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.

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.

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!

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!

Lazy Labour Day..

today is a public holiday and i spent my time at home. it was raining outside the whole day. not a productive day at all. started reading bit of my cpa. trying to get the rhythm of reading, thinking of doing it during the weekdays as well. try my best then!

well the whole weekend was just raining and storm. if you've seen the news about the hailstorm happened on saturday at melb, it was quite huge thing here. that very morning, it was bright and sunny day i was bbq-ing at a park nearby my house with some friends. by around 2+pm, we saw the dark sky and thick clouds and we quickly packed up and left the park. the hailstorm started right after we left. how lucky was that. at first i didn't realise that the hailstorm would cause such a huge damage around melb. but when i looked at the photos and news posted after that, i was shocked. flood happened across the city area and also at the suburbs, we don't normally have such heavy rain here, so people was everywhere taking photos and stuff like that. such a bizzare day in melb.

Chap Goh Mei..

last week was chinese chap goh mei and it was the last day of the chinese new year celebration. i had a gathering at my house, dad cooked some dishes and i also made some puff pastries. my friends also brought over some food. it was a feast and we all had lots of fun. it was nice catching up with friends and having bit more cny feel. i miss the gamble part though. i have a new toy at home now, wii! and we were playing mario.. it felt like going back to my childhood times. but honestly i'm not in playing games at all. the little mushroom with one life left, it was me. haha!

Autumn is in the air..

well it's almost the end of february and summer is also coming to the end. awww.. cool temperature is around the air in melb. autumn is a really nice time, the weather is just right, probably with more rain. i like the different colours of the tree leaves and flowers during this time. just randomly found this photo and i've put it as my wallpaper, love it! it reminds me of sakura in japan. one of the item in my wishlist. haha!

taylor swift concert..

yay! i went to taylor swift concert in rod laver arena! it was absolutely fabulous. i had heaps of fun with my sis there and starting to love her songs even more. she can do rock band and also soft sentimental ones. well mostly her songs are related to love. one of my favourite is 'teardrops on my guitar'. her latest hit is 'today was a fairytale', one of the theme song in the movie, valentine's day. love! she really made alot of effort in the concert, changing stages, went into the crowd and hug some of the fans, changing different costumes to suit the song themes, playing different instruments, from guitars to piano, telling stories of her songs and having fun on the stage. i enjoyed it alot. xoxo

Happy CNY..

Happy chinese new year!! gong xi gong xi.. wish everyone best of luck, wealth, good health and happiness in the new year! and happy valentine's day! i had a rather eventful one this time cause i headed up to sydney for the weekend. had an awesome time with jen and of course we had lovely lunch and dinner, accompanied with movie, the valentine's day. absolutely had a great time! thanks dear! after coming back on sunday, i headed straight for family reunion dinner at forest hill. then more dinner plans after that. finally got the time to sit in front of my beloved laptop to write blog. huh! i had lots of fun and also good food but i need some good rest. anyway i'll take it easy for the time being and hopefully it'll be a great year. miss lots!