Random thoughts.

All these years, I have learnt not to care about the slightest bit of thing. At least I'm trying not to do that. I no longer find it necessary to please everyone. I'm selective to who I should show my genuine concern to. To those who truly understand me and accept me for who I am.
I know we all need to depend on others to survive. I know if I don't give much damn to some people who used to matter to me, I may lose that closeness and bond. But it can get really tiring, trying to guess and piece everything together. I guess there's probably no 'close' bonds between us to begin with.
I just hate that guilty or whatever you call it kind of feeling, or the need to make everyone happy sort of thing.

Belated post #1: GC, GC, GC, GC, GC, GC, GC,...

OMG. This like my 7th time (inclusive my two other visits with my family) going to Gold Coast theme parks!
Horrified.

And this November will be my 8th time,
but different lah, it's with my sister. ♥ If only my youngest is coming too tho. :(

Anyway,
The thrill rides are *yawn* to me already.
Not much adrenaline rush anymore, even for the Giant Drop, which used to make my knees kinda weak by just looking at it.
But not anymore now.
SKYDIVING NEXT. but $$$$$$$$.


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Ok ok, purpose of my entry here is to show some photo-logs of my 7th GC TRIP.
One of our friends, ok, BF's friend to be exact but sort of played WOW with him too so... yea.
Anyway, his friend decided to come Australia for a visit sooooo adding GC seemed idea since he likes thrill rides too.


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This time we stayed at Circle on Cavil (again). Pretty apartment.



With purrrfect night scenery.




Ok actually this was taken at SkyPoint.


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So, as usual, one of the usuals at GC.



Where you get to hug a penguin



and a duck.



And get to stand on a car that is stranded at the Asylum, possibly owned by Joker.



Experienced the Green Lantern coaster too! (Looks fun but it's boring. Go to the movie world site for the video clip. Not thrilling one leh so not worth linking HEEHEE.)




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The next usual

DREAMWORLD.

Forgot to capture a group photo. Oh well.
At least I got the koala!



And the Claw ride.



AH. Bf did not take because he chickened out...



due to his weak back.
Caused by his stupidity (opps) during our Falls Creek snowboarding trip.
But he was massive sad la.
POOR BF.


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Lastly, the other usuals that we always skipped.



The last time I went there..
was when I was young, with my family.
Always avoid going there ever since due to the lack of thrill rides.
But..
because BF was suffering from a weak back, he was super sad as he couldnt take most rides.
So might as well visit the Seaworld right?

To play the adult playground!




And best part of the Seaworld was touching the marine lives!!!!!
I'm serious!

We touched the smiling stingrays...



and great white..



Ok, no great white. and the stingrays arent that big either.
INSTEAD, WE TOUCHED BABY STINGRAYS INSTEAD AND THESE LITTLE BABIES LITERALLY STOLE OUR HEARTS.
Even BF's!

The stingrays were sooo so so cute, very very friendly. (Ignore Steve Irwin's incident. He was forever on the mission to make any living beings pissed off)
Ok, so anyway,
after the rays touching thing, BF was like "Don't feel like eating stingrays now."
Pretty sure it was just for that moment. Not sure about myself though (._.)

You know I am very particular about cleanliness.
But the stingrays were too cute that I.. JUST.. GOT.. TO.. TOUCH.


touching..
touching...
and and and

TOUCHED.

Oh boy it felt good. :O


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Oh yes, do visit the fish market near the seaworld! Yummy and reasonably priced seafood.
Nice scenery too!



Don't need the Versace buffet.

BUT You got to be there early because they sell what they catch.
Finish = no more = visit Peter's, which we actually did because we missed it :(
But still very very yummy. and fresh!

One of our yums.



Did not bother taking the rest because we just want to gobble them up. The crab was actually broken into pieces, ready to enter our salivating mouth but we fixed them up for photo taking.


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Ok, back to writing up my manuscript. Before I do, last photo!



One of my favourite :)

Jam and Cream

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Cam-whore for the day:



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And so, as a celebration to mark the end of my honours year, I was happy to join my friends for a tea-party at Jam and Cream. Thanks to the organiser Ashley Lau.

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I was greeted by the lovely vintage girly inspired design..
& it made me really really happy!

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They even have a chicken coop where they get their eggs. Not sure if it is for all of their baked goods though.



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And omg! Their pink caravan in which I was looking forward too when I read their blog.

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I must say, it is a really really pretty place for girls' tea party. I can imagine myself holding my 21st birthday celebration there. Or holding my future daughter's birthday parties.

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Some photos with my lovely friends.

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and the organiser!



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And now, the main highlight.
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD.

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Savoury ♥









Pretty decent savoury food. Not much of a unique wow factor tho but still decent. At least they served them piping hot!


Sweets ♥







As much as I LOVE DESSERTS, I enjoy desserts for its flavour; desserts that are too sweet = no-no for me. Probably the reason why I do not like candies and cheap chocolates.
Their sweet treats are a little too sweet for my liking. Had to even scrape off the strawberry layer on the vanilla slice. :O
The sponge cake is definitely moist (yum!) but I am definitely not in favour of their icing. Made me a little sick after everything. Sorry!
BUT BUT BUT!!
I love the scones. Better than Miss Marples!! (Never really like Miss Marples except for their yummy jam and clotted cream.)
Will definitely go back there just for the scones.

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One thing that I would like to note is that they charge for refill for hot water to their tea.. which is a little unreasonable.
But well, I will go back for their scones if I were to bring my family/friends around Melb if they are here for holidays. Very pretty place with yummy scones.
Will be interested to try the rest!
Unless I'm around that area, I would prefer baking them at home. Also because I love baking.


PS// Argh. So annoying. Blogging this is making me really HUNGRY.

Honours year: The final leap

Can't believe it's nearing to the end.
Am super stress. I need at least a HD.

Need sleep.

Body, sorry for all these stress and late-nights. Please please do not die on me. Let me do my thesis and continue going strong.. Please? :( Lots of love, Me.

Belated Post #6

Wicked!



Awesomeness. Like whaoo.

Weird.

So I decided to take a nap whilst writing up my thesis this afternoon.
Had one of the weirdest weirdest dream ever.

>>> Stole a hamster-sized Pomeranian from this passerby because I wanted to bring to Ah Ma's house and let Truffle 'play' with it.
>>> Walked with mummy (& w the Pomeranian) to Ah Ma's place (Truffle's at Ah Ma's house).
>>> Access to Ah Ma's place was difficult, had to go all the way to the roof top, climb down the stairs (?) and had to squeeze through some low ceiling.
>>> Ah Ma greeted us, in her healthy form except that she is so much taller. & in a paper form (?)
>>> Saw daddy seated at this chair which he always sits whenever he's at Ah Ma's place.
>>> The place was crowded (forgot who was present).. check the wall clock as I had to meet BF. Clock shows 4pm

AND I WOKE UP.
Checked my HP and
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It was really 4pm.
EERIE. Period.

Me, My Chubby Face, Puny Eyes and Down-graded Specs.

Been contemplating if I should get one of those black plastic big frame specs during my Shanghai + HanZhou trip.
I've always wanted one when it was still hot in fashion (yea yea I know its no longer in fashion now)
Somehow, my old specs gave way the day before my China trip!



So ta-dahhhh. Me, my chubby face and my down-graded specs.



It's actually not that cheap, cheaper than Melb but I think I can get better deals in Singapore.
Oh well. My specs gave way and I was forced to get one.

PS// I know my eyes looked super puny. My degrees is 650 each so what do you expect! I've already requested for the thinner (and Japanese made) lens but it still tiny-fied my eyes :(

PSPS// Been terribly busy, trying to catch up with my work. It's not helping when I've been falling sick.

CAN'T WAIT! ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)

Health Tips ☆

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As many of you know, I have been taking nutrition subjects in my university. Therefore, I have decided to start sharing some health tips, ideas, etc on this blog. Maybe recipes too!
So keep a lookout, with one coming up soon!

Simply click the tab as shown.



PS//I will try to update them regularly. ヾ(´￢｀)ﾉ

I've got Yoplait I've got Yoplait

Thanks to Nuffnang,
I was given the opportunity to do a Product Review on the IMPROVED version of Yoplait Yoghurt!

(ノ＞▽＜。)ノ IT'S YOPLAIT TIME!






Yoplait (= yoghurt in french), has currently reformulated their old recipe. It's now better than ever!

I gotta say this,
I'm soooo L♥♥♥♥♥ving their 6 pack tubs.



I get an assortment of flavours, ranging from Classic (Vanilla, Strawberry, Mango), Dark Berries (Blueberry, Rasberry, Blackberry), Dessert Twists (Citrus, Apple & Cinamon, Vanilla), Berry Punnet (Strawberry, Raspberry, Mixed Berries) and Orchard Fruits (Peach, Citrus, Mango).

These also comes in 1kg tubs, just for the big-eater!
Ok, not really but definitely a more value-for-$$ option since purchase of bigger bulk usually gives a better deal..
But nah, still loving my mini tubs. (´ ▽｀).。ｏ♡

The mini sized ones are REALLY good for "On-the-Go". ESPECIALLY for my morning classes when I always have to rushrushrush, since I NEVER FAIL to snooze, giving me NO time to prepare my breakkie!

Now,
I can just chuck this Yoplait Mini-Tub into my bag and eat them while driving to school.



Sooooo easy!

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I was also pleased to know that these yoghurts are


"Rich in calcium, No artifical flavours or colours & contains REAL fruits!"

AWESOMENESS.

I can now have a guilt-free snacking since it's also 98% fat free.
Very good during my stress period when I always crave for sweet snacks.


But also cannot eat alot lah! Which is also why this little tub is good for portion-controlled snacking.

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These little tubs fit perfectly in MY EXPLODING FRIDGE.



Spot them!



I cook & bake alot so this fridge can't contain everything. It's a challenge to squeeze everything in this fridge and I wished that we had gotten a bigger one at the start. Oh well, student life.
OK THATS BESIDES THE POINT.

These little tubs are perfect as they are space-saving!

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I must say that this 6 pack tubs are also convenient for picnics!




Yes, I know I know. I had the picnic at home. It was an extremely misty and cold day on Monday (11th June) so I decided to stay in, especially since BF is having his exams too.
But it was still fun! I get to bake my cheese souffle (argh, fallen by the time I set everything up. %$#%) and make my lentil soup.

Speaking of soup,


Do you know that you can add the Vanilla flavoured Yoplait to the lentil soup to thicken it up? Just a drop and the sweetness also provided a very good balance.

Try it! Feel free to let me know what you think!

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Vanilla flavour is my favourite since it's a versatile flavour.

I can:

- Add to my breakfast smoothie of ANY flavour.
- Incorporate them into my baking recipes!

These vanilla also have added vanilla beans too!




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TO END THIS, I SHALL SHARE THIS VERY SIMPLE RECIPE USING THE VANILLA YOPLAIT.




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