"You're a Part time Lover and a full tme friend"

"Here is the church and here is the steeple

We sure are cute for two ugly people

I don’t see what anyone can see,

In anyone else but you"     Anyone else but you, Mouldy Peaches

I've got this song in my head. Its such a cute song :). I love the film too~ Juno.

What could be better?




Jenn in her "Hairspray" wig


Sun is shining! Spring is upon us.

I've just had breakfast with my baby sister before she had to rush to school this morning. What a fine morning it is though. bliss. I've got work in a few hours, I'm actually excited. I feel all smiley at the moment so having to serve customers today doesnt seem so bad.

I've been feeling so great lately, I'm so happy with how everything has turned out. Everything is just. Amazing. I've got everything almost together at the moment. Loving my job, getting along with my co-workers more now. Its so much fun. My hours are perfect, which means I still have a social life and also get a decent pay. erm? Yay!

I'm actually saving money! I'm so proud of myself. Trip to Japan here I come :) I can't wait. I'm planing to teach English while I'm over there too. I'm so excited. Super Doooper Excited!

In other news: Jennifer, my amazing friend bought me tickets to see Cirque Du Soleil, Saltimbanco last saturday as a very early birthday present. This has got to be the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. I have had always wanted to watch a Cirque du Soleil live show for a very very long time. I had planned to watch it while they were in Sydney but decided that I should start saving and miss out again. Then, opening week Jenn suprises me with tickets for that weekend. Over the moon I was. Words really couldnt express how deeply touched I was. This may seem small, but this show has significance to me. Special thanks to Jennifer again. Still loving the hair she had on the night, reminded me of Hairspray, I did mention to her numerous times if she new which show we were going to . I wish I had had time to dress up too, unfortunately I was working and had to rush to get back home in time to great half decently ready.

In more news: I created a Smugmug account. if anyone is interested check it here. Its the same as what I have on Flickr , only difference is the site looks a lot more professional. There's still a lot of work I need to do to the site. Hopefully soon it will look better. At the moment its just there with most of my photography work.

Sunshine and Rainbows

I dont know how it happens but when I seem to be having the worst luck ever, something always makes it better.  Erm? Awesome!

This morning I somehow managed to wake up at 11am "Crap! I'm late!" I had work at 12pm. I dont know how I could be late for work when I start at noon...that is.BAD. Skipped breakfast and lunch (nearly died today~was kept alive with coffee, thank goodness). I drove to work..I never drive to work when I'm working in the City, for obvious reason, it's hard to find parking and that is if I find parking at all, it's ridiculously expensive... In the end I parked in the hotel parking lot. The cafe I work at is right next to a hotel. They had valet parking and everything, I was pretty much screwed, I knew I was pretty much working for free today. Darn.

The moment of truth, it's 6pm, 6 hours of parking. It must cost around $50. Oh how wrong I was... it was 82 Dollars!!! *faint*. LUCKY for me though the valet said I could get a discount for working in the cafe. So in the end people, I only paid $18, hells yeah! *doing the jigs*. sometimes, life works out :)

In other news: I'm feeling fantastic! For no reason at all, I just feel all giddy inside. Listening to some Cobra Starship and chilling at home. I love when I feel like this, the feeling of sunshine and rainbows. yes I am sooooooooooo corny.

I was feeling a lil down for the past few days, feeling a lil lonely again. I hate it when I go down like that. Thoughts about him. I know that I dont need him, and that he wasnt good for me. But somehow... Anyways I'm good now, gone and forgotten. Moving on. Sunshine and Rainbows.

In more news: I've made a Flickr account and been posting photos like crazy for the past week. Check it out here. It has kept me occupied, which means; Saving some munnies! yay! I've added some old photos that I've taken over the past 3 years. I'm pretty pleased with the results but I still have a lot of improvement. Although my Nikon is getting a lil heavy lugging it around everywhere. I know I chose Nikon over Canon because it felt more like a real camera and not a toy. I still love it but yeah. I might need to buy a camera similar in features but a whole lot smaller like the Sony αNex camera, just so it can be in my bag all the time when I need it.

A collegue of mine suggested that I should go to the Aroma Festival this weekend. If the weather is good, maybe I'll be there, with my camera. Sounds exciting. I love The Rocks. Hopefully I get to finally experience Tara's Tea Room, I love the sound of fresh scones and Teapot cosy. ^____^

"Are you home? I can't go home.."



Tokyo sign at Mario Tokyo



Its been an exhausting two weeks, it feels like I havnt stopped and had a break for myself yet and so, I thought I would spend the night at home after work, snuggle up in my blankets and watch a dvd. ~Of course with my luck, that wasnt going to happen. I'm literally 50metres from my house and I'm confronted by blue and white police tape...damn. There's police cars, ambulances and officers everywhere. What on earth? I tell the officer that I live in the street, suggesting that I wanted to go home. She simply looked at me and replied "Come back later". Erm...heh...when, is "later"? I smell like old wet coffee...I'm sticky, I just want to go home. In the end I seeked refuge at Ken's place until my sister called me and told me I could go home.

I've been everywhere this week. Work has been hectic, I've covered extra shifts because everyone is sick. I've run errands all around the city for work. Its been good though, its been a very unusual week that has kept me on my feet I guess. I think the most memorable thing this week, was when I had bought some dim sims that I had craved for, only to realise when I was getting on the train to go to work that I totally walked out without taking them....that one sucked. I was so hungry.

Still trying to save money...its so hard. I am going to be hard on myself for next few months and not go out. I really want to go on that overseas trip! fingers crossed >.<" That means no OWL CITY show and no dream fulfillment of seeing CIRQUE DU SOLEIL. boo. :(

I am me once more

I am so full. I've just arrived home after having dessert with my baby sister at San Churro. Yum.

Trying to save money, yet again. This must be my 312th attempt. Need to save money! I'm working more hours now so hopefully I can save a lil bit. I've got my head (and heart) set on going to Japan and Korea next year. I must MUST have some self control..

I've been taking a lot of photos lately (sort of getting better at it), I almost never leave the house without my Nikon. So if you see me around, most likely there will be a lot of lens-in-yo-face action from me, heh, sorry in advanced. I'm no pro at this, and I know that~ I'm a serious amateur :). Taking photos is a good stress relief. Its has taken over my baking craze. I dont bake as much as I used to. Quite frankly, I havnt baked anything in a while... I've been going out a lot more, even just on my own (sometimes I do like some me time) finding new things and trying a lot more food. I think this is from not being able to go anywhere while being attached before. Now that I'm on my own once more, I'm more free to do anything that pops into my head without having to convince a certain other to take me. (having a good car helps too). I'm having a lot more fun now, not thinking about love. I really just want to be single for now. I'm happy this way.

Stay Calm, NRMA are coming



Panda in Chinatown

Last Friday I was stuck outside in the freezing cold after work because my car batteries were drained from leaving the headlights on (which, mind you, I dont recall turning on since I was driving to work in the morning...). My mobile batteries also died that day, just my luck huh? Although lucky for me, the owner's parents lived next door and I could borrow their phone to call NRMA. It was the only day I didnt bring my jacket, beanie and gloves. I was hungry and freezing outside waiting for NRMA to arrive. One hour later a smiley NRMA guy came, jump started my car and I was on my way home. I took a long hot shower to thaw myself out. brrr.

In other news: I had a virus in my laptop this morning and it was blocking my security software (and every other program) but after a bit of panicking and some sobbing, I finally got rid of the virus myself and didn't lose any of my files. Yay, its always great when I dont have to go and pay for someone else to fix things if in the end the solution was so easy. I love when things go right.

I want cake!



Macaroons from Adriano Zumbo's The Lab

I drove to Rozelle today in search of an amazing cake for Ken's birthday tomorrow. Instead of cake, I came home with an array of macaroons (one being Satay flavour), a banana mango cherry muffin, chocolates from Belle Fleur and $10 left in my pockets...So no cake and no time to bake, I guess going out for dinner will have to do. I shared my macaroons with him though, funny enough he made macaroons for me at his work. Yeah...getting a bit over macaroons now...

oh..and the guy totally forgot it was his birthday tomorrow..either he's working too hard or he's just getting old. hmm...

Yet another plan



Waiting at the train station with my brother.



I'm contemplating whether I should venture into being a food stylist. It makes sense, putting my love of food and photography together. Maybe...just maybe.

How do you say your name?



Drinking Sen Cha with my sister at Azuma Patisserie



Everyone at work is trying to pronounce my name properly...I have no idea how to explain the sound that the "NH" makes...Some say its a "n~y" sound, others a "n~g" sound...I give up. I'll just stick to be known as an anatomy.

Hello World.

I'm in high spirits today. I'm finally free~


I was smiling, singing and dancing at work today and it felt wonderful. I'm back to my old self and I am so much happier. Super excited :) Hello World!

I came to the realisation this morning while driving to work that I don't need him anymore, no more wishing and hoping. I've finally moved on. Took a while (so pathetic) but I, now am free from the chains that I have created in my mind. I know that this was one of those times I had to realise for myself, because I wouldnt have believed anyone else. I just needed time.

I don't need to keep myself busy anymore to keep my mind off him. No more shopping and no more going out every spare minute I have. These next few weeks I'm going to just chill at home. Gather my thoughts and figure out my future (once again). I need to get things back into prospective. I just want to be by myself for a while-no more distractions.

Time for bed~Work tomorrow.

Will you ever be mine again...?

I still miss him.

I try not to think about him. I try to keep myself busy. Its hard. The thought of him always comes back into my mind and everytime, I hope that we will be back together again. I know that's not true. It still hurts to know. 

I don't want to be friends...

I'm doing things that I know will just make me feel stupid for even thinking for a moment that there will be any chance of anything. Anything. I just want something...

We still keep in touch. I still help him when he needs it. I go out of my way to do things for him just so I get to see him one more time, even if briefly. For those brief moments of interaction, I try to keep my cool. Trying not to look too happy or have that "I'm still in love with you and its killing me" look. I try to smile and have a conversation about things that aren't about us. There's no more us, or we, or ours...

My heart still skips a beat when I get a text from him, when I get a call, when I see him...

Last week he came over to drop off my chocolate book. From the moment he messaged me, the 20mins in between him arriving to my home and until the last hug goodbye, my heart was beating fast, from anxiousness, from nervousness, from happiness.

I hate it when he hugs me longer than a standard friend hug. It makes me think he still has feelings for me, its almost cruel. But I like it...just to have him embrace me and make me feel warm and safe like the first time.

At the moment, his relationship status on facebook still says "In a Relationship" and that makes me think there could still be something. I still fear that one day I will log into Facebook and see "Ken ...is single", My heart will drop and I don't know, its just done, its officially over. At the moment I still have a shred of hope even if it is weak...I know I'm pathetic basing this on a FB status. I'm obviously delusional...

I really don't know why I'm so attracted to him. We have nothing in common. We argue over the most ridiculous things that have nearly ended the relationship then and there numerous times. We rarely talk to each other. He doesn't seem to like me for me at all, or even notices me other than being a "friend". I really don't know, but now that he's not mine anymore its taking its toll on me. I want him back. I want him to try and cheer me up with his annoying~ness, his stupid smile and his huge ego that makes me laugh. I want him back.

I'm getting there...

I don't know if I had mentioned this before~I've officially started the new job, I'm part of the "family" now. Yays. At the moment I'm just trying to get the hang of working as a waitress...its stressful, I have no idea what I'm doing~ and since I'm such a huge cluts, sending out coffees has been, well not so smooth...gah so embarrassing. On the plus side, I haven't broken any more glasses in the last week *self hi-five* awesome. *sigh*. I'm getting there...

I feel awkward at work, I just cant interact with the others. I'm quiet and I tend to keep to myself. I don't really feel like talking neither, I just want to get through the day (preferably without breaking anything) and go home. Its lonely sometimes, but lately I'm just not in the mood to be joking around with "others". I know I'm coming across as a shy quiet Asian but I don't care. I smile when people ask me how I am, and that's all they need to know.

I'm exhausted everyday, which is good I guess. I've been eating a LOT when I get home, which is not good. I'm starving when I get home...gaining a lot of weight I'm sure. Its not like I dont have lunch at work, because I do. Its shocking. I will go back to my normal routine soon, hopefully.

Anyways, working 6 days this week because of the new roster is in effect from tomorrow, so yeah. Bummer.

Yes, we're Asian and we can speak English

Jenn and I went to Jervis Bay on Monday instead of the Blue mountains. Lucky for us the weather didnt let us down and we got to enjoy the most parts of our trip. We had no plans whatsoever, we had no idea what we were going to do or where we were going to stay and thats how our trip was, full of the unexpected.

Picked up Jenn at 8pm on Sunday night, but didnt start driving until 11pm because my car decided not to co-operate with me and the NRMA were having a  "busy night",  so supposedly it was a 90min wait for them. In the end my car did start without the NRMA, although now it seems like I've been seeing them everywhere...a little irritating.

We took the Grand Pacific "scenic drive" for the view, but of course, it being the middle of the night, there wasnt much of a scene, we did though spot some deers (???), a fox and some rabbits. Unfortunate for me, we didnt see any Emu... dratz. We arrived in Jervis Bay at 3am where to our surprise all the motels were full. We couldnt believe it, which lead to the phone calls. I called the 1st motel on the list~ I was greeted by a drowsy gentlemen who was obviously not please by my 3am wake up call...heh. Jenn  got a better response from the second motel which was full but did take the moment to direct us to a near by motel with vacancies.

4am...when we finally arrived to Nowra motel. We were getting pretty tired by that time (of course right?) The receptionist took his sweet time to open the door for us so we called sign in, but then of course it was the odd hours of the wee morning, but it was cold and miserable :(. He came to the door barefooted and half asleep. I was feeling guilty for waking him up, I think we both were from the awkward silence in the room and the lack of eye contact to each other. The receptionist was nice (super in fact) because he decided to give up the room for half price (hells yeah!).

Four and half hours of sleep later we were back on our way to Jervis bay. Totally bummed out that we couldnt trash the motel room a bit more...boo. Next time, next time :). Time to grab some brekky! During our little drive around Jervis Bay the night before, we spotted a little humble bakery that we HAD to go to for breakfast. In the morning we found the bakery packed to the brim and had a small and very simple breakfast menu, so that wasnt going to be good enough for us (at that time anyway). Found a nice Cafe Deli called Supply and had an amazing breakfast there.

Checked out this sweet shop called "Licketty Lick" where I took photos and bought a Hazelnut fudge bar which I have yet to eat. We witnessed the Anzac Parade..which really wasnt that exciting...not that Anzac day ever was for me...heh. Walked down to Hukisson Bay and took some photos. The area is just so peaceful, too bad we werent really dressed for the beach, I really wanted to just stroll through the waters, but it was a tad bit cold.

We spent the day driving around the Jervis Bay area, but really ended up back to where we had started in Hukisson Bay. There wasnt really much else than that town centre, but we happy after 2 hours driving around and not getting anywhere. Although most of the restaurants and shops were closing early because of Anzac day and most restaurants were full our lunch was very late and very light. It was nice just to finally sit and relax at the Bakery even if the weird old couple near us kept looking over at us...but I was too exhausted to care.

Throughout the day we noticed quite a few people looking at us, which felt really uncomfortable. Jenn and I can't figure out what it was, but we did notice people did seem shocked that we could speak English properly...how sucky that realisation was that most people assumed that we couldnt speak English because we were Asian. Any hows it just added to the fun to watch their expressions change ^^,

All in all, had an amazing time~ mainly just because I could hang out with Jenn again, we havnt seen each other for what felt like ages. Lots of laughter as always. We took heaps of photos, went to every available restroom every hour, had good use out of my navigator and my car. My car went well with no hitches (besides at the beginning), I'm very proud. On our way home we went to Maccas which seems like a ritual of ours, can't go home without going through a drive thru. Everything was just awesome awesome. After that trip, took me two days to recover, especially going back to work...so hard.

Easter Long Weekend

I've got the whole long weekend off, so great :) I know, I've been on a two month break but it's good to know that I dont have to work public holidays and I also get paid, awesoooooome.

Last night I caught up with my high school buddies,  Catherine, Annie and Milly. The original plan was to have dinner at Burwood but I'm so glad that we decided to go to Darling Harbour instead, because we had quite a surprise when there was a "Hoopla Festival" going on and we were able to have our night livened up.

The drive to the city was interesting...my nav was taking me on a route that I didn't want (ie taking me in a huge loop), but in the end we got there...eventually.

The night began with dinner at Blackbird Cafe, followed by fireworks and then we ended it with a side show at the Carnival of Dreams. The fireworks were amusing (well, to me anyways), there was so much smoke coming out from the fireworks that by the end of it, we could barely see the fireworks at all behind the huge cloud of smoke (I suspect cheap fireworks...).The sideshows were also a delight, I laughed quite a bit (and soon began to lose my voice...), I do love watching things like that. We payed for one show to watch a "Russian" contortionist who demonstrated the many uses of hoops in an infomercial. The second was outside of the carnival, of a street artist do some, what I think is a kind of mime. I found him hilarious.

I had a wonderful night with the girls. We're so lucky that the sky did clear up, since it was lightly raining earlier that day. I also tried to use my camera...but that failed. I've got a lot of learning to do.  

Later I will be going with Jenn to the Blue Mountains (she finally had some free time to see me, super excited).

He Loves Me...Not

He loves me...He loves me not...

It wasn't going to last forever and we both knew that. Forever ended yesterday.
 He never did love me, deep inside I knew that but for a long time I pretended that he did because I loved him and I still do... I must be stupid but I can't help it.

I have never felt this way about anyone before, from the very beginning he had a hold on me and he didn't even know. Many have questioned my choice to be with him, they had doubts about him but I have never had a second thought or regret. He has always been good to me, I have never had to worry that he would ever lie or cheat on me, because, as I mentioned before, he's honest about everything to me, even about the fact that he doesn't love me. Its all been real, too real and I guess this is one of the reasons why I can't hate him. Hating him would be so much easier...


The drive to Gosford yesterday was hard, this one sided relationship was going on for far too long, and I knew that one day we would soon resent each other and I didn't want that. I had to end it even if it is causing me so much heart ache right now. It was mutual, we wanted the best for each other...but deep inside I really wished that he had held me tightly, kiss me and told me that everything will be alright and that he loved me...he didn't, and that was reality.

I hugged him as tightly as I could yesterday for the last time, held in my tears for as best as I could and said goodbye. I wish I could say that I could still be friends with him..but that's just far too complicated.

He was my first love...he was my knight in shining armour, but he wasn't my prince.

*fingers crossed*

I went to Newport beach with my sister today. Took a bunch of photos and left just before it started raining, Phew!

I've got another weeks trial with this chocolate cafe, so stressful. I don't feel like myself at all when working there, I guess its the whole new environment and working outside of the kitchen. I really do hope that I do get the job, It has great hours, great pay and its the most decent work place I've been to so far and it would be so beneficial for me if I can learn the art of chocolate making as well. *fingers crossed* I will know by the end of the week. I havnt had to go through so many trials in all the years of working. My competition is strong too, and she seems to have had experience...damn. I'm hanging in there.

Long distant relationships SUCK

Trying to memorise 40 different kinds of chocolates and their fillings before bed is proving to be difficult...I have another trial with the chocolate cafe tomorrow. So I havnt officially gotten the job yet. I guess I've got tough competition. *stressing out*

I also bought my new car (well used car) two days ago. A black Toyota Yaris YRS Hatchaback. Loving it. Except for the radio and CD not working...bummer. My car also has Love Heart exhaust pipes...er, what? yeah...

Ken came back yesterday, I picked him up at the airport. of course with my navigation skills, I missed the exit and took a round detour to get him. Bleh...anyway. He's back in Gosford, working, it sucks. Its getting hard..this long distance relationship thing...I'm seeing him less and less recently. :'(

Happy Birthday Baby Sis

I just finished preparing and cooking for my sister's birthday. oh and

 "Happy Birthday dear Sister of mine" :)

Should be ok this year, previous years I dread her little birthday get togethers with her friends as they run a muck around the house and that drives me completely INSANE. This year she's growing up (and fewer friends coming over this year) so it should be alright. *fingers crossed*

Last Saturday I sent what felt like a billion job applications and emails, giving me a head spin. I knew that 2/3 of my emails I sent I probably wouldnt even get a response. I was surprised when I did get 3 responses in these past two days. Although 1 was a rejection, a very polite one I suppose though, LoL. The other email was informing me that they had called me but couldnt get through, I did try calling back this arvo but he had already gone home :(. The third was a phone call yesterday from a chocolate cafe thats a 20min drive from my home. I've got an interview with them tomorrow, so psyched.

I've got to admit, for the past few weeks, I really didnt feel like working, therefore the lack of effort. I mostly skimmed ads, assuming that they wouldnt give me a chance because of my lack of experience and what not, but really I just didnt want to try. Now that I've almost maxed out my credit card I think its about time to get a new job,and heaps of birthdays coming up, dream trips that I need to save up for and petrol money that I need to fill up my new car that I'm so totally getting next week *girly squeal!*. Yay yay yay. :)

Best news of all,my beloved camera is coming back from it trip in Vietnam next Tuesday! Thats one week away :) oh and also Ken is back, woohoo.

"I want to be yellow like The Simpsons"

I bought a new necklace from Monster Threads on Sunday when hanging out with my sister in the city. Love Love Love it!

My sister's got on an iPhone...????

Experimental photos with my sister's iPhone (because my Nikon is on holiday...)

Pastry Photography

I miss my Nikon camera :( I hope it's having a fantastic time in Vietnam with Ken.

So it looks like I can't get a pastry job without having either some experience or being enrolled in Tafe to be an apprentice, dratz. So, I'm going to be jobless for a while. I'm planning to do a bunch of short courses and hopefully that'll increase my chances in landing some kinda temp job. So far I've signed up do an RSA course and a Barista course.

I plan on enrolling into Tafe to do a patisserie course. I have to admit, that for a while I did see Tafe as a place where you'd go when you can't get into anywhere better (ie Uni) but lately it seems like if I actually want to learn something, Tafe is my best option. Of course Le Cordon Bleu would be awesome but its way expensive and I hear its just as hard to land a job with that diploma as having none at all. Sucks major. Also I dread studying. The theory, gah the theory how I loathe you. On the plus side I can get exempt from half the subjects since I've already completed my Advance Diploma in Hospitality Management.

It sounds like I have my head wrapped  around studying again (and I can tell you, it was no easy choice, studying isnt my forté) but actually I'm stuck between staying in the hospitality industry or changing my career to photography (which is what I wanted to do in High school). I would study both...but both courses start at the same time. I want to go to a private institution to study photo imaging but the fees...so darn high...  

The thing is, I still love pastry and I still want to know everything about it, just in a hobby sort of way. Photography was a hobby of mine behind working in the kitchen, but it seems now, they've reversed.

Anyhows, everything starts in JULY, so I've got a few months to make up my mind.

In other news; I bought a Treeson blindbox at Via Alley and a new Instax Mini 25 camera. Yay :)

"Just smile please"

That's the best photo I could get out of my brother...I tried.

It was such a gorgeous sunny day today and since I havnt a thing to do (i.e.still unemployed) I thought it'd be nice to take my lil brother out. So I took him to the city, hung around Circular Quay, went into the Museum of Contemporary Art then shopping for a bit before we had to dash home before my mum got home from work. Fun fun fun.

Good news, I didn't spend much at all, yeah!

Also my previous boss, the one from the bar just called me and asked me if I could help him out with a shift at the bar tomorrow. I couldn't say no of course, since I neeeeeeeed moooooooooney. So looks like I'm back at the bar tomorrow. I hope I'm working the night shift and not the day shift.

I need a job :(

I could cry. I just checked my net bank and my account says "overdrawn", gah! I just applied for another increase to my credit limit...but I still have to pay credit card bill that's due over a year ago. I suck. I need money. I need a job.

Ever since coming back from Vietnam, all I've been doing is searching for jobs, buying newspapers, applying online, sending countless resumes everywhere but no luck. I'm still unemployed. I have the choice of going back to either of my previous jobs temporarily, but it's so hard to go back...I've thought about it, and its just not worth it.

I havnt been job-less for over three years since leaving high school, I've always been working, either its full on full time or just 3 days a week. It's hard just sitting at home wasting my time away doing pointless things. Plus I've lost a lil bit of passion for baking at home...it was sad when I came to that realisation. I know that when I was working, all I could do was complain about how much of life I was missing out on, but with no money and everyone else either at uni or working or just far away, whats the point?

It's really hard for me to keep asking my mum for money, I'm not a kid anymore. Although I've been borrowing my brother's money to go shopping, I know I'm terrible..

Gah, what to do? Someone give me a job :(

"Enjoy your massive cup of Coffee XD"

I had a wonderful time yesterday with Jennifer as I always do. We started our day off at 8.30 and trained our way to the city where we had breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien. Jenn ordered a long black that came out the size of a soup bowl and I had an Organic Strawberry Lemonade which was yummy. We chatted on and on about anything and everything.

After we decided it was about time that maybe we should leave the cafe as we had been sitting there for well over an hour being quite loud, we started to head over to Paddington for Magnolia Square. Although it was smaller than Jenn had expected, there were things that caught our eye. I really wanted a red crochet heart pin, but I couldn't buy it, so sad. We ended up buying a few hair clips, buttons and gift tags.

The rest of the day was spent wondering the city, looking for new shoes for me (because mine were giving me blisters), drinking coffee and tea at Starbucks then heading back to the train station so that we could head home and get my car (not before Jenn got this oh so amazing hair pin that she had been longing for for so long :))

We ended the night at Coogee beach reminiscing about our high school years and watching kids play on the beach and thinking back to when we were young like them. We had fun with a shy little boy that liked to tease us by not saying much, but constantly walking near us and smiling cheekily.

Wish I wasn't Where I am

So...I'm back in Australia...Just as I had left it...gray skies and job-less.

I really don't want to go back to the kitchen, but at the moment I don't know what else to do neither. I'm not ready to go back to work, but I know I can't not work. I need money, I can't be asking my mum for money like I used to do when I was a teenager. Things have changed.

Must be this weather, because everything feels sucky.

On a different note. I got a haircut yesterday. Its dramatically short. I really had no idea what sort of hair style I wanted, I just wanted a change. When I do have a photo of my new hair (I'm not the type to take a self portrait of themselves) I will post it up here.

Valentines day was spent with Miss Jennifer, as my darling had to work (poor guy, seems like its gunna be like this for a while, then he'll be off for his trip to Vietnam. I better get used to not seeing him much now). As always its a great catch up, we never change, still laughing at each other and eating. Though there was nothing Valentiney at all that night, it was a nice girls night out. As usual we drove around into the wee hours of the next morning. (and my car made it through the night, yeah!).

Speaking of cars. Its about time that I get a new one. So yeah, hopefully soon Neeeeeeeeew Caaaaaaaaaaaar for me. Stoked.

Small Update.

I'm all safe and well here in Vietnam and will be returning in a weeks time. As you can see in these photos, I am happy (I even get to ride Dinosaurs, thats cool). So currently really really hungry and waiting for my aunt to come back from the markets with Banh Canh! ah so craving that. I've been drinking lots and lots of sugar cane juice and coconut juice, as many people know, I love that stuff. and here, its straight off the tree, amazing. I do occassionally get mistaken as a chinese person, oh how that happens in the birth country of my parents, I simply don't understand. I spend most of my time here eating, sleeping (a LOT) and travelling around on motorbikes. Super fun and super exhausting.

Missing everyone. Sorry for the lack of contact as facebook is blocked in Vietnam and I can't reply any comments and messages left on there. I can't wait to come home and catch up with everyone..though dreading job hunting again, but now I'm completely broke I have no choice. Lots of Love to all. Hope you all had an amazing Lunar New Year as I did (though I do miss the crackers, they banned those here a long time ago). Peace.

Good Morning Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food. Glorious Food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook Blocked? Nooo....!!!

Currently in Vietnam. Skies are grey. Mostly eating.sleeping.taking photos.  Ce la Vie

"Tell me how you manged to do that?"

Locked my car keys in my car the other day...bad...with the engine on...worse...running low on fuel...starting to panic....I suck

I've been lazy lately, ever since quitting the Central Coast job and being back in Sydney. I've been catching up with everyone and trying to get everything ready for my trip to Vietnam (which is in a few days) but I get so easily bored....all I've ever known is work life..so so sad.
So for the past week; first caught up with Christie, who flew here all the way from Korea to meet all of us during her one week stay in Oz. So happy to catch up with her and all my high school friends. Sorry to all that I wasn't quite myself that day as I had just travelled all the way from the Coast and was quite exhausted. :S It was a nice catch up that include Viet food, coffee, smoothies (and the durian mix up, yuck XS) and all lot of catching up for the past 3 years that we hadnt seen each other.

Spent most of my days with Ken, hanging with him at the coast and doing other stuff. Will miss him dearly while I'm on my trip...corny I know, but I will. I'll get to see him tomorrow night hopefully and a full day out with him on Monday.

I dont know what else to update on. tired as usual. will try to update next time.