In Conclusion...

Well, it's been sometime since we last updated this blog. To cut the long story short, things are not the same back on Arnott Street already.

But life moves on. We're not exactly at this space anymore... So if you're still interested in reading about the ups and downs and the happenings of our lives, here's our forwarding addresses...

May Ying's blog: http://tanakayuri.blogsome.com/

Wei Jin's (aka Jay) blog: http://jaykoh.blogspot.com/

Marie's Blog: http://superstarinc.wordpress.com/

Thanks so much to those who have been reading this blog. We sure had fun sharing our lives with you. =)

I forgot to mention...

Oh yes... There is something that I forgot to mention... Louis did a really cheeky thing while sleeping in Wage's room... He climbed across Wage's bed while Wage was sleeping and lay down on Wage's face... GUESS WHAT? Louis' positioned his genitals such that it was directly on Wage's Face.... WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! So power right? *Salutes Louis* Only Louis can think of such nonsense... Wahahaha... And I thought that Oreo was bad enough because he slept on top of Ryan's head. Hahahahaha. But Louis really takes the cake... Resting his genitals on his owner's face. Haha. How cute. =)

I've got a picture to show that I haven't loaded up yet. It's a picture of how expensive candy is in school. Haha. =) I got to remember to put it up next time. That is if I ever manage to finish my assignments. LoLz.

Oooh.. Have I mentioned how heavy Louis is? He's just 5 months old and he's already 11 kg and still adding... LoLz... Actually, he was already 11 kg when he was weighed two weeks ago... Liews... That dog grows so fast... I don't think he can fit into his shirt already. Hahaha. Think we can use it as a rag already. Wahahahahaha.

Alrighty... I've got to go.... Meeting Christine for shopping session... Hee~

Idle...

Wheet! I'm done with school for the day but in the library. It's not that I don't want to go home (yes, I know it's my turn to cook dinner tonight) but it's just that I'm waiting for one of my group member so that I can pass her the evalution forms and then the assignment can be handed in! WooHoo! It's a 4000 word report and we're ready to go. The deadline is tomorrow actually. I'm so proud of the group! It's great team work! ;)

Diagonally across me are 3 girls working on the same report. Haha. How would I know? I know because they are using the same reader students of this course has to buy and I hear stuff coming from them like social groups, Seinfeld... et cetera. Haha!

Happy, sha la la, it's so nice to be happy! =) I'm happy because the 4000 word report is done. I'm happy because the SPSS for my ethics report is done. I'm happy because the SPSS for my personality report is done (as far as I can see). I'm happy because of life. Hahahahaha!

I did think that life was shit because of the shit load of assignments, Louis treating my room as a Fartzone, Louis trying to overtake my bed, Louis taking up half my bedspace when I'm sleeping.... Haha. But now it's not.

Oh yeah... Speaking of Louis, that stupid dog started barking at the TV past midnight and woke May Ying up. Crazy dog. He probably thinks that the TV is something that can play with him. Or entertain him. Hahahahahaha.

Gee~ I'm hogging the computer here. There are 3 people in the queue who want to use the computer for school assignment (I can tell that based on the books they are carrying. LoLz) and I'm using the computer for blogging purposes. whahahahaha! And there's one girl with a SPSS book... SPSS without anguish. Oh yeah, year two in uni has taught me how to use SPSS without anguish. But in reality, there is still anguish. Hahahahahahaha! And to think my dad already read the book after he bought it for me. :( Where does he find the time, I don't know! *pui* He should do my assingments for me then.

Woah... the queue just increased to 5 people... Perhaps I should give up my space at the workstation. Whahahaha. Maybe I should go find some chocolates to eat. Haha.

Okay, I better go already. Got to go meet my group member. ;)

Long time

It's been quite some time since any one of us posted here. Well, there's been heaps of assignments due and the dog demands attention and there are also plently of distraction. LoLz

PZ and I already have a few all nighters where we stayed up all night to do our assignment. But well, the truth is, we end up having a late supper and heaps of talk cock sessions and watching nonsensical stuff. Haha.

I'm supposed to be doing my ethics essay right now, but as usual, I'm slacking away and here I am - Blogging.

Call it withdrawal symptoms. I actually have this need to blog but well, I'm trying hard to curb it. Too many assignments. And that is also partly why I closed my personal blog. Well, I've got an outlet - here. LoLz~

Louis is now 11kg. Heavy puppy. Yeah, he's just going to turn 5 months old. 5 months - that's how young he is. And he's still the rascal. I just realised that he chewed my lab manual... He's been snoring heaps the past few nights and he likes to squash and squeeze himself on my bed. May Ying told me that today, while I was out, he pushed open my room door and made himself comfortable in my room (presumbly on my bed), and slept till around the time I came back. Well, he was watching me from the window in Wage's room when I was walking up the driveway. KPO!

Eek! It's getting late. I better get going and complete my essay. *sighs*

FartZone

My room has become a FARTZONE because of Louis. He will walk and sit beside, FART, then take off to wherever you run to. He then acts innocent and looks at you cluelessly as to what he has just done. This will repeat over and over again, no matter how many times you yell at him or run away. This dog has the potential to win an Oscar Award for best animal actor.

Louis is not a dog. He is a SKUNK. They're both black and white and they have tails. When both of them lift their tails up, it results in an action of which secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected. Okay. Louis doesn't do that all the time. But still, he acts like half cat, half skunk.

On top of all that, he hates my new heater. My new heater is a fan heater. He will LIE in front of the heater with his face facing it. Then he will growl and grumble. Then he starts to bark at it. Then only he decides to move away from the heater, to another corner and makes funny grumbling noises. For some strange reason, he prefers the old one and likes to lie near the old one even when it is in use. Weird dog.

I think Louis has more or less stopped his puking spree. He's back to sleeping in the kitchen instead of my room. He puked in my room a lot. I rather my room be a FartZone than a PukeZone. Wait. Let me think about it. Both are equally gross. One is air and the other is fluid which sticks to the carpet. Eek!

Alright. I have to roll him off my bed now. He's sleeping soundly on it. LoLz. And yes, it certainly is nice weather for tea isn't it? LoLz.

A Chain of Interesting Events...

Hmm... Let's start with Tuesday (4th April 2006). Christine came by to collect her jacket, purse and some papers because she left them at my place on Monday night. So I pass them to her. Then she left.

Later, just before lunch, Wage came back from school holding a mysterious package. He said that he found it outside our front door.


The mysterious package.


"Huh? What's this? Looks like soil." (Hmm... I think the 'Free Sex' service is compliments of Wage. Contact him for more details)

Then he put it on the table. Neither me nor May Ying could answer him. So I suggested to May Ying to open it and see what it is. May Ying opened it and promptly said that it was indeed soil.

That's when I started thinking. And so I said, "Maybe it's the tea for making bubble tea!"

"Huh?" They both said.

"Uh, well, Christine's Dad did mention that he'll pass us the tea for making bubble tea last night. So maybe Christine forgot to pass it to me and left it at our door instead." I said. "Hmm, lemme smell that thing first."

"Ever thought that it might be anthrax?" Wage said, not really meaning it.

"How can it be anthrax?!" said May Ying. "Anthrax is white!"

"Well, they could have dyed it to disguise it," replied Wage.

"Don't be silly lah," said May Ying.


Soil or Anthrax? Or just tea for making bubble tea?

By this point of time, I've already sniffed into the bag. And so I announced to everyone, "It's TEA lah! For making bubble tea!!!" Upon finishing my sentence, I dashed into my room and grabbed my phone. Yup, there was a sms from Christine (I suddenly thought that she might have messaged me because I left my phone in my room and after I thought she left, I went to make lunch and I couldn't hear the door knock because of the rangewood). The message read: "Hey I left a bag of bubble tea powder outside your door- knocked a few times but think u busy. my mum give u one! rem to take in ah! ;)"


It is bubble tea powder. Not soil or anthrax.


There you have it. Real bubble tea powder.

Yup, so case solved. It's not anthrax or soil. It's just bubble tea powder.

On Friday (7th April 2006), May Ying, Wage and I went to chadstone. We had to get some stuff.... And I was just wondering out loud to May Ying if Koko Black was opened. She said that she didn't think that it'll be open yet. But what a pleasant surprise we had! It was opened!


Here's Koko Black @ Chadstone.


The familiar sign....


T2 is nearby.... opposite in fact... ;)

So we all decided to go in for a drink. As usual, the service is really prompt and good. ;) Plently of chocolates on display. Really great stuff. ;)


I had the Chocolate Ice Cream Spectacular. It's premium chocolate ice cream topped with freshly made chocolate sauce and dark chocolate shavings. It's simply divine. It's not those type of ice creams that makes your throat clogged and requires you to drink water before continuing. This one just slides down your throat smoothly and tastes perfectly nice. ;) Beautiful piece of work.


Wage, well, Wage decided to just have a pot of Earl Grey tea. He's not a fan of chocolate.


But they are really generous with the amount of tea leaves that they give.... Nice strong pot of tea... ;)


Hmm... May Ying had the same thing as last time - Koko Black Hot Chocolate. It's freshly brewed traditional recipe made with dark Belgian Chocolate - no powder. And made with only full cream milk only. ;) The standard and consistency is the same as the branch in City. Simply too marvelous.


What we paid for all the heavenly stuff... ;) It's reasonable. And the good thing is that the drinks taste great. It's funny how they put the address on the receipt as the one in Royal Arcade Melbourne. I guess that's their first outlet perhaps.

Louis is a pig. Well, what I mean is that he sleeps like one. Take a look.


Sleep pose #1


Sleep pose #2


Sleep pose #3


Sleep pose #4


Sleep pose #5


Sleep pose #6


Well, I was using the lappie at my desk and my chair was somewhere else so I had to kneel down... And he promptly just lay on my legs and fell asleep....


Josh left his beanie behind... And Louis claimed it... ;)

Last night, I cooked chicken rice for dinner...


While I was washing the veggies, I found a snail...


I present to you... Our dinner... ;)

It comprises of...


Chicken! *duh!*


Rice! Ahbuden. If not called chicken rice for what. Right anot? Hahahaha


Veggies!


Cabbage soup.


We thought of drinking this....


But on second thought, we drank this. Why? Because I forgot to chill the Aloe Vera drink and because we're all not done with our assignments. Better enjoy it after we're done with assignments. ;)


I didn't manage to get the chicken rice chilli. So this had to do for the time being...

Yeap... That's our dinner last night... Nice right? Well, lemme tell you, it's never easy cooking chicken rice without a chopper to chop up the damn chicken. Try using a normal kitchen knife. It's hard to hack the damn chicken into pieces. Don't always believe what you see at those hawker stalls. It's never that easy. Oh, but thanks to all those teachings from Uncle Mail, I managed. It's like chopping firewood. Always aim at the same spot. Then hit it. Then try again. Then the wood spilts. Oh yes, it works the same way for chicken if you don't have a chopper. Hee~ See, Girl Guide training helps! Hehehehe~

Ah... I guess this sums up a chain of interesting events. LoLz. All the reported events started on Tuesday (4th April 2006) and ended on Saturday (8th April 2006). Yeap, that also includes the sleeping poses by Louis. He did it on Wednesday (5th April 2006), Thursday (6th April 2006) and Friday (7th April 2006)... ;) See, there's always something interesting happening... Wahahahaha...

Alright, that's it for now... ;)

Chocolates & Clubbing...

I finally managed to find the time to sit down and blog about Friday's events. Hee~ Sounds as though I'm really busy right? Actually, I'm not. Wahahahaha. I'm just busy with clearing my room, doing my laundry, bringing the dog for a walk, giving the dog a bath et cetera. Okay, technically, that does sound like a lot of things, but practicality speaking, it doesn't really seem much but it does take up quite a bit of time.

So anyway, on Friday, May Ying and I went on a chocolate spree. Hahaha. We tried the same drinks (or at least as similar as possible) at both Koko Black and Max Brenner. We compared both. But first... here's what we ordered.

From Koko Black...


This is their menu. The selection for drinks is rather small though. But nonetheless, it still had all the all time favourites in it. But they had this wonderfully beautiful selection of boutique chocolates. They all looked so wonderful and tempting but also really, really sinful. We didn't get any of the chocs though (after all, I do have the tendency of getting sore throats especially if I don't drink water after eating chocs).

The ambience was really nice. We were at the branch at Royal Arcade Melbourne (by the way, Koko Black is opening at Chadstone. Yippee!). And they had quite a number of really cosy sofas and sofa seats that you could just sink in and enjoy the wonderful chocolates and chocolate drinks. ;) Simply divine.


May Ying had Koko Black Hot Chocolate. It's a freshly brewed traditional recipe made with dark Belgian chocolate without powder and uses only full cream milk only. Looks yummlicious. ;)


While I had Iced Chocolate. It's a rich combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream with milk and topped with chocolate shavings. A cold and delicious treat.


What we paid...

Overall Rating:
Quality - 4/5
Taste - 4.5/5
Presentation - 4.5/5
Service - 4/5
Ambience - 4.5/5
Pricing - 4/5

Other Comments:
The milk used is really fresh and the drinks are not too sweet. Absolutely perfect if you want to have chocolates to snack with. Cosy setting and nice mood lighting, it's just right for a nice networking (and by networking, I actually mean gossiping) session (okay, Girl Talk would be more appropriate) or just chilling out with friends and family or even by yourself! On top of that, the service was really good. The waitress came fast to take orders and the drinks were served really fast. It was quite crowded but still, they managed to serve our drinks fast and quick.

Our next stop was Max Brenner @ Melbourne Central. That was where I met Shi Kai too. To pass things. ;) So anyway, the service there was really slow. When Shi Kai met us, we were just ordering. And then he left shortly to go to RMIT to settle some school stuff. After that, he actually came back. Just when he called (after leaving for around 15-20minutes), my drink just arrived. May Ying's drink arrived 10minutes before mine. That's how slow they are. REALLY SLOW and it wasn't that crowded.

From Max Brenner...


Their menu had a much wider selection. There were many more drinks to order and the variety was greater... But a number of drinks sounded a bit similar to one another.


While May Ying had Marshmallow American Chocolate... (It's essentially just whipped milk chocolate with melted marshmallow cubes)


I had Whipped Iced Chocolate Frappe... (It's just plain milk chocolate blended with ice but they had to use the word 'whipped'. Whipped ke lan!)

Both drinks just look okay. Mine looks like you can get it at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Nothing so fantastic about it. I waited so long for my drink that I thought that it would be something uber nice in terms of presentation. But then, when I saw the drink, my expression just showed this emotion that could be expressed in 3 very simple words - WHAT THE FUCK?!


And at the end of it, this was what we paid (for some shitty stuff)...

Overall Rating:
Quality - 3/5
Taste - 3/5
Presentation - 2.5/5
Service - 2.5/5
Ambience - 2.5/5
Pricing - 3/5

Other Comments:
Their presentation of the drinks wasn't all that fantastic. It just feels really normal. Even though they are about $0.50 - $1.00 cheaper than Koko Black, the quality of their drinks is inferior. The drinks taste thinner and aren't as delightful. The presentation makes you wonder why you didn't just go into Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to order their Chocolate Ice Blended. On top of that, the slow service puts people off. I actually saw my drink standing there for 5-10 minutes without anybody bothering to serve it. Then why not make it self service instead? The ambience isn't that good. Looks about the same as Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf or Starbucks or Gloria Jeans. It wasn't a cosy setting and the tables were too low for the chairs. Makes sitting there for long periods rather uncomfortable. It doesn't make you feel like you'll want to sit there long, to have a good chat. Just makes you feel like leaving once you finish your drink.

My Verdict:
I like Koko Black better! Hahaha. You pay slightly more, but it's really worth it. ;) Taste, ambience, presentation, service and quality are all much better than Max Brenner.

Okay, so that same night, Wage, PZ and I went to Sin City @ Heist.


That's just the 3 of us at Clayton Station waiting for the train...


Then here's my a little bit crumpled ticket...

There was this uber long queue but we weren't really queuing though... It's kind of hard to explain... And... We met Eunice there... Small world huh? Oh, Shi kai was there too. Actually, I knew that he was going all along. Hahahaha. I just wasn't so sure if I would end up going. Haha.


And so, this is Shi Kai, PZ, me and Wage... We're just nuahing around. It's damn boring. I repeat, BORING and it's spelt B-O-R-I-N-G. BORING. Pronunciation: 'bOr-i[ng].

Let me tell it why it was so. First of all, the air conditioning wasn't powerful enough. It was just CRAP. There was no ventilation and the club had to put up fans which wasn't really that useful unless you stood in front of it. Which was what I ended up doing. In fact, when there wasn't anyone on the couch, the four of us promptly plopped ourselves on it. Haha. That's how the pictures were taken. LoLz.

Well, but the mambo/retro/pop section was more fun. There was better breathing air, there was more space, the music didn't repeat itself after a while, the air was cooler and not so hot (air conditioning was working!), not so many drunk people around (considering that we got into the club around 11plus, 12am, there were already drunk people slobbering on each other and throwing themselves at the feet of others) and they were also showing Ocean's 12 (which I watched before so it wasn't a problem watching it muted).

We eventually left around 4plus reaching Hawker Cafe at 5am for supper. Or rather, almost 5am. Cuz Wage had stomach problems, we took a cab back after that. For 3 people, the cab fare wasn't all that bad I guess. $47.30. Beats taking the cab home alone. Hahahahaha~

Yeap... that pretty much sums up Friday's events. It's quite easy to see what I did on Saturday. I slept. And slept. ;)