Yes, i am officially squashed..not in my apartment (yet).. but in my apartment block.. All of a sudden (after 9 months), i realised i have neighbours!!! *roll eyes* How? Where did all these strange people come from???
There's this strange lady on my right.. let's call her Skinny Blondie..
Skinny Blondie does shift work.. how do i know that, you ask? i came back from work one day and this is in the evening, mind you.. the sort of timing where people listen to the 6pm news
while preparing dinner.. while doing that i heard someone knocking on my door.. i opened it and she started explaining to me that she's resting at the moment and asked if it will be alright for me to lower the volume of my TV.. i was quite taken aback (i didnt expect anyone to be sleeping at that kind of time) and apologise because i have disturbed her rest.. i know how irritating it is to be disturbed by idiots (like the Korean guy on my left, but this is another story, see below)! so i obliged, no worries!
the second time Skinny Blondie knocked on my door, it was a Saturday afternoon.. the house next to my apartment block was having a pool party in their backyard as it was a hot summer day.. they blasted music from their backyard the whole day.. i was sick of listening to their genre of music, so i put on my own from my ipod and the speaker Zen bought for me.. and of course! Skinny Blondie came over and asked me to lower the volume of my music.. i told her it was just to counter the music coming from the neighbour and she said she had already been there to tell them how loud their music was!!! Geez.. i wasnt really that bothered, so i just said, "No problem.." and adjusted the volume accordingly..
last week i had Skinny Blondie knocked on my door before 8am! i was getting ready to leave for work.. she was obviously pissed off this time round when i opened the door.. there were no greetings whatsoever when i opened the door and she asked me, "What's all the banging about?" and i was like, "HUH? What do you mean?" with a totally confused expression.. " it was then she realised she had accused the wrong person - me. What the? Must it always be me? I definitely didnt hear any bangings nor made any!
BUT, whoever lives upstairs was doing a lot of banging last night!!! Gosh, it was after midnight and the idiot upstairs was probably playing basketball or dropping things over and over again! or trying to build a wardrobe like i did a couple of weeks ago but didnt managed to do as well as i did.. ha!
Now, the ultimate idiot.. is the Korean guy on my left! My turn to keep going over and knocking on his door to ask him to shut up!!! i would like to think that i'm giving these kids enough time to have fun and party.. so my limit is midnight.. both occasions are around 12.30am.. but he is now trying his very best to piss me off by laughing very loudly, inviting lots of his loser friends over and talking loudly on his mobile on his balcony at 1am..
our balconies.. are so close i can climb over and and strangle him!!! Watch out, Korean Loser!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
2
Yes, post no. 2 for 2010.. am i slack or what???
It's difficult to write freely when i am now working.. stuck in an environment for 9 hours out of the 24 hours of a day.. so much and so little can happen in the 9 hours and i cannot really write about it, can i? Nope.
Anyway, it's the Easter Super Long Weekend! Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, plus the weekend and it's 4 days of HAPPINESS!
Yesterday night i received a IKEA wardrobe as a birthday present from Sis and Fish, delivered by Ken and Jeff!!! It was a shock coming out of the shower to see 7 missed calls on my mobile.. apparently Sis has secretly asked Ken and Jeff to run the errand for her, since she is so far away.. well, they arrived at my apartment just as i went into the shower and i didnt hear the phone at all.. that explains the missed calls!
Poor boys were standing in the cold for 20mins and it was a windy night.. when i finally went down, i saw them holding onto the package (taller than them), one on each side, i was dumbfounded.. such great friends! Initially i was thinking of going to IKEA on my own to get the wardrobe, how silly! I just saw how much it weighs just now.. 48kg.. no wonder the boys were struggling last night!
Time really really really flies.. next Friday i have an appointment with a migration agent.. =)
It's difficult to write freely when i am now working.. stuck in an environment for 9 hours out of the 24 hours of a day.. so much and so little can happen in the 9 hours and i cannot really write about it, can i? Nope.
Anyway, it's the Easter Super Long Weekend! Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, plus the weekend and it's 4 days of HAPPINESS!
Yesterday night i received a IKEA wardrobe as a birthday present from Sis and Fish, delivered by Ken and Jeff!!! It was a shock coming out of the shower to see 7 missed calls on my mobile.. apparently Sis has secretly asked Ken and Jeff to run the errand for her, since she is so far away.. well, they arrived at my apartment just as i went into the shower and i didnt hear the phone at all.. that explains the missed calls!
Poor boys were standing in the cold for 20mins and it was a windy night.. when i finally went down, i saw them holding onto the package (taller than them), one on each side, i was dumbfounded.. such great friends! Initially i was thinking of going to IKEA on my own to get the wardrobe, how silly! I just saw how much it weighs just now.. 48kg.. no wonder the boys were struggling last night!
Time really really really flies.. next Friday i have an appointment with a migration agent.. =)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
This blog is so dead..
.. it is not funny.. i used to write a lot and i have always love writing.. but I've been so caught up with life and trying to go through the daily motions that i seemed to have forgotten that i should be doing the things i love and to live life.. easier said than done.
Last night i was at Ken's and Mona's place for dinner.. Jeff told me the theme was Chinese. The best and nearest i could do was the Stewed Pork Belly that Mum taught me when she was here in ADL in September 2008! I have cooked it numerous times since then. Sis said it was the best of all the crap she has eaten when she was here for 3 weeks the December just past. Nice to know.
Jean made an entree of Sushi, Jeff made a vegetable dish of Pumpkin, Celery and Carrot, Ken steamed a whole Fish and Mona made Biryani, not so Chinese but very yummy. Jean also made a pork dish similar to mine except that hers was on the spicy side and mine was stewed with rock sugar. Ken also made Jelly and Chocolate, Banana & Walnut cake. Nice ending to dinner.
So why am i writing again? After dinner we were deciding between 2 movies to watch, A Blind Sight vs. Julie and Julia. Guess which one i picked? So that is the reason why I'm writing again.
No, i don't have any projects that i would be embarking on and even if i do, it certainly will have nothing to do with cooking. Neither am i looking for any fame. No one reads this blog anyway. I just want to write again. Simple as that. Maybe i can add that to my 2010 non-existent resolution list?
Jean's homemade Sushi
Last night i was at Ken's and Mona's place for dinner.. Jeff told me the theme was Chinese. The best and nearest i could do was the Stewed Pork Belly that Mum taught me when she was here in ADL in September 2008! I have cooked it numerous times since then. Sis said it was the best of all the crap she has eaten when she was here for 3 weeks the December just past. Nice to know.
Jean made an entree of Sushi, Jeff made a vegetable dish of Pumpkin, Celery and Carrot, Ken steamed a whole Fish and Mona made Biryani, not so Chinese but very yummy. Jean also made a pork dish similar to mine except that hers was on the spicy side and mine was stewed with rock sugar. Ken also made Jelly and Chocolate, Banana & Walnut cake. Nice ending to dinner.
So why am i writing again? After dinner we were deciding between 2 movies to watch, A Blind Sight vs. Julie and Julia. Guess which one i picked? So that is the reason why I'm writing again.
No, i don't have any projects that i would be embarking on and even if i do, it certainly will have nothing to do with cooking. Neither am i looking for any fame. No one reads this blog anyway. I just want to write again. Simple as that. Maybe i can add that to my 2010 non-existent resolution list?
Jean's homemade SushiWednesday, 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!!!
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!
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!
"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!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Merdeka!
It's Hari Merdeka! We are 52!!!
still pretty young for a country, i would say.. i'm not a very patriotic person but i would never forget this date.. well, not that i celebrate it.. it's just another day for me.. but i would never forget my roots no matter where i am..
it's Monday, not a very good day for work.. haha! but i survived well enough to still write a post! the odds are really against me, with the server going down twice in a day.. talk about Monday Blues! i started with none and ended up blue in the face!
i wanted to get Kebabs for dinner on the way home, knowing that yummy food will help in getting rid of the blues.. i walked home and realised that it's not opened just as i turned the corner onto my street!!! this Kebab House seems like a shop that has been there for a long time.. but at the same time seemed deserted.. and since i've moved into this apartment almost 3 months ago, the only time i actually saw that it was operating was last Friday!!!
last Thursday i saw a couple of guys with take-away styrofoam boxes coming from the direction of Australia's Pizza House just as i was about to enter the apartment from the direction of Light Square.. i know it couldnt be McDonald's or Subway because of the packaging.. it definitely cannot be pizza because you dont pack pizzas in styrofoam boxes.. the only conclusion was that they bought say, garlic bread or wedges from Australia's Pizza House..
i didnt think too much of it on Thursday night until i saw Kebab House opened on Friday night!!! it was a blessing! i can smell those delicious flavours just walking past it!!! i have decided that i need to eat those Kebabs this week, the sooner the better! i've even gone to tell J, K & M when we were at Citi Zen yesterday that we could bring L to have dinner there someday because it's halal!!!
yup, i had my first Dim Sum session in ages yesterday!!! no kidding! i was so excited that i took a cab to the restaurant when i could have just walked!!! okie, i left out the tiny detail that i over snoozed my alarm~ haha! the 8 of us ate heaps and my favourites were the 'You Tiao' Cheong Fun, Bean curd in Ginger Sugar syrup and Mango Pudding! i was actually impressed with the Mango Pudding.. i will definitely go back and take some photos and 'collect' more information! hehez!
now, when can i get those Kebabs?
still pretty young for a country, i would say.. i'm not a very patriotic person but i would never forget this date.. well, not that i celebrate it.. it's just another day for me.. but i would never forget my roots no matter where i am..
it's Monday, not a very good day for work.. haha! but i survived well enough to still write a post! the odds are really against me, with the server going down twice in a day.. talk about Monday Blues! i started with none and ended up blue in the face!
i wanted to get Kebabs for dinner on the way home, knowing that yummy food will help in getting rid of the blues.. i walked home and realised that it's not opened just as i turned the corner onto my street!!! this Kebab House seems like a shop that has been there for a long time.. but at the same time seemed deserted.. and since i've moved into this apartment almost 3 months ago, the only time i actually saw that it was operating was last Friday!!!
last Thursday i saw a couple of guys with take-away styrofoam boxes coming from the direction of Australia's Pizza House just as i was about to enter the apartment from the direction of Light Square.. i know it couldnt be McDonald's or Subway because of the packaging.. it definitely cannot be pizza because you dont pack pizzas in styrofoam boxes.. the only conclusion was that they bought say, garlic bread or wedges from Australia's Pizza House..
i didnt think too much of it on Thursday night until i saw Kebab House opened on Friday night!!! it was a blessing! i can smell those delicious flavours just walking past it!!! i have decided that i need to eat those Kebabs this week, the sooner the better! i've even gone to tell J, K & M when we were at Citi Zen yesterday that we could bring L to have dinner there someday because it's halal!!!
yup, i had my first Dim Sum session in ages yesterday!!! no kidding! i was so excited that i took a cab to the restaurant when i could have just walked!!! okie, i left out the tiny detail that i over snoozed my alarm~ haha! the 8 of us ate heaps and my favourites were the 'You Tiao' Cheong Fun, Bean curd in Ginger Sugar syrup and Mango Pudding! i was actually impressed with the Mango Pudding.. i will definitely go back and take some photos and 'collect' more information! hehez!
now, when can i get those Kebabs?
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