Cooking #2

 

lol. no, that’s not what I cooked.

Thats what my friends cooked.

i’ve been going over to their houses to eat…. nearly everyday.

and gosh!

so yummy!!!
like, the first time i went,

we had like a pot of pork ribs in soup with peanuts. the BEST!

and other stuff I can’t remember at the moment….

The pic above are baked teriyaki chicken and mushrooms, and vegies, and… erm.. forgot…. >< it was a number of days ago….

which gave me the inspiration to finally……

COOK!!!

ANYWAYS….

Honey and Soy Mushrooms

(mushroom cooking method 1)

(loved the ones my friends made, I tried to make one of my own. )

slice onions and chop  garlic.

do it CAREFULLY

don’t try to slam it if you’re a first timer.

garlic flies….

add a lil bit of oil and add in mushrooms.

wash mushrooms first.

this is the worst method of cooking mushrooms (for me)

later posts will do other methods.

when you think its halfcooked, add in garlic and onion.

chop spam and add.

add in kikkoman honey and soy marinade

(ok ok. i cheated. i use ready made marinade. but you can make it on your own. just add honey and dark soy and bit of light soy if you want…)

sauce can be substituted for teriyaki or other sauces

fry fry

serve

 

it’s yummy!!!!!

its suitable as a late night snack. i don’t think it’ll cost you much calories kua….

how fattening can a mushroom be?

alternative method:

a few friends came over after the fringe parade, and i made this for them….

they LOVED it!!!

but a yummier way of making it is

to first boil water in kettle,

soak mushrooms in boiled water (from above) in a boiling pan. on stove. boil few minutes.

this makes the mushroom cooking time MUCH shorter. the method above gave me…. uncooked mushrooms… ><

but it was YUMMY!

anyways,

fry onion and garlic until brown brown (in method above, i just waited few secs before adding other things. but its more fragrant and yummier this way. friends taught one. )

while waiting, remove mushrooms and marinade with sauce. leave few minutes.

add to pan

fry fry a while

serve.

YUMMYNESS!!!!!

Cooking #1

Having nothing to do after watching Sister Act (again!) and no internet connection, I decided to try out cooking!

okla. first time, of course don’t start with

‘tai chau’ kind of dishes first la….

so….

i made…

fried egg!

the one on the left is indomee.

Result?

 

FAIL!!!

T.T

the indomee was too soggy.

the egg…..*yuck*

not.nice.

seriously. like….. the texture seriously not nice…

i can’t even taste the choi poh i added in.

maybe my pan too big so the eggs spreaded out like pancake……

Baking Soda

I absolutely love love LOVE baking soda.

It’s like the absolute best creation ever known to man!!!!

I’ve been using boxes of it.

but not to bake. :p

its to clean stuff.

like my yucky disgusting smelly oven.

gosh. the amount of goey brown stuff in it…. DISGUSTING!!!! *retches*

I cleaned out my oven yesterday. techinically la….

here:

Before

After

lol. looks worse right?

BUT!!!!

It’s much cleaner now!

why?

cos the white stuff’s not bird droppings (like birds would fly into my apt and shit in my oven =.=)

its….

deng deng deng….

BAKING SODA!!!!!

I spent 1.5 hours, trying to scrub the tray in the first picture with baking soda. used a box of it… =.=

gosh. i can’t explain the satisfaction and how thrilling it is to see those ugly brown and black spots disappear!!!
It feels like such an accomplishment!

like…. WOW!!!!

(i’m not being sarcastic here)

seriously.

but….. I just can’t bear the thought of scrubbing the other 3 trays…. and the inside of the oven. which smells…… YUCK!!!!!!!!!

so…. being the smart person that I am, I went to google and search for other alternatives.

just mix baking soda with water, and leave it all over the oven and where ever you wanna clean. leave it, sprinkle every now and then with water again, then after a day or two, scrub it with water and voila! everything will be gone!

(i’m still…. erm……… putting off the scrubbing away part… ><. the oven seriously stinks….   T.T)

(on a side note, the whole finding empty spraying bottles is a whole different story altogether).

my balcony’s…. a bit not nice to see now….

why????

cos….. me being the smart one, decided to leave the wet trays out to dry. and i only papers at corners of the tray. forgetting that the middle parts are wet too….

SOOOOOOOOOOOO

its all splotchy white now………

just hoping my landlord won’t be coming in soon… ><

btw, someone above my apartment has been throwing cigarettes down to my apt.

(which is quite a feat in itself. cos each floor’s balcony are the same size and at the same angle and placement.

the only hole between mine and the upper ones is a super small tiny drainage hole. so i seriously don’t get how the cigarettes can enter my balcony. i’ve complained a few times… but still…. the agent does nothing… =.=

they just say they’ll send a warning letter to the whole building but so far….. i have yet to receive any…. =.=

and there are so many fix-ups that they promised to do but….. =.=

bad bad management…..

 

a ‘gift box’

i don’t think you can see it, but the edges are where the cigarette butts are stuck

*one lil’ tit bit you might not know…. if your fridge stinks, put a lil bit of baking soda on like a plate or something and leave it in the fridge*

Things I learn while being ‘independent’ here

living here, without the comfort one gets from being…. erm….pampered at home… there are so many many MANY new things that one learns.

#1

When ‘on-ning’ the gas stove, always press the button longer if you want the fire to come out.

#2

after cooking, its always best to wash all pots and pans used IMMEDIATELY after use. any longer, and it’ll take forever to scrub off the charcoal from the pans

#3

electricity costs money

#4

just because something looks cooked, you should wait awhile before taking it out. because not only will you have to eat raw bloody food if you take it out too soon, you also have to spend precious hours in the toilet. your throne.

#5

Always use baking soda to clean off any stains. like in the cups provided in the cupboards.

or when you burnt your boiling pan while trying to boil rice. (which btw, use a rice cooker to boil rice instead of trying to be ‘adventurous’ and try to boil it using a boiling pan…)

or when you have brown stains on your stove.

or when you want to clean out your stove.

#6

Always apply sunblock.

i got sunburnt… T.T
and when i finally bought a sunblock lotion yesterday…. i forgot to apply it. which makes it worse. cos today, the highest was…. 41′C……

#7

when chopping garlic, do NOT attempt to do it Jamie Oliver style. Chop it like any normal sane person would.

#8

chopping onions can make you cry

#9

always buy mushrooms. its the juiciest!

#10

mosquitoes do exist in Australia

#11

always wipe your dishes and utensils after washing it. leaving it to airdry causes stains

#12

spam goes with everything

#13

once you’ve bought chickens, straightaway separate it into portions you’d eat a day into plastic bags. failure to do so……….:S

#14

when boiling water to make milo malt or oats, always boil extra. so you can use remaining hot water to wash once you’re done

#15

when you’re boiling water, never EVER use your fingers to test if the water’s hot enough…. T.T

#16

always use a cover when microwaving. even if you’re just reheating rice

#17

always cook rice fresh. few days old ones taste…. bad….

*this post will be updated from time to time *

Fringe Festival Adelaide opening parade

anyone can’t go?

aww… i’ll take pictures for you…

Week #2

Ate at a place called RedRock.

It was…. NOT NICE

At first when you eat the food, it taste good, but after a while, you kinda feel like puking…. :S

cos the food’s SWEET

i don’t know why.

like the singaporean mee hoon.

and fried rice.

it’s really weird to eat sweet food as a main meal. (besides cakes and desserts of course)

but the restaurant owner was seriously nice.

when we were waiting for the food to come, he said that he would treat us to free ice-cream after the meal.

we were like…

but after eating, there was no sign of our free ice-cream.

so we finally went up to pay, and he was like

‘don’t go yet. i give you ice-cream’

oh. he remembered!

we were like… >< >< ><

cos we were making fun of it. like trying to wave at him and make actions. eating ice-cream actions. and my friends kept saying scam scam scam.

then when he DID gave us the ice creams, we were like………..

>< >< ><

He piled the ice-creams into a plate cos they ran out of plates (the restaurant was SERIOUSLY full) and he said that he would refill it once we finished the plate.

after eating one plate of ice-creams, we were like….

x.x

so full….

then before we can even say anything,

a waiter brought a whole plate of ice-creams again.

we just stared at him.

suddenly, this other waitress with a seriously fierce face just snatched it right out of him. she looked seriously pissed.

we were… 0.x

so fierce….. so scary……

even if the ice-cream’s not for us, no need act like that ma….

=.=

then, she came back again, bringing back the same plate of ice-cream, but with chocolate sauce on it….

she got pissed at the other waiter not because he brought to the wrong table, but because he didn’t put chocolate sauce on it!!!!
we were like

>< >< ><

so mean of us to talk bad about her in the first place…

>< >< ><

 

Fringe Festival

There’s a Fringe festival going on in Adelaide now.

its like carnival and plays, cabarets…

admission per show is about AUD20 and lasts about 1.5hrs

This Ferris wheel’s a bit scary. once everyone’s loaded in, it goes really fast. or t least it looks really fast from the outside. but when you’re inside its not as fast or as scary as you’d think. i sat opposite the direction of rotation. if you sit facing the rotation direction…. its SCARY!!! but if opposite, its no biggie.

Adelaide Hills

overview of adelaide.

nothing much to see.

go kl tower also…. nothing much to see.

><

seriously. like whenever you try too see an overview of a place, its mostly building, building, and more buildings….

Cleland Wildlife Park

HUGE kangaroos.

who doodoos everywhere….

there’s no point in trying to watch where you’re stepping. you can’t avoid it.

the doodoos are after you……..

*scary shriek*

dingo

a wallaby

To see clearer and bigger pictures….

go google images or national geographic online.

Don’t they just look so hugable????

Week 1

no, my iternet’s still not on yet. i’m sort of um….’tapping’ into my uni’s one at the moment.. >< >< ><

signal’s so strong, i can detect all the way from my apt.

so can’t do for long. going to the beach after this for oysters anyways. >< >< ><,

just wanna show you some pics

 i love this picture! cos it looks like a duck with goggles.

ohmigosh! these are the BEST mussels I’ve ever tasted in my ENTIRE life!!! seriously. KL food…. FAIL!!!!

nola. in terms of mussels only la… >< >< ><

the thing you should focus on in the pic above is NOT the obvious one.

its…..

THIS!

aren’t these the dreamiest?????

its the BEST herb bread I’ve EVER tasted. (well, the best bread actually)

its seriously very very good.

a so-so spaghetti marinara in aglio olio style

the above pictures are from the best italian restaurant i’ve ever eaten in my entire life.

the squids…. are the JUICIEST!!!!

I’ve never tasted squids like this. and its super soft and not too chewy.

keke. adelaide food not bad le…..

but…. but…..

the only time (probably) i can ever eat again at the place would be when my parents or any uncle aunty come…. (*hint* *hint*)

T.T

the prices are……. $$$$$$$$$

like the herb bread, one piece costs AUD4!!!

like………..=.=

T.T

come come. visit me. take me out. i’l bring you to the best italian restaurant.

but… then again…. i would not really suggest anyone to come here for holidays.

there’s …. nothing to do. in just 10 mins, you’d have walked the whole shopping street.

there’s no starbucks (T.T)

but…..

come just to see mmeeeeee!!!

i’m the attraction heeeeerrreeee!!!!!!!!!

>< >< ><

muka tembok >< >< ><

 

Hahndorf

 some kind of traditional bread in Hahndorf. Its like scones.

Hmm… about Hahndorf, I was a bit disappointed when I went there this time. I had crazy wonderful memories of it the last time I came. the bed and the quilt and the pillow….!!!!!!!!! sigh…. heaven-ness

but this time, or maybe it cos i’ve been to germany before, and I know how the architecture over there is like, I don’t seem to see much of german influence in that town. Not in the towns, architecture or even the food!

yeah, they have cuckoo clocks and stuf,

but like pork knuckles, in germany, its normally roasted so you get crazy good crispy pork skin. its not often you find BOILED pork….

here, its… BOILED pork. i mean, the pork here is already quite smelly compared to the ones in KL, (and pork is smelly on its on anyway), but to BOIL it??? That’s just….. wrong…. yuck +.x

but we got to stay at this really cool house.

quite cheap compared to motels. THis house is huge!

3 bedrooms

1 bath 1 toilet.

which is REALLY weird. cos normally, wouldn’t there be a bath and toilet and another toilet?

and one room is seriously weird.

has a queen bed on one side of the room, then you have to walk a few steps down to another single bed…. in the same room!!!

meie, its like your living room like that…. just with beds.

Barossa Valley

This hot stone prawns were A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!

all you had to do is just sprinkle salt and pepper. thats all.

kangaroo meat. I’ve never really like it. it tastes like venison/deer/ostrich meat.

but then….. dunno why marmees wanna order  it… =.=

my friends bought a few the other day.

they said tastes like chicken…

isnt it cheaper to just buy chicken meat?

>< >< ><

i know la. i know la. wanna try ma…..

Let me just leave you with a final pic.

(btw, I’ve yet to try any good yum cha place here, despite so many people telling me its superly nice here….)

oh!

but i’ve tasted the BEST duck here. hehe. I don’t eat duck. like seriously don’t. Not even at the famous ’sunrise’ shop in PJ.  but there’s this chinese shop that does really REALLY good duck. much better than sunrise one. but the cha siew and siew yoke…. so-so only la. my friends love the scallops there.

oh ya. the pic.

Ta!

Hellooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G’day mate!

 

hehe.

gosh. this place….. hehe. okla…. not bad la…. in one day can cover everything.

i’m loving the weather here.

its hoooooottttt!!!!!

but i like hot.

in a few days its gonna get colder… T.T

gosh. had so many stuff to say when couldnt come online but now finally can…. its like….

=.=

nothing to say…

=.=

 

btw, stuff are suppppppeeerrr expensive here.

like indomie (a type of maggi mee), in melby costs 25c, here costs 69!!!!

and the internet connection stuff… =.=

i’m still trying to find out different companies. (using friend’s one)

its bloody exp!!!

like 5g costs 39aud….

but if you get the 50gig ones, its only 50aud…. but who needs that much =.=

in kl, we get unlimited… =.=

i miss kl!!!! T.T  T.T   T.T

but here’s not bad either.

just saw this cafe that sells gi-normous french fries and you like soak it in thick brown sauce.

sushi here not as good as brisbane though.

no starbucks…. =.=

just spent 2 hours walking around trying to find a justice of peace and police station to sign some documents

haven’t started cooking yet. the past few days have been eating around.

my friends cook awesome soft pork ribs and peanuts soup but not really soup.

tonight, its either sweet and sour chicken or black pepper chicken.

but adoiiiiiii

regretted coming so early.

you know what our orientation was????

just a half hour talk on adelaide…..=.=

i could’ve come here next week….. =.=

okays. gotta go! eating up her bandwidth ><

Thank You

By the time you read this, i’m already on the way to adelaide. hehe.

(its a timed post. )

 

Just a few thank yous to some of you

THanks so much for the farewells.

Didn’t know people would want to say bye to me cos…..

hehe…. I never thought…..

well……

just that…..

erm….

sometimes… you’re not close to the person so you think they wouldnt miss you so you’re like….. ok. bye!

but then…… ended up…..

they showed you…

erm…

*sigh*

i’m having trouble finding the words to say it…. hmmm…

how special/important you are to them.  not like really really important but important enough. sigh….. hard to explain….

okla. i know, like muka tembok saying that. but seriously!

its like…. hmm… all this while you thought that…hmmm… we’re just acquaintance. but then…… they showed you that you’re more than that to them.

hmm…. like… you never thought you’d be missed except by a handful of people, whom you can count with one hand, but then…. you realised… that you actually impacted more people. (not impact in like a huge major life changing way la. just enough for them to miss you once every few months ). i think impacted is the wrong word. but too tired think of the right one now.

So anyway, just want to say huge thank yous to some people

A.L

Thank you so so so much for teaching me how to cook. so patient ><. and for cooking my favourite dishes.

I LOVE your cooking!!!

Aunty Esther

gosh. just for being a huge encouragement, and helping me…. erm…. settle the stuff I kept putting off… ><

hehehe….

T.May Ee

for taking me out whenever loisy and me insists on eating no matter how late it is

for the fireworks and bbq

Li Peng

thanks so much for the presents. and Edison too. and thanks for being a seriously very good. for always remembering me.

Sarah C

Gosh. one of my oldest oldestest friends. so gentle and kind. and generous. XD

always make the time to talk to me. >< even though bothered here quite a bit >< hehehe….

Wei Pyng

T.T will miss you!!!!

you’re one of those few who I could really trust

and who would always remember my birthday since we were very young… hehe…

and my source of enid blyton and anne of green gables book ><

Thanks for the present and thank wei luen for me too ya

(but i doubt you’d even be reading this =.=)

Florence

hehe……. so sorry always ffk classes ><

but you’re so……….. hehe… nice…. to be able to tahan my irresponsible behavior ><

you’re my lifesaver!!!!

W.Shin

Gosh…. T.T T.T

my fireworks supplier… T.T

:p

no la… you’re more than that. hehe.

one of my close friends T.T

gosh…….

no more lunches/dinners on you T.T

hey hey… where’s our 50euro share share =.=

you… how can you not go online….-.-

no msn no facebook….. your blog also like…..dead… -.-

oh yeah. i found something else in my bag. the stuff i was supposed to pass to you after i came back…. but now cannot give you already… cos…… it broke/shattered…. so… >< >< ><

won’t miss you so much. cos you always say ‘aiya. why go adelaide so late. go there earlier la’ =.=

 

My two Tees……

I’m not going to say anything……

cos its all going to be superly mushy as if parting forever =.=

so…. its best to just say….

I”LL MISS YOU ALOT HUNNY BUNNIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T.T

there are others that I missed out. but……. what’s the point in saying goodbye if you’re already overseas =.=

and also some people who wishes to remain anonymous. but you know who you are

p.s. sorry for telling you the wrong flight time. hehehe ><

Hope you like this video I made.

i’m trying to find a more private video host. cos some pics are meant for more private viewing. any suggestions?

if you don’t want your pics inside, please email me or something and i’ll remove it as soon as possible.

and quality quite terrible cos…. hehe….. i took pictures from your own facebooks… >< >< ><

my comp lost all previous photos so I don’t have any of your pics >< >< ><

GOODBYE!!!!

Gosh. What nonsense. *disgusted face*

I’m coming back in 3 months ler….

not need get so emo on me… =.=

but….. i’ll still MISS YOU LOTS!!!! T.T

If you forget my face…….

I’ll gladly send you an autographed picture.

 

On a different note,

Thanks thanks THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for EVERYTHING!!!!

T.T

You guys really made me feel so missed….. T.T

THe ’surprise’ farewells, dinners cgs and lunches………..

(even though I didn’t know it was ‘farewells’ and didnt go for it…. hehehe…. >< )

But if I did know also…. I wouldn’t go lor….

its not as if I’m migrating there.

I.Will.Be.Back.

having farewells make me feel……. as if i’m going to leave KL forever… T.T

 

Thanks so much for cooking my favorite dishes and sending it to me

Thanks so much for the presents

-scarf, headphones (lol. so surprised when I saw it. but then… it was exactly what I wanted because I don’t have any and when I’m reluctant to buy cos…. not cheap… T.T)

-tupperware, soaps and pencil from my s.s students. (wah…. so touched and surprised to received it T.T. feel so bad for not going for that service that day ><)

-the coolest cupcakes ever!!! will post pics once a certain *someone* who’s supposed to send to me sends it to me. the *someone* who likes to go *tap* *tap* *tap* =.=   

but its a really really cool cupcake cake! it has the map of australia drawn over few cupcakes, large kangaroo, road signs… gosh. so creative!

-love gifts. was really really touched to receive it from people… THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! >< >< ><

 

gosh… all of them….T.T

feel a bit bad cos when others leave, I never did those things… just said bye… ><

 

I’m not gonna say any mushy mushy goodbye stuff cos…..

I’ll be back in 3 months people!!!!

 

XD

 

 

sidenote:

I received a card from someone saying

‘All the best in starting a new life there!’

=.=

erm…… i’m not starting a new one cos…. i’m not dead yet…. =.=

I’m just continuing my life in a different country and will continue it again when I come back…. ^^;

 

 

p.s. I’m still amazed at how blessed I am ><