Xmas in the air..

christmas is in the air! went to ikea and saw all christmas decorations are up on the racks. so tempted to have some deco in the house. hehe! it's such a great deal for the western culture. i still remembered my very first christmas in aussie. it was whooping 40-ish degree! haha! definately will have to try a white christmas sometime. that year i had really aussie way of celebration with barbeque and presents. i guess that's when i had the fondness of having christmas present exchanges and christmas parties. it can be real headache when you shop for the presents but it's the time of sharing and have some fun. love that. it's the time when you boost the economy. and for businesses, they tend to think of different ways to attract customers, of course someone like me. packaging and price are the two important points. anyways i'm going for christmas present shopping soon. i'm going to wrap it all up into pretty ones. haha!

my little christmas wish for the year is to get a job soon! and meanwhile i'll still get to enjoy my so-called career break and do more of the things that i've missed out throughout the year. it's new year soon and there's a new year resolution time. miss everyone out there, you know who you are. take care and share the festive love.

Back from all..

it has been a while since i last written something here. been wanting to do that for ages but i just couldn't make myself to settle down with something. anyway i should say that there's much happened around. i've just finished my one round of cpa exam which i had the whole time to study. and yes it's not so fun without a job on hand. the stress was eating into me. parents have been nagging me from time to time that i'm freaking 25 now and i should be having a superb job with awesome marriage and settling in a mortgage and living in a proper house of my own. so much to be a 25 years old grown up adult, right? haha! but sorry mum and dad, i haven't reached on any of that yet. 

well enough of the all mumbling thing of mine. bad habit. can't change that. haha! anyway i've been actively devoted my time into food blogging lately since i've got plenty of time. please do enjoy my little sharing of my little passion. it was funny that i'm now being introduced to new friends as the foodie or the food blogger. i'm still not getting used to it. however i have to say food is like the common language with people. i've tried meeting a few new people around in sydney and i was surprised that how much people can link to each other with just talking about food. whenever i take out my camera out for food photos, they'll go like, "wow.. u're really a food blogger". i'm not a pro at all, it's just having fun in sharing my experience and my love for food or perhaps also little passion into photography. oh wells, all these need to have capital to start with. and so there goes the job hunting issue again. sigh... 

with job issue, actually i'm having a major problem. the problem is that i really dont know what i want. dad was telling me that the first few jobs really decide how ur career path is in the future. but honestly i'm really lost, not having a clear mind of the pathway that i want to get into. believe me, even it's just accounting, there are lots of choices out there. well of course the normal ones is audit, taxation, business services... 

well at the same time of course i'm thankfully enough to have jen beside to help me on that. i'm able to have all the time and space that i want and need to think and decide. i'm really not complaining at all. really. i'm already considered the luckiest person in the whole world. i wish that i could just figure out on what my desires are. finally can catch my breathe from studying and all, little things that i needed to do all along, get in touch with friends. missing all so much! heard some bad news lately, it made me realised that life is just so fragile. appreaciate the people around you, that's the only thing i've learned. xx 

Randoms..

it's september! i can feel spring! i had an awesome august and i'm looking forward for the new month. probably more studying for me. getting used to sydney gradually. spending time with jen was great, learning more about each other i suppose. hope things will get even better. i was so happy when this came into the mailbox. ^_^

Weekend...

it's a month of celebration and my sister came over to join in the fun and celebration. also a really good time for me to catch up some of the great scenery around sydney. only a few days here but i was enjoying every moment with her. people always forget the beauty of the places that they are living at. i hope i'll never do so. photos of the beauty in sydney.

Birthday..

my very first birthday in sydney.. with lots of love and wishes.. xoxo

p/s that's not my birthday cake though. haha! it was a friend's birthday cake i had before i left to sydney. lol.

It's new..

well moving to a new environment might be hard. but i guess it comes to the people around you. if you're working in a new place, might need some time to get along with collegues, the stress of handling jobs and being able to perform well to impress your employer. other than that you need to spend time to build up some new networks around your area. getting used to the place to dine or probably trying to know your new neighbour. if you're meeting with some nice people, then you're lucky! but if you're not, maybe try other ways of knowing new people. don't give up!

for me, i'm still unemployed. i'm staying in the house most of the time, so i might get a little sensitive. at this kind of time, i guess small things count. for example sharing out space in the room, getting things tidy in the bathroom, making some fresh juice even when it's a tiring time, showing appreciation on what i've done, arranged catch up with old friends. thanks for being such caring and supportive towards me. it's my birth month, let's celebrate!:P

First weekend..

my first weekend here in sydney, i had lots of shopping, packing, cooking and some relaxing moment with my dearest. settling into the new place i suppose. everything is so new and fresh. i'm still trying to catch up with myself, with the new environment. it's a good thing, i know that. along our way to sydney, we had a long road trip. drove all the way from melb to sydney. we stopped by at a small town called Bright. lovely and quiet place. our accomodation was fantastic. part of my birthday celebration. haha!

the view along the way.

lots of greens.

our very posh rented red camry with the awesome view outside.

our eco-friendly accomodation. the bucklands.

look at the view just outside our room. one word to describe it, awesomeness!

Sydney here i come!

i've just arrived in sydney last night. my very first night here, despite of being really tired after the long journey from melb, didn't sleep well. i guess it was just too much running around in my mind, or probably the different weather here, or different environment, or different bed and pillows. but that doesn't mean that i'm not looking forward to everything. we'll see how it goes and i'm definately going to stay strong! love.

I'm back!

i've been a lazy bump. haha! well i've got back from my long vacation. it was a great trip and i got to see lots of things. and of course i've took alot of photos, from self shot potrait to artisty photos. i still haven't really got the chance to look at all the photos. the thing is that we had like 4 cameras during the trip. you can imagine. by the end of the trip, i was lazy to even bring out my camera. but i did heaps of shopping and sightseeing and catching up with friends. best place i love is hong kong. however, it was the hottest place. weather was hot and humid. other than that i had great fun in hk, if only i had more time to go around. greedy me.

love being back in malaysia. haven't been back for some time and i was dying to meet everyone and lucky enough they wanted to see me too. great effort for them to come out and adjust the time according to my super packed schedule. i want to go back for visit again. photos during the next post. miss lots! xoxo

Excited..

last day of the month of may, last day of the autumn season and say hello to winter! and also just two more days i'll be on the plane going for my long vacation that i've been dreading for. so many things to do now and yet so little time. but i'm excited! i'll enjoy my trip, a good rest, a shopping spree and of coz more photos and food with great company. a time that i can catch up with some old friends. it's also my food expedition i think, back to my childhood memories and also to explore new things in food. fingers cross to everything.

miss always. love always.

Picnic at Mt Dandenong..

the other day i went for a small picnic session with a few friends at skyhigh, mount dandenong. it was great fun to be out there on the mountain with the lovely scenery and most of all some great sunshine. it's getting really cold here in melb. here's some photos that i love. the girls were discussing how to make us look taller and slimmer in photos. and hence more photo taking was taken. it was great fun, absolutely love the autumn.

Freezing night..

oh my oh my.. i just woke up and couldn't sleep well last night.. reason, it was too freezing cold and i think my quilts are not even thick enough to keep me warm. it was only 3 degrees last night. no wonder i woke up this morning feeling so cold. i didn't even dare to stretch my legs under the quilts. lol. this means winter is kicking in already. i need a warm bear hug.

Random..

the other day i was meeting up with my ex-collegue at the cafe nearby my office during lunch break. i was waiting there. sitting alone at the cafe with a hot glass of hot chocolate. the sunshine and cold air outside the cafe. with people around. it somehow felt awesome. maybe it was due to the sugar rush that gave me some kind of happiness.

Weekend photos...

i've been missing in action.. well before that i had visitor staying at my place. was doing bit of this and that. busy at work. all tired by the time i reached home. still doing my food blog. anyway i'm happy to have some time to chill out from all. the other day i was just sitting in my bed, with three layers of quilts and reading magazine, relaxing indeed. oh yea the weather is getting cold here. always so hard to wake up in the morning.

anyway i've told you that i'm enjoying taking photos. so here's some random photos that i took yesterday. i had an outing with my sis to the city and we were just exploring around the city and just kept on taking photos of each other. training before our trip i suppose. haha! there's just alot to explore in the city. we took more than 100 shots.. these are some of them that i like.

inside crown. i love the ceiling design. just a shot of its reflection. love it!

outside crown. nice greeny trees

just a random one inside myer.

you can find funky shops here and small cosy cafes.

we took a long time here and kept on posing.. this is the best one i took. :)

Finally!!

finally i've done with my exam. i hope i did well. fingers crossed. anyway i miss blogging. i guess it has already become a habit or somewhat hobby? something like my love for art. well loving to blog means also loving to take photos. and yes, i'm loving photography a little bit more. i shall post more during the weekend then. miss lots! just a quick update here!

exam is coming..

there's so much tension in the air. my cpa exam is coming soon and clock is ticking! trying my best to do well this time. fingers crossed for me. shall write more after that. missing you lots!

Cape Schanck..

it's already the month of april.. time really flies. my exam is around the corner! *horror* means i'm getting busier tackling studies and work at the same time. well food is the only thing that keeps me going. just stored my cupboard with heaps of snack and nibbles. haha!

anyway during easter i went to mornington peninsula again. yes again! but to different places this time. i went to the cape schanck lighthouse. it was around sunset time when i went there. and the scenery there was breathtaking. i love that place so much. i wanted to go there before cause i saw photos on the brochures before with the long stretch of bridge towards the sea. but i didn't know that it was where the lighthouse is. too bad i didn't have enough time to go all the way to the end of the bridge. anyhow i enjoyed taking photos there. totally awesome view! as good as the one i saw in perth. enjoy watching them too!

World's top 20 airports..

i saw this on 'the age' website stating the world's best airports. changi airport is the best so far, but i don't remember much about the airport though. good on malaysia, on the list at number 5.

World's top 20 best airports

1 Singapore
2 Seoul Incheon
3 Hong Kong
4 Munich
5 Kuala Lumpur
6 Zurich
7 Amsterdam
8 Beijing
9 Auckland
10 Bangkok
11 Vancouver
12 Kansai
13 Centrair Nagoya
14 Helsinki
15 Copenhagen
16 Frankfurt Main
17 Tokyo Narita
18 Brisbane
19 Cape Town
20 San Francisco

Source: Skytrax

City Romp-ing..

the other day i joined the melbourne city romp. it's a charity event organised by the burnet institute. it's something like amazing race where you go to places to look for some clue and then head to the next destination everywhere in melbourne city. i've joined it before the year before and we were alot more organised on the techniques to play. alot of walking, looking for answers, brain squeeze for IQ questions, photo snapping and enjoying the game.

our question sheet.. looks easy yea? but lots of walking there..

our team.. after our first attempt before that, we've learned to enjoy the game and snapped more photos throughout the game..

melbourne uni building.. somehow i love the lightings here..

outside ian potter art gallery at mebourne uni..

city view

at domain park

love this photo alot..

Camberwell Sunday Market..

the other day i went to camberwell sunday market with a few girlfriends. early in the morning, there were alot of people there, looking through all the stalls, with second hand books, magazines, furnitures, clothes, accessories, bags and much more. you'll never know what you can bump into during the day cause there are different stalls all the time. sounds cool yea? well i went there without expecting to find anything. i just wanted to have a breathe of fresh air, away from all the stress. it's great having some time to relax yourself and enjoy every tiny bits that is around you. it's a pet friendly market too, you'll get to see different cute dogs around. and there were also people dancing, it was so fun looking at them. i also enjoy taking some photos here and there.

look at the crowd. more bargain please!

do you wanna have a go too? fun!

lots of clothes...

this very lovely clock that i saw.. adorable!

super delicious strawberry jam donuts that you can find there. it was really yummy with the jam oozing out! *slurps*

this is the bargain that i found. $3 for a stylish looking cap.

and check this out. mooks jacket for only $10. how awesome is that!