Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Sad fridge

*hmph* i just threw away 3 of my lunchboxes~ not the containers, but the food contained in my them! duh~ there goes 3 of my lunches.. one was a Stir fried Beef with rice, the other was a Salmon Pasta and the one that i was about to chuck in the microwave was my favourite Eggplant & Capsicum with Chorizo Pasta! so why did i throw them out? because there's mold growing in one of them!!! YUCKS. i got paranoid and chuck all of them out! now i have to cook some instant noodles for supper instead~

i came home on Tuesday night to realise that my fridge has been left opened for the whole day while i was at work!!! i was rushing out of the door and realised i did not have any food for lunch, ran back to the fridge to quickly pull out a lunchbox but didnt check that it's closed properly.. most of the stuff in the freezer has defrosted.. and silly me convinced myself that it'll still be alright to continue bringing them for lunch! and as a matter of fact i did bring 2 lunchboxes to work today, one was the Kimchi Fried Rice that i cooked on Sunday and the other one was a cream based Spinach & Ricotta Tortellini.. well, i ate both and i'm still functioning now.. *cross fingers*

BUT, having said that, i still kept another lunchbox of Kimchi Fried Rice and a Stew Pork with Potatoes on Rice.. and bringing them to work tomorrow! if they look dodgy tomorrow, i'll chuck them in the bin and head out to buy KFC!!!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Beautiful Saturday!

so glad to be writing again.. and it's been a great Saturday! 'breakfast' was at T Bar @ Central Market this morning.. had black tea as i definitely need some caffeine to kick start the day! i ordered a Guil T and it tasted ordinary, i must say.. BUT it smells so heavenly~ Sarah said it smells like a lolly shop! i also had a yummy slice of 'cake' that resembles a Bienenstich.. delicious! it was very nice to catch up with Sarah!

after Sarah left, i did a bit of grocery shopping at Coles and waited for Jo to arrive.. after which we went straight to Dumpling King! Jo does not understand why we have to use CHOPSTICKS to pick up our food.. to be honest, i don't really know too! and to be even more honest, i'm not much better than Jo when it comes to using the chopsticks!!! just last week, Ken had to get 2 spoons from the waitress when we were at Citi Zen, one for Mona and the other for me! it's not much different this time, i asked for 2 forks at Dumpling King!!! Hehez! Jo didnt eat a lot but more than the last time round! that, is an achievement! both for Jo and myself! *smilez*

my first tub of Kimchi

i went for a walk in the Central Market after Jo left for her Toni & Guy appointment.. i found this Korean shop and i thought,

"why not do a Kimchi fried rice?"

and in i went to buy a tub of Kimchi.. like i would know which one to get, huh~ i went straight to the fridge and peered into it.. and all those big and little tubs/bags of Kimchi all look the same!!! well, when in doubt, ASK! the Korean lady was really nice and went to the fridge to pick a little tub for me.. and told me to squeeze the liquid away before chucking in the seasoned vegetables.. will take note of that later when i fire up the kitchen.. for the moment, Kimchi purchased. mission accomplished.

as i was nearing home, i was attracted by some music coming out of an eccentric looking building.. i realised that it's a Belly Dance Academy!!! my legs carried me there and i looked through the glass door.. there was a class going on but i did not go in, fearing that i may disturb the class.. instead i took a pamphlet at the door.. i studied the timetable the rest of the way home.. i'm really tempted! i've acquired a belly from the winter months, so it should be time to get back into Belly Dance? wahaha!

and it was only when i got home that i realised the lady at the front of the pamphlet was the one who danced at The Greek Mezze the night Ken, Jeff and Ian brought me there for dinner!!! how awesome! she has her own dancing school! halfway through dinner, she came into the restaurant, danced to 3 pieces of music and was whisked away again! very enjoyable!

SYTYCD US 2009 ended last night.. so there's no more dance entertainment for the time being.. i think i need to get my own.. looks like i have to be enrolled into her class now no matter what!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Sofra Kebab House

that's the new Kebab House round the corner of my apartment! and they are open today! as a matter of fact, they are still open as i am writing this! delighted was the word to describe how i felt when i saw that it was open .. i took no chances, went in and asked about their opening hours..

"12 noon to 12 midnight, everyday except for Monday." Yippie! Music to my ears! now i have a choice of Subway, McDonald's, Australia's Pizza House (if you ask me, the first 3 weren't really much of a choice~ ha!) and Sofra Kebab House!!! and that explains why it was deserted on Monday!

i think they are making use of the Ramadan period to get their business going as there are many Muslims in my apartment.. they can get their dinner there after sundown and after a whole day of fasting.. i must have mentioned they are halal~? of course!

it's been a good day, work was alright and i have got 2 dates sorted out on Saturday! really looking forward! i'm having a cuppa at T Bar with Sarah in the morning and then lunch with Jo at Dumpling King!!!

this is so weird, Jo asking me for 'Chinese'!!! i have to beg and drag her to Dumpling King the last time!!! i am more than happy, of course! Jo's returning home to Nottingham to visit for a couple of weeks and her family has decided to all get together at a Chinese restaurant, to my amusement and to Jo's dismay!

Jo thinks Sushi is ALIEN food.. and to a certain strawberry flavoured extent, i will not argue that.. *ahem* BUT! she's at least making the effort to 'get use' to Chinese food before heading home.. and that is to ask me out for lunch at Dumpling King.. imagine the look on my face, i can only feel it!

i'm also excited to see Sarah, it's been 3 months since i last saw her.. and in ADL, 3 months is a very long time.. anyway, i have never been to T Bar (Adelaide based), not a very tea person.. would pick a coffee anytime over tea.. except when it's closer to bedtime.. that would be a different story.. so i'm looking forward to try some tea and hopefully find my cup of tea!