tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78865073677229679952024-03-13T11:11:33.808+11:00SoyanbutterflySoyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-50456002620205637782011-12-11T13:56:00.000+11:002011-12-11T13:56:23.808+11:00HolidaysFinally back home for the summer holidays. It's been exactly a week since I'm back, and I can't deny that I really really DO NOT like the heat and humidity back home. So not use to it anymore. Always feeling sticky and sweaty, hot and uncomfortable. Can't even wear my jeans anymore. But other than the obvious heat, I definitely love love LOVE being able to indulge in all the yummy goodness home has to offer! Had my favourite Pan Mee once I arrived back. Also had Chicken Rice, Beef Noodles, Tai Chao, Fu Kin Chao, Curry Noodles, not to mention CRABS! And these are not even a quater of my food list! So many more to eat, so many more to cross out. I love being back but I also miss the weather back in Melb. I guess that's how it goes...<div><br />
</div><div>It's almost Christmas time, been seeing all the pretty Christmas decorations in the malls and of course Christmas Sales! Can't wait for christmas day and open all my presents! (If I get any)...</div><div><br />
</div><div>That's all for now. Been enjoying my summer holidays a lot, still a long way to go and I'm already wishing for it to be longer...</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hope you guys have a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year!!!</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-71430250255219386692011-10-12T12:48:00.000+11:002011-10-12T12:48:50.729+11:00SCREAM!!! It's Halloween Frangga!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Friday, after staying up all night the night before, rushing for a group assignment (and when I mean all night, I really meant ALL night), I was still able to scream it up at night at MONSU/OSS's Halloween Party. Tickets were only $10! and it comes with 2 free drinks. Who would ever turn it down?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trick or Treat! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/IMG_2743.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The boys did a really good job decorating the place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=Edited2-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/Edited2-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr.Navigator as Gmail/Blackmail & Me as Red Riding Hood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=Edited4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="319" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/Edited4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rest of the bunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=Edited-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="276" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/Edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Drunken Zombie. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I totally love his effort. He looks freaking scary with flash on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/IMG_2760.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now here's a funny combination.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Instead of 'You've got mail', its 'You've got Corporate Mail'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Halloween%207th%20Oct%202011/IMG_2762.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a totally fun night although I was super duper tired! Great Job Guys! All your hardwork paid off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for a great party!</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-9917182348347419542011-10-10T14:06:00.000+11:002011-10-10T14:06:06.619+11:00A bite of small luxury @ LuxBite, South Yarra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use to dislike macarons because they were too sweet for my liking. But after having a bite of <a href="http://soyanbutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/08/adriano-zumbo-sydney.html">Adriano Zumbo's</a> macarons during winter break, one bite was all it took to change my taste buds. Now whenever I'm free, and when I feel a little rich, I'll venture to different dessert places around Melbourne to try their macarons. I'm currently on a mission to try to find the best Macarons in Melbourne! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_wink.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_wink.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So coming back to the topic, last Saturday, Mr.Navigator and I travelled to South Yarra to tryout this little contemporary cafe called <a href="http://luxbite.com.au/">LuxBite</a>. Found out through Urbanspoon that they're famous for their macarons. soooo... here we go <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=big-grin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/big-grin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This cafe's owned by a Malaysian. Malaysia Boleh! haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">These are the varieties of macarons offerred there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=Edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="276" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/Edited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">One flavour that makes it so Malaysian is the 'Kaya Toast' flavour. When I bit into it, it was like I'm literally having kaya toast in a kopitiam back home - kaya with a small block of butter in the middle. It was pretty awesome. I'm impressed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other than the Kaya Toast, the Mandarin n Saffron, Peanut Butter n Jelly and Creme Brulee flavours were pretty good too.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">They also offered simple breakfast and lunch menus as well as some assorted cakes and desserts like in the picture below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/IMG_2804.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I tried their Caramel Cravings - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Sweet caramel lovingly placed between chocolate and a coconut base, topped with a salted caramel macaron. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/LuxBite%208th%20Oct%202011/IMG_2798.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't fantastic. It was just ok. I didn't try any of their breakfast and lunch menu but what I saw served at other tables sure looks pretty yummy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although that had some pretty interesting flavours of macarons, after trying, I wouldn't say they're one of the best. For me, I didn't like the fact that their macaron shells were too moist and too thin. But that's just for me. They still made it on the Top 20 Best Macarons in Melbourne. So I guess you got to try it to judge it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before the ceremony,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Mr.Navigator & MetalMartin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With Mr.Navigator</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With his parents.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It was crazy windy that day. It was literally insane! Everyone came in nicely combed hair, went back like Medusa! Lol.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After bumming for hours, the ceremony finally started at around 4pm. Everyone nicely seated in the hall, then came the boring speeches as usual. The speakers should really work with their speech tones! The monotones were killing both boring and interesting speeches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Chancellor. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1st up among my friends - Colour blocking AmandaPandaChoe!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then, Mr.Navigator</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MetalMartin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And lastly, PerfectSmileMichie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo taking sessions continued after the ceremony ended.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MetalMartin & Mr.Navigator</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With MetalMartin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MetalMartin, YongyBear & Mr.Navigator</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With Mr.Navigator!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 3 who started together, ended together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">FunnyFaceJulian popped by after the ceremony.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20Graduation%2022nd%20Sept%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_2325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20Graduation%2022nd%20Sept%202011/IMG_2325.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, what's a graduation without throwing off your grad-caps? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">CAPS OFF TO THE GRADUATES!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! SO PROUD :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-41450906648070255902011-08-22T14:28:00.000+10:002011-08-22T14:28:52.223+10:00Adriano Zumbo, Sydney<div style="text-align: center;">During my winter break, I spent a week in Sydney with Mr.Navigator visiting one of my close friend, HelloKittySandra and RockstarGabriel, who happen to be in Sydney too. Since the day we arrived, it rained NON-STOP for 3 WHOLE days! Talk about bad timing. But we didn't let the rain stop us from venturing around and having fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr.Navigator and I had a list of places we wanted to visit while we were there, some are the obvious - Sydney Opera House, Sydney Fish Market. But the place that I'm most excited about is non other than Adriano Zumbo's patisserie!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have been following Masterchef Australia, you'd know how amazing Adriano's desserts are. From his famous 8 layer vanilla cake - V8 cake to his Macarons Tower. While we were looking for the patisserie, I couldn't help but skipped and jumped in excitement. When we found the place, my heart starts pumping, and I rushed into the stall like a little girl entering Barbie Land. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of his magnificent desserts that were available that day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Don Pandan Man</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4570.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4570.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Duck the Balls of a L'orange (Must Try!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4571.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Enter the Dragon (Must try!) This has a tinge of spiciness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4573.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Helen, Where's the Garden? (If you're a black sesame fan, try this.) I didn't really like this as I'm not a black sesame fan at all..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4568.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Passionfruit Tart</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4572.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
and of course you can't leave out these yummy Macarons!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/?action=view&current=IMG_4575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Adriano%20Zumbo/IMG_4575.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I, personally am not a fan of macarons. But after tasting his macarons... OMG!!!! Instant fan of macarons. <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_redface.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_redface.gif" /></a><br />
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These were our splurges that day,<br />
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HelloKittySandra & RockstarGabriel's macarons.<br />
I would say all the flavours are worth trying especially salted butter caramel (my favourite!)<br />
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Mr. Navigator's Cocoon.<br />
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The inside goodness<br />
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my super splurge! The lemon tart was just mouth watering! The lemon gelatin element just melts in your mouth!<br />
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The inside goodness of Enter the Dragon. The green part is actually some wasabi mixture.<br />
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One thing I noticed after trying all these yummy goodness is that all of Adriano Zumbo's cakes consists of all textures. From a sponge layer to a gelatin layer, to a mousse layer, to a biscuit layer. While eating, make full use of your taste buds because each layer represents different tastes on our palette from sweet, salty, sour to bitter.<br />
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One of my most interesting food ventures.<br />
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</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-68246582426130157742011-07-17T23:08:00.003+10:002011-07-17T23:15:28.713+10:00A Happy Ending<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week, I bid farewell to 2 awesome-crazy-amazing girlfriends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are none other than <a href="http://gina-butterfly.xanga.com/">MamaGooseRegina</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/niaksian">BebirdNiak</a> <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=big-grin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/big-grin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4514.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it was their last week in Aussie and their birthdays are just a few days apart, they decided to hold a joint Birthday/Farewell Party.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls wanted an awesome-possum birthday cake. So we ended up making that <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #8e7cc3;">awesome-yummy-fat-ass Milo Cheesecake</span></b></i> that you see above! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But before that, on Monday, the 3 of us did a small Milo Cheesecake test-batch. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Which in the picture below, i'm sure you can tell it was a total success! We celebrated BebirdNiak's birthday that night with a table full of food! Had Rendang and ABC Soup. Even after that huge dinner, we were still able to gobble the test batch up like fat asses. Yeah, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>we fat like that</b></span>! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=whatevahh.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/whatevahh.gif" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=269745_10150235627586794_671081793_7532027_4389320_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/269745_10150235627586794_671081793_7532027_4389320_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">With that being successful, we then moved on to making a bigger batch of Milo Cheesecake. This time, <a href="http://theoppositeofchocolate.com/">MandaPanda</a> joined us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It definitely wasn't easy for us to bake in Frankston, no one has a electric hand mixer thus, all bakings in this post were baked with much love.. <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_wink.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_wink.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And when I mean love, I mean everything being hand-whisked, bit and mixed manually. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">With Cheesecake's base being hand crushed into fine sandy bits.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=265187_10150235625816794_671081793_7531985_4042100_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/265187_10150235625816794_671081793_7531985_4042100_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheese filling being hand-whisked with much love.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=281871_10150235625966794_671081793_7531989_2907432_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/281871_10150235625966794_671081793_7531989_2907432_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span id="goog_164970435"></span><span id="goog_164970436"></span><br />
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</div><div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And at least 150 cupcakes were made with our loving effort <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=283882_10150235634501794_671081793_7532157_2141603_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/283882_10150235634501794_671081793_7532157_2141603_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">That was all done on Thursday. On Friday, I went over with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"> PimpYong</span> to prettify the cupcakes with icing cream and fairy sprinkles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At night, before heading to the party house, <a href="http://gina-butterfly.xanga.com/">MamaGooseRegina</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/niaksian">BebirdNiak</a>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">PimpYong</span>, <a href="http://tetleonphotography.blogspot.com/">Mr.Navigator </a>and I had sort of a pot-luck dinner together. Family Dinner!!! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4466.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had MamaGooseRegina's Korean Bulgogi, PimpYong's SoyBean Paste Soup, BebirdNiak & my Vege and lastly Mr.Navigator's Curry Chicky. Mmmm... Food Coma before partying <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_eek.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_eek.gif" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the party house, we arranged all the candies, snacks, and army of mini cupcakes all around for everyone to nibble on. </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4472.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Not long after, the party started.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4469.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">From left: me, BebirdNiak, MamaGooseRegina, PimpYong and ColourfulAmelia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4480.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The Bakers for the night: MamaGooseRegina, BebirdNiak, me and MandaPanda</div><br />
</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4478.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Shayan & Mr.Navigator with the BirthdayGirls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So the extraordinary part of this party is that there was a theme as well as a competition.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">C</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">L</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">U</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">S</span>. Where everyone was suppose to be creative with their outfits, be colourful but not clown-colourful. And the girls would be a winner (on in this case, 2 winners) who will win a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Mystery Prize</i></span>.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4486.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Girls announcing the winners.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4505.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The winners are: PimpYong and ColourfulAmelia <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=282073_10150235634576794_671081793_7532159_5582880_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/282073_10150235634576794_671081793_7532159_5582880_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is the Mystery Prize. Creme Caramel made by me <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=big-grin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/big-grin.gif" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">When others found out what the prize was, everyone started to fight over it. It wasn't because it was yummy, it's because it was a food prize! lol! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4499.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here's AleemTheChut making his own winning badge. <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=whatevahh.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/whatevahh.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4496.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Proud winner showing off his winning shoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4518.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">MamaGooseRegina & RockStarMartin performed a few songs before the cake-cutting session.<br />
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The <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Awesome-yummy-fat-ass Milo Cheesecake</span></b></i>!! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=cool.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/cool.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4517.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the rest of the night was spent chit-chatting, drinking, snacking and of coz...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CAMWHORING!!!</div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4504.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those groovy specs sure was popular that night..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4506.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of the party, everyone starts bidding the girls farewell..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Awwww <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_sad.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_sad.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4483.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me personally, I prefer house parties to clubbing. I really enjoy just hanging out with friends in a house, or mamak, or somewhere chilling as compared to a club. So this party was super awesome for me <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=big-grin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/big-grin.gif" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the week was specially dedicated to these 2 lovelies. On Saturday, the 5 of us headed to Carlton Garden for some sun lovin' fun followed by Sophia's for dinner to re-celebrate MamaGooseRegina's 22nd. Then on Monday, we all headed to Frankston for some Sushi (MamaGooseRegina & I were craving for sushi for days!) and from there, we hung out at MamaGooseRegina's to help her pack while BebirdNiak headed home to pack on her own. For dinner, we had awesome pasta and RockStarMartin joined the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mission that night was to stay up all night till the 2 girls leave for their flight at 430am. I failed halfway, fell asleep on MamaGoose's comfy bed. LOL! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=whatevahh.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/whatevahh.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We moved from the boys' house to Maccas for supper to GAS Station to MamaGooseRegina's home. Absolutely a great ending to this chapter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now a little message to you girlies:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although we've only known each other for 1 semester, but it feels like a couple of years. We first met during our Dolphin trip down Sorrento and we've been glued ever since.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0157.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0157.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I remember the fun times we had camwhoring with all the colourful beach houses on Morington Beach..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=_MG_1659-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/_MG_1659-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharing our excitement bout swimming with the dolphins! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0253.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the baking sessions..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=267422_10150235625886794_671081793_7531986_5525355_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/267422_10150235625886794_671081793_7531986_5525355_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=230099_10150171582716794_671081793_6961572_1011820_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/230099_10150171582716794_671081793_6961572_1011820_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=226904_10150171583311794_671081793_6961591_1335975_n1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/226904_10150171583311794_671081793_6961591_1335975_n1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Partying together! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=cool.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/cool.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like at Aleem's 21st</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=230999_10150171586046794_671081793_6961661_5543273_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/230999_10150171586046794_671081793_6961661_5543273_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boost Cruise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_0571.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_0571.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Random Dinner Nights! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=big-grin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/big-grin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yummy Rendang with MamaGoose's ABC soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=261800_10150235627496794_671081793_7532024_7731024_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/261800_10150235627496794_671081793_7532024_7731024_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Indo Mee night while watching the Royal Wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=P1060604.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/P1060604.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with awesome desserts!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A cupcake each!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=267644_10150705113685347_613250346_19880437_8243956_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/267644_10150705113685347_613250346_19880437_8243956_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the bomb?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheesecake! I think this family of elephants have something for cheesecakes.. hahaha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=268500_10150712174945347_613250346_19969388_7018507_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/268500_10150712174945347_613250346_19969388_7018507_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In such a short time, we actually did tons of things together. Lol! I wrote this in your books and I'm saying it here again.. I'm really thankful to have known the both of you!! The 3 of us back here are missing you crazy! We need you 2 to create more noise with us.. Take care of yourselves! We'd all be reunited once again really soon. And this time, we'd be all chilling in Malaysia!!! How cool's that?! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_eek.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_eek.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me LOVE you girls looooooooooooooooong time!! (and the boys too of coz <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=whatevahh.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/whatevahh.gif" /></a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay Pretty!! <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/?action=view&current=IMG_4508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Regina%20and%20Niak%20awesome%20night/IMG_4508.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-60344969744668282362011-07-16T18:58:00.000+10:002011-07-17T23:09:48.465+10:00Korchi, Korean Restaurant in Clayton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 2 weeks ago, PimpYong brought us to one of the yummiest Korean restaurants in Clayton called <a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps/place?um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=korchi&fb=1&gl=au&hq=korchi&hnear=0x6ad646b5d2ba4df7:0x4045675218ccd90,Melbourne+VIC&cid=12897475007971665761">Korchi</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Arrived at the restaurant all hungry for Korean cuisines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">While PimpYong and I were deciding what to order, MamaGooseRegina & Bebird camwhored..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st dish: Spicy Korean Rice Cake (Ddok Bok Gi) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Dish: Sweet and Sour Prawns (Kan Sho Sae Woo)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The best dish of the day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">3rd Dish: Spicy Beef Soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">4th Dish: Black Bean Paste Noodle (Ja Jang Myun)</div><div style="text-align: center;">A MUST try korean dish at any Korean Restaurant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">5th Dish: Spicy Seafood Noodle (Jjam Bong)</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is like korean style curry laksa. mmmmm :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Table full of food!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Yong got all excited, so did I, and we ended up ordering too many dishes. Lol! Too many, that we died trying to finish them all.. FOOD COMA!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the end, we managed to finish everything! Hell Yeah!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/?action=view&current=IMG_0019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Korchi%20Korean%20Lunch%20at%20Clayton/IMG_0019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun food day!!! Can't wait for the next one..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-70961421303951178232011-06-30T16:00:00.001+10:002011-06-30T16:00:00.777+10:00FREEDOM'S SWEEEEEEEEETIf you've been following me on twitter, you'll know that I was facing my finals for the past month! First paper on the 10th, last paper on the 30th, today. Another draggy exam period... First to start, last to finish.. The hardest part of the exams? Staying home, mocking while all my other friends are out in the sun, having fun.. Sigh..<br />
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But today, I can FINALLY yell out "I'm Freeeeeeeee!!!!!" Burn the notes and books, and bring on the parties and booze!!!<br />
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My first celebration starts tonight @ 7pm. Can't wait to dine in at Kitchen Workshop with some friends. $20 buffet and 1/2kg of fresh prawns! Mmmmm, thinking about it is already making me hungry!<br />
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Till then...Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-9236663095439749602011-05-31T23:52:00.000+10:002011-05-31T23:52:52.125+10:00Max Bar Restaurant, Melbourne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another food post. Earlier, I posted that I ventured into Hardware Lane for some awesome <a href="http://soyanbutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/05/vialetto-ristorante-melbourne.html">Caramel Creme Brulee</a>. This time, I tried another restaurant along this restaurant-clustered lane known as <a href="http://www.maxbarrestaurant.com.au/">Max Cafe, Bar & Restaurant. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">very contemporary looking restaurant </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=IMG_1351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/IMG_1351.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, I shared an entree and main with my sister.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had Turkish bread with Trio of Homemade Dips (Spicy Capsicum (I think), Hummus and a Zucchini dip). A very mouthwatering appetizer to get your tummy warmed up for the main course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=IMG_1354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/IMG_1354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">As our main, we had Grilled Swordfish on chips and side salad. Nicely marinated, perfectly grilled. All well packed with flavour!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=IMG_1355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/IMG_1355.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Till my next adventure.....</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-76053546930419594942011-05-31T14:26:00.001+10:002011-05-31T14:32:17.717+10:00Koko Black, Lygon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While everyone here in land down under craze over Max Brenners and San Churros. There's another famous place for some hot chocolate to warm yourselves this winter (especially when it's predicted to be a uber cold winter this year) that is <a href="http://www.kokoblack.com/">Koko Black</a>, offering authentic European Chocolate works. After a scrumptious meal at Copperwood, Lygon, my sis and I crossed the streets and stopped for some yummy hot chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had Hazelnut Belgium Hot Chocolate. Frankly, I expected it to maybe too sweet for my liking, but it wasn't! It was actually just nice and the hazelnut flavour made it even better!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=4724b758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/4724b758.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My sis had the normal Belgium Hot Chocolate. Another one to love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=9d3c1ce0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/9d3c1ce0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mmmmm... Nothing's better than a cup of good quality hot chocolate to warm me <a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/?action=view&current=icon_biggrin.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-87183167069074175002011-05-29T06:35:00.000+10:002011-05-29T06:35:29.330+10:00Copperwood Restaurant, Melbourne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So my sister's in town for awhile, which means.... FOOD VENTURE!!! Yay! <img src="http://theoppositeofchocolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/big-grin.gif" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First stop: Lygon Street for some yum yum..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever I were to dine in Lygon, it'll always be either 1 of those asian restaurant at the start of Lygon (from the city) or Universals. But this time, I decided to walk from the other side of Lygon and stumbled upon this cozy looking restaurant - <a href="http://www.copperwood.com.au/">Copperwood Restaurant</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(click and check out their cool website).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> Went to have a look at the menu and thought we'd give it a try. Copperwood offers quite a wide selection of classic italian cuisines. Tapas $9.20 - $12.90, Entrees $6 - $18.50, Salads $7.50 to $19.50, Mains (pizza, risotto, pasta and others $8.50 - $33. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We tried the Chicken Caesar Salad - $19.50</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chicken grilled to perfection and lettuce so fresh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=b6ca813b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/b6ca813b.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">As the main, we shared Copperwood's awesome Garlic Prawns - $33</div><div style="text-align: center;">Consists of sauteed succulent prawns with garlic, white wine & cream sauce accompanied with steamed capsicums, zucchini and egg plants. Ooo mama meya! Its was absolutely delicious!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=6752ec11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/6752ec11.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-44023132125732405832011-05-27T18:00:00.000+10:002011-05-27T18:00:11.597+10:00Vialetto Ristorante, Melbourne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A week ago, I was wondering through the streets of Melbourne with maekhoo, in search of a place to eat. We stumbled upon this small street in the heart of Melbourne - Hardware Lane. This european architectural heritage is located further up Bourke and Elizebeth Street (Turn right, right after Maccas). There are quite a few european restaurants all clustered together and we chose this little Italian restaurant called Vialetto Ristorante. We enjoyed our meal (well, at least I did), that I brought my sister there when she came to visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sucken interior of the restaurant, furnished with little lamps hanging from the ceiling, has its own attraction. Somehow it gave me this really cozy feeling which I'm unable to describe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now,the food. Vialetto's menu is filled with exotic flavours which include seafood, meat, goats cheese and even kangaroo! Appetizers ranging from $8.50 - $29.90. Mains from $18.50 - $28.90 and desserts for $12.90 each. They also have quite a range of vintage wines from what I saw.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tried the Roasted Pork Belly $26.90</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Slow roasted, served on mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables with red wine jus.</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was soooo good. Roasted to perfection, so succulent. The skin, I have to say, was the best part for me. So crunchy when you bite in to it, and it sort of melted in my mouth... mmmmm. The red wine jus however, if it was just slightly thinner, it would have been perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=7017bc76.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/7017bc76.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Maekhoo tried the Veal Scallopini $28.50</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Pan seared veal medallions with mushrooms, onions and garlic in a white wine cream sauce with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-style: normal;"> This wasn't that bad either. I thought the veal was a little dry but thank god for the sauce. haha. Still quite yummy. Worth a try.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=IMG01021-20110522-1423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/IMG01021-20110522-1423.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Now the highlight of the meal. This was the reason I brought my sister back there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Caramel Creme Brulee - $12.90</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #daaa98; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em>Home made and served with vanilla ice cream.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #daaa98; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><em><br />
</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I LOVE creme brulee and creme caramels. This was like a combination of both! The caramel flavour to it really blowed my mind. Definitely worth trying! Though I was pretty disappointed when I went back for it the second time (with my sister), it wasn't properly done. :( But, I still say, MUST TRY!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/?action=view&current=IMG_1364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Eating%20Spree/IMG_1364.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-63260078506550721802011-04-21T18:48:00.000+10:002011-04-21T18:48:43.810+10:00Wanton House, Swanston Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't remember the last time I did a proper food post.. So here's 1..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Been working on my Strategic Management assignment for the whole week last week. Right after I handed it in, I immediately hopped on the next bus down to the City. Met up with Maekhoo, Paul, Aaron and their friend for lunch at Wanton Noodle House on Swanston Street a few shops down from Maccas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here's what we've ordered...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xiao Long Bao.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/?action=view&current=IMG_0668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Xiao Long Bao" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/IMG_0668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I'm not mistaken it was $4 for 6, but totally NOT worth it!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the suckiest xiao long bao I've ever tasted! The skin was too thick and starchy, there weren't much soup in it thus, the baos were really dry. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the noodles on the other hand were not so bad. I only got to taste what I ordered and not the rest because I was too hungry to bother when I noodle came.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I had Beef Combo Noodle Soup $9.20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/?action=view&current=IMG_0661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Beef Combo Noodles" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/IMG_0661.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was pretty ok, the noodle was springy, meat was tasty, only thing was the soup being a little too salty. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maekhoo & her girl friend shared Beef & Wanton Noodle Soup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/?action=view&current=IMG_0662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Wanton & Beef Noodles" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/IMG_0662.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">According to Maekhoo, it wasn't too bad. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Paul ordered Sweet & Sour Pork with rice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/?action=view&current=IMG_0663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Sweet & Sour Pork with Rice" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/IMG_0663.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks pretty yummy huh? But he said it sucked...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aaron's Fish & Toufu with rice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/?action=view&current=IMG_0667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fish & rice" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Tastebuds%20Travels/IMG_0667.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was not bad according to Aaron. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;"><i><b>"The toufu's yummy"</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What can I say, the boy sure loves his toufus...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now the service, service that day was terrible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>HORRIBLE! TERRIBLE! </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The waiters were impatient when taking order, and those that came to serve our food just dumped the bowls and plates on the table with a loud bang and walked out. Not even a slight smile on their faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When clearing plates, some didn't even asked if we're finished with it, some sorta rushed us to finish. And the bill came right after we put our chopsticks down! They didn't even want to give us time to rest our tummies! SUCKS!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rating: 3/10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-35044669301827470662011-04-13T09:54:00.001+10:002011-04-17T12:16:32.206+10:00Heart Talks<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iS9uqScpCpY?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br />
<br />
I wanna love,<br />
I wanna leave.<br />
I want you to love me,<br />
I want you to leave me.<br />
I want to stand where I can see,<br />
I'm watching you love me,<br />
And I'm watching you leave me now.<br />
<br />
I wish i could be,<br />
Somebody else.<br />
I wish i could see,<br />
You and myself.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
And say,<br />
What you really feel.<br />
You know i need,<br />
Something that's real.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
<br />
I wanna know if i could be,<br />
Someone to turn to,<br />
That could never hurt you.<br />
But i know what you think of me,<br />
You had a breakthrough,<br />
And now i'm just bad news for you.<br />
<br />
I wish i could be,<br />
Somebody else.<br />
I wish i could see,<br />
You and myself.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
And say,<br />
What you really feel.<br />
You know i need,<br />
Something that's real.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
<br />
I should've told you everything.<br />
I never gave you anything.<br />
I should've told you everything.<br />
If i could give you anything,<br />
Then i would tell you everything.<br />
<br />
I wish i could be,<br />
Somebody else.<br />
I wish i could see,<br />
You and myself.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
And say,<br />
What you really feel.<br />
You know i need,<br />
Something that's real.<br />
I wish there was something inside me,<br />
To keep you beside me.<br />
<br />
I should've told you everything.<br />
I should've told you everything.<br />
I should've told you everything.<br />
<br />
<br />
Basically sums up what my heart wants to say.. Enjoy :)Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-46130183644763092962011-04-04T11:23:00.001+10:002011-04-04T11:29:41.073+10:00MONSU/OSS Naughty Nautical Booze Cruise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So last Thursday, I crashed another Monash party. This time it was organized by MONSU and OSS, called the Naughty Nautical Booze Cruise. Basically everyone just had to dressed nautical (some dressed sexy hot, sexy naughty, normal and most of the boys came as pirates. There were a handful who literally came with just swimming trunks and inflatable tubes. Totally hilarious!) and go partying on an old Victorian Cruise with freaking cheap booze on board!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So while waiting to go onboard, we thought we start finger-trigging while we're still sober.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top: <a href="http://maekhoo.blogspot.com/">Maekhoo,</a> Aaron & Paul were some who crashed the party as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bottom: with <a href="http://tetleonphotography.blogspot.com/">PirateLeon</a> & Maekhoo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Rob as Napoleon. So cool! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0553.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0553.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once on board, there were boxes of pizzas on the table, and everyone started digging in without hesitation! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0558.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0558.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It wasn't long after the party started and you can already hear glasses banging against each other in the bin! I had quite a lot to drink (2 and a half bottles. Ok, it may not be much for most people but considering I just started drinking again and I have freaking low alcohol tolerance ok! Give me some credit!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0560.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it's a booze party, it's only right if I had a bottle in my hand as a party prop :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, it wasn't just me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=d8c4a73b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="265" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/d8c4a73b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yong and <a href="http://theoppositeofchocolate.com/">Amanda</a> both had props. And so did everyone else. HAHA!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0590.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0590.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With <a href="http://theoppositeofchocolate.com/">Amanda </a>and <a href="http://maekhoo.blogspot.com/">Maekhoo</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0571.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0571.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PimpYong just had to have his pimp pictures! Wahooooo~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Niak's with the sailor hat and Regina's the 1 in the front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=9b5618e7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/9b5618e7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=17236cde.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/17236cde.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With all the cheap-ass boozes served, we can't blame everyone for going back for seconds, thirds, some had like at least 10 rounds of drinks! When I mean cheap, I mean, the most expensive bottle of alcohol was like $5.50! No shots available of coz, but still. Who can complain?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And with that amount of alcohol in our system, who can control themselves and not go crazy?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0586.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0586.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PimpYong & Guri</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0602.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some pirate had too much rum and fell asleep, while others make a fool out of him. That's PirateShayan on the far left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the pictures, it's obvious that everyone had a freaking awesome, kick-ass (as <a href="http://theoppositeofchocolate.com/">Amanda</a> likes to call it) time! I know I had! :D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I drank over my limit and danced to max that my knee started hurting (but that was tomorrow's problem)!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can't just end parties without group shots right?! So here's 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/?action=view&current=IMG_0581.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Monash%20OSS%20Booze%20Cruise/IMG_0581.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*I don't own a compact camera, and carrying a DSLR around a party like this is really inconvenient, so Maekhoo's my handy-dandy camera lady for now. Picture credits to her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's many more pictures taken by others. And I haven't got the chance to get a copies from them yet. But I'll upload more once I've got them so WATCH THIS SPACE! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One more tiny bit... What I'm love bout drinking that night was, the alcohol gave me a really nice natural blush. LOL! and I was sooo happy that my make-up didn't smudge at all! Usually very paranoid bout that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a nice day everyone :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-51603840892482033862011-03-29T18:56:00.000+11:002011-03-29T18:56:11.380+11:00Day Trip Part 2: Rosebud Foreshore, Bridgewaters Bay, Moonraker & Peninsula Hot Springs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After having a looong camwhoring session at Mt.Martha in the <a href="http://soyanbutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-trip-part-1-morington-beaches.html">previous post</a>, it started to drizzle so we headed back to the car and our journey continues. Not long after, we arrived at Rosebud and decided to stop for a Fish n Chips lunch. After lunch, as we were heading towards Sorrento, again, we decided to stop at some random beach to kill time! This time, its Rosebud Foreshore (I assumed that's the name of the beach as it was written on 1 of the signs).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another beautiful calm beach, it was really low tide so we decided to walk out to the little dried spots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just right before heading to Sorrento, we stopped by <a href="http://www.peninsulahotsprings.com/">Peninsula Hot Springs</a> to check the place out. Wanted to go for a dip but decided to wait till after the swim (to warm our bodies and relax).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A very nice and serene place. Very popular, thus very crowded! We took a little tour of our own, checking out how it looks like inside. Photo taking is prohibited so, sorry, not pictures of the hot pools...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">There's even a little picnic area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Yong decides to do the 'she loves me, she loves me not'.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For prices and further information, click on 'Peninsula Hot Springs' above. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A little tip, it's cheaper after 7pm. It opens until 10pm so lots of time to dip and relax.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">One last extra detour before Sorrento, Bridgewaters Bay (just follow the route to Koreen Lookout Point on the map).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was really windy, Niak decided to do a Mary Poppins pose...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now for the Highlight of the day, Moonrakers Dolphin and Seal Swim :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The waters were seriously cold! And the wetsuits weren't much help either!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been swimming with dolphins before in NZ, and that was 1 disappointing trip! I didn't get to see no dolphins! But this time, I was much satisfied! :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got to see 11-13 dolphins!!! (well, they probably were the same dolphins, I don't know) I count by the total number of dolphins I saw tru my 3 swims.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And Seals too.. As you can see in the picture, it's a whole hut filled with sluggish, lazy-ass seals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=IMG_0038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/IMG_0038.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the swim, we backtracked to the Hot Springs and warmed ourselves up. It was sooooooooo good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stop you have to make when you're around that area!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-42368564728345105152011-03-28T16:52:00.003+11:002011-03-28T19:25:09.585+11:00Day Trip Part 1: Morington Beaches<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday, I spent my day driving along Morington Peninsula coastal roads from Frankston all the way to Sorrento. Amongst me were Mr.Navigator, Brother Yong, Regina and Niak. We started out at about 9am and off we go for an awesome day trip!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st stop of the day, Mount Martha South Beach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=_MG_1637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/_MG_1637.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I finally get to see these pretty colourful huts! Been seeing them around on brochures and poster and artworks but never with my own 2 eyes. Now I can say, I've seen it, been there, done that. These colourful huts all along Morington beaches are very common in Morington Peninsula and is pretty popular here. So when we parked and went for a stroll along the beach, we couldn't stop ourselves from a camwhore session!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/?action=view&current=_MG_1612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="259" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Morington%20Beaches%20and%20Sorrento/_MG_1612.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Decided to do a Bollywood style picture.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And how can we not have jump shots when we're at a Beach right?!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of coz, lastly, at least a real group picture! Well in this case, pictureS..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Photos credits to <a href="http://tetleonphotography.blogspot.com/">Mr.Navigator</a></span><br />
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</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is just Part 1 of our day trip, will update soon when I get more pictures. Watch this space :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-72686235833863207752011-03-25T10:14:00.001+11:002011-03-28T10:15:44.339+11:00Dreams Come True<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Friday, I went for the Disney: Dreams Come True exhibition in ACMI together with Maekhoo and Paul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was pretty excited as I'm a pretty big Disney Fairy Tales fan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got our tickets and in we go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the only pictures we took from the outside, we weren't allowed to snap on the inside which was sad, because I had so many interesting pictures and artworks to show but oh well...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Walter Elias Disney born on the 15th of December 1901 passed 1966.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside, they showcased almost all of Walter Disney's famous productions as well as a little of his history. For those of you who grew up watching all the Disney Fairy Tales, do you remember which fairy tale was produced 1st?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Its none other than the fairest princess of them all. Yeap, it's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( Dec 21, 1937)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then came Cinderella - 15 Feb 1950</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sleeping Beauty (1959)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Little Mermaid (1989) - the year I was born :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beauty and the Beast (1991)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Princess and the Frog (2009)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tangled aka Rapunzel (2010)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amongst these princess production, my favourite was and still is Beauty and the Beast! Don't you think she's also the prettiest princess among all??? The 1 I dislike the most is The Princess and the Frog, I just find the story sooo boring... On the other hand, it was sad to see that Aladdin wasn't included in this exhibition. Doesn't Princess Jasmine deserves to be there :(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other than these princesses, there were little write ups about Bambi (13th Aug 1942) - My birthday! How cool's that?! , Alice in wonderland (28 Jul 1951) and Peter Pan (5 Feb 1953) - Another favourite Disney cartoon of mine! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you guys must be wondering where's that famous mouse that Disney most famous for...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the 18th of November 1982, Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie (the old black and white mickey cartoon with mickey steering a boat), the world's 1st fully synchronized sound cartoon at the colony theatre in New York. Mickey was designed and created by Walt and UB Iwerks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's 1 more cartoon that I wanna share. Remember the Ugly Duckling? Ugly Duckling started off as a black and white cartoon. In 1939, they came out with a technicolor version of Ugly Duckling. What I want to share about this cartoon because its a little different from other cartoons we normally watch, it uses gentle humor. Instead of hearing voices and words, conversations are conveyed by facial expression, and body language through squawking sounds of the ducks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall, I enjoyed myself reading about these productions and the history of Walter Disney. Also had a lot of itchy moments where I feel like just secretly snap some of the pictures hung on the walls. Was a little disappointed that Aladdin and Lion King wasn't included in the exhibition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-76779077490449670392011-03-24T22:28:00.000+11:002011-03-28T10:16:10.553+11:00Moomba Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, this is 1 very delayed post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 weekends ago, during Labours Day long weekend, Melbourne held their annual Moomba Festival further down Federation Square, bringing Melbournians together to celebrate and share the vibrancy and spirit of their much loved city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I'm in Melbourne, I thought I'd join in the fun as well :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Moomba was held for 4 days, with fireworks every night except the day I think.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday, before heading down to Frankston, I followed Maekhoo, Paul, Aaron and Cheng Hung to experience our 1st Moomba fest to add into our Melbourne experiences.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a bright and sunny day as you can see in the picture below, so I thought I'll appreciate this chance of wearing a short skirt instead of my usual long jeans before winter arrives! Besides, it's too hot for jeans that day anyway.</div></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The pictures below are some of what Moomba Festival has to offer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Skyflyer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ferris Wheel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sea Circus, I'm not really sure what this is, but there was sure a lot of people in the queue!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Spongebob fans would go crazy over this booth!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">They have mini rides and those mini games that you'd usually find in funfairs. They're all pay as you go and prizes are all soft toys. :D</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Lets not forget supplies for kids but I saw more youngsters lining up than parents...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">On the 1st day we were there, we went too early and the celebration hasn't started yet, so we thought we'd take a nice stroll down, scanning what games are there and listing down which booths to visit once it's open.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Other than games they also had some performance like in the picture above - some wake-boarding performance. I should really try this one day!</div></div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And of coz some art booths like this tattoo booth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Moomba%20Festival%202011/?action=view&current=IMG_0324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Moomba%20Festival%202011/IMG_0324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then on Sunday at 12pm, they had the Birdman Rally. I've always only watched this on tv, finally I got to watch this live! :) It was pretty hilarious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't stay till night time, so I missed all the pretty fireworks. I also missed their parade on the last day because I'm too far away from the city and was too lazy to travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-62476459962498220732011-03-08T18:08:00.000+11:002011-03-08T18:08:45.949+11:00Have you ever...Sorry for neglecting this blog. There's nothing interesting happening lately that I can blog about, no happening events or gathering for me to attend. Live here in Melbourne feels like it just died down. Hopefully it'll slowly pick itself back again soon.<br />
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Just a random thought...<br />
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Have you ever felt like you don't know who you are anymore?<br />
Have you ever felt like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way in life?<br />
Have you ever felt like changing yourself? Being someone you hope you'd be...<br />
Have you ever thought of stepping into someone else's shoe for a change? Maybe acting like them, thinking like them, some may even dress like them?<br />
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Have you ever felt like even when you're being yourself, there's still something missing in life?<br />
Have you ever felt like you have too big of an imagination that it scares the hell out of you sometimes?<br />
Have you ever felt like you had to compare yourself to someone in order to find who you should be, or who you truly are?<br />
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There can and may be many '<i>have you ever-s'</i> in life, especially for us ladies as we ladies tend too think and imagine too much. Sorry, but we can't help it!!! But then again, without these <i>'have you ever-s'</i>, wouldn't life just be a total bore???<br />
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I like <i>'have you ever-s'</i>... It add colours to my world but sometimes too much thinking and imagination just paints black in my world.<i> </i>But hey, no harm trying, right??? :D<br />
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Ok, my random thoughts end here.. Shall try to post something more interesting soon! Have a happy Tuesday everyone :DSoyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-58475021911719735252011-02-27T11:14:00.002+11:002011-02-28T10:56:34.385+11:00Under The Sea - Mabul Island Day 4 & 5<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In the morning of the 4th day, I awoke pretty early. Before breakfast, I took my camera out to play again.</div><br />
The villagers around our area.<br />
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It was still high tide, this kid decided to go swimming.<br />
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The 1st dive of the day was at Pang Lima back in Mabul Island.<br />
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My favourite nudi - Pikachu!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't really take anymore pictures because our underwater camera died on us again. So after lunch, My sis and I walked all the way to Sipadan Water Village to get some juice for the camera. Along the way, I took some pictures of the village kids and these are my favourite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what they do everyday I suppose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=166469_10150395997645347_613250346_17285070_838783_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/166469_10150395997645347_613250346_17285070_838783_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">After lunch, we went to Kapalai Island for a change. Went diving in Cleaning Station, Kapalai.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
We saw that bubble shrimp we saw in Day 1, puffer fish, box fish, turtles, nudibranches.<br />
Even saw a turtle's shell!<br />
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Highlights of this dive...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow Leaf Fish!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=163812_10150395982645347_613250346_17284855_8028598_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/163812_10150395982645347_613250346_17284855_8028598_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Grey Frog Fish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=165144_10150395982015347_613250346_17284842_4607503_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/165144_10150395982015347_613250346_17284842_4607503_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Peekaboo Blue Goby </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=165698_10150395982250347_613250346_17284847_1002186_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="295" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/165698_10150395982250347_613250346_17284847_1002186_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
My sis loves seeing these small fishes all gathered together on a coral.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=166644_10150392926395347_613250346_17241823_5864560_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/166644_10150392926395347_613250346_17241823_5864560_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before dinner, went for the very last dive of this trip, my 2nd sunset dive :D<br />
And the main reason for this sunset dive is for....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">MANDARIN FISH!!! A cute, tiny, colourful fish with a pouting mouth!<br />
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Too bad we didn't get to see them mate :(</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="216" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
On the last day, we left after lunch. Before leaving we had a massive camwhoring session.<br />
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These are the few favourite ones..<br />
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My sis, Ah Fatt and I</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180725_10150396008060347_613250346_17285271_6782280_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180725_10150396008060347_613250346_17285271_6782280_n.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Julia and us.<br />
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The big guy is Big John, next to him is some random dive instructor, Ah Fatt hiding being us, another dive master, that's Ozman in front of us and Dugong in front of him.<br />
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The fun lot!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I had sooo much fun, it was sad to leave. Planning to go again next year during the same time. And this time, <a href="http://365project.org/adnama/profile">CousinAmanda's</a> coming along!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-51884659322797369802011-02-26T18:58:00.000+11:002011-02-26T18:58:21.201+11:00Sipadan Island<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Third day of my diving vacation is the main reason why my sis and I chose to go - Pulau Sipadan. A marine reserve that only allows 120 people into the island a day. (I heard they're planing on decreasing the number of permits). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Pulau Sipadan is an island just for snorkelers and divers in for a day, meaning there's no resorts whatsoever for people to stay in. Besides the island doesn't really look that appealing at all, but when you go underwater...... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm~~~~~</div><br />
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White smooth sandy beach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=179663_10150396000220347_613250346_17285149_73283_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/179663_10150396000220347_613250346_17285149_73283_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Our 1st dive sport - Mid Reef. (Wall dive)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=179658_10150392921345347_613250346_17241732_1590418_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/179658_10150392921345347_613250346_17241732_1590418_n.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Some of the marines we saw.<br />
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White Tip Shark.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180372_10150392916505347_613250346_17241636_4784775_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="276" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180372_10150392916505347_613250346_17241636_4784775_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Turtles!! Lots of them in fact. Not as big as the ones I saw in Mabul though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180258_10150392919225347_613250346_17241680_5580168_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180258_10150392919225347_613250346_17241680_5580168_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Saw a bunch of different Nudi Branches! A.k.a sea slugs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=NewFolder4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/NewFolder4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
The highlight of this dive - A school of Bumpheads!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=166430_10150392918130347_613250346_17241654_3151822_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/166430_10150392918130347_613250346_17241654_3151822_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd dive was at Hanging Garden also a wall dive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I thought this picture was pretty funny because that fish won't stop following this poor turtle everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180150_10150392926150347_613250346_17241820_2713996_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180150_10150392926150347_613250346_17241820_2713996_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Camwhoring session with Mr/Mrs Turtle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180439_10150392930695347_613250346_17241921_7341562_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180439_10150392930695347_613250346_17241921_7341562_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Well too bad you can't really see the colourful corals in the picture below. Sipadan has the most colourful corals I've ever seen!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=168671_10150392914235347_613250346_17241601_8129983_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/168671_10150392914235347_613250346_17241601_8129983_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dive 3 was at one of the best dive spots in Sipadan Island - Barracuda Point!<br />
What more can I say, the name speaks for itself.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Variety of fishes in Barracuda Point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=167054_10150392912770347_613250346_17241589_3482769_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/167054_10150392912770347_613250346_17241589_3482769_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Barracudas!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180415_10150392934655347_613250346_17241989_3905721_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180415_10150392934655347_613250346_17241989_3905721_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
It was pretty scary at 1st, seeing thousands of barracudas swimming together creating sort of a tornado shape! The coolest part, if you dare, you can swim from under and into the 'tornado'.<br />
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**Warning: Never wear anything shinny when being around barracudas!**</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=166412_10150392934475347_613250346_17241985_7350534_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/166412_10150392934475347_613250346_17241985_7350534_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Before ending, saw a school of tetra looking fishes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=166491_10150395974825347_613250346_17284737_4469704_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/166491_10150395974825347_613250346_17284737_4469704_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before dinner, My sis went for an extra dive with Big John's dive masters.<br />
A night dive under and around our accommodation. And these are the interesting creatures they saw.<br />
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Boxing Crab (very tiny)<br />
As you can see on the right, instead of claws like any other crabs, it's claws are white, and it looks like boxing gloves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=NewFolder7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/NewFolder7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Flounder (if you can spot it)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180816_10150395975500347_613250346_17284743_7336385_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="300" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180816_10150395975500347_613250346_17284743_7336385_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Harlequin Crab. Very pretty crab!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=180703_10150392905535347_613250346_17241467_740418_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="228" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/180703_10150392905535347_613250346_17241467_740418_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-59207828130001679672011-02-22T02:03:00.002+11:002011-02-22T02:06:54.933+11:00Under The Sea - Mabul Island Day 1 & 2<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, super outdated post. So I went on a diving trip with my sister (<a href="http://365project.org/adnama/365/2011-02">CousinAmanda</a> was suppose to join but...) Anyhooo, she can join us on our next trip back. This 1st official diving trip was amaaaaaazing! Had sooo much fun and realized that there were so many marine creatures under the sea, some that I've never seen before or even thought existed. Just magical!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I flew to Kota Kinabalu 3 days before this trip to Mabul. Camped with my sis and her friends, even took a refresher dive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Flew to Mabul with dear sister via Air Asia.<br />
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Got picked up from Tawau airport and off we go to Semporna (about an hour plus drive), from Semporna took another 45 mins to 1 hour boat ride to Mabul Island.<br />
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Spent about RM 1500 for my 5 days 4 nights trip which includes accommodation at Big John, food (3 meals a day), diving gears such as wet suit, mask, fins, BCD and oxygen tanks included; excluding air ticket.<br />
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Big John's a basic budget accommodation located in a fishing village. No air-cond, no hot water, but a pretty fun and nice place to stay in.<br />
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The fishing village behind Big John's.<br />
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This is how the area looks like during high tide.<br />
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Went for a dive after lunch. The underwater camera casing had a little error, so we brought down with us without the camera. Saw sooo many interesting creatures and 3 gigantic turtles and couldn't snap pictures, sigh...<br />
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Soon, it was sunset, went for our 2nd dive. My very 1st sunset dive (and I'm actually not allowed to since I'm still an open waters diver).<br />
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Lion Fish<br />
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We saw Mandarin fishes, a huge hermit crab and a big cuttle fish. This time, the camera failed on us. =.='<br />
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After dinner, the workers were by the side of the accommodation, fishing for sotongs.<br />
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<b><u>Day 2</u></b><br />
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I was up bright and early, as early as 6:30am! It was already bright and sunny and the villagers were blasting bloody beiber songs! Couldn't sleep anymore, so I took my camera out to play. Below are some of the pictures I snapped before breakfast.<br />
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They were so cute, rowing themselves in their self-made boat with slippers as their paddles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=167902_10150395996420347_613250346_17285035_6106948_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/167902_10150395996420347_613250346_17285035_6106948_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Whilst loading our gears and oxygen tanks on to the boat, our dive master - Ozman, spotted a really interesting and highly poisonous fish just next to our jetty.<br />
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Finger-Dragonhead according to another dive master - Julia.<br />
The colours on it's back is sooo beautiful. And there's a Letter A on it's mouth!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=163277_10150392896130347_613250346_17241255_4554650_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="365" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/163277_10150392896130347_613250346_17241255_4554650_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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During our 1st dive of the day, these are the interesting creatures we saw.<br />
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Different types of Nudi Branches. The 1st yellow is known as Pikachu (I don't know how true that is,but that's what they call it. Anyone who knows the real name, please tell me)<br />
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Yellow moray eel<br />
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Bubble Shrimp. And according to my sister, if you come across a red spec on this bubble coral, that's a Orang Utan Crab. Didn't get to see one :(<br />
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Another type of Lion Fish<br />
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Camera died on us again so we didn't manage to snap much. At least we managed to snap the highlight of this 2nd dive. This really tiny Sea Horse.<br />
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Pygmy Sea Horse! (Click on the picture to enlarge)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/?action=view&current=NewFolder5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="266" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/Mabul%20and%20Sipadan%20Island/NewFolder5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After the 1st dive, went back for lunch and off we go again for our 2nd dive<br />
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This time, we dove at Mabul House Reef. A place famous for the school of Jack Fishes.<br />
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Sweet Lips - I love how this little fish swims. But it looks kinda ugly upclose.<br />
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This is another interesting fish - Pink Leaf Fish.<br />
When I fish saw it, I thought it was just another coral. Lol!<br />
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Highlight of my 2nd dive, Jack Fish!!<br />
The whole school of them came out from no where.<br />
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3rd dive was at Paradise I.<br />
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Ghost Pipe Fish<br />
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Another type of ghost pipe fish<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Stay tune for my trip into Sipadan Island and my last 2 days in Mabul Island. More underwater pictures to share!!! :D</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-68596202344396513262011-01-30T04:01:00.000+11:002011-01-30T04:01:08.269+11:00Project 365I know I know. I'm a super failed blogger. Lots of stuff to post about actually but the thought of me not being able to upload photos via blogger anymore is such a pain! Which usually is the case of me not feeling like blogging. I'll slowly post something soon..<div><br />
</div><div>Anyway, the main reason of this post is... As requested by my cousin <a href="http://365project.org/adnama/365/2011-01">Amanda</a>, she started her Project 365 on New Year's day and asked me to start 1 as well. After lots and lots of delays, I finally started my own. Project 365 is basically an album of 365 photos truout a period of 1 year. Taking a photo a day. People with really good photography skills usually showcase their different skills each day. Well too bad, I'm no pro. So I'll take this opportunity to make an album showcasing what I do everyday for a year. Sort of like a photo diary.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm usually someone who gives up easily some certain things, especially when I'm too lazy.. So we shall see how long will this Project 365 last. Hopefully I'll pull it through. Wish me luck :D</div><div><br />
</div><div>Here's my album - <a href="http://365project.org/soyanbutterfly/365/2011-01">Project 365</a></div>Soyanbutterflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543095489129119407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886507367722967995.post-31282802955246635932011-01-07T19:30:00.006+11:002011-02-19T21:51:05.214+11:00Hairloom & Caramel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm back with Food posts. This time, something cute and colourful from Singapore!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next morning after coming back from Australia, my dear cousin, <a href="http://365project.org/adnama/profile">Amanda</a> brought me to this really interesting cafe called <a href="http://hairloomandcaramel.blogspot.com/">Hairloom & Caramel</a>, a salon and cafe in Shaw Plaza, somewhere near Bugis area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Caramel the cafe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4327.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="264" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4327.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Went along with my sister and cousin from my mom's side, plus my mom for morning desserts :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dear cousin, <a href="http://365project.org/adnama/profile">Amanda</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4309.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The uniqueness of the cafe - everything's so colourful and unique. Each different from one another yet they blend so well together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4262.jpg" width="264" /></a></div> <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I came back during Christmas time so the salon and cafe were decorated with christmasy tringklets. Which explains the christmas tree in the picture of the salon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This place doesn't just provide hairdressing services and F&B services, it also sells interesting little tringklets like in the pictures below. I love seeing stuff like these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Was so tempted to buy the Director's Card Clock and the Film Clock! Yes, they are digital alarm clocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="263" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used to own 1 of these mini pianos when I was a kid. I wonder what happened to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="263" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4268.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Alright, now to the main purpose of visiting this cafe...And it's none other than...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">CUPCAKES!!! My favourite - Chocolate cupcake with Caramel Topping. The one on the far left with obvious caramel sauce on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4277.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="264" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4277.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People who knows me knows that I can never say no to desserts, especially cakes. And I mean NEVER unless I'm really tooooo full. But even if I were, I would still go for it. LOL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Besides cupcakes, they also have other desserts like Bread and Butter pudding which was pretty good too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="264" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4291.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Creame Brulee (another favourite dessert of mine) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="263" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4288.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">and Brownie cupcake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="263" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4283.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I didn't really enjoy the brownie cupcake as it was a bit too dry for my liking, but I love love LOVED the creame brulee.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">They don't just serve desserts, they serve salads, soups and proper food to fill tummies in the morning, afternoon and night :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this was Terriyaki Chicken Salad. Pretty delicious </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/?action=view&current=DSC_4290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="264" src="http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee370/Soyanbutterfly/DSC_4290.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Of course, drinks as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot chocolate with marshmallows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Hairloom & Caramel also does catering for Birthdays and other functions. You can even book the whole cafe (it's not that big) for birthdays and such. Which I think it's a pretty swell place to celebrate in. I would if I lived in Singapore. A friend of mine did, and her pictures were awesome! So colourful and pretty.. I shall find my own little unique, colourful and interesting cafe in KL and have a small party there one day. Yes, ONE DAY. lol...</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Will definitely go at least once more and enjoy the cupcakes before flying back to the land down under...</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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