Here we go again...

Going back to college on Monday- The break just went by. I didnt exactly have a day to myself until Thursday and I realised how boring it was to be by myself. gah, I was so bored I was in agony. Though I drove my sister and her lil friend to high school (an induction program for year 6 students to high school so they dont freak when they realise incredibly lame high school really is-I hated high school). I swear kids these days have no manners, I remember every time my friend's parents would drive me anywhere I would always thank them, my sister's friends- nothing. Bleh.

My back car window decided to stuff up today lucky the weatherman was wrong and it didnt rain, phew! My car-sucks. Also went dress shopping for the upcoming WICKED opening next week! Me and dress shopping, never good. I didnt find anything I wanted and every shop I went into had the same looking dresses just in different colours-bleh. Continue hunting tomorrow. cant wait..not. Hopefully weather will be good.

I've been getting up really early and heading to bed really late lately, totally sucks cuz I'm tired and there wasnt really any need to be getting up so early. Plus looking at my new college timetable I gotta be waking up early nearly every day-I should have slept in this break-but didnt, what a waste, fool.

and my Birthday coming soon-gonna be 20 finally! no clue to what to do though...hopefully not working, should probably advise my boss first eh?

Snowy Mountains

Kristine invited me to go to Snowy Mountains with her and her friends over the weekend. Had major fun, wish it didnt end. I'm so exhausted right now though, had to go to work this morning after arriving back home last night at about 9pm (after a 5hour drive).

I want to blog about the whole weekend, but I'm tired. Here's the cliff note version

• fell face first in the snow quite a number of times- frost bites on the face
• many innocent kids got mowed down by us big kids (accident of course)
• sliding down the snow hill really fast is fun
• climbing back up the hill is a killer
• stayed at a nice 3 bedroom house - I got my own room away from the couples ^^
• I forgot my sleeping gear, so was freezing wearing my shorts and stockings to bed
• Kristine and I make a great team (making dinner)
• 5 hour car ride-singing, talking, sleeping, watching out for a maccas to use toilet
• too many roadkill to witness for one trip
• built an awesome snowman with the help of a fab 8 year old boy

Many thanks to Kristine and her boyfriend for taking me along, was tonnes of fun.

Too Cute

While waiting to pick up my sister from school this arvo, I was reading some of the work that was hanging in the office "writer's corner". This automatically made me smile, it's so adorable. It was written by a kindergartner.

For a home of Christians it sure is dark

More of the BBQ photos here

Another End of Term BBQ, this time at Julius's house. That guy was really relaxed that day-made me smile a lot-might have been the booze not quite sure...

My day started at 5.45am :( so damn early...I dont even wake up that early for college. The BBQ started at 12pm.. heh heh. Before you all call me insane, I went to Pipe's house to help him unpack his junk from moving house. So naturally, with my lack of sleep and waking up extra early, I was exhausted...

Julius lives at this water front, gorgeous views-but the water was a lil brown :S. Weather was fabulous, bright sunny day-signs of spring. We cooked, we ate, we laughed and I took heaps of photos. Near the end of the day I was so exhausted I almost fell asleep on Julius's guest bed up at his house...but no one would let me sleep! bleh! I took some final photos of everyone as the sun was setting before we all started heading home. Fun fun filled day... Crazy bunch of people...more crazy when they're drinking-love them all the same though.

My table is there, somewhere

I've been busy baking baking baking since I had my oven fixed. Loving it, also getting sick of eating them, but the end product always tastes so yum. I've been giving away most of what I bake, I bake waaaaaaaaaay too much food. Mostly sweets :S. (Choc chip and Hazelnut cookies and White choc and Macadamia cookies pictured above).

This is the last week of term 3! I've almost completed my first year, yay. and pictured above is my "study" table, under piles of books, food magazines, bags of work uniform that need to be clean, CDs that keep me through the late nights of "studying". I've got no time to clean it up, and when I do it gets messed up again when I cant find my work books.


Yesterday I spent all of my Sunday shopping! for kitchen equipment ^^. There was a sale, cant pass that up, heh heh. I wanted to by crockery, there were so many beautiful plates and bowls, but I couldnt afford. Spent heaps yesterday on equipment and ingredients. I'm satisfied ;D.

Ok must get through this week..exams exams exams. My final prac test this week too, can't wait!

1 down, 1 more to go

Last night was my first practical exam (one more to go, then term break!). We worked in pairs and we had to design a 3 course meal for a special dietary need (Vegan, Low GI, Lactose intolerant or Diabetic) allocated to each partner. My partner and I had to design a menu for DIABETICS. Difficult task trying to find suitable dishes that still had flavour and presented well.

Came out quite nicely I might say. Not only my dishes but everyone elses. I was truly amazed at how everyone's looked so gorgeous and tasted delicious. I'm very proud of my class. We produced dishes that we could honestly say were restaurant worthy. All because we had such great chefs over the past 3 terms to show us the way (by shouting at us, stressing us out, making fun of us with other chefs right in front of us (telling them how hopeless we all were). Good times. LoL).

The night went well, only thing to complain about, I forgot my knife kit at work so I had to borrow my friend's knives and they weren as sharp as mine :(. i sharpened my knife especially for last night, though I'm very lucky that I have friends who lend me knives :).

I can't wait for next week. This time 6 dishes, and no restrictions! info to come on the menu nxt week. Excited XD (hint: one of the dessert is chocolate. yum!)

Entree: Calamari and Chilli Salad

Main: Spiced Lamb cutlets w/ Blanched Asparagus Spears and Jus
Dessert: Fruit Salad w/ Mascarpone and Mint

***there's my chef- he's giving us the verdict of our dishes (that's during the MAIN course)***
***Desserts of other pairs. All of them look magnificent***

In other news: I lost my woollen college jumper on the bus to the train station after class last night. eh no big loss, it was itchy anyways. Plus I wont be buying a new one, 'cause they changed the jumpers to sloppy joes with a bright blue logo on the front. erk.

In more news: not really news. Exams all week tomorrow and next week and then two week break. hopefully 14 glorious sunny days. I am going to live it up before I resume for my final term (before my industry placement that is).

I've got an oven!

The billboard I was staring at while I was waiting for my train late at night in the blistering cold. I am really over this season, the lack of customers coming for drinks at the bar because it's too cold to stand outside anymore (the bar I work at has this huge court yard for people to stand outside under the stars). So not only am I not doing much at work, I get out late and it's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing! I want the busy-ness of summer, the boiling kitchen, the loud incoherent chatter of the guests outside. I want to leave late at night and be greeted by the refreshing warm summer air and wear my t-shirts and shorts, not wait in the cold for over half an hour then get the really old trains with no heater.

Anyhows. It was actually busy last Friday, almost like when I first started working at the bar, before the economic crisis. Was good. hopefully it will continue.

In other news: I bought a Pronto Convection Oven (mini oven), because I cant live without a working oven anymore! and maintenance says they wont be able to fix my oven for another month, wth? So for the past two days I've been baking baking baking^^. Made 3 batches of Jam Drops (butter cookies with strawberry jam in the centre), practised my dish for my prac assessment coming this Wednesday (wish me luck) so that was late lunch for my sibs today. Also tried making some meatball bolognaise for dinner, I thought it tasted quite good. Unfortunately due to the small size of my oven, I cant cook much at the one time, so that's constricting and time wasting, but I feel so much better that my stress outlet is back.

In more news: I've got 2 weeks left of term until my two week break. I'm planning to do some volunteer work in restaurants around the city to increase my skills ('cause lets face it, making pizzas all day wont get me far). I've given up the idea of going to the UK for my industry placement nxt year (If I cant stand the Oz winter, how am I going to last in a country that barely sees the sun?), a few friends might be going to the Hamilton Island to work (or Whitsundays) I might join them, its a perfect lil place for me, plenty of sun, relaxing, and their main mode of transport is golf buggys, wicked!