4 months later.

it is indeed 4 months later! Geez.. i wasnt too sure if i should still write, but there's no harm in writing another post, isnt it? let's pick up from where i left it 4 months ago..

Zen was in ADL for 3 weeks.. the first weekend was spent celebrating my 26th birthday (yes, i'm older!) by eating loads of junk food and going for a massive game of Skirmish with Karine & Tony & a bunch of other people.. totally fun! and not to mention bringing Zen to all the places i love to dine at and trying new ones!

the 2nd weekend was spent at Victor Harbor, it was great!!! we had a whole house to ourselves and a splendid kitchen where we cooked all our meals.. and seeing the fairy penguins on Granite Island! Cute!

the 3rd weekend was spent on the Murray River Expedition cruising along the River Murray.. enjoying nature and a wonderful campfire BBQ.. plus meeting some very kind oldies on board..

Mid-May came and Zen went home to Singapore.. and i was left with the task of looking for a place for myself to move into.. yes, just for myself! No more sharing!!! it was quite a bad period of time, not knowing if i'll get a decent place to move into before the deadline of mid-June.. and in all fairness, it was a deadline i set for myself and informed the ex-housemate 2 months in advance.. went to view a few crappy places and finally on the 10th of June, i was out of misery! i'm now settled on the West side of city.. and it's the best decision that i have made this year! so far, that is!

well, i thought there couldnt be anymore dramas.. but i was wrong! much more dramas occurred at work and it's still ongoing.. nothing much i can do about it, except to do my job.. and do it well! at the moment, we are preparing for the end of financial year too.. still heaps of work to be done come September and October.. i just have to bite my tongue and plod on for the moment.. and see where the tide brings me..

also fell sick for the first time over a year! this happened last month and i took a day off work.. for the first time too! stayed home to sleep away a fever, cold and cough on a Thursday.. went back to work on the Friday.. not fun at all.. and slept for the whole weekend! been a long time since i slept this much!

work aside, i have made a bunch of good friends since i got here and i shall name them the JKML gang! J for Jeff, K for Ken, M for Mona & L for Lisa!!! we always have loads of laughter when we are together.. really enjoyed that..

of course, when friends get together, we enjoy good food together too! Ken invited us to his place about a month back and cooked Chicken Curry and Cheesecake for us.. Lisa brought her own ingredients and cooked Beetroot with a whole lot of spices.. i wasnt game enough to try it.. have a thing against beetroot!

last Friday, Jeff & Ken wanted to try the legendary Pie Floater and brought me along.. was i glad to be there! i love the concept of eating by the side of the road (still a Malaysian after all!), standing in front of a open concept trailer on a cold winter night, holding a bowl of hot Pea Soup with a Beef Pie chucked in the middle of it! yup, you are reading this correctly! and it was yummy! i had the most enjoyable time!

and last Saturday, i went to the original Penang Hawker Corner with Jeff.. he had Nasi Lemak while i had the usual Char Kuay Tiao! Dessert followed after at Chocolate Bean, where we shared a Chocolate Filth (this thing is sinful!) and each had a Hot Mocha.. mine was a boring original and Jeff had a Gingerbread Hot Mocha, which he really enjoyed..

after Chocolate Bean, we took the bus to Mona Lisa's (Mona & Lisa) house for dinner! home cooked Malay food!!! i really missed Malay food! the girls prepared Sambal Tofu and Chicken Lemak!!! Yummy! a great day spent with great food and company!

i know i should be more diligent with carrying my camera out with me at all times and actually taking photographs! i'll pay more attention to that as i understand that it can be quite boring with just words and no pictures!

if you are still reading, i'm impressed! Wahaha! i'll try to continue writing forward moving and hopefully this blog will be alive again! *cross fingers*