shhesshh it's a secret..

I forget that people read my blog. For me this is just an outlet of my excess emotions and for my creative side to let loose.

I just want to say - for all those that are curious about who I'm crushing at the moment - please refer to previous post about it.

I am trying not to get all "lovey dovey" over it.

For now, I'll just enjoy the inital stages of falling and if it progresses - GREAT. If not nothing is lost - if anything I've gained a good friend.

 

For those that want to see the above photo come true I have to say that it's not anytime soon. Why? Well, we're too busy twirling and dancing and anyway, you know I always chase the ridiculously cheeky nice boys with sparkling eyes and smiles - which means we're having fun teasing each other and wondering who is willing to take the next step - leading to unattainment - as you know - I get sick of waiting around.

anxieties.. anger and F*CKIN idiots

I was going to rant and rave about the incompentence of some human beings, but I feel that it's unnecessary to, because we've all heard it - then those beings surprise you and do something ridiculously stupid that its mind-boggling that they exist in this world.

How do they do it? Be more stupid then it is possible????

MUST NOT have a criminal conviction.

ps. Usual posts will occur once I've got this BEING sorted. *PEEVED OFF BIG TIME AT PRESENT*

breaking traditions..

Black and white - the typical colours of work.

Why not wear what makes you feel good? and make you look a little quirky, and yet, still maintaining professionalism - just the right amount of you injected into a "work uniform" - after all, clothes to work shouldn't be about uniforms, black and whites, it's about self expression, a twist on the traditionals.

Here's my take...

 

  

Who says you can't have your own style at work?

T-Shirt: Country Road

Vest: Revival (Myers)

Skirt: Cue

Handband: Diva

Watch: DKNY

Doing Coffee the Le Croissant way

This my friends is how you get your caffeine dose and catch up on your reading.

You need a spoon to drink your mocha and you get two HUGE fresh croissant.

I love the French.

 

Just how awesome is this?? I love it.

 

I got this at my local cafe shop - Le Croissant.

They also have this lovely selection of french patisserie. Alas, it's been a while, where I had the free time to go there, sit, read and ignore the rush.

my amusement..

One my collegues at work - whom I haven't talked to for a little over 2 months as we are in different departments...

grabbed my left hand, whilst we were talking.

I asked him what he was looking for and whether there was some abnormality or something that I haven't noticed..

He replied -

"I was just checking if you were engaged"

HAH.



Me? I can't even keep a boyfriend for longer than six months don't even have a boyfriend, let alone be engaged to someone.

Unless he knew something I didn't.

His defence was that everybody seems to be getting engaged left, right and centre.
and I must totally agree with him.

i've got an unexpected crush on you....

Stupid love bug has bitten me without me noticing it.

Poop.


Go away.


Annoying.


And what's so special about him?

Apart from the fact that he's witty, acutely shy, cheeky, adventurous, smart, nice....

AGH

I don't want to fuss about with that whole dance and tip toe thing you have to do.

*I'm IGNORING YOU*

the gentle pulse of stillness..

I've always been one of those "weirdos" that love the night. Throughout school I've always studied better when the sun was down and have never been a morning person. I'll rather sleep in than sleep early.

 

I like the sounds of silence at night.

There is something about the dead of the night that is so comforting. It wraps me around like a cloak when I shut my eyes and listen to familiar noises.

 

Maybe it's actually the sound of the not-so-silent that i enjoy so much then.

A kind of stillness about it

like a gentle pulse or rhythm.

A song woven by the harmony of different notes.

The faint whir of my laptop charging under my bed,

The summer night breeze as it wheezes through the leaves of the tree that's outside my bedroom window

The sound of my own breathing.

Rise and fall, rise and fall.

This not-so-silent is the melody of my night,

like a lullaby.

i'm in the big league now...

It's weird - the quick unbelievable transaction between intern to a health professional. Nothing can really prepare you for it and how well you will cope. Granted, not a lot has changed, in fact you get to pass on your previous responsibilities - delegate - only to pick up a whole new bunch (harder) responsibilities.

I'm loving it.

Maybe I can do this. But not for 40 years.

I'll enjoy it while this feeling of elation lasts. Of course, like anything, nothing is perfect, but life, is what you make of it. Like anything I do, I'm making the most of the opportunity to work in the hospital system and have a great weekend job and will be dipping my toe into the world of teaching.

But, damn, this is so different to how I was living my life for the last month. I'm exhausted.

I do want my freedom back, but this is all in the name of massive holidays I have planned.

making the most of my 1.5 day weekend...

As soon as the clock strikes 5pm on Friday - I consider it a weekend. And boy was I busy.

I headed back home, took a quick shower, walked out the door to pick up my two cousins who just finished work to head to Leederville for some of the Little Caesar's Pizzeria - because you know they the award winning pizzas and stuffs. I must say, it was a lot better than the time I had to hike up the hill - maybe because this time i didn't have to so it tasted better? HA. I tell you more about that later - I'm actually suppose to be in bed now, because I have a 12 hour work shift and the start of the working week - yes on a SUNDAY. FML. Doing 50 hour week for what?? OMG I'm turning into one of them! HAH.

Anyway, after that, went back to T's to go through her music collection and her clothes and looking at my inspirations for her to get some inspirations so we can go and get her a new wardrobe filled with prettified beautiful heirlooms.

Saturday consisted of Mandarin 2002 class - wo she huan laoshi (I like teacher) - she is a better teacher than the last one I had this one can teach. After 3 hours of "I'm chinese and I don't know chinese therefore I'm learning chinese" I had yum cha with Livvy and her friends (all doing chinese too) at Joy Gardens. Wasn't bad, but wasn't brilliant, but I did like their yam cakes (or was it radish cakes??) and can't go wrong with soft shell crabs!

Got back home, relaxed for what seemed like 10 mins (but really it was 1.5 hours) then had to go tutorial. Come back rest for 1 hour before its Church. Come back. Shower. Then off to Cantina and San Churros.
God GOOD chocolate and gnocchi just makes life seems so much more bareable.

With that I leave you. I have 4 minutes until Sunday. 8 hours until a 12 hour shift starts. Please come and see me at Claremont. I love you muchly and forever. There are babycakes - they have the best cupcakes! =D

thank God it's Friday..

I'm so glad it's Friday! I been working 6 days a week. It's been exhausting.

 

photo taken by Chrissie White Photography. She is so talented! 

and Saturday is my only day off - but I'm busy the whole day with Mandarin Class, Church, Zumba and Tutorials. *SIGH*

 

these boots are made for walking.....

I'm in love with these shoes from Free People an internet shop site I found whilst browsing through Shop Style.

 

Simple brown oxfords for everyday wear to work

 

Something a little different for the weekends

I've been dying to get some Oxfords but I just can't seem to find any at all in Perth and when I do, they just look really bad and are made from cheap leather/materials thus making them really uncomfortable. Does anyone know where I can get some??

 

 

Just how nice are they? They are just the boot to make your very feminine outfit look just a little tough!

I've been meaning to get some Doc Martins as well, and these - I don't think they are really Doc Martins, but these are so similar to Doc Martins but with the heels. PERFECTION.

 

On the days I cannot be bothered..

I just love the red laces on these shoes and it just screams out I'm TAKING A BREAK FROM GLAMOUR LIFE!

 

I love it how these are leather!

This is just your typical comfort shoes. <3

I've never bought anything from an overseas store before so I'm rather reluctant to get anything from this place. But seriously, the currency is sooo good at the moment and they are so resonably priced (all the above items) and I'm in dire need of some more boots - although anyone that knows me would differ. It's true, I have this huge thing for boots, but boots are just damn sexy ok!

Homemade Dinner Parties

One of my favourite things to do is throwing a dinner party. I have yet to host one, because I have yet to master Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Ministry of Food or the Women Weekly's 1000 reciepes (which also contains cocktail and various fruit drinks to make!).

Yet on one of the luckier occasions to have all my cousins together, I baked my awefully looking cake, but it tastes soooo good - not everything is about looks!..

 

Chocolate Fudge Cake from "Epicure Chocolate"

 
it oozes chocolate on the inside, so moist, rich and damn yummy, especially with a dab of ice-cream poured over with baileys, because we can.

From dessert we make our ways to the mains - well at the dinner party we did it entree, mains then dessert, but you know... whatever.

 

Potatoe Cheesy bake - hmm.. the colours look funny in this photo..

 
 

Simple baked chicken pasta

 
 

Tandoori Fish

 
 

Chilli Mussels and because it's us, it's extra extra spicy, which I can't really take but ate it anyway

The entrees consisted of a naturale oysters with touch of lemon for that zest and semi-kilpatrick style.

 

 

 

 

And of course there were salads. Because we love our salads.

I think we are due for another dinner party, it's been about 6 months. 

I might start trialing some receipes from my cookbooks, now that I have more than just desserts only receipe books. This would also allow me to bring something other than cupcakes and cakes to family events.

princes, knights and Jane Austen

Her books sprawed all over her bedroom floor as she absent-mindedly underline the important points.. "First line treatment.. of.. what was it again?", while Taylor Swift's You Belong To Me plays in the background. Her mind wanders back, back to the time they first had lunch.

It was the first, warm, sunny day that hinted that spring was here. She sat on the park bench with a book by one of her all time favourite authors; Jane Austen "Persuasion". His shadow cast over her and his cheeky smile spilled the words "Sleeping again with an open book?". She looked up at the figure that blocked her sun, she was surprised to run into him, this was a rare occurrence. "It's beautiful out here, who wouldn't want to nap?..Want to join me?" she replied lazily.

He looked across the green grass towards the old european style buildings and hesitated, "I'm going to eat lunch in the office.." he turned back to stare at her only to see her eyebrows raised and her head shake.. "Fine, I'll join you, you managed to convince me!" He sat down next to her. She smiled at him and closed her book.The next one hour went by in a blur of laughter, chit-chats and smiles. Conversation flowing naturally; smoothly, without a hint of hidden words behind veils, no hesitations.

He completed her. She completed him.

That was then. She returned to her book - and caught the end of the song.. "You belong to me..."

Now, he was gone. And she wonders if he actually did belong to her or whether she just desperately wanted him to be her "knight in shining armour". Alas, it didn't matter, she had her happier time and her happiest times are still to come.

the one bug I don't mind being bitten by..

The travel bug has bitten me, on the eve of Chinese New Year, well and truly, the bite must be a huge one and one that seeps down to my bloodstream because I ALMOST implusely booked my tours for Europe.

Yet, for reasons, unknown to me, the sensible me appeared - which doesn't usually happen when making decisions, and told me to get my ass out the door of the convention centre, where the travel expo is currently held this weekend, and head on to my next appointment.

All I can say is, WHY? to my resonable, sensible, and in this instance unwelcoming side of me!

I was so close to catching a royal or two at Beckingham Palace,

ride the London Eye, 

find some Irish luck, (they have beautiful scenary or so I'm told!)

wear plaid in Scotland whilst exploring its many castles,

find love on top of the Eiffel Tower (or the bottom), 

ride a bike (well, maybe not a bike, seeing as I don't know how to cycle, but maybe ride a vespa) through the Tuscan countryside, 

 

 

awe at the view in the swiss mountains, 

explore my darker side in Amsterdam 

and if I'm up for it watch a viking or two clubbing it up in Iceland.

Alas, I must wait, until then I just have to keep scratching this annoying itch from that travel bug!

Oh by the way...

GONG XI FA CAI (HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR)

 

it's the year of the Tiger... *ROAR*

&

HAPPY VALENTINE's DAY

now I must sleep for I have to be up in 6 hours to get ready for 12 hours of gruesome work. I really hope it won't be busy, after all it'd be Valentine's Day and it's a Sunday and it's Chinese New Year and I'm missing out on all the family gatherings, which consists of eating food, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. At least my waistline won't suffer.

berets, pastries, cheese, red wines and the Eiffel Tower

I dreamt of Paris, France, in all it's romantic, glamourous glory.

 

 

 

I think it's a hint from my deeper cortex of my brain that I am due for a holiday. It is also playing out my underlying anxiety that I won't get a long glorious holiday.

Perhaps it's a sign that I shouldn't ask for that job.

or

It could just be because I read, A Town Like Paris  by Bryce Corbett before I fell asleep.

Regardless, I am due for a travelling holiday, away from Perth and all it's small city charm with wonderful clean refreshing air and sunshine.

I guess, I'm just hating how everything is sure and yet so unsure - as in - I don't know where I'm heading, there are too many paths too choose from and I'm all confused and totally indecisive.

Lamont in East Perth

I've been dying to try this place out for years, but have never really had any reason to, that is until a friend of mine lost a bet (YAY! =D).

So, Lamont has won countless number of awards for being one of Perth's finest restaurant. It's situated in the East Perth cove area so it's undecidedly romantic place to dine with views the East Perth cove area. The place, also boosts fine wines from both local and international wineries.

The interior design of the indoor seating is interesting with bursts of blue, reds and yellow - it's so contemporary. I love the clash of colours around the room, but the overall dining area was odd - there was no real structure (mainly due to the structure of the building), in fact, some of the dining areas were cramped and in corners that seemed to be overlooked by the waitstaff. The outdoors area on the otherhand, is more roomy, but the chairs and tables used seems to be a too bar-like, although I do liked the red stools - they were funky. But for a fine dine establishment who has great views of the Claisebrook Cove, it was a little disappointing to see that they didn't make the outdoors area a main dining attraction.

The service, wasn't fantastic, but nothing would compare to the service received at the Gala Restaurant - that's in a league of its own.

The food however was fresh (if seafood was ordered), the meat was cooked to perfection (perfectly tender and juicy) and the dessert was a little too sweet for my liking but my friend greatly enjoyed it (although, I did enjoy the macaroons). Be aware the the following photos are for the February Menu at Lamont, so if you go at a later date, the foods may have changed, check their website for details.

Handpicked crab, baby spinach and vine ripened tomato salad, crunchy shallots

- the crab was so fresh! and the dressing was pure perfection!

Fruits de mare: garlic prawns, crumbed mussels, oyster and seared scallops-

My friend had this dish and I only had the mussels and the oyster because of so called allergy and they the fried yellow things you see and that was nice. I also had a try of the scallops and it was juicy and well the way scallops should be!

Butter poached marron with grilled tails, sauce vierge and petit gnocchi - 

OMG the marron *drools* and the gnocchi was so creamy and cheesy(?) BUT it still doesn't bet Cantina 663 - that place still has the BEST gnocchi I have ever ever tasted!!

Lamb loin with butternut pumpkin, lamb neck croquette and (broccoli) asparagus florets - 

The dish originally had broccoli but the kitchen has ran out so they replaced it with asparagus which I think is a lot more delicious anyway. I love asparagus. I had a try of the meat and I must say it was juicy, tender and thank god, it lacked the lamb smell.

Green beans, (broccoli) asparagus and confit garlic

 No brocolli instead asparagus and I LOVE IT. I know it's just a vegie side, but it was crisp, fresh and crunchy.

White chocolate cheesecake with ginger syrup and pears -

we also had a couple of strawberries and the chocolate cheesecake although it was nice it was way too sweet for my tastebuds. My pancreas was crying from the sugar overload, so I had the bare minimum. The carmellised pears weren't my favourites either.

Macaroon selection -

They just bite size and so cute. Bite size was really all you need. There is coffee (carmel looking coloured one on the bottom left, there's caramel (we couldn't decide whether that was the white one or the one next to the chocolate), chocolate, and possibly peanut (couldn't decide which one it was!)

Overall, it was a pleasant dining experience, we had a quiet corner overlooking the river. The food was delicious, the service was fine and all I know is that I will be back again, and this time I'm bringing the whole gang with me.

Perth's little skyline..

Lack of post = I'm tired and have too many things to do/to decide/ just plain lazy, and I forgot to schedule posts due to the reasons of cannot be bothered/lazy/busy/I have a life/have to upload photos therefore can't be bothered.

This is our little "CITY" skyline. The city is in the 66s and 99s because, well, I wouldn't really call it a city because there just isn't that many buildings or pretty lights. BUT the good thing is, at least there is life on the Swan River, unlike in places like Hong Kong, Taipei or New York or something like that, where the amount of pollution in the river, caused by boats and what nots destorys all marine life. YAY for us.

I'm yet to get a better lens (low in cash plus I have no idea which one to get) so enjoy the best I can do with what I have. OH and I didn't enhance the images as I have absolutely no idea how to use photoshop. Someone really really needs to teach me!!

 

  

  

OOO lookie mummy, daddy and baby jellyfish in the water! it means there is oxygen down there.. yay! 

 

The beautiful Lake Monger @ Sunset

I love how Perth has little sactuaries and parks all over the city, even in the centre of the busiest roads.

Why wouldn't you love this?

 

Black swans and other birds - the residents of Lake Monger

Black swan in flight - this was one lucky shot!

 

It inspires,

it creates,

it's the beauty that is Perth.


This was taken by my Sony Cybershot - baby chiro over the winter period - please do not steal the photos! cheers =D