豆浆 without 油条

All thanks to my resourceful friends who scouted out this 豆浆 dessert shop Just Soy Cafe at far away Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane. It was a 30 mins bus trip from the city and all worth it!

For a moment, I felt like I was in Taiwan or at some part of Asia. The cafe was filled with Asians, and mostly Taiwanese I suspect. Feels like home though... back to my comfort zone for a while. We had the classic plain soya beancurd and drink which could rival the quality of those back home. One major difference though was each serving costs us AUD3.50 & that is more than 3 times the usual price.

Well, I suppose that's the price I have to pay over here no matter what... *burn hole in pocket*!

Catching up...

I thought the end of semester 2 weeks ago would mean I have more time to catch up on sleep, blogging, shopping, cleaning my room and all that.
Not a chance! I don't even have much time to get my laundry done, which I thankfully had a chance to do this afternoon.

Some stuff that had been happening these couple of weeks:
- I have a new Korean housemate, Carrie!! She moved in 2 weeks ago and taught my other housemate, Ivan and myself Korean swear words! Darn cool... She cooked for us a meal too... I love Korean food! I am gonna get Carrie to teach me how to make kimchi...
- I went on some food binge (Singaporean fare) which I will post about later...
- I went to Cairns for 4 days and of course it comes complete with a dive at Great Barrier Reef.
- I joined the school gym and have been doing short jogs on the treadmill.
- I have been walking home from the city - it takes 45 mins and it really is pleasant coz the cool weather here. Twice a week and plus the gym, all in hope of shedding some pounds.

More to come...

Final Sprint of the Semester

Yay, my last assignment for the semester is due tomorrow! And I can finally do stuff I wanna do!
Counting down counting down...
Off to Cairns this weekend :D

Creativity or pure goth culture?

I saw this one-of-its-kind at The Bunk backpackers in Brisbane... kind of freaky isn't it?

Leaving on a jet plane... a week earlier! YAY!

I can't bear it anymore. I miss home and so pushed my flight one week earlier to 28 Jan 2008!
Not that one week makes hell of a difference BUT the thought of it makes me happy. *big smile*

Queen Latifah

The new Covergirl advertisement fronted by Queen Latifah came on OZ TV one night and my housemate, Ivan said something darn funny!

Ivan: Queen Latifah??!! Shouldn't this be Cover-woman instead?

Harsh wor... but I'd have to agree! :D

OZ Spring/Summer Collection

Brisbane goes into Spring, neo-Summer season! Weather has been erratic... temperature can be a burning 30 degrees and plunges to 15 degrees at night.

I love the weather the way it is now. With spring, comes the blooming of Jacaranda into full purple glory! Amidst the greenery along the riverside, the jacaranda trees are simply gorgeous!

This great season is dampened however by probably the most irritating pests of all - flies & moths! Flies top the list coz of the irritating buzzing sound when they are somewhere near your cheeks, in the vicinity of your ears.

So unless you are plugged into with your Ipod, you can hear the annoying zzzzzzzz...
Some are audacious - they attack you by LANDING on your face!!! Yeeks!!
Before you can swat at them, they "erm" fly away!

I heard magpies attack during this season too. My housemate and his sister have been attacked before... they peck right at your head.
Spring's their mating season and they get territorial when enemies approach.

Thank goodness I haven't kena yet :P

I miss cai dao kuey!

I miss having "dng3 nang2" carrot cake for breakfast!
Yeah, ang mo carrot cake is not too bad for a tea break but nothing gets better than heartland kopi tiam fare especially when it comes to breakfast.

I am running out of ideas what to fill a sandwich with - eggs, tuna, ham, bacon, ham & egg, tuna & mushroom, bacon & egg blah blah. I must have exhausted close to 100% of "sandwich filling" permutations.

Super sian to have lohti and cereal for breakfast every morning... it doesn't super boost me for the day!

I will do anything for a plate of cai dao kuey (with more black sauce) and a bit of hiam complete with teh si siu dai.

For the benefit of those who dun understand the jargon here:
Cai dao kuey - Asian and savoury version of carrot cake. Regular fare for breakfast.
Teh si siu dai - Asian version of tea with evaporated milk and less sugar.
Hiam - Chilli
Lohti - Bread
Kopi tiam - Coffeeshop

Counting down Big Time to 2 Feb 2008

It's no joke staying alone overseas for an extended period of time.
As much as I have tried to entertain myself, nothing beats familiarity.
I can't imagine having to hang on for another 4 months here before my flight back to Singapore on 2 Feb!

And amidst that, I have to work on my assignments!

moshi jump daily

We played hard, we ate hard and we worked hard too...
Classic self-entertainment at its peak!