Back to Baking

Japanese pastry maker toy via TokyoMango

i'm excited for this week, lots and lots of baking to be done. It being winter, boss is reducing shifts (which sucks), giving me time to do what I love (which is aweeeesome). Two birthdays this week; My brother's and my bestie (just a day after). So I'm going to bake some cakes and tarts to celebrate both. Also Mr Frenchie is leaving for the UK to be reunited with his wife, so maybe some bake goods coming his way also.

I did some shopping today in preparation for this week, still a few ingredients I couldnt get my hands on , so shopping contiues tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will hold up, the news says heavy rain coming this way soon, and it aint going to be nice :S. So an early start might be wise.

In other news: Preparing for the trip to Vietnam begins, getting new passports, buying plane tix and saving for new camera and laptop for the trip.

In less interesting news: I think I need get my wisedom teeth out....

"I gave you extra chips so you can grow up to be big and strong girls"

Woke up at 2pm today...woke up to grey weather. I wanted to go to some vintage markets today but decided "maybe another time". Did take my sister to Balmain, and on the way noticed everything was closing, including this patisserie that looked yummy. I wrote down the website displayed on their window and found out that they need staff, so hopefully, maybe, I'll have a new job soon.

I went into a kitchen homeware shop (I can never resist) and bought some cookie cutters, a mixing bowl and come patty pan cases (pink with white polka dots). I would have went into the Essential Ingredient as well...but they closed. So next time, if it aint raining, I'm waking up early and have a look see. Also went past this adorable toy shop, which aparently opened today! Didnt get to go in though :(. Next time for sure. The store is called What's That La, I thought that was funny, brought me right back to high school.

I'm also doing a lil project of my own, and see how it works out. If it's successful, I'll post ot up. It's got nothing to do with cookery though. Pipe already stole my sample and now I've got to start over, grrr.

til next time. Peace.

Some home time

After two days of rain, it's clearing up today. Always nice to see. Unfortunately, I've got work tonight, and I want it to rain this arvo so the bar will close early. Doubtful though.

I bought Pushing Daisies season 2 yesterday and finished watching it last night. I love watching this show, it's quirky, a lil bit dark and oh so romantic. Always makes me smile and aw watching this show, and also burst out in laughter at times. It's the final season too. Boo :(

Stayed at home this week on my days off, in my PJs, snuggled up in blankets in front of the tele watching movies. Havnt done that in a while. It's nice just chilling at home, sleeping in, instead of waking up early in the morn and getting ready to go out. Though it's fun to go out and hang with friends, some alone time isnt so bad. Besides it's unfair when I wake up early, and a certain somebody gets an extra hour of sleep since I gotta meet him at his house. I'm sick of the city, I go to the city to work, I go to the city to meet friends. City is getting booooooooooooooring. A few more months and I'm off to the country side in Vietnam, cant wait!

I'm sure he said he was 21, though I feel like I'm with a 10 year old

Finally got to watch How To Train Your Dragon yesterday, funny cute film, enjoyed it with Alfie, Yi and Pipe. The plan was to go bowling but the lack of people who showed up, we decided to have Pepper Lunch and watch a film. Being Mother's day as well, I had to leave early and start preparing dinner for dear mum.

The brother and I chipped in to buy mum a TV for her room, since we've only got one and it's usually occupied my either my brother, sister or myself, she doesn't get to enjoy her beloved korean/chinese series after a hard days work. She's pretty happy. Though now our kettle has died..boo, gotta go and buy a kettle as well now :(. Dont know how I'm gonna save enough for a trip to Vietnam if I keep spending.

Today I had to go help Pipe register for his IELTS...I kinda lost/misplaced his passport photos...so I had to go and pay for the new ones, and fill our his registration form that he lied about completing a few days ago...he can be such a child, I swear. I came home exhausted and just crashed into my bed and dozed off instantly...

Gah I don't feel like working tomorrow...craving easyway now. Kettle's broke so we gotta boil water in a pot for the time being, sucks major. I'm going to just chill infront of the tele now...still exhausted.

I've got the cravings...

I've been craving for a big greasy burger for a while now, but I can never get my hands on one, so unfair. Everytime, I have an opportunity, I'm either full, I'm with someone-which means I gotta eat what they're having. Tonight, I'm going down to maccas and buying myself a Big Mac, I deserve it ;).

I also want a book to read, I want that feeling of getting lost inside a good book. I've been to Kinokuniya a few time in between work this week and there's just so many books, I have no idea where to start. Wish someone would just hand me the book I'm looking for. I went back today, but as I was suppose to meet Pipe, I couldnt continue my search. Bummer.

I've been getting frequent headaches and feeing light headed lately. Couldnt be possibly the lack of eating, because I do a lot of that, lack of water? nah. I was worried, went to the docs on Sunday and did a blood test. I'll find out the results on Saturday, maybe I'm missing something from my diet. Though I've noticed that I havnt been eating a lot of red meat..low iron levels and such, I tell myself I should, but it's never what i'm craving.

"I think I could do that"

I bought this on Thursday, in love with the design. LOVE. I was suppose to be looking for dresses, and that was obviously going to fail the moment I was going to go shopping. Dresses aint my thing.

My thoughts of moving to Melbourne next year have resurfaced, it kind of went away after thinking, maybe someone might not be able to handle it if I went for so long, but screw it, it's a step I need to take, and hopefully things work out. I asked my brother if he wanted to move with me, at least then maybe he can start "fresh" and finally do something with his life. The boy has been stuck in this house long enough. I'm scared, we will either be brought closer and things could get ugly. The plan was I work and he studies, but we'll see...he's considering the possiblity.

Time will tell. now back to the now, I'm off to my boss's dinner for his daughter.