Football today with a bunch of people, and yum-cha tomorrow morning. I am so tired, I don't know if I can even wake up to make it down tomorrow. I guess I just have to drag myself out so that I can go have nice food and also collect some stuff.
And I have not done my studies for two entire days. Bad.
I hope I have some time to do so tomorrow. No lagging behind.
We are all alive. No casualties or instances of food poisoning. Phew.
So I am sad to announce that AKA does to have a third episode. Yet.
I have yet to upload some photos from the fireworks show we watched a couple of days ago. Maybe tomorrow. School's pretty hectic.
A lot of things happning, inside and outside school, things I have never imagined myself doing, or never really put an effort to. I'm glad for now that things are changing, and mostly for the better - at least that is what I see in them for now.
I'll most likely be flying home this coming June, after my examinations. Thinking of it, exams aren't exactly very far away, and we have the entire module to complete, which covers what I did at 'A' levels over 2 years.
Damned econs.
Tomorrow's the day whereI put my skills to the test.
Hopefully there will be no need for AKA episode 3.
Tomorrow's dinner menu, Pasta Alfredo. All ingredients from the supermarket, so I doubt it should go wrong. Doubt.
Shivers.
Welcome back to another episode of AKA. Today, we feature yet another new dish, something really easy, almost idiot-proof. Almost.
Sunny side up with sweet sauce.
1. Fry egg.
2. Add sweet sauce.
3. Stare at the sauce drying up and carbonizing due to a high flame and lack of oil.
4. Serve with the less black side facing up - we call it presentation.
5. Swallow your creation - bitter-sweet, two-coloured egg. (Think ying-yang.)
At this rate, I can really write a book.
Welcome to the first episode of the new AKA series, Adrian's Kitchen Adventures (Read: Accidents).
First dish of the day, DIY Bread-based pizza.
1. Take bread.
2. Add anything you can find in the kitchen.
3. Top with cheese to make it look like a pizza.
4. Send it in the microwave for some time. (I tried 1min and it works fine.)
5. Exclaim in horror for not toasing the bread beforehand.
6. Swallow your creation - Solid dough with loose ingredients topped with cheese.
A drink to compliment, A&W-inspired cocktail.
1. Pour A&W Root Beer into cup.
2. Add Baileys. (Original, or mint if you want some kick)
3. Figure out how much of each you added and try to adjust.
4. Admire the swirls, then stir it to mix well.
5. Swallow your creation - Alcoholic milk-tea.
There you go, a total culinary disaster for the start of the season.
Maybe school ought to add "Intro to cooking for dummies" as a breadth module.
Went down to the Melbourne International Motor Show 2008 last weekend before sending my dad off at the airport. Quite a large collection of cars from many different manufacturers from all over the world. The expected names are there as usual, from Japanese names like Toyota, Mitsubishi, to European car-makers BMW, Renault, right to high-end supercar-makers Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, etc. The list goes on. Even given the size of the entire venue, the crowd is still large enough to make the entire hall rather packed.
Largest few booths would probably belong to Toyota, Ford, Holden and BMW. And with the supercars right in the centre of the entire venue, you'd expect the crowd to gather around to take photos (they put low fences so that people keep a 'safe distance' from them though). Quite intersting to see one or two 'brave(-and-very-rich) souls' walk into the fenced area to enquire about their dream cars.
They had the Lamboorghini Murcielago Roadster there, but not the Reveton. Darn. But the recently announced FT-HS Toyota Hybrid that manages 0-100 in 4 seconds was present. Other cars included the BMW M3, BMW M5, Nissan 350Z Fairlady, Mazda RX8, Ferrari 340 Scudera, and many many more. I missed the Bugatti Veyron though. Dang.
Grear cars, great crowd, great venue. You really can't ask for more. Managed to snap a few shots (an excuse to test my phone's camera).
I've taken wrong trains before, I've missed trains before and I've fallen into the tracks before. What's next?
It made me doubt myself and what I said.
And made me realise that I was lying to myself all these years.
You never really recover from a fall until you get up and start walking again.
There is an unspoken pressure that pushes me. It is a pressure born from the amount of time, effort and money put into coordinating everything that has led to today; it speaks to me like a parent - in fact, in an even more uncompromising and grave tone - constantly reminding me of what failure encompasses. Failure in this context isn't just sinking below the 50th percentile, it's way beyond the means of measure I got accustomed to in the past. Staying afloat isn't just what is required of me; that is far too simple and far too undemanding considering that fact that I have made this choice to take this particular route.
Everyone claims that results don't matter and that having a complete learning experience is far more important. They bring attention to character development and the likes, to the ability to think critically, and to many other traits deemed important and significant. Not that I would like to challenge their views, but fact is that at your job interview, your employer looks first at your resume, and with that your results, even before knowing how you look. Keep it Asian - it's all about results.
Everything in life is all about balance. (No, this isn't a tai-chi-inspired post, nor is it the writings of some guru.) A balanced lifestyle would definitely bring you a greater and more enjoyable experience. And once again, I am stuck wit trying to figure out this point.
Tough fight.
If you win, you smile, yet feel bitter inside.
But if you lose, at least you feel happy inside.
