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Monday, December 31, 2012 5:36 PM
So... it's the last day of 2012
Second post for the last day of 2012 to make up for the lack of updates in the last 3 months!
I'm gonna do some recap of what happened through out 2012 and mind you, it's a very happening one for me. Parts of me are glad that I survived such a busy year!
January & February - Work
March - Trip to Melbourne! :)
April, May, June and July - Work work workkkkk
August - Trip to South Korea!! :D
September - Work
October - Good friend's wedding and work.
November - Work
December - Trip to Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur! XD
2012 has got to be the best year in terms of travelling but it's the worst in terms of health. I've lost count the number of times I fell sick or hurt myself. Every time I met up with my friends, they'll be like, "You're sick...again?!"
In terms of work, it's CRAZY!!! No kidding, busiest year ever! Work just came in for us every day and we're so swarmed with so much work that I looked forward to every single holidays. Yeap, even the public holidays! Work goes on even when we get home until late night which nobody will ever know unless you've been in this profession before. Who said we have free time after 12:30 pm again? Come and try for a week and I bet you'll run away before it ends! All of us need more helping hands!
:)
Anyways....
I finally finished blogging about my trip to Melbourne but there's so much more travelling posts to go! Trip to Korea was a really last minute decision but it's the most exciting to date!
Visited so many cafes and even went to SM Town's concert in Seoul on 18th of August! OMG the concert was awesome! Saw DBSK performing live again after so many years! Though it's just Yunho and Changmin, they did so well! I am still keeping the faith that they will be DB5K again in the future. I'll keep the details for future post. And another highlight of the trip was, I SAW MY BELOVED BIAS FROM BEAST UP CLOSE LIKE LESS THAN AN ARM'S LENGTH AWAY AT CUBE CAFE OH MY GODDDDD. YONG JUN HYUNG ♥♥♥
T___________T
It was a total surprise! Was about to give up and leave after asking the Korean fans there if Beast was gonna be there that day and then he just appeared suddenly! Just him alone with Jintaek manager~ Apparently he left something at the studio and he came back to collect it.
THANK YOU MY LUCKY STARS!!
17th of August 2012, another date to remember.
=)
But the day before that, something sad happened but it's kind of complicated so I will leave that to a future post.
Then there's my last minute trip to Hong Kong!
Why did I go to Hong Kong this year when I just went there last year?
BIG BANG
=D
Yes, it's all because of BIG BANG! When YG announced that BB will make a stop at Hong Kong for their Alive Galaxy Tour in December, I knew I just had to go. Was very glad that I could make it to the first day of their 3 days concert in Hong Kong with my colleague and another Hong Kong friend.
Guys, it was the best night, right??
That feeling of being in the concert with all the other VIPs singing, screaming and having fun with Big Bang... 8th of December 2012, I will never forget~
This concert alone deserves a separate post so please wait for it.
And then when I was in Kuala Lumpur, it just so happened that the day we went to Times Square was also the day that Jackie Chan had his movie promotion!
OMG
Jackie Chan? Seriously, I don't know anyone who does not know him!! He looks exactly the same as he's on tv!
This recap is getting too long cause it's too star studded LOL
Thank you to my lucky stars that made travelling so much fun this year! Nope, not gonna spoil future posts by posting the pictures here! Spoilers are not fun~
Opps! Forgot to add my wishlist for 2012!
Here's my wishlist for 2012:
1) Good health & enough rest
2) Better time management
3) Better self management (temper, habits, emotions etc)
4) Travel to at least a new place
5) Better financial management
As seen from my lengthy recap above, number 1's out of the door, number 2, 3 and 5 too! The only thing that I did this year is to travel to a new place and that is Melbourne.
So here I present my wishlist for 2013.
My wishlist for 2013:
1) To fall sick less often.
2) To do better in work.
3) To manage time and money more wisely.
4) To travel to at least a new place.
5) To meet all 6 members of Beast, all 5 members of FT Island, all 5 members of Mayday and JJ Lin. Ok, I just want to go to their concerts!
Wishlist's not much different from the previous one but I just hope I would be able to fulfill them in 2013.
So, Happy New Year's Eve everyone!
Enjoy your dinner or party!
May 2013 brings more happiness to everyone!
♥
Labels: BEAST, Big Bang, concert, dbsk, hong kong, kuala lumpur, recap, singapore, south korea, travels, wishlist, yong jun hyung
4:21 PM
Melbourne ♥ (March 2012) - Day 7 (Seven Seeds, Queen Victoria Market, Cafe No. 5, Joo♥Mak & Cacao Green)
Hellooooo guys!
Happy New Year's Eve! Sorry for not updating for more than 3 months! Work and travelling got in the way hehe
To compensate for the long absence, there'll be TWO new posts today!
:)
This post will be the ending post of my Melbourne trip back in March! Please forgive me if information are not that detailed. Can't seem to recall properly now. Yeap, gonna put the blame on age factor. :P
For earlier entries:
Day 1 - Arrival & Monga Dessert Lounge here.
Day 2 - Chez Dre, Bank Street Market, Hopetoun Tea Rooms & High Tech Burrito here.
Day 3, Part 1 - Mornington Peninsula - Beach Huts here.
Day 3, Part 2 - Sunnyridge Strawberry Farm here.
Day 3, Part 3 - Arthurs Seat, Murrays lookout & Waterfront here.
Day 3, Part 4 - Sandsculpting 'Toytopia', Frankston Waterfront & Hoa Tran here.
Day 4 - Three Bags Full, South Wharf & Donwoori Korean Restaurant here.
Melbourne (March 2012) - Day 7 (Last entry)
Did not have any sightseeing plans for the last day in Melbourne so it was all FOOD, shopping and relaxing. Hence, did not bring my camera along and so, all photos were taken using my good old Samsung Corby (have not bought my current phone in March yet).
As usual, information about restaurants/cafes will be at the bottom of the post.
The weather was lovely that day so we made our journey to North Melbourne and had our brunch at Seven Seeds without much hassle. You can't locate this place with your eyes cause like any other awesome coffee places in Melbourne, they don't have any sign outside their cafes. No worries, your nose will be able to lead you cause that's what happened to me.
Smelled really good coffee upon getting off the tram! Followed it and we arrived at the doorstep of Seven Seeds without even referring to the GPS!
The place was packed but we were lucky to score a seat for two upon entering!
A very blur picture of the menu :(
Freshly baked stuff on the counter top!
Leng zai baristas kekek...
Our view of the little garden in the middle of the cafe/restaurant.
My flat white~
One of the best in Melbourne!!!
Karen's favourite, soy latte.
Brioche french toast with spiced baked pears, mascarpone and toasted pecans.
AUD 13.50
Oh goshhhh, SO YUMMY!!
Did not take a picture of the name of this from the menu but yeah, it's fresh mushrooms, pine nuts and cheese over toasted bread.
Really, if we have fresh mushrooms like this, I'd eat this everyday! Mushrooms are my fav!
After having my last brunch in Melbourne, we went to Queen Victoria Market that's nearby. One has not gone to Melbourne if one has not visited QVM. Here are some of the photos from there. If I were to go there again in the future, I shall go with an empty stomach! LOOK AT ALL THOSE GERMAN SAUSAGES AND FOOD!!
Sigh~ I shall return one day!
Fresh, colourful and beautiful flowers for sale.
We got stuck in this store for quite a long time!
How can a girl not love these vintage babies? Both of us bought one of these though it did a little damage to our wallets!
I love this bunny! Wait, I love all bunnies! haha
Hear hear~ See see~
It was almost Easter then.
Since we had nothing much to do so we went back to the city and did some sightseeing shopping.
Saw Our Symphonic Life performing on the street again! Was it Bourke street?
Did some last minute shopping and had more coffee at another random cafe in the city. Our legs brought us to Cafe No. 5.
Shared a muffin and it's so good.
Why are all the food in Melbourne so good? How did they do it?
T_____T
The interior of the small cafe with a super handsome barista!
No kidding!
Who said we could only have our caffeine fix once a day?
When you're in Melbourne, 2 is the minimum or else you're gonna feel so sorry for those awesome coffee.
When all stores are closed, nothing beats hanging out at the park, enjoying the good weather over some catching up with a friend.
And some birds too hehe.
Nice weather, some shade, cool wind and good friend~
Life's awesome.
Most of the people were in the trams on their way home or to other destinations.
Right, we sat there cause we didn't want to be squeezed in the trams haha
It's a waste to just go home and pack my luggage so we loitered around the city for a while more and guess what we chanced upon?
An underground Korean restaurant!!!!
Yeap, it's dinner time! HAHA
Joo ♥ Mak
Another blur photo of the menu~
Sorry~
We had plum wine with gold flakes.
Mmmm... Love it!
Kimchi chigae, bulgogi, rice and banchan.
Grilled mackerel that's on the house!!
I'm not a big fan of fish but Karen loves it!
And it's AUD 20 for that fish! No kidding!
Note to self: must bring Karen along to that place again cause she's my lucky star
HUGE EGG ROLL!! OMGGGG MY FAVOURITE!!!!
With fish roe in the centre!!!
T__________T
My Melbourne foodie trip's complete!
Dear local chefs, please include this in your menu and I assure you, you'll be seeing me quite often!
Eggs, fish roe, mayo and tomato sauce? PERFECT COMBINATION!
Kimchi pancake.
Not my thing but Karen loves it.
And we ended the night with... froyo (frozen yoghurt for short)!
Cacao Green
Was starting to get cold but that did not stop us and everyone else from getting froyos!
We shared this!
Limonette and green tea froyo with almonds, mochi and fresh blueberries for topping!
Top view!
In summary, it was a wonderful day.
I had seven wonderful days in Melbourne thanks to Karen and her lovely housemate!
MUAH MUAH MUAHSSSS!
TOTEMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!
We planned to go back to Cafe No. 5 the following morning (the day that I was leaving) but I left my tab at Karen's house and we had to go back to take it. There wasn't enough time to go to the airport if we stopped for brunch there so, goodbye lovely brunch of Melbourne.
:(
So sad but all those wonderful days before the day I went home made up for it. All the times exploring Melbourne and savouring its fine food and coffee with my awesome friend made the trip perfect. Couldn't ask for more except to double check everything before leaving for the airport from then onward.
Information on cafe/restaurants from this post:
Seven Seeds
Address: 114 Berkeley Street, Carlton.
Phone number: 9347 8664
Website here.
Seven Seeds on Urban Spoon here.
Facebook page here.
Cafe No. 5
Address: 5 Centre Place, Melbourne. (in one of those small alleys in the city)
Phone number: 9650 0055
Website here.
Cafe No. 5 on Urban Spoon here.
Joo♥Mak
Address: basement 407-409, Swanston Street
Joomak on Urban Spoon here.
Phewf~
Finally done conjuring this post!
Second post for today coming up next!
Labels: Australia, Cacao Green, Cafe No 5, food, fun, Joo Mak, Melbourne, Queen Victoria Market, Seven Seeds, travels, yummy
Monday, October 15, 2012 5:07 PM
Buddy's Wedding~
Hey guys!
Sorry for the long absence! This will be a really short post!
I was busy with school and also giving a helping hand to a close friend for her wedding this month. Wow! I can't believe SO MUCH goes into a wedding. I salute everyone who decided to get married and organise their own wedding and wedding dinner all by themselves!
Anyways, Congratulations to my friend and her husband!
:)
Their cute hippos~
Being a receptionist at a Chinese Wedding Dinner's not easy.
Love the bear marker pens!
SO CUTE!
Pink and glitter to go with the wedding theme!
Need to get back to work now. Suddenly swarmed with tonnes of work! Oh October, I thought I could relax this month.
Until the next post, take care guys!
Labels: chinese wedding, friends, nails