Mooncake Festival

The 3rd of October it's gonna be on this year.

Even though it's still a couple of months away, pretty tin mooncake cases have already made their way to the shelves at Yuen's.

I'm not overly enthusiastic about mooncakes. The only things I like about them are the skin, and the yolks inside. The lotus paste in between is just too disgustingly sweet for me. Which is why I usually buy mooncakes with 4 yolks in one mooncake.

If I had my way, I would just wrap yolks in mooncake skin...
But since I can't have that, here's the next best thing-



A whole piggy made of mooncake skin
(at least that's what it tastes like).
YUM. ^^

Dumbadeedum

Me: Honey is this your towel?
Eddie: No it's not.
Me: It must be mine, then. Hmm I don't remember it being mine.
Eddie: You don't have a memory, remember?

. . . . *5 seconds later* . . . .

Eddie: HA HA HA
Me: What?
Eddie: If you don't have a memory, how can you remember???
Me: (-.-")

So after the Indonesian League finals yesterday...

We ended up NOT going to either Merdeka Night or Anand's Medieval themed house party.

Instead, we stayed home and had a nice simple dinner of instant mee pok, knackwurst, and Campbell's cream of mushroom soup over Ice Age 3 on the small screen. :)


Can you spot the kitteh?

Today, when the boys were playing soccer at Munro field, a little pigeon fell from the tree it was on (must've been spooked by the soccer ball or something) but couldn't land. It crashed through the brances and fell on the ground, and then it couldn't walk or fly. Eddie and I decided to bring the poor thing to the vet clinic at uni, and left it in good hands after filling in a wildlife admission form. I hope they fix the poor thing up and I hope it survives.

Oh my glider is broken. The wing snapped off when it nose-dived to the ground :( At least we got a few decent flights out of it...

OK gtg now, going to Coffee Square @ Sunnybank for chicken rice, upon Julia's recommendation!

Student-free Thursday

Not that it mattered to me, cos I don't work on Thursdays anyway.

Had a lunch date with Eddie in the city.
The kebab place near his office makes friggin good kebabs!



They were so generous with the filling that my "small" kebab ended up being a jumbo-sized one after they finished stuffing it!

After Eddie went back to work, I sat down in the sun at the Riverside to read.
It was so warm I had to keep shifting positions so that my bare legs got equal sun

I smell summer. *rubs hands in glee*

EKKA public holiday

Lunch @ Sunnybank

We were craving for duck rice, but after the boys finished playing soccer we thought it might be too late to go to Golden BBQ, cos they're usually sold out by noon

Couldn't be arsed to go EKKA cos it was already 2pm

I've already been there a million times

And Eddie wasn't exceptionally keen either

So we made a spontaneous decision to go to Gold Coast and....

I BOUGHT A NEW HANDBAG!!!!

(with a huge handbag loan from theBoyfriend ^^)

♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ 8D ♥ *LOVES*

Tried to extinguish my excitement a little with ice-cream from our favourite gelato spot

But I got even more excited because they'd come up with a new flavour which I absolutely loved...

RED BULL ICE-CREAM!!!

zomgwtfbbqdvdsmsajinomoto

Eddie didn't like it though.

He stuck with his cookies n'cream.

We wandered into DFS Galleria

Eddie bought some yummy kangaroo jerky

Felt like we'd had enough so we started heading back towards Brisbane.

Heard on the radio that there was going to be a hailstorm which was heading north

Got a little worried but we were lucky... we caught the tail of it and ran into a bit of rain, but no hail :) Thank GOD.

When we got home, Eddie's precious fruit (which we got from Yuen's earlier on @ Sunnybank) had thawed

Just in time for supper!

This thing cost $6+, which was super expensive cos it was so tiny!

But Malaysian D24 k, dun pway pway... not those big tasteless frozen Thai durians



It was so small that it only had 3 seeds
One for me, one for Eddie, and one for Benjamin!

SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD

FedEx guy called me at while I was at school...

to tell me that I had a parcel from Sydney.


Ohai. Wat dis?


:D

Voilà! My tiny little heart lock pendant on a chain

...With my initials engraved on the back! *hearts*

Saturday.

We were brimming with excitement as we drove across the bridge and spotted the row of overturned red tinnies on the shore, waiting to be hired.

I looked at the few boats bobbing on the water.
"Uhh.. Honey, the water looks a little choppy today..."

We stepped out of the car and were immediately greeted by a blast of chilly wind.
Eddie dialled the number for the boat hire while I bitched about not having enough layers on.

The boat hire was closed for the day because of the 30 knot wind.
DAMNIT
Why didn't we check the wind when we checked the weather??

With fishing gear and no destination, we drove/walked around the island.
The beaches were beautiful, and the water was super clear and so tranquil!
It was pretty peaceful for a weekend
So quiet, in fact, that it almost felt like a ghost town
We loved it!
Nothing like Shorncliffe or Redcliffe where its always so bloody jam-packed

We stopped at a jetty and went down to have a look
Bagged a spot on one of the pontoons
It was low tide and the current was still running out pretty rapidly, but since we had the rods in the car, Eddie thought we might as well give luring a go



Played with my TT Switchblade while Eddie used his poppers
We both gave up after a while cos there were too many bratty kids running around and anyhow casting their lines, and Eddie was worried I might get hooked :P



So we put the rods aside and just lay on the pontoon soaking up the sun

The kids left and it was peaceful again

The wind stopped and it was so beautifully warm, I regretted not wearing a bikini top!



One of the Japanese guys who was fishing with his friends (on the same pontoon as us) bent over and dropped his car keys into the water O.o

I wonder how they got home that evening.

We then drove to the other side of the island

Went for a walk on the beach but promptly turned around and jumped back into the car because it was freezing!

There was a lone old man happily splashing about in the icy water
I could see that the lifeguard on duty was keeping a sharp eye on him, what with the gigantic waves and crazy winds
Crazy bugger

. . . . .

Got home around 5-ish.

Eddie got free tickets again to the Brisbane Roar vs. Gold Coast United match

It was GCU's debut match!

We lost to Gold Coast 3-1. (-_-)

Bumped into Ven & Andrew & Andrew's friend Andrew (same name haha!)

So we all took the train home together.

. . . . .

Gave clubbing a miss; had enough action for the day :)

Goodnight, loves

If I were a McDonald's burger, I would be a...

Gotta love Facebook quizzes.

Speaking of cheeseburgers, I'm craving for a triple-cheeseburger now...

Zoom zoom zoom

Had wanted to go for Kandy since it's been a while since I've been out with Cakes and Yao
But it sucks that Kandy is always on a weekday
Bloody cheapskate Asians (as in renting the club weekdays cos its cheaper)
Ppl got work/classes the next day how :(

So I thought I'd be good and opted for the sensible option of not going.
Besides, it's the second day of my period and I feel too sticky squishy and disgusting to go anywhere

Had Phở for dinner with the boyfriend and the housemate
Then went to Bunnings to looks for a BBQ grill
Bought one YAY
BBQ party soon! :))

Also bought a Balsa wood glider kit, happily thinking it was child's play to assemble

Almost fainted when I saw the plan O.o

In the end I didn't even bother with the instructions cos they didn't make sense to me
Anyhow whack
Didn't have dope
Couldn't be arsed to sandpaper
No proper cutting knife

But somehow, still managed to make it LOOK like a plane...



Kitteh curled up on my chair, watching me at work :P



Luckily I still had some paint left



TAA-DAAHH :D



Plasticine on the nose to stabilize... and my baby's ready to go!



Can't wait to fly it at the park this weekend :D

Satiating the Munchies

I am an absolute sucker for all things handmade, and I've been an avid collector of cutesy, whimsical earrings, eccentric earrings with character or earrings with stories behind them (even though most of my earrings just end up as displays cos I can hardly be arsed to change my studs... dunno so many piercings for wat also)

Behold, my latest purchases from [ Etsy.com ] ^^





CUTE ANOTTT :D

I got the milk-n-cookies in remembrance of a darling [ girlfriend ] whom I used to share-room with, who had to have milk and cookies after dinner every night, before she goes to bed! heehee

BTW these are the Etsians I got em from:

Milk-n-cookies -> [ CuteAbility ] and Sushi -> [ WHYTRASH ]
Check out their shops :)

Can't wait for my new yummy earrings to arrive!!

Eyes wide shut

It is 10.16pm.
I am wide awake.
The boyfriend and the kitteh are snoring beside me already.
The boyfriend in periodic alternates of snorts and lawnmower drones; the kitteh in little squeaky wheezes.

*Sigh* so cute my two darlings.

Meet Jimmy.

We had a 10-minute affair.



It left me scarred forever.


. . . . .


AND I LOVE IT!!! :D:D:D



Jimmy seemed suprised that -

1) I've been tattooed before, and that my previous tatt was 10 times bigger than this one (he probably thought I was a first-timer wanting a tiny little flower on my wrist)

2) that I am a high school teacher. He said that my students must think I am the coolest teacher in school with tatts. Hell yeah they do :P

Eddie jogged from his office from one end of the city to the other to be with me and hold my hand and let me dig my nails into his palm while I winced in pain! Love you lots lots lots honeybumbums ♥ ♥ ♥

. . . . .

Cakiepoo and Aunty just dropped by with a tub of homemade bubur chacha. Love you two lots lots lots too!! ♥ ♥ ♥ I am super duper itching to open the tub, but I shall be nice and wait till the mister gets home from work :)

RAWR

Usually when I'm doing in-class support, I try not to be involved with the management of the class (because it's not my class anyway, I'd be interfering with the teacher, plus I'm not getting paid to stress over it)

But today I just lost my cool and blew my top when a couple of the rugby boys started kicking a table around when I was working with my kid.

I think the silence and obedience that followed was actually because the students never even suspected that there's a dragon lady hiding underneath the cover of the meek little Asian special-needs teacher who always sat in the corner of the class and never spoke a word to anyone else other than the student she is working with.

:)

It's been a long day. I really should be going home before they lock the gates and activate the alarms.

Love Sundays!

Slept in this morning and woke up sandwiched between the boyfriend and the cat.

I'd had the weirdest dream about my tattooist (who somehow looked like a John Travolta on steroids) not being able to do my tattoo because it was too small, and therefore resulting in me having to settle for a puny little generic flower doodled on the spot and ending up not having it done anyway because something happened which involved lots of construction workers and a cement mixer on a contruction site outside the tattoo parlour and I can't remember what else anymore wtf.

Anyhoos.

I was so bothered by the dream I wanted to go to the city right after I woke up, to ask the friendly tattoo people whether or not my design was really too small to put on my tiny wrist.
So we went.
I had a glimpse of my tattooist, whom the male receptionist passed on my queries to (and whom was busy etching a colourful backpiece on a fat lady)
He said it was ok.

It's weird that I'm feeling freaked out about getting a tattoo less than an eighth the size of the one I already have.
Eddie says I shouldn't be because I've been through the whole process before, but that, perhaps, is precisely why I am... because I still remember how much I cringed and winced at the incessant drilling of the needle... and because this new one is so small, by the time my brain gets accustomed to the pain, the whole thing would've been over.

ANYHOOS.

We decided to spoil ourselves with breakfast at Bubbles...


My Big Breakfast + hazelnut latte, and Eddie's eggs benedict with smoked salmon and capers + hot chocolate

Indulgence is having my Sunday big brekkies without having to smell of bacon afterwards or tackle the aftermath (read: dirty dishes + bacon grease all over the stove) :)))

Walked around Queen St Mall for a bit.
Got a hot new top from Forever New (I can't wait for summer to wear it!!!)
Eddie got a(nother) soccer ball from Rebel Sports to add to his growing collection of balls.

Yes Eddie loves his balls. *smirks*

We ALMOST bought gorgeous new matching watches because the shop had this 18-month interest-free repayment plan thingy.
:(
Evil place, that. EEEEEEE-VILLLL

I wants that watch *whinge*

Am still looking for THE black carryall/tote.

Stopped by the Sunday Market on Eagle Street pier to get daddy's birthday pressie, but the stall was already packing up.
Bought a colourful windmill on a stick for our garden from a funny black man
Oh-so-happifying, colours make me happy!
And Gosh how I love market people too :)
Andrew's cutting board stall was there but he was nowhere to be seen.
Eddie wanted to get a german sausage *smirks again* but they were sold out.
We got a cup of icy-cold pure strawberry juice each (which was more like strawberry OOZE... it was so THICK and gooey we couldn't finish it)


Spotted my teacher aide Janet whose husband owns the stall selling licorice, and went over to say Hi.
I'm not a big fan of sweets, but Eddie got some sour Cola licorice and OMFG IT WAS SO GOOD MUST TRY OK.

Eddie wanted to insisted demanded on playing soccer :P
Julia and Kaka and I watched the boys play while we just sat on the grass and enjoyed the beautiful weather (Wish you were there too Rhonda!)

And because I was supposed to do the groceries to make dinner but I didn't because I was too busy enjoying the sunshine, we ate out again for dinner.

Was freaking CRAVING for char kuay teow with lots of sea 'ham' (clams) + chilli potong
Depressing OK!
In the end found substitute at the Thai restaurant next to Nando's & Miss India @ St. Lucia
A bit expensive la but it did the job

Since Woolies and Coles were closed already (why the fuck do they close so early on weekends when that's the only time people can afford to do their groceries!!!) we went to IGA Milton instead to get milk and bread.
I got 2 Litres of Barambah Organics milk!! (Yes I am obsessed with it)

Been craving for Guiness since reading [Kenny Sia's blog] last night so we dropped by the bottleshop to get a couple of cans of draught
Died laughing drinking over Whose Line Is It Anyway



Work tomorrow!
No more three-day weekends for Ms. Siong BOO :(

KTHXBAI

And just like that, he reached in, curled his fingers around my heart, and ripped it out of my ribcage.

There, plump and red and throbbing in his palm, he clenched and crushed it and watched it bleed dry.

I feel oh-so-flattered when people use my photos as their Facebook profile pics! xD

I should start charging...

Coming to Australia was one of the reasons I had wanted to break up.
Who would've known, 7 years later I'd be watching you play basketball again.

The last time I was home, I finally got rid of all the things I've hung on to
Photos, notes, cards and little tokens of love
Because I have found my happiness, and you have found yours

Still I can't help but wonder
Walking around Sydney as if we've been nothing but friends all along
Do you still think about the past?

Was thinking of checking out the Paniyiri (Greek fest) today but couldn't be arsed cos I would much rather sleep in and laze the day away.

A week ago I had immense cravings for Greek salad, so I made my own...



It was pretty damn good :)

. . .

I went for the most awesomest massage today.

We had initially wanted to try the Thai massage place @ Hawken, but it was closed. Eddie recommended the Chinese place at Toowong Village and suggested I give them a go, since that's where he used to get his massages done.

I was a little skeptical at first because 1) I was really looking forward to a relaxing Thai massage with lots of stretching, and 2) all my past experiences with traditional Chinese reflexology massages are nasty and not anywhere near "relaxing".

But I was pleasantly suprised because the place specializes in tuina massage, and it was NOTHING like reflexology! My masseuse Julie was really good (she's from Kuching! :D), and Eddie liked his as well. I left the place floating on a cloud.

The massage must've been damn effective, cos I literally dozed off in the middle of a Scrabble game with Eddie, and slept like a baby for 3 hours!

I forgot what the name of the massage place is called, but it's on the top level of Toowong Village next to K-mart. Give it a go. They're good and best of all, it's affordable :D

I am tired.
Mentally, physically, emotionally.
It's PMS, because it's the week before my period, and it always happens the week before my period.

Thing is, I'm not supposed to have PMSes because I'm on the pill

O.o

I've been so frickin emo lately.

Futsal is fucking frustrating the beejezus outta me.
In addition to my non-existent reflex and coordination, I sometimes do not even have any idea what I am doing on the court.
I feel like how I used to feel back in karate days, when during matches I would get whacked and scored against before I even knew what was happening.
And I feel like I'm letting my team-mates down.

I took up soccer because I wanted to learn something new.
I hadn't thought I'd be selected for MASCA but I was.
More and more, I'm finding I can't cope.
I do not have the foundation.
What I need is hours and hours of drills- long passes, short passes, and lots and lots of shooting
But MASCA is only days away, HOW?
Monday is going to be our last training session already. LAST!!

And the nail. GOD, THE FUCKING TOENAIL.
Everyone thinks I should just yank it out.
I think I should too.

I just... don't have the balls to.

And as long as I have the damned toenail on my mind, I can't kick.
And what's a striker who can't kick the ball?
I was so conscious of the stupid toe the whole training that I buang many opportunities to score, choosing instead to pass the ball rather than take a shot.

Eddie tells me I am being too hard on myself.
I know I am, but what can I do about it?
That's me.

I was so upset I burst into tears at the train station.
The darling was willing to head back home and give the big game a miss if I was feeling too miserable to go ahead to watch it.
I didn't have tissues with me, because I didn't bring a bag with me, and I was conscious of my mascara streaking down my face because it wasn't waterproof.
Still I couldn't stop crying.
It was horribly embarrassing, and I was embarrassing my poor boyfriend.

I insisted we go anyway so we went.
What's the use of staying home moping, right?
I felt rude not socialising with Eddie's colleagues (choosing to hide my swollen eyes under my cap and hoodie instead), but I just couldn't.
I was a bleeping wet chicken throughout the whole night.

Feeling much better now though.
The game did take my mind off things a bit.



Sigh. WTF is wrong with me?