Some things are better Korean.

Today is a meaningful day to me.


Because it's the first time I officially had Korean food yo! :)




I think I am made of titanium, a minimum temperature of 10 degrees in Melbourne, and I am dressed like that.




At the bus top, Jac and I.
Why do we look so fair! -_-


And if you're wondering why it is only Jac and I again, it's 'cause someone (ahem, ahem, Smalls) ffk-ed us at the last minute, and poor Mey has just been really, really busy recently.







And only Jac and I could spend 45 minutes in a pharmacy looking at nail polish, make up, hair dyes, waxes, tanning lotion and fake eyelashes.

And only Jac will use my hand as a testing base for all the eyeshadows/blushes/bronzers; hence leaving me with an arm full of colorful swabs.




Korean food at Kang Na Roo!
Jac and I read it from a food blog , and decided to try this out.





I am very tickled by this photo! :P
This looks straight out of a scene in a charming cafe.. And suddenly you see a bunch of spring onion in the background, haha!
We did groceries la.





I am quite freaked out by this. -_-





Our side dishes, complimentary with the meal.


I told you, I have never really eaten Korean food, except for once in Sydney (which I totally, totally loved, by the way), but I never really got to know the names of the food I ate, and neither do I know what other Korean dishes are there.

Pretty sad, I know, since I pride myself in being a food lover, I know. :(



But Jac did a pretty good job in educating me, I will say. ;)




Jac with her Kimchi Chigae.


Which, by the way, IS the dish that I absolutely loved in Sydney! I had it with noodles, but it's the same thing. TRY IT THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE KOREAN FOOD, if you haven't! I love love love it. :)

But I didn't get to eat much of it, 'cause Jac and I are both sick, so we thought it'd be better if we didn't share our food lest we pass our germs to each other. =(




Kimchi Chigae.
(Basically spicy soup with tofu, vegetable and pork. But OH SO GOOD).





My pork Bulgogi.


According to Jac, this is another Korean must-haves. It's basically pork strips on a hot plate with really spicy and tangy sauce. I loved this too! :)

Thank god for Jac, 'cause if I didn't know better, Bulgogi sounded more like a character from Harry Potter-- like, one of the creatures in the Dark Arts lessons or something. -_-





This is me lifting the lid of my rice-- which incidentally, reminds me of lor mai gai (glutinous rice with chicken).
Oh, how I miss it! :(


Like I said, I have never really had Koread food before, so I don't know what to compare the food to. But that said, I know good food when I see (taste) it. And hell yea, the food is great! :)

And the owner (a Korean woman with the cutest bob and bangs) is so so so friendly! She was superbly attentive, and very sweet-- offering to bring us more side dishes, bringing us extra napkins even thought we didn't ask for it....
And she also said that I am sexy- though I suspect it's because I am so inappropriately dressed in the cold weather. -_______-



So people in Clayton, go try Kang Na Roo! :)




Happy girls.



I am a converted Korean food lover now. ;)

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And another highlight of my day:

Something I have been yearning for a long, long time.

Piggie mooncake! :D :D :D


But the ones my grandma bought comes in colorful plastic cages. T________T







Oh well. Something to remember it by.

'Cause the piggy is in the other piggy's tummy already. ;)

Ugly as sin.

Audrey, you owe me your firstborn and a lifetime of designer bags for the ugly tag.




I thought it would be relatively difficult for me to find ugly pictures of myself, as I firmly believe that all ugly pictures of mine came from my before-20-years-old era, because after that, I blossomed.
Or so I thought.

And err, before 15 years old, I was just plain frightful.



You have no idea how strong I am to sift though all things ugly and post them up. T__T




Almost 2 years back, at Dome.
Seen with white latte foam.




Valentine's last year.
And the reason why the boyfriend and I could celebrate so many Valentine's Days together is 'cause he still stayed on with me even though I look like that. T____T




Without makeup and contacts.
DO I STILL LOOK LIKE ME?





Picking hair from my lips. -_-





Totally candid, I think someone was trying to take a picture of me, and I didn't want him/her to, and I stuck out my tongue as a form of retaliation.
Note to self: When you don't want someone to take a picture of yourself, cover your face, not close your eyes. -______________-




Mey catching me unaware, hence, the pissy face.
At the train station for Moomba festival.
And this is the worst angle! My legs look like they are about 2 inches long.





Taken from here.
I am ashamed.




On the plane-- first time going to Melbourne.
Sans make up, and puffy eyes from crying throughout the flight. :(




Okay, I am getting a little emotionally imbalanced now from all the ugly pictures of me, so I am going to betray my friends, and post an ugly picture of Smalls wtf.



Oh, who am I kidding! She looks so cute here. T__T




Singing my heart out in karaoke. With flared nostrils.




Unglam picture of me clambering out of the shopping trolley.




In Penang, exhausted after walking for eons in the Spice Garden.




Another flared nostrils picture. Are my nostrils running wild... T___T
Shocked here 'cause Jing offered to pay for our meal at Secret Recipe.




Fresh faced, with hair pulled back. *brave face*




HAHAHA, it doesn't necessarily have to be ugly pictures of ME! :P




The buttons of the straps of my pinafore came out simultaneously, so I came up with the ingenious idea of pinning them with clothes pegs. -__-




At Kuala Selangor, before going into the swamps. I wasn't wearing suitable attire (I wore a pretty top, I think), so I had to borrow a men's shirt from one of my friends. T____T
It was not my fault k, they didn't tell me we were going to the swamps! T____T
And yes, I wore heels to the swamp, no one had any extra shoes. T_____T





Pre-eyeliner-and-make-up-skills days, plus bad angle.
At least you can see I am a proud B-cup wtf.




This is about the only ugly picture that I don't mind. :)




HAHAHA this was (way) before me leaving for Melbourne, and it was just one night, where suddenly Jing and I thought about me leaving, and we both started bawling. We didn't know Teeny was catching us on camera. -_-
And YES, those are my bra straps dangling out of my top-- I was trying on clothes before crying, heehee.




At Equinox recently. Drunken Jin Yin pulled me to the floor, and it was all pretty funny.
Why don't I look pretty when I laugh? :'(



And the crème de la crème, the most appalling, repulsive picture of them all...














I WANT TO SET MYSELF ON FIRE NOW. T_________T






Ok, hope you enjoyed that. It's possibly my last post ever, because after this, I am going to fling myself off the cliff.




Muahhh!

Lips curved up.

My morning yesterday started at 7.30am, when Bernard's text message beeped:

"Looks like gona be a beatiful day!hahaha c u later"


Muttering some unintelligible grumbles, I pulled my covers over me and went back to sleep.

When my alarm rang at 10am, I woke up with a stretch, and lifted my curtains, just a little, and peeked out.
The glorious sight of sun greeted me-- everything looked greener, lusher; and in my stomach, I knew that it was going to be a good day.


Note: Bernard's text message isn't a pick up line or anything k, it was just that we were debating about the weather the night before. -_-





At Flinders station, the girls hungering for some greasy breakfast.




It was such a beautiful, beautiful day!
The light breeze, the gentle caress of sunshine...
And we look like a Gucci ad here, HEEHEE.








The main mission of the day was Shoya, for our gourmet japanese lunch. :D

I would like to pretend that I know what was written on the giant white canvas, but unfortunately, I really don't.




And I *think* I know what is written on this giant white canvas, which is "just enough" or something equally profound.


And yes, after I graduate, I am going to be a painter, and I just scribble deep words on one corner of all my artpieces. Like "Just Happy", "Just Contented", and "Just Do It".




Totally candid shot, I passed my camera to Smalls to snap pictures of Jac and I, and I have no idea what in the world made her think that this is a flattering shot.
But I digress, don't you think I look like those olden days Chinese kung fu hero from this angle!!!
Sorry, I grew up with TVB dramas. ;)





We have decided that we are going to pamper ourselves from now onwards, which is why hopefully our aim to try out one good restaurant per week is going to work out.


Bernard (from work, lunch break) and Azlan (from bed, just woke up) met up with us for lunch too!


Introducing the new Jimmy Choos, bedroom slippers.



Suit and bedroom slippers, some might say it's a lethal combination. ;)




Me trying to look nonchalantly into the camera, and Jac nonchalantly pretending not to.





My food! And these are just from my set only (plus one more grilled fish, not photographed wtf).




Which was why my side of the table looked like that.


All three of us ordered really huge and extensive sets, and we ended up giving away a lot of our food to Azlan and Bernard... Now I know why they ordered really little! :P




We were waiting for the tram on the opposite side of the road, and the tram was still quite far away (within view); with a stroke of brilliance, we all exchange looks, and said "The tram is not here yet! Let's RUN over there and take pictures!"

Giant purse outside GPO.
All pictures taken within 3 minutes, before we RAN back to the other side and scurried up the tram.












Camwhore pictures during shopping:






That's a dress that I really like, but Jac 'chupped' it for herself already. :D




And as luck may have it, we found ourselves at Brunetti-- for the best desserts in town. :)



Warming up to Brunetti, hee.



My iced mocha.
When will I learn that iced drinks in Melbourne always have ice cream!!! T_T


It's all self service in Brunetti, and there were a lot of (savoury) pastries to pick from, and you could also order main meals (i.e. pastas and such)...
Needless to say, the selection of desserts was ASTOUNDING... And the best part was, Brunetti actually offers its desserts in really small sizes as well, so it's perfect for greedy people for me who likes to have a little bit of everything! :)



My 'main course'-- there are ham and salami in it.
It reminds me a lot of kuih kapit somehow, hahaha.




Cross-sectional view of Jac's fried risotto.
Yup, you heard it right, deep fried, with gooey cheese in the middle! :)



The girls of the day: Smalls, me, Jac.
It's rather worrying-- I detect a making of a double chin in this picture. T___T


And Bernard actually joined us for dinner after work too! But I don't have any pictures of him then... He was too busy (being instructed to) taking pictures of us. :P




My palette of desserts: chocolate tart, vanilla custard pastry, and a piece of gourmet cookie (chocolate toppings and hazelnut cream).
They are really small (probably slightly bigger than a 50cents coin).


I love the fact that I could have a choice of consuming something heavy or light for my main meal, and hence, offering me the freedom (and tummy space) to try more desserts! The moment I was greeted with the long arrays of cakes, tarts and cookies, I told Jac and Smalls: "You girls won't judge me if I take 6 or 7 pieces right..."

But I only took three pieces okay, I remembered my diet. T___T
And oh! The gourmet cookie that I had was soooo goood! There IS a difference between gourmet cookies and the normal ones. It costs AUD55 for 1 kg, and just 1 piece like that cost me about AUD1.30, which is really crazy, to think of it. -_-

And I must give the chocolate tart two thumbs up! This might sound totally inconceivable, but contrary to popular belief, I really don't like chocolate that much. I hate chocolate cake and chocolate muffins-- basically, I only like chocolate sauce and chocolate chips, and of course, tim tams. :P The texture and taste of the chocolate tart was really light (hence it was sickeningly sweet), and there was even a dollop of custard in the tart! Some might say I am going bonkers, for I thought the chocolate tart tasted a little like lotus paste mooncake, haha.


I am DEFINITELY DEFINITELY going back to Brunetti, I can't imagine a lovelier place to eat and gossip with girlfriends! :)



And as how all good days go, there's always a perfect end.



And what better end than our own photoshoot at one of the most gorgeous scene in Melbourne. ;)




Windy!




Waiting for someone to offer to take pictures of us ('cause Bernard has left us then). :D



Haha!




Someone offered to. ;)





And slowly, we realised that waiting for a hero to swoop to our rescue just isn't feasible, and we decided to take matters into our own hands.


Self-timer, baby.
















Isn't Melbourne gorgeous at night? :)









Haha, she could barely peer over the edge!









Another Gucci-worthy ad. :P







Days like that, you just don't want it to end. :)