Crunchyrolling............

One of my favourite pastime is Youtubing :)

You will find heaps of drama series in there, that was where i caught my kimura takuya craze (see my June archives). Heheh.

But then horrrrrr......... little did i know that there is a higher heaven in http://www.crunchyroll.com !!!!!! My internet savvy housemate introduced me to it. If you are looking for jap, taiwanese, cantonese and korean drama series, this is the seventh heaven. So many shows to watch that you just wanna quit your job and stay at home to watch (hahah, just kidding lar).


Before you go into ecstacy over this discovery..... there is a downside to it......... it laps up your internet quota so fast you will be suffering the dialup speed effect before you can finish saying HAPPY CRUNCHYROLLING :(

I share broadband with 4 other girls, so cannot be so selfish right?? Either don't watch, or watch during the offpeak time (12midnight - 8am). As those of you who know me, i need my zzzzzZZZ, so there is no way i'm gonna cut short my snooze time to watch drama series. Sooo... don't watch lor.

Somehow, i dunno what possesed me to stay up last sunday, usually by that hour, i would have concausted on my bed. I watched "Just Follow Law" on crunchyroll. My gosh!!! Really cracked up a few times (have to stiffle my laughter coz housemate sleeping next door).

It is a singaporean movie produced by Jack Neo. He is the dude that brought us "I Not Stupid", "I Not Stupid 2" and etc. Perhaps you all would know more about singapore films than i do. Fann Wong really surprised me with how well she can act, i never fancied watching anything that had her inside coz i thought she was just average (i eat my words now, she is good!!). Gurmit Singh (my most favourite Ah Beng!!) was as funny as usual. As for what this movie is about, i shall not spoil it for you, go watch it for yourself at crunchyroll. Muahahahah, be ready to be bombarded by singlish and hokkien slangs :)

Sidetrack 1: Housemate also told me that Youtube uses up a lot of internet quota. So... there is still no win win situation at the moment. No youtubing, no crunchyrolling fest.

Sidetrack 2: Another good film by Jack Neo is "Home Run". I think it was Heather that lent me the DVD. Prepare tissues for this one and sob your heart out. A must watch!!

Journey to the Southwest part 2

There are heaps of wineries in Margaret River, but we only managed to drop by Laurance wine estate. If you are in this area, check it out, i trust that you will be as impressed as i am. Absolutely in love with it!!! I dunno how to describe this artwork, i doubt my pictures would do justice either. If you are interested, have a look here http://www.laurancewines.com.au/history.asp?ModuleID=2

Beautiful archways. Hopefully one day it will come to use :)

Feels so comfortable to be here. There is some sort of rustic country like charm to it.

Was wondering why my dad was so fascinated with this chandelier.

After i changed my standing position, i immediately understood why. Dad was quick to notice that this chandelier was made up of wine glasses.

A bird bath to commemorate Steve Irwin. Puzzled as to why they didn't use crocodiles for it. Probably coz it might scare the kiddies away :p

I have no appreciation for wine, so i have no idea whether their wine is nice. Still ...... i love their wine packaging. See the website :)

What???!!!! No pearl??? No jelly???

I finally did it :) After much contemplation and failure of convincing myself that i can do without it, i signed myself up for a 3 month gym membership. Time to resurrect my iPod as well (thank god for podcasts).

Muahahahah, hopefully this would not be a half done half boiled project.

You know how parents can be so blatantly truthful to you. " You really need to exercise ler.... yada yada yada.....". All these, i know it very well in my heart, just that i was never desperate enough to do anything to change it.

Started out as just wanting to find out about swimming classes, but in the end i was like what the heck, might as well do the whole thing. Let's give it a go for three months and see what happens.

Anyone care to join me???

Tonight i had the suckiest bubble tea ever. No sago, no jelly even...... rahhhhhhhhhh !!!! :(

Ring, ring, ring part 2

Muahahah, time for a commercial break.

Dear doughnut/donut lovers, i have found something that is better than Krispy Kreme!!!! Yummmmmmm.

Taaaa daaaaa .......... one of the patients brought in these lovely rings of dough from a cafe near her house.

They are lighter and fluffier in texture (coated with sugar and cinnamon). Not as dense nor as diabetically sweet as Krispy Kreme. Just to be fair to the die hard fans of Krispy Kreme supporters, this is purely my own taste bud's judgement kay :)

I wonder what doughnut takes your fancy???

Journey to the Southwest part 1

Harlowww everybody, I am back from my blog holiday, muahahha.

As some of you would have known, I have been down south during my birthday weekend. Had loads of fun, took lot's of pictures (syiok to the max when you have ppl who are willing to be photographed). Ok ok, let the pictures tell you the story kay :)

This is the rented holiday house, aptly nicknamed the "Bread Box". Perched up the hilltop in a quaint lil' town called Yallingup (30 minutes away from margaret river). The owner of this house said that finding this place would be a piece of cake as Yallingup itself only has 3 streets running through it.

I slept in the upstairs bedroom, coz in the beginning nobody was game enough to brave the cold in that room. Worked out to my advantage though......... this is the amazing view that i wake up to every morning. Took a picture using the reflection from the glass door (everybody else was still snoozing away). Heheh, i seriously would not mind having a holiday house like this :)

Of course i am not the only one enjoying the view ler. The special thing about this house is that the downstairs faces the sea at all angles. Upper pic is the view from the kitchen, and bottom pic is the view from the sofa bed that my brother slept on.

Two early birds trying to catch up on some "light" reading before the whole household awakes.

But ..... don't be fooled by jon's "i am concentrating so stop photographing" look, coz his favourite activity issssssssssss...............

His eyes are glued to the idiot box. Muahahhaha, i have a feeling i am so gonna be beheaded for this.

Can you guess what he is doing??

Wat happeng ah ???!!!!!!!

Hey ya all, me've been MIAing for a while, and me will continue to MIA for lil' while more. Waiting for things to calm down a bit more.
HEhehe, as you all know me parents are here in lil' Perthie. Lot's of things to do at the moment. Cleaning house, moving house (not me), nursing a sick boy, cooking.
Funny how life never cease to have problems afloat from time to time, especially when other ppl are around. But it is ok, gotta learn to take one step at a time.
Truly parents never stop worrying and praying for their kids. So guys and gals, before you decide to have a kid, pls think long and hard.
I am gonna say toodles for now, and let my brain float aimlessly for tonight :)
Hope ya all have a cheery heart even in the midst of this gusty cold weather

Ring, ring , ring

What is black, salty and tastes like heaven???? Sorry, not caviar ah. Better than caviar. Taaaaa daaaaa............

For those who know me well enough, they would know that this is my favouritest food. Hahah, now you know lor. Dad knows this the secret to win my heart. That is why everytime i go back to malaysia, there would definitely be a few cans of this on stand by.

If this is health food, i would eat it everyday :) Alas, it is powerfully artery clogging, hence one would have to limit it's consumption.

There is another underlying reason why i would sometimesl leave it alone eventhough i crave to eat it..... and that is the lack of a good can opener. I have no idea how many times i had to force open the can when the can opener refused to budge any further. Argggggghhhh, why won't they just put a pull ring on the can!!! @#@!#*&^* (censored)

This is another classic example:

For those of you who haven't tried opening this kind of can, go buy one and try it yourself (dun be so suaku lar). This is even more frustrating than the fried dace can. As much as one would carefully wind the metal strip around the "key" that is provided, chances are it will break. Hence succumbing to violence again to force it open. Fingers crossed that there would be no blood spill. I remembered i once threw a can of luncheon meat away coz i really dun wanna risk getting tetanus.

Well well..... somewhere down the road i did discover some other brands of fried dace and luncheon meat cans that has pull rings. The luncheon meat taste is not compromised ....... but but but but but ........... the fried dace tastes like "pirated" fried dace :(

Ahahah, sometimes i do wonder is it because they know that ppl will be loyal to the product, so they keep their products as it is, to prove it's authenticity. Eg. if one day the "eagle coin brand" fried dace has pull rings, i would first ponder whether it is pirated or is it the real deal. Another possible theory would be they know that ppl die die also must eat that brand, so take it or leave it.

Anyways, enough with my whinning, i want pull rings on my cans plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss !!!!!!

PResenting to you another useful ring. For best results, pls microwave and dig in :)

Announcements.... annnouncements!!!!!!

1) Miss Ribena: I dun have enough money to fly you over to perth, but definitely will have money to bring you to eat greek food kay :)

2) Why bigprawnhead????? I thought it was pretty obvious why i used that as my blog name. Obviously it is not obvious, coz some ppl did ask me abt it.

I am a muddle head.

Muddle head = dai tao ha (cantonese) = big prawn head

Obvious now????

Flying in two years time??

I always jokingly ask my dad when is he going to buy a Merz or BMW for me.

This time round when i asked him again, and he proudly said that he is gonna give me something better, which is this newspaper clipping:



Apparently in two years time, they would be able to produce this flying car called TERRAFUGIA (http://www.terrafugia.com/). Dun laugh ok, very handy when you are stuck in the jam. Just press the button and then you will fly off.

Haihhhhh.... the things that humans would do to make life go faster. They should just declare everyday a public holiday, then there would be no jam right??

What's for dinner mum??

The first thing that i would usually do when i reach home from work is to go online and look for my mum and ask her "What's for dinner mum??". And she would continue on to tell me what she cooked for dinner. And then it would follow with me whinning and asking my mum to air mail dinner to me.

Well well..... after a long long long long long wait, i can finally go home and have dinner with them for REAL (eventhough it is just for three weeks).

Heheh, i am happy to see my dad's round big tummy, evidence of good food at home. He can really eat, he managed to polish off the rest of the food after everyone on the table had stopped eating :)

I have a round big tummy too, all from late night eating and lack of exercise. Dad, while it is cool for you to have a tummy, i don't think so for my case. Anyone willing to sponsor me for liposuction????

Doodling

oodles of doodles

Dedicated to the partner in crime who did this doodling with me

Just want to tell you that i took your bulletin by mistake. Aahhahaha, so sotong ler. Can i keep it as a souvenir??

loveee is in the air..... tra la la la ..... wait a minute.... i smell burnt toast

S and M whipped up pasta for dinner yesterday, and invited me to join their lil' dinner party. Improtu invitation...... but i can tell you that it was a really yummillicious dinner. Is your mouth watering????I am drooling now, drip drip drip........ i am hungry.

S: Your pasta is sooooo delicious!!!! Simple and nice.
M: Perfect 10 for the sunny side up you did. Also thanks for cutting the watermelon.

Watching you two cook is funny business. Heheh, remember to practice more kindness oh.

God bless you two!!! God bless A and G too (makes a good tag team) !!!!

:)

3 weeks will fly by in a blink of an eye while 10 minutes seems like eternity

The after effect of constant raining is a queue of ppl at the laudromat waiting to use the dryers.

Goshhh..... 10 minutes seems like eternity. That tells you how much i hate to wait. As i watch the clothes tumble around in the dryer, my mind starts zoning out, and it went blank, as if i was sleeping with my eyes open. Heheheh, hard technique to master ler!

Anyways, it is an irony how time can fly and how time can really slow down to a stop.

My parents would be here tomorrow for three weeks, so i might be MIAing for a while. Hope that time dun pass too fast :)

The last lap ...... only for the moment

As i am typing this.... yes this significant milestone... this would the last day i have to wear that yucky school uniform!!!! Whining aside, yes ppl ...... today is the day of independance from DNA (Dental Nursing Australia).

Ppl are amazed that i am still studying, to the extent that some friends label me a "professional student". AHahah, i am in no way offended, coz that is the very true character of myself. I plan to keep learning till the day that i die. More studies and learning to come my way...... hygienist, barista, french maybe?? The day you stop learning is the day you start to die inside.

One and a half year ago i started this course. It was quite a huge leap as i wasn't sure what was lying ahead and second of all there were questions to why should i waste my uni degree. Heck, i didn't like my research assistant job eventhough it was related to what i have studied, felt so lost. So i decided to give it a gamble after lot's of thinking and pondering. If i fall, i am still young, still pretty thick skinned right??

Thank god that he has brought me through unscathed. Found hope, found direction, found new friends, found new job, found new colleagues, found out more things about myself.

Independanceeeeee, yay!!!!!!!!

No free lunch????

This is an important info for you gals out there.

The Australian Government will be providing the new cervical cancer vaccine free to all women and girls aged between 12 and 26 through the National HPV Vaccination Program

Check this website out when you are free kay http://www.health.gov.au/internet/standby/publishing.nsf/Content/home

Rain rain go away

Meet my new coffee companion, Gingy (he doesn't know that he is gonna be dunked into the coffee next,heheh)

It rained yesterday, it rained today, it is going to rain tomorrow n the day after tomorrow. In fact it is going to rain the whole week :(

Soooo..... remember your wellington boots and umbrella.

The rain didn't deter us from going for lunch. Not even when part of the freeway was flooded (wow, in my 8 years i have been here, i have not seen such a scene before). The driver carefully ploughed through the water (great driving skills!!) and eventually reached Subiaco.

This is the first time that both of us had Greek cuisine. Yummillicious I tell you. Go check out George's Meze ( http://www.georgesmeze.com.au/menu.htm). Definitely a good place to go when your taste buds feel adventurous.

This is what we had as an entree:


Meze Platter - Grilled Mediterranean sausages (ie.Chorizo), pan fried Haloumi cheese, Deep fried Calamari and Keftedes (beef balls with greek spices) served with tartare and tzaziki

For mains, i had:


Seafood Clay pot - Mixed seasonal seafood (mussels, tiger prawns) simmered in chilli, garlic & a rich tomato sauce served with garlic bread

The driver had a Moussaka as her mains. HEheeh, sorry, dun have a picture of it (the above pics are taken from the restaurant's website). Apparently it is the national dish of Greece. Hmmm.... how should i described it??? It looks somewhat like a lassagne (right miss driver??). But instead of layers of pasta sheets, it was layered with potatoes and eggplant.

In some ways greek food and italian food is quite similar, lot's of cheese, flavouful herbs and spices,creamy sauces. Wooo .... it better not be your dieting day. Flush that thought down the toilet!!!!

I was glad we got to try some pan fried halloumi (goat's cheese). Had been curious how it would taste like eversince i saw someone cooking it on tv. Salty, crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside...... mmmmm.

By the time we got to the mains, it was cheeeese OVERLOAD. Me and miss driver just ducked straight into the meat and ignored the cheesy top crust of the moussaka. Just can't bear to stomach another spoon of cheese.

Wow, felt like a glutton at the end of the meal..... a satisfied glutton :)