrolling around the desktop.
Sam: How to put it to sleep?
Cy: There is a bed behind you. Put it on the bed.
Sam: Oh yea.
Cy: Cover it with the blanket. (Apparently Cy said that he has got very comfortable blanket compare to what others blanket.)

VAIO indeed has different treatment than the other laptop. Nowadays even electronic gadgets have got good life.








Stop by at a Malaysia restaurant to have some BUBUCHACHA and 'Char Kuey Teow'. Not bad. We all agree that it is better than Madam Kwan.

Tiring.. Fucking tiring..

Having two days of test in a row isn't as easy as it can be. Physic the killer test, and maths need a lot of beforehand practice. Maybe I should have organized my time more efficiently so that all I would be so tired for the these two days.

Friday, woke up in the morning and look through the physic notes before going for the test. The test was harder than expected. Even though we all tried the past year papers but it was different. Maybe first year engineering wasn't going to be easy for physic. After the test, I walked home and waited for Justin before heading to the city to celebrate Jee Wei's birthday. Basically Friday night was full with activities. The details will be up with pictures soon.

It was 2am when I decided to leave them and went to Boon Hong place. I need to revise a bit before my next test which is held at 1.15pm. Watching them gamble will just waste my time, so I might as well revise for my test.

The maths test was alright. Later on, I tried walking to Glen Waverly which took me about 1.5 hour of walk. At that time, I wished I have got a car with me or maybe a bike. However the walk was worth it when I have got hired for a job in a restaurant. I shall start my training on next Wednesday. I got a bit frustrated when I took the bus home. It only took me 20 minutes. I should have just use the bus instead of walking.

That's all for today. Tomorrow post will be on Jee Wei's birthday and the laser war game at Crown.

Tiring. Some of my thoughts.

Today indeed was a tiring day. Reached home at Clayton at around 11.30am realizing that I did not bring my keys out. Justin and Kenneth both wasn't at head since last night too. I had got no choice but to call Justin up and soon I joined him and Choon Yauw for lunch at Glenferie. The lunch was good. We had nice burgers for lunch. There was some festival at Glenferie. It was held for kids so we didn't bother to have a look. After lunch, we went over to Boxhill as we wanted to have a look at computer hardwares and get some hair cut. Walking around and travel with train is tiring. After that, Justin and I still have some groceries to do at Clayton town before we headed home. Luckily Kenneth was home earlier than us as both of us didn't have our keys with us.

Sunday. I thought I can study up my physic before the test, but it was being occupied by unexpected activities. Guess that I will have to stay awake whole night to cover them up. It has been quite awhile since I have to stay awake for the whole night to study. Haven't done that since I am here. Tonight will be my chance to do so.

Today, one of my cousin went back to Malaysia from Macau. She resigned her job at a hotel there last month. Kinda envy that she was able to go back to Malaysia. Same old saying ' I like the life here but i miss Malaysia'. Miss Malaysia because a lot of people know is there and also the food.

I am going to change my title of my blog. Got the inspiration from a movie while watching 'Vantage Point' at Chadstone with Dan and Grant. The title will suit me better. Have been trying to think of a suitable title and now I know what I shall put. ^^

Yesterday I have been thinking about my life here. So far everything is going on well here except the fact that I still can't get a job here. I did plan on getting a job because there are a lot of things that I plan to do beside getting my degree here. Basically all my plans will need cash. Traveling around and get on some adventures will be fun. Life is short and there is just so much to see out there. While watching Vantage Point the other day, I was wondering what is it like to be around terrorists. Will it be thrilling or I will just hide myself when I am there and miss the whole thing. Well I did bring this up while on the phone with my friend, Elynne yesterday. She did come out with a good suggestion. She ask me to be either a reporter or a journalist. From there I will be able to get some taste of the life that I want. My curiosity has got a bit too far. No wonder my mother have to warn me to control my curiosity while I am away from home. I always do want to try traveling alone. It might be fun. Beside the fun is, in life it is not easy to find another traveling mate which will suit me. Let me see, among my friends I don't think anyone will be willing to go to Alaska with me just to have a trip with those 'Deadliest Catch' crews. Maybe that is a bit too far. Let's just take 'thrill rides' in theme parks. That can already cut out 3 quarter of the amount of people I know which will be daring enough to go for those rides. From there it s not easy to get people who is really fun and outgoing to the Extreme Park in New Zealand. Besides that, bag packing trips. It is not easy. Maybe it will be easy to visit modern cities. How bout rural areas? All these experiences are priceless. These are nothing compare to the degree or certificate that we are all getting.
I did ask my friend bout what she is going to do after she graduate. From there, we manage to discuss a life which she will take in the future. It is normal. Get a job!? Marriage!? Had a family!?
Maybe that is not my way of life or it is too soon for me to say that because I might be thinking differently in the future. Getting a job is indeed important. Money is still the source of our life nowadays. Somehow I really don't want to waste my life standing on one place. Hope I will get my job sooner and start on the path that I desired.

Lately, I have been busy looking for some jobs as well as getting ready for some upcoming tests. There are also some activities along the way which means I will have to balance up my time for everything. Still got to catch up with Boon Hong's food stall in Melbourne University this Friday. Hope they will have a successful day running the stall.

It is time for me to get back to my studies. I still have a lot to cover before the test. That's all.

HUMMER!!

Australia is just full of nice cars. I still haven't see any Protons so far. There are Protons for sale here but so far I haven seen none.

Hummer that I have seen in Malaysia during the Metropolitan College Car Shows.













It is nothing compare to the one I just saw in Melbourne. Limousine HUMMER!!


I do have local friend here which admire Malaysia for producing its own cars. Well, maybe 40 years ago it is admirable. So far, I don't see Malaysia achieve anything from this industry but the government brag a lot about it.

Here, everyone can afford good cars. Have i told you guys that I shift from Melbourne city to Clayton with Mercedes Benz, CLK series?? Yea.. I did that because Boon Hong's cousin fetch me and my stuffs over to my new accommodation.

Survived in Clayton for weekends.

Finally I managed to survive in Clayton for the weekends. Somehow, I think i should have been to Victoria Market to buy some grocery for this week. Been running low on vegetables and fruits for this week. There are more choices and it is much cheaper in Victoria market than in Clayton Town.

Spent the weekend at Clayton isn't as bad as I thought. Peaceful and I was able to brush up my studies a bit.

It wasn't very bad if you stay with friends. Justin and Kenneth hand wrestling did entertain me a bit for Sunday...


Jay Chow's songs being played on Justin's laptop did remind me that I miss Malaysia very much especially my family and friends.

枫
乌云在我们心里刻下一块阴影
我聆听沉寂已久的心情
清晰透明就像美丽的风景
总在回忆里才看的清
被伤透的心能不能够继续爱我
我用力牵起没温度的双手
过往温柔已经被时间上锁
只剩挥散不去的难过
缓缓掉落的枫叶像思念
我点燃烛火温暖岁末的秋天
极光掠过天边
北风掠过想你的容颜
我把爱烧成了落叶
却换不回熟悉的那张脸
缓缓掉落的枫叶像思念
为何挽回要赶在冬天来之前
爱你穿越时间
两行来自秋末的眼泪
让爱渗透了地面
我要的只是你在我身边
被伤透的心能不能够继续爱我
我用力牵起没温度的双手
过往温柔已经被时间上锁
只剩挥散不去的难过
在山腰间飘逸的红雨
随著北风凋零我轻轻摇曳风铃
想唤醒被遗弃的爱情
雪花已铺满了地
深怕窗外枫叶已结成冰...

One of the songs that can be heard frequently in Redbox, played on the laptop. I do miss the time I spent with my friends. Not only singing in karaoke as well as watching movies, having supper together at the 'Mamak' and others activities. The cold weather here reminds me of driving up to Genting Highland just to have a cup of Frappucino at the Starbuck at night.

Well, for the time being I should aim for a better future here rather than thinking of the past. I should move forward and walk towards my dream.

Before I leave, I would like to wish Yee Eng a very 'Happy Birthday' and also Ding Shyong if you are reading this. Haha.