Fab Fab Februlicious

Blog has been under hiatus for weeks. Why no updates??? Again! Its the lazy me. Procrastination as usual. Lab work started 3 weeks ago and surprisingly, am not as busy as I expected yet. Instead I was too busy booking flight tickets and planning my easter and summer holidays =.=''' Almost 1000gbp gone in just 2 days. So I'm practically broke now!

Anyway, gonna wrap up february in this post. So read up!

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Fab fab february started off with heavy snowwwww which only lasted for a night. Waited since November for it to come and finallyyyyy!!! Weather here has been really weird this year. Last year snow came around November and it lasted for about 2 weeks. Winter was pretty long then. During this time last year, I was still battling with the cold but look how sunny it is now! Double digit temperature can u imagine? Guess spring is about to step in =)


Snow was so heavy that it actually become so thick,
just enough for snow fight!


After the long wait, I managed to make my very first snow
angelllll. Nice nice??? Hehe =p


We tried out something new this winter too!
Sledding down the Portland hill. It was so much fun and
honestly, I didn't have enough of it. If only the snow lasted
longer, I would definitely go for another round.


Too lazy to make a big snowman but petite ones
are equally cute isn't it?


Wondering who made this?! Simply amazed by it.
Definitely not an easy task!


The ultimate fun and spontaneous group!

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No more lectures this semester and each and everyone has their own lab work to do in different places. Hence, we don't get to meet much often like we used to anymore. So, having random dinners could be the best way for us to catch up.

Started off with hotpot buffet in China Fu. Love their fish head soup.
Prolly cause I haven been having it for such a long time and I
seriously missed it so much. FISH!!!! ><


Their sweet potato and pumpkin dessert was the winner
of the night! After the first bite, we went crazy and started
ordering more and more. 6 of us had 48 of these. Scary??? But true.
So imagine how good it was. The owner must have regretted for
placing this dessert as part of the buffet. Or only for our case? =p

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14/2/2012. Valentine's. A day that all couples anticipated for. But for us, the singles, it's just like any other day. Every year has been the same. Just a few of us having a decent dinner together. Nothing special.

After a long tiring day in lab, good food always makes me
a happy girl again! Thali from Tamatanga. Always my love <3


The night ended with some chit chat session at Sinatra
over cocktails ^^


This valentine has been a bit extraordinary. Cause our beloved
thorn bought roses for the roses!!! Who said valentine is only
for couples???

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It's another SPICE night! Last year, I was down the stage, watching the performance while gobbling on the free food. This year??? I was on the stage, performing! Shocking shocking??? I was shock myself too when I agreed to be part of the dancing team this year. Haha. Always wanted to dance but never got the chance. I gave up the opportunity last year due to my laziness. Too lazy to walk all the way to Portland for practices. Plus the cold weather outside just makes me feel like staying indoor. But this time, I decided to fight against the laziness and do something different. And yup! I did not regret at all and I'm glad I made the first step. I really really do enjoy the practices and the time spent with the crew.

After all, what's life all about when you don't do something unusual?! Agree???

SNSD wannabe =)


Mr Taxi. Wanted to upload the video but the file was simply
too big and I have no idea how to compress it or whatsoever.
But it's everywhere on FB anyway, so sneak a peek there!


The drummer, the guitarist and the lead singer. Guess what?
They are all my lecturers O.o Surprising isn't it?! We were
totally impressed by their talents!

Cheers!!! The after party celebration at Mooch ^.^

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Last but not least, a lil updates regarding my lab work! The research I chose was regarding the antihypertensive effects of garlic oil. The project is still kinda boring. Probably cause it's still on the trial stage and we have not really started testing on the individual compounds of garlic oil yet. The project is also making me a lackadaisical girl once again. I've been slacking a lot lately. Seriously ALOT! =s


Dissecting the porcine pulmonary artery. My favourite thing
to do every morning and apparently it's the most interesting
part of the experiment =.=

One thing that I hated about this experiment is the smell. The garlic OMG!!! I used to love the smell especially when you use it for cooking. But imagine smelling it everyday? After 2 weeks, I sorta got sick of it and feel like puking everytime I enter the lab. The smell is everywhere!!! In the lab, at home and on myself >< 6 more weeks to go =x

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Before I forget, one super duper important thing to that I have to inform all of my beloved readers! All the hardwork paid off and........

I'M GRADUATING THIS JULY!!!

=D

Doom Day!

Exam results will be out in another 15 hours.

I've never been so nervous before.

My aims are getting lower and lower.

Just give me a pass now and I'll be more than grateful.

That's the most I can ask for.

*fingers crossed*

Bid Goodbye to 2011

Oopsyyy! I just realized that I actually forgotten one important thing in my last post. To wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Its just the beginning of Feb so not considered too late right? Hehe =p

For those who read my previous post would know where I spent my New Year this year. Yup yup yup, in London it is! Twas such an awesome and memorable one. Last year I missed the London eye fireworks cause I was in Birmingham celebrating with my bunch of college friends. When I came home after that, I watched it from youtube and gosh, it just reminds me of how pathetic was the one I saw in Birmingham >.<

31st December 2011


Took the super early train down to
London Kings Cross. Walked over to
St.Pancras once we arrived to take
a picture with this! Apparently, it the world's
largest Lego Christmas tree. It took two months
to build and contains 600,000 bricks.

Checked in to our hostel and all 6 hungry ghost
headed straight for some Jap food in Chinatown.
Sushi crave not satisfied yet but Japanese curry
crave is!


Then off to Selfridges. Always wanted to try
the Pierre Herme macarons there. We finally
did! The macarons were so gooddddd and I love
them. Even better than the ones from Pierre
Ledent which I got from Brussels. Those were
already super good, so imagine this?! Maybe
I'm exaggerating abit too much LOL But trust me,
it's seriously worth the money =)


After some shopping along Oxford street, we are here again!
Last dinner for 2011. Nothing can be more satisfying
than having a warm bowl of Kimchi soup down the
stomach during winter ^.^


It was just a year ago that we had our boxing day dinner
here, and see how time flies! We're here again a year later
but for new year's eve =)


After much squeezing and pushing, we finally made it to
the center of the crowd in Embankment and stood there for
almost 3 hours under the rain. Look at the crowd
and you'll know how much time we spent just to get a
close-to-perfect spot for the fireworks. There's this annoying
lamp post blocking part of the view, nevertheless we had no
choice but to stay right there cause there was simply
too much people and we cant afford to lose the spot that
we got earlier.


Look how amazing were the fireworks! It
definitely did not let us down. Maybe the
pictures don't tell much, but imagine watching
it in front of your eyes? For fireworks lover like
me, it really is the best firework that I've ever
watched for the past 21 years.

1st January 2012


Started our first day of 2012 like typical tourists! Visited
the Big Ben, London Eye and Buckingham palace again LOL
Simply cause my beloved friends are always too busy
spending money in Oxford Street and never had time
for these attraction spots each time they visit London.
Haha. Since everywhere is close on New Year, so why not?


Lunch with papaya milk and pearls <3


After watching the parade along Green Park, we made our
way to the Lyceum Theatre for the musical that we have
been anticipating for since October. Lion King it is! But guess
what, I slept for almost 50% of the show. Someone please stab
me! Such a good musical and we fell asleep?! Blame the fireworks
last night. Felt as if I just burned 40 pounds in the fire *sigh*


After watching 'sleeping beauty' instead of Lion King,
Covent Garden was our next stop. For more macarons!
Haha. But this time from Laduree instead. Not bad but
still prefer Pierre Herme =p


Next, is dinner time! If you want good steaks,
this is the place you definitely should be visiting.
Gaucho <3 The complimentary cheese dough was
the bomb starter. See the cheese oozing out from
it??? Don't you just wish you have one in your mouth
now??? =p


Me and my Rump Steak! With spinach as sides =)
The other two were the sirlion and the pork loin
with sweet potatoes.


Hopefully this is not our last New Year celebration together.
But I guess it most probably will be =(


Tower Bridge at night! Just outside the restaurant.
Beautiful isn't it? I think it is ^^

For some, New Year is no more than a change of a calendar. For others, this event symbolizes the beginning of a better tomorrow. No matter what it means to all of you out there, I hope you guys had a really great time like me and Happy New Year once again =)

Survived!

So sorry for the late updates. Been really really busy every since I came back from London. After the exam, I headed straight off to Tromso for the Northern Lights. Then came home, thought of blogging but the internet went haywire. Drag and drag and draggggg till now =x

January is always the stressful month for all of us. It's a month that all of us have been waiting dreadfully for it to end. Or probably just me. Cause I'm simply can't cope with the stress. The pressure and stress from this exam almost killed me. Broke down uncountable times. Thinking that this will be my final year and I can't screw it up. I can't even let myself go for a resit if I were to graduate this summer with all my friends.

Waking up at 8am every morning, nerd in the library from 9 till 5, go home shower and grab some quick dinner, head back to the library again at 7pm and nerd till 5am then sleep till 8am and the cycle begins again. Surviving with biscuits, bread and apples every single day for all 3 meals. I seriously can't believe I did that cause I simply hate and wouldn't touch those food unless I'm starving to death. That's practically what my life was for almost the entire January.

Simple encouragement from friends can work wonders. I totally believe in it now. Be it on a post-it note, sms or whatsapp. The messages were just like boosters. I'm really grateful for having friends like them.









So glad that the nightmare is all over. My new semester will be starting tomorrow. Hopefully the project that I got will be fun and interesting! Another short post again sorry. Gonna replenish some sleep before the serious work begins again =(

Stay tuned for the next update on my trip to Tromso! Really a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I'm really glad I made the right choice =D

Jolly Jolly Christmas!

It was just like yesterday that I was actually celebrating my very first real christmas in London. In fact, a year has passed and this year, we decided to stay in Notts and have a different kind of celebration.

No roast turkey with stuffing, no pig in the blankets, no 5kg of mashed potatoes, no baked parsnips and no caesar salad this year.

But what remains the same is the company and that's what I treasure most =)

24/12/2011 Christmas Eve


All dressed up for the Christmas eve dinner
with the beloveds
*spot my small little petite Xmas hat, cute right cute right? =p*


The Randalamos. Our 4th and probably the last
Christmas together =(


This year we have the Warwick's with us =)


Festive din din at Harvester. Turkey escalope,
rump steak, pan-fried salmon and the festive
combo!


Unlimited salad and desserts. The salad are so good and I
can sit there whole day just for the salad. *for vege-lovers like me*
Trust me, forget about the calories and fat. Cause the blue
cheese dressing is the one to die for!


The sweet sweet couples

Back to the tradition after dinner; Secret Santa <3

This year is a little special cause we had like 2 rounds of present exchange. One for the designated person, and another being random. You can buy anything you want and see who's the lucky one getting it.


She was my secret santa 2 years ago. This year, I'm hers =)
*hope u like the pressie*


Feeling honored to have the only guy in the group as my
secret santa! =)


Christmas presents for the lucky ones! Under a beautifully
lit-up Christmas tree.

25/12/2011 Christmas Day

Everywhere was closed and we decided to just chill at home with some home-cooked food.


Big breakfast with poached eggs on
toast, baked beans, grilled tomatoes
and sauteed mushrooms.


Look at our happy faces! Even with simple breakfast like
this. Christmas is suppose to be happy, isn't it? =D
*Feeling blessed to have them with me*

For the ultimate Christmas dinner, we had a 2-course meal!


Our main course! Loh Pan Mee made from
scratch, topped with minced turkey meat,
mushrooms and fried shallots *nyums*


Desserts; Pistachio gelato and Cherry Glacia frozen yogurt!


Presents I got this year! ^.^

Have been slacking a lot since I came back from the trips and exam is like just around the corner. Really really around the corner liao!!! Hence, a short post. So much to read up and yet, I can still slack *yaiks* And go London for New Year! *yaiks max max max*

Okay, I better stop here and start facing the books again!

Oops oops, before I forget.

Merry Christmas!!!

From Us to You
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The Perfect Winter Getaway

Wee!!! Just got back from the most amazing getaway with the Randalamos 'originals'.

You must be wondering where's that amazing place right?

Let the pictures below reveal it =)

#1 Prague


Charles Bridge and the Prague Castle


Some of the traditional food that we had in the Xmas market;
my favourite would be the bottom two on the left. All-time love,
the churros and the new-found love, trdelnik which is like a
must have for me every single day =p
*Definitely one of the best xmas market I've been to*

#2 Budapest


Night view from Gellert Hill overlooking the famous chain
bridge that connects Buda and Pest side of the city


Closer shot of the chain bridge and Budapest Castle on the
Buda Hill


Traditional Hungarian food! Which was too meaty for my
liking. And salty too. My favourite; the poppy seed strudels
and rum flavoured raisins crepe.

Both cities were magnificent especially during the night when the entire city is illuminated!

Super cheap food, cozy accommodation and most importantly, best companies ever =D

The only regret we had was the weather. It was hot compared to Notts and sad to say, it didn't snow at all =( *sigh*

Basically, one word to describe the entire trip.

SPLENDID!


Love the originals to bits ♥

p/s: More pictures will be loaded on fb. So stay tuned =)

Lectures Down, Holidays Up!

Had my last lecture yesterday *can't believe I don't needa drag myself out of bed for morning lectures anymore*

Just submitted my last assignment of the sem few minutes ago.

So, it's time!!!

To pack up.

Ready to flyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! *excited max*



Have a great winter everyone out there!

Lots of hugs from the author,

To keep all of you warm

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