I finally finished the Just For Starters with Irene after months of doing it. But then again it is not about the speed of completion of the book but about learning something about it in the end.
28th March 2015, Saturday
Had a meeting early morning in Maroubra for Copin and Danju's wedding. I was wearing the wrong outfit and it was super chilly that day. I was sort of wearing a skort and baggy one indeed and I felt a bit like Marilyn Monroe when the wind was gushing down under. The moral of the story is definitely to check the weather forecast and look out for the wind speed and wear something appropriate. Later that evening, I had a meet up with Ci Hilda after been missing a few weeks. We talked quite a lot though. Afterwards, I had to catch up with Santa as well. We had an early dinner at a Thai restaurant in Coogee and went straight to the park beside the beach playing some tunes.
29th March 2015, Sunday
Had church and at night we surprised Sonia for a pre-birthday celebration since her birthday is on the 30th of March. And can't you believe it, March is almost over and the temperature is beginning to drop.
Some of the music team members from church attended T.W.I.S.T (The Word In Song Together) or as Kristel and I call it True Worshiping in Spirit and Truth. It is fascinating to be reminded again that we should take worshipping very seriously as we are praising our True and Living God. All start with the heart and how sincere we are in serving and that will eventually project our enthusiasm to the church so that the church would be encouraged by the lyrics of the songs and sing with full heart to God. Moreover, most importantly, the audience of the worships and praises is the Lord and not us. Therefore, we, as a congregation should unite and present our best-est to the Lord.
Later on that afternoon, I joined the Piano session and there we were taught about some chords and some variations. I am super rusty with my piano skills since I barely touch and play the piano anymore. But after today's conference I was super pushed and I felt ignited once more to play the piano again. Should start sharpening those scales one more time.
indonesian noodle sold at city. I forgot the name. LOL. but it was really good and it made me long for indonesian
noodle more
Been infatuated with Japanese culture these days as a result of reading too many shoujo mangas. I love Greeen too. Check out one of their musics down below.
I am in love with this song after watching The Desolation of Smaug. I keep on repeating the replay button on spotify. I am obsessed.
Oh, misty eye of the mountain below Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke Keep watching over Durin's son
If this is to end in fire Then we shall all burn together Watch the flames climb high into the night Calling out father, stand by and we will Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side
And if we should die tonight Then we should all die together Raise a glass of wine for the last time Calling out father, prepare as we will Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side Desolation comes upon the sky
Today I totally overslept! And basically my appointment with Caro just went down the drain. Well not literally. I can't find a specific phrase to describe the situation. That's all I could think of at the moment! I am trying to speed-blog. Hmm. Not sure if that term exists but anyway the point is that I have been delaying in posting some blog posts so let's make this quick!
Coming back to the topic, I woke up really late and I was even late in meeting up. My biological clock is totally a mess these days and I should definitely rewind it.
I thought it was going to rain but to my good luck it didn't. It was a challenge to go to Maroubra. Firstly, I know it sounds crazy but I actually called Cim up and asked for directions. I missed a bus that I had doubted it would not go to Maroubra even though it was written "Maroubra Junction". But as I stopped by the bus stop, everything seems uphill from there. The buildings were familiar and the roads were too. Unfortunately, I pressed the wrong buzzer. I pressed unit 3 which was somebody else's unit. There was no answer, so I started to work out the text Ci Lily had riddled me. I thought it was a joke, but as I counted the math problem (yes it was a math problem, a simple addition and subtraction) , it was referring to her unit number.
As soon as I arrived, I began to help up with the cake mix! Wooh! It's my first time to be given huge responsibility in the kitchen! It was easier than I thought it would be. You just dump the whole sachets provided in the instant cake mix box to a bowl containing water, and then just start up the mixer.
green goop for the pandan cupcakes!
look how i go with the orange poppyseed cake mix!
Ci Lily working on her savoury batch of cupcakes!
the pandan essence
first cupcake with Ci Lily's head bulging out of it.
first batch on the oven!
savoury cupcakes
savoury cupcake <3
psst! secret recipe : bacon!
frost up the green baby cupcakes to cover up the random shape
with rainbow pearls
looks like a winter wonderland to me.
the orange poppy seed ! these would be frosted up with the cream cheese frost
The bake-off was super fun! We also watched Jeremiah on DVD. Not to forget, a magical incident happened. I have no idea why my Broca's area in the brain allowed myself to spell out the password of my phone to Ci Lily. Then she totally hacked my phone without me realising for a long time. G-rreeatt.
Later on at night, we went to Campsie for Korean BBQ!
LOL
hohoho
It was a carnivorous night for all of us. We ate lots of beef! It was a good meal. Then we enjoyed yogurt at Snow Monkey and I found a good Ze:a song! Check it out down below!
When I got back to Uniterrace, I went to Bunga's room and joined Della, Raymond, Earl and Nichole to dig on some mooncakes! They were good! Obviously we spent hours there talking and then later on looking at Indonesian Celebrity Gossips on youtube. And, boy, do I miss a lot of Indonesian celeb news from not watching any Indonesian Tv channel here. LOL.
I am sorry for neglecting this blog for quite a while. I am too busy in uni. I have tons of posts to write too. Tons of stories to share. I haven't got the "right" time yet. There are mid-exams coming soon as well. I would probably post something after I am done with the tests.
Anyway, I am addicted to EXO's Growl! And I crave in having my fingers get hold onto the piano to try out the song for myself after watching a video I found on youtube! I can't precisely hit on the right notes though, but I really miss piano so much!
Check out the vids! Watch the music video first before the piano version! You'll find how amazing the piano player is in being able to figure out the melody. Not to mention her improvisations are truly incredible. I am in awe!
There comes a day being clueless of what to do during the middle of winter break that in the end we started jamming randomly from a Japanese Anime called Mojacko soundtrack- If my lover was an alien. I wish I could upload the crazy video up but couldn't. There is some technical difficulty.
Anyway, our brunch for the day was vermicelli with lamchiong.
vermicelli with lamchiong
It was raining in the afternoon. We started jamming after we did quite a lengthy chit-chat.
Such a lot of fun.
Cim and Jopil
Later that night, more people arrived: Chris, Andrew, Gosali, Ko Freddie and Ko Jeffry. Ci Icing cooked for them. I didn't get the chance to take a photo of dinner. :(
After dinner, we watched a Singaporean movie: Ah Boys to Men 2. Hilarious!
Two down, one to go! I am in the middle of studying statistics, but then I decided to just blog all my blog drafts because it has piled so much! I'm listening to spotify too and it's almost 6 in the morning. I couldn't believe that I survived till the morning. Yep, thanks to internet blogging and spottily.
I am currently in a depressed mood right now. The thought of failing keeps on rewinding in my mind! I am super worried! Babs and Chem! I have no idea how they would turn out on my results. Statistics is my last exam and my last chance to actually be able something that I feel confident in after test. However, there are 12 lectures in total and I have only finished half of it. grr.
Anyway, addicted to this song! There are other songs too though that I feel easy and stick to my brain.
I have got to sleep now! My head is about to explode!
I am inside Red Center now in one of the rooms on Mezanine floor, in the middle of doing BABS lab report which should be handed in on Thursday at 6pm. And this inner piece inside of me felt that I have to blog. So, the procrastination continues.
Anyway, I am addicted to Kurt Hugo Schneider's improvisations on music! Those of you who read my blog from the very start, I think I have mentioned about him before!
try listening to this song by Olly Murs ft Florida.
so catchy..
and the instrumental is making me melt while listening to it!
credits to Ci Michelle for sharing the song
You're a troublemaker
You're a troublemaker...
You ain't nothing but a troublemaker girl
You had me hooked again from the minute you sat down
The way you bite your lip
Got my head spinnin' around
After a drink or two
I was putty in your hands
I don't know if I have the strength to stand
Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker. yeah
That's your middlename
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker!
It's like you're always there in the corners of my mind
I see a silhouette every time I close my eyes
There must be poison in those finger tips of yours
Cause I keep comin' back again for more
Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker, yeah
That's your middlename
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Maybe I'm insane
Cause I keep doing the same damn thing
Thinking one day we gon' change
But you know just how to work that back
And make me forget my name
What the hell you do I won't remember
I'll be gone until November
And you'll show up again next summer, yeah!
Typical middle name is Prada
Fit you like a glove girl
I'm sick of the drama
You're a troublemaker
But damn girl it's like I love the trouble
And I can't even explain why
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
On the 23rd of November, Cim returned home from Aussie for her summer break. She brought lots of yummy goods too. HUAHAHA.. (evil laugh). There are snickers, chocolates, oatmeals, chips, and lots of jars filled with fish oils.
I love this cadburry! a minty flavor beneath the chocolate cover
big package of cereal.
lots of nuts!
chips. they're pretty good.
pistachios! unsalted!
sugar coated cashews
Basically today, during breakfast, we feasted cakes and pastries that we bought from Pak Yunus, the man who sells cakes and pastries around our complex every morning. He has been around from my childhood. I love his kroket the most!
After breakfast we took photos from a Pororo app available on ipad.
Subsequently, together we read Bible. Afterwards, I painted Cim's nails, vintage floral style. HAHA. But then, I didn't get to finish her right hand because I had to practice piano for tomorrow's Sunday School. Yes, I made a comeback to Sunday School piano service.
Cim's nails
btw, check The Wanted's song I Found You. pretty cool
First thing first, I'm insane about this group. I listen to their songs everyday. Their songs are absolutely amazing! What I like best about this band is that all the songs are not about guys wanting to *bleep* girls like all pop rap songs these days.
The Script based on vocalist, Danny O'Donoghue, guitarist, Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Powers. They are an Irish alternative rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin.
I love all their songs! kyaa! Never been this freaked out a band before in my entire life. Like literally. This band is probably the first band I adore.
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