Hop, hop, hop!

Before my birthday, Thean Aik and I were absolutely flabbergasted as to what to do for our birthdays (very near to each other's). Clubbing is so overdone, a party at our flat is a little sad, dinner seems bland...

I asked Thean Aik what he had in mind, and he told me,
"Every year I go clubbing for my birthday. This year, I just want to have a quiet night, with a bunch of good friends."


Wish granted!








Bar-hopping on Friday night. :)




First bar: Manchester Lane.


First bar for Smalls, Mey and I, at least, 'cause we were late *eeeps*...



... which had the same color theme as me!




Actually just wanted to show picture of myself. -_-




Alice, Yee Von, Mey, Smalls, and a cropped me, 'cause I looked fat in this picture.


Alice is Thean Aik's girlfriend, who is studying in Brisbane now, and she came down to surprise Thean Aik for his birthday!!!
Like, literally, take-off-blindfold-TADA-girlfriend-standing-in-front-of-you type of surprise!!!


Say it with me, LE SIGH.
I think that is the sweetest sweetest sweetest surprise in the world! Even better than a Tiffany & Co. ring hidden in cake.

MR. BOYFRIEND AHEM AHEM AHEM.






Joleen, Yee Von, Nikky, and Alice.


I was running my hands up Joleen's thigh to compare the material of her leggings to the ones I have. o_O


Second bar: Three Below




It reminds me of a church-style sushi restaurant! ;)




Jian Cai, Nikki, Jac-in-her-happy-place, me, Joleen, and Shifty Mey lurking in the background.


My dress was really low cut, and as I didn't have double tape, I nicked some double masking sponge tape from Jac, so that I wouldn't have any wardrobe malfunctions during the night.

Well, the tape could stick Jac's 3-feet-high mirror onto her wall, but it wouldn't stay on long enough to keep my neckline looking decent! Pfffffft.




And looookie!!!
Halfway through the night, we realized that we were all wearing red! :)



If a bull come charging for us then, we would be dead before you can finish the word "kerbau".


And yes, I realized Jac's dress and mine looked extremely similar!
In fact, I have the exact same dress. o_O




Which was why throughout the night, I only took pictures with Jac when she had her jacket on, haha!



Third bar: Hairy Canary.


Q: Why did the canary crossed the road?
A: Because it wanted to get its toupee!
HEEHEE.



Smalls and Jac met their old school mate in Hairy Canary.
I just like saying that so much, hairycanary, hairycanary, hairycanaryhairycanary...!



Notice the irony? ;)
Anand, the ex-school bully!




Jac, Smalls, Mey, me, and Joleen. Don't be deceived by our relaxed statures, we were all squeezed and cramped to each other due to the limited space! Like mamak only.



Fourth bar: Gin Palace.


Did I catch a couple making out on film??!!?



This is BY FAR, my favorite bar of the night! Think luxe fabrics, lush materials, soft enchanting glow...

It doesn't even seemed like a bar!
It felt like a place where you whisper sweet nothings into a lover's ear. :)





This are our best tai-tai poses.
Which is why, I once again stress that I am born to be one. :D


And we had this absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous corner to ourselves! Big plush seats with gigantic pillows and cushions covered in all sorts of exotic fabrics strewn onto them! I swear to god, this is a fantasy come true!
I felt like an Arabian princess. ;)






In our little sanctuary, we stripped away all pretenses, and allowed the exhibitionist in us to step out... ;)





And I am sorry to impose these onto you, but just some self-gratifying pictures... ;)










And we met some new mates... ;)


Azlan and Bernard! Why is Azlan posing like Donald Trump here.
A totally candid picture-- but why am I in such a bimbotic stance????




Bernard showing off his sexy pose.
FAILED-ness! :P


Bernard is a catch, my ladies-- he cooks (he works as a chef part-time), he's a graduate engineer with first-class honors, he races (CARS la, doink), and his house is decorated in sexy shades od red! ;)





Mey Mey, and hui wen who is a little disheveled at the end of the night.



Well, bar-hopping that night opened my eyes-- I've always thought that bars/pubs are dinghy shady places with leering old men and foggy cigarette smoke. But bars in Melbourne are all tastefully done, and their interior are often so gorgeous! :) My only regret is that I spent most of the night snapping pictures, instead of trying out the different drinks that all these bars had to offer. :(
But my consolation is that drinks are really expensive! ;)










I need to do this more. :)

Birthday post, FINALLY.

My life is so exciting man, just when I wanted to finally get my ass to blog, Blogger crashes on me, and refuses to let my sign in. Messages like "Your cookies setting is disabled", "Please delete your caches", and "Your cookie session has expired" does not make me a happy woman. After restarting my computer twice, deleting my caches (err, just followed the instructions), adjusted my cookie settings, messed with Java settings (instructions again yo), I was still met with the dreaded "Error in log-in. Please check cookie settings" message. In the end, I had no choice but to switch to a new browser, and thus, starting a new process of downloading Mozilla Firefox. So much drama.

Which reminds me, the font in the new Firefox window for blogging is so tiny and squarish and smart, and it makes me feel like such an intellectual when I type a lot of words.

Likethatyouknow,shouldIgotothecitytomorrow,Iwouldreallylovetogo'causenextweekIcan'tgotstupidmidsemestertestagain.
ButIthinkMeyandSmallsdon'tfeellikegoing,andtherereallyisn'treallyanypointtogobymyself,butthenagainIhavealwaysenjoyedexploringbymyself.
Hmmdilemmadilemma.


Anyway, time for pictures from my birthday! Felt like a gazillion years ago, stupid tax law assignment, made me feel like I aged 253 years.



At the stroke of midnight of Monday...


All the South East flat people came over to surprise me! :)
(photos courtesy of Smells, short for Smellie, formally known as Smalls, teehee)

They knocked on my door at exactly 12am, with Smalls' frantic warning screams in the background, "Wear your bra, woman, your BRAAA!"
Thanks for the head's up. ;)



They had SPARKLERS on my cake!!! SPARKLERSSS!!!
That sparkled and dazzled!
That twinkled and sizzled!
That set out the fire alarm. -_-


But it was so PWEETTY!! I have always wanted sparklers for... well, for any occasions, and though I know you guys just buy a big packet of sparklers and use it for everyone's birthday, I LURRRVED THE SPARKLERS!


No more pictures from that night, 'cause I was looking like a pile of dog poo.




And on Monday evening, we went for our flat's first official GNO-- fancy dress dinner-- a fancy-mancy swishy dresses affair at a gourmet restaurant! :)



At Number 8 at the Crown.


Smalls and Jaclyn, on one side of the table.




And Mey and I at the other side.


And I confessed, I bought my birthday dress in February. *shy*
I tried it on, and I was looking for a reason to buy it... -_-
Err, well, I sort of knew I wanted to wear it for my birthday... ;)
And I have no idea why BLACK!! I usually hate black items with a vengeance. But it really is a lovely brocade dress. :)



We sat outside...


So we had a really good view of the riverbank, and also the occasional fire shows (chimney-like holes blowing out fire for heat purposes, which sounded like Godzilla terrorizing the town).


Well, Smalls and Jac had the view anyway, they were facing it. The only thing Mey and I had going for our eyes were their cleavages. ;)



I sat in this pose for goodness know how many shots with the 3 girls.
Must take picture with the birthday girl! They said. -_-


Our starters...


Wagyu beef slices.


I didn't particularly enjoyed this, being not much of a raw red meat person. But we got a decent amount of beef slices, considering it's a single portion.




Calamari.


Please meet the bestest bestest bestest calamari in the world. The freshest, most tender squid, and the most delicious batter; together, they create the most heavenly calamari EVER. Makes me feel like going on a calamari diet! :P



Rissoto.

Ignore its oatmeal-like appearance. I am starting to enjoy rissottos, despite the fact that pastas still sends my pulses racing. Thumbs up for this! :)




My Harpuka fillet.


I have no idea what Harpuka was, just had an inkling that it was some sort of fish. I am very weary when ordering dishes with foreign names, especially after hearing Smalls' story of ordering fish and ended up with liver. *shudders*


No more pictures of what the others ordered, 'cause I am always making people wait impatiently with their utensils in hand while I happily snap pictures of food, and I FELT BAD!




Fancy dress party.




Girls, beautiful dresses, delectable fine cuisines, gorgeous view.
What other ways to end a perfect night....






.....Not shopping lah. -_-







Desserts at Grecko's! :)


Chocolate cheesecake.



Coffee Tiramisu.



Custard and pastry layered cake.


ALL DIVINE AND DELIGHTFUL!
Although we couldn't finish any one of them, it was absolutely magnificent to sip on hot mocha/latte/chocolate and spoon forkfuls of luscious cake into our mouths, amidst hearty gossip and unrestrained laughter. :)



Some shameless camwhoring pictures in Crown's washing room.
Sorry to all the people whom we unwittingly held up in your frantic dash to the loo.




I love you girls 'cause we share the same interests. ;)



Sexy silhouettes.
Errr, actually I forgot to on the flash. ;)



I've no idea why I embarrass myself by taking picture with a 10 foot long woman.
Thank you, dear, for your lovely poem. :P



One of my favourite pictures of the night. :)
Thanks, sweetheart, for my yummy tiramisu cake, and all the sweet things you said in your blog post. =)



I can hear you laughing in your room right now. Is naked men in American Pie that funny?
Thank you, my rendezvous partner (My Little Pony is waiting for us), for the heart-touching birthday post, it warmed me right to my toes! :)




You girls are the best thing that happened to me in Melbourne, and I can't stress upon that enough. :)




Thank you for making my birthday such a fun-filled one, I went to bed with a smile on my fact that night. :)






Although you girls got my birthday wrong! TWENTY ONE! HAH! :D





More pictures about barhopping yesterday SOON! :)

I am human again.

Front: Half-eaten microwave pizza.

Right: Black phone, which just rang, and which some idiot asked for Maintenance.

Far left: Imbecilic neighbour playing loud bad music.

Left: Printer.

Top of printer: IT.


IT.
The stupid tax law assignment which I've finally managed to completed, waiting to be handed up later.
The hell-creating assignment which has brought me never-ending stress and trauma, and truckloads of instant noodles and frozen food.







BEGONE, TAX LAW ASSIGNMENT!




And now, I am stealthily applying my trustworthy MAC eyeliner, ready to march to uni to chuck my assignment, and after that, my loves, it's time for some retail therapy.

As for tonight, it would be birthday celebration No.2.



I AM READY TO RRRRRRRUMBAAAAA!

Birthday post- I call it bluff.

FUCK YOU LA STUPID NICKPOH@HOTMAIL.COM WHY YOU POSTED THE WINNER OF THE APPRENTICE SEASON 6 AS YOUR MSN NICKNAME WHEN THE EPISODE HAS'NT EVEN BEEN RELEASED YET AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SIGN IN JUST WHEN I AM LOOKING AT MY LAPTOP SCREEN AND WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU DON'T YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS TO UTILISE IN YOUR NICK LIKE BABYDOLLPOOPOO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT??? WHAT THE FUCCCCKKK IS WRONG WITH THE PEOPLE WHO POST SPOILERS IN BLOGS AND NEWSPAPERS AND NOW MSN NICKNAMES WITHOUT AT LEAST A WARNING THAT THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD??? VERY FUN IS IT MAY YOU ROT IN HELL WITH A POLE IMPALED THROUGH YOUR UGLY BUTTHOLE.


And yes, I hate the world today.

I got back my mid semester test today, and I did really badly for it, especially considering that I was relatively confident of the paper. What is happening to me, is age finally catching up with me and degenerating my braincells? :(



Hmm, I guess I am supposed to post pictures from my birthday dinner yesterday, but then I would need to resize pictures and stuff, and I really have no time, so I am gonna play cheat and post pictures from my birthday last year, teehee.


I had a pink-themed party for my 21st lasy year AND DON'T YOU DARE QUESTION HOW I COULD BE 21 LAST YEAR AND 21 AGAIN THIS ORELSE I'LL GIVE YOU TWO TIGHT SLAPS.

And everyone had to wear pink! Everyone, including reluctant boys. ;)




I had pink fairy lights...





I had pink umbrellas for guests sitting outside, and happy boys clad in pink...




I had pink champagne, bought from Japan...




I had a key-shaped pink cake, which didn't look like a key at all...





I had friends who adhered to my girly dress code, well, what's left of those who didn't left by midnight, at least... ;)








I had my first time popping champagne... ;)






Ben, who came in black, but PINK NAILS!


And I had idiot guy friends who came in a MU jersey along with a pink shawl, who pays for the pink shirt on his back from the fitting room in 1 Utama 15 minutes before my party started... :P




Drunkard.




And it is a splendid feeling to be toasted to.




And tis a glorious feeling to be loved. :)



I promise I'll get to my real birthday pictures sooooooon!