DIY steamboat

it's a long weekend indeed..

with saturday and sunday the usual weekend for rest,
monday a public holiday for national merdeka day
tuesday off day without any classes..

the best thing of all is 'temporarily' independent of assignments for the week,
datelines approaching only until after 1st week of september..

so, some crazy out-station friends who did not go home suggested steamboat event on pre-merdeka day..

while waiting for midnight

(hoping for fireworks, but it didnt happen.. >.<)

just to relax & hang out a bit

venue: vamchat's lair

participants: chicken egg, panda, maid, wolf & vamchat

(too bad the barney is back home,
the old grandpa in down under,
the alien had own plans i think,
and the kid's missing)

*wondering why are all my friends who joined non-human species?
do i actually have any normal friends?

anyway, here goes.. will let pics tell the story

food~! besides the raw ingredients

we oso had omelette with sausage & roasted teriyaki chicken..wahaha..

in case u didn't know, the expert maid was delegating jobs to the slaves..

haha, jk..
she was actually putting flavour cubes to the 2 pots of soup
(i.e. chicken & tom yam soup base)
can u guess which is chicken or tom yam..
left or right? big pot or small pot?

in the midst of eating

halfway thru, we were full from drinking the soup, so instead of steam boating the food, the wolfooo suggested 煎啦，煎啦..

so, this is what really happened..

we hired a panda as chef..

(who didnt add any seasoning while he pan fried the chicken, it was really 原汁原味)

see how excited the chicken egg is?

(but look carefully, the frying pan is actually empty!) haha..

now, she's finally gettin' some serious cooking..

tada~ cheesy sausages ^_^

and i managed to capture them eating in action..

first up, the pAnDa~

seems satisfied? yea, he ate to his heart's content..

then, the WoLfoOoO~

werewolf eats corn?

next, the MaiD~

sharing her tips on cleaning?

and the chicken egg~

happily with the sausages she pan-fried..

spot how all of them bz enjoying the food..

overall, that night..
food was way too much,
all of us got our tummy all filled up..

to the point where we thought the food we had could let us go through the next day without even having to eat

semua kenyang-kenyang belaka

imagine this, (before steamboat started)

food for steamboat for the night

*notice the mountain pile of vege we bought.. o.O

(after the steamboat)

and there was still enough untouched leftover food that can potentially feed another 2-3 person..

but yet, all were craving for dessert~!

and it was watermelon served with ice-cream..yum =D

forgot to take pic of it though when all were too bz indulging with dessert

& d highlight of the day was the maid got squirted with sotong's black ink on her clothes..hehe

after clearing things up,
we continued with a chit-chat session..
recalling how we knew or met each other,
was quite a memorable time..even though there were not much exciting things going on..

at the end of d day, a good get-together it was

the 'sot-sot' bunch..hee

at least we could gather around to have dinner & chill out

when we had no chance to do so for the past 6 weeks being occupied with assignments

looking forward to another session like this really..

we dont have much time left til we graduate

*is he finally missing his home (zoo) after running out from his cage to study here in monash?

probably we could do BBQ next time..
what'd ya think 3D fellas?

anyhow,
will c how it goes..
we still have many planned trips unaccomplished yet;
til then,
hope things would go well

and have a nice day all! ;P

end of august

yesterday had been a long day..

as if home work is not sufficient to keep me occupied enough,
i've even switched to completing some house work instead..

the past few week's almost got suffocated by the heavy work load,
this weekend, finally have some time to take things at a slightly easier pace..

time for some serious house-keeping..
what did i do when i was left home alone?
let's review..

first,
i swept the room

2. wiped the dust off the touchable surfaces

3. mopped the room twice

4. tidy things up

5. cleaned the ceiling fan

6. washed the bathroom

then, moving on to the living room..

7. cleared up some mess

8. sweep the floor

9. mopped the floor

finally,

10. changed my bed sheet & did laundry

*phew..all by myself, very tiring
and i only ate instant noodles the whole day..pathetic *sigh
realized how tough it could get to clean the house..
if only i can hire someone to run errands and carry out these physically demanding tasks

*supermaid, where are u?
desperately need ur help next round..
i'm sure you can do a great job in a short time ey? ;)

anyway,
it's clean already...hehe
*stretches body*
and after taking a cool shower,
i can now lie comfortably on my bed for rest..satisfied..

by d way,
i hurt my foot on the sole the other day when there's a small cut injury from a tiny piece of glass on the floor which i accidentally stepped on, no idea where it's from..and i couldn't spot it
so it pierced through & blood started dripping..

here's the little crime scene in my room that i had to clean up after i've tended to the cut..enjoy~






don't expect me to do some 'splattering art piece or masterwork from my blood' k >.<

anyhow, chores done..
it's time to get back to studies all over again
o.O

approaching the end of august already..
8th month of the year gone..

well, happy independence day m'sians!

fuu~ no joke, time flies..
assignments flowing in with due dates within 1st week of september..

actually, for me,
i just appreciate it becoz i can finally enjoy a public holiday during this hectic schedule from uni =)
certainly a break that comes at the right time..

i guess others (especially the bz working ppl) won't take this for granted..
after all, even taking a day off from the week really does make a difference!
at least it gives more time with family as well as for leisure purposes..

see ya by next week! ^^
til then,
have a nice day & hope u experience a great, long weekend..peeps ~

is this what 3rd year life is all about?

have abandoned this site for a long time..
because life has been way too bz

p/s: read only if u have time/patience
as this is quite a long entry
too long didnt update dee
basically what i've been thru the past whole 5 weeks or so

tiredness, exhaustion, fatigue etc etc
i've felt all these past few weeks

imagine everyday attending lectures, lab, tutes from morning til afternoon..
only to reach home and continue with more work

life's no entertainment
excitement only comes from assignments

sleep deprivation has become a routine nowadays
experts say we need at least 6-8 hours of zZzz daily,
but all i could get is a total of 8/9 hours
(accumulated in 3 nights that is >.<),
average only getting 2-3 hours of sleep when there's assignments/reports due in consecutive days..

in times like these, there's no time for sleep, only sufficient for quick, short, power naps..
even then, there's no actual brain rest..
mind's automatically switched to idle thinking mode..
pondering about how to tackle the related assignments

it's weird sometimes now,
i even feel guilty if i get to sleep longer..
perhaps, it's been quite a habit already,
that i've got used to enduring sleepless nights

i think twice if i could really rest,
wondering if there's assignment to pass up every now & then
or what day of the week it is..
whether there's any 8am class the next morning

but most of the time..
i'd have developed a bat's nocturnal lifestyle'
when everything's more settled down, quiet times..
dealing with work at night to midnight

by the time assignments get done,
it's usually the wee hours of the dawn..
and it's time to get ready & prepare for the 8am classes scheduled from mon - fri this sem (except tues)
and the same cycle repeats every week

with eyes that refuse to open wide
brain that's blur & not functioning well
walking like a zombie
lack of energy all the time

have indeed spent many many nights rushing work
yea, i know i should change for the better
with more effective time management
and get things done earlier
but till now, i'm already trying hard to cope..
catch up so i don't miss out much

it's not even like i'm playing a lot..
have already given up watching drama series
which used to be one of the ways to relax while having meals
now, seems like can't even afford to do that anymore

assignments just keep coming non-stop..
endlessly, one after another..day by day
and they're not simple job..
requires a great deal of time & effort to do
tough & challenging..

the countless days and (mostly) nights
easily spending 12 hours or more a day facing the comp just to get work finished..
thinking how others could sleep peacefully at the same time
i'm at war with those assignments!
racing against time & the pressure that's always present

yea, i'm studying human nutrition
and mypyramid does advice us not to live a sedentary life
oh, i wish too
life that not only revolve around work & stress
we need some time for exercise & leisure as well..
but that has not been quite possible since the commencement of the sem

*sigh..
today i think i can get some deserved much-needed rest finally..
sleep debt's long overdue
never enough to be paid back..

there's a quote saying:
长命工夫长命做
but i guess the problem now is..
i'm afraid i don't even have such a long life to handle all these things..
quality of life start deteriorating severely..

well, i think i should stop whining now..
i know i complaint too much..haha

anyway, just a note before i end this..
to the rest of the monashians,
looking on the brighter side..
we've struggled thru half of the sem already
just a bit more till everything's done for the part 1 of our final 3rd year
fighto~!

*i'm yawning as i'm typing now*
should really spend some quality time with my bed..
missing it so much.. tata =)

down, depressed, doom

nothing much, nothing new..except bz all the while
this sem is really a bad one..
not enjoying it, yet..
the only choice is still have to hang on
try to stay through everything..
i wonder if i can make it..