National day updates~

The party pictures coming in sets:) enjoy and soak in the party atmosphere of National day in our house~



Terence and his little cousin:P
cheesez part 1
Cheesez part 2

I want to have more parties~ Next one in line~ Mooncake Festival:)

Woman's ministry~

LITING welcome to Sydney Australia!

I met up with Liting today for a good lunch+tea break. It was overwhelming to meet her because I never imagined anyone to come and visit me over here and bring a tinge of Singapore scent in this year in Australia:)

So we met at Queen Victoria's Building at Town hall and made our way down to the korean stall off Pitt Street* the nice korean store that Terence recommended* to have our reunion dinner. We had STEAMBOAT!! wahahaha..and all the nice side dishes that came along with it. It was my first proper korean food and I must say I AM IMPRESSED~ The soup was good to taste, the seafood was fresh and crunchy and they had a range of mushrooms for you to throw into the pot. *yumyum*
So we ordered a two person's share and had a hearty meal..updating each other from where we left back in Singapore because we didn't have the opportunity to meet before I fly off. It's just so comforting to have my woman ministry to be with me and listening to all my woes.

Then we walked off the calories and I took her to a good distant view of the opera house and the bridge. We walked across the entire CBD area to get to the other side..nearly died with the walking.

Liting and I with the Sydney opera house ~

Lesson of the day- Good company beats feasting and ambience hands down.

National Day~

Belated National Day everybody~
It was an awesome time for us back in Australia because we had our own NATIONAL DAY PARTY for all the singaporean students- those we knew and those we knew who knew other people")

I got my secondary friend Goh Lina as well~ It's been like 7 years when we first met and boy has time passed as we sat there to recount of the days we had in secondary school when we sat in practical classes. We were always copyin each other's work.talking non stop and laughing about the slightest thing. She has not really changed a bit xcept for the hair. Still as bubbly~ When we saw each other on the first day of school, it was just so heartwarming to meet my friend~ in a foreign land. Amazing how people meet and get together after such a prolonged separation:)

I got Terence along too~ hahaha..everyone tot he was my boyfriend..till he started introducing himself as my cousin..it caused a confusion. Gotta apologise for that people..was not on intention but I just wanted to trick Casey. I think Lina was really confused... hahaha~ But Terence was a good sport and relieving his good old days as a Singaporean with the pledge and food.

Sumptuous food was everywhere- bee hoon, nasi goreng, chicken wings( I grilled those!!) and like tang yuan, prata, Burmese pork..egg tarts supermix coffee..u name it i think we can find it at our party~

I just wanna scream a loud HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!!! and when we saw the fireworks live on the Marina Bay I was so tempted to like burst out in tears and hug the TV! hahaha..so sad rite.

Thank you to the many who came and gave this party life!! You came and made a difference to this cold national day in Australia:)

We shall hold another party for mooncake festival!

Gardener's diary

Sopranos by the bay~

It's been a month since I hit the down under for my studies. Many has asked whether I had been to the famous Sydney Opera House and the Harbour bridge. I must apologise for my laziness and indifference in not wanting to visit the attractions.

SO! Uncle Onn decided to bring me to the those places and many more sightseeing at the parks. I didn't really expected the itinery to be as such so I bought two bunches of flowers for my aunts who are preparing dinner for me tonight( I got another bunch of jonquil for my mei ku ma cuz she was gonna be at dinner too hehe)
It was walkin walkin and more walkin with an ice cream in hand. The sun was bright and warm and there were awesome views of the sights. It's finally my turn to say " I saw the Opera house and the bridge"

Due to the lack of sleep caused by attempts of civil war intrudents, I did not have the chance to view the entire botanical gardens. Slept all the way to my uncle's house and took a nap of 4 hours before waking up to a sumptious meal.

I made a visit to Wesley Missions Church along Pitt Street. Met up with Terence kor kor and went with him to service. It was communion and a sudden surge of emotions just welled up within me. It was communion back in Singapore too~ As I took of the bread and cup, I just gave thanks for the grace and mercy, the favour and His everlasting love even in a foreign land. Many times, I will think about " If I am back in Singapore...". Finding a home church is difficult and having the faith that it will be the one place for my season of growth in Him is really a testing for myself. I really hate the roaming feeling. It came to me that I have been here for a month and before I know it, 11 months will zoom past and I am back on the plane back to Singapore. Making new friends have never been easy for me. Moreover, you are meeting people of an absolutely different culture, upbringing, values and beliefs. Though there are people of your skin colour, they sound different as well. As I sat there and thought about how the month has passed, the enormous number of dramatic incidents that had taken place, it's hard to contain the overwhelmed gratefulness that I have for my Father in heaven.

This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
-Held by Natalie Grant

Tai tai lifestyle.

In view of the budget living that we adhered to for the past month, the girls decided to name the last friday of the month as the "Tai-tai's lifestyle" day to reward ourselves for the enormous amount of housework, cooking, washing and mugging at the books.
We had an official launch on the 3rd of August by satisfying our craving- YUM CHA~ hahaha..Having Hong Kong tim sum was on everyone's mind and after waiting for our "wols" queen Wendy..we managed to get to the Marigold restaurant with my intelligent navigation:) thanks for ku qiong~ I managed to know the place because he brought my here for my first week sunday breakfast after church- eternally grateful for that day.

Every "tai-tai" had her cravings listed. Introducing the Singaporean Taitais at Australia
Wendy-Char Siew
Shirleen-Soya Beancurd with ginger sugar
Casey-??
Shirlynn-Century Egg porridge
Vivi-Egg Tart~

Hahaha..We were literally savaging the food like vultures and all the blissful faces started showing. YOu could see the glee on their faces that was absent for the past month. Simply love my tai tai gang. We had like four plates of tim sum down in 15 minutes and though we only been in there for like 45 minutes we ate till some of us had problems walking later on.

We went to the arcade center !! I tried playing those dream catchers* those that you put in tokens to pick up toys* haiz..but I was sooooo close~

Blooper of the day: Pigeon goin to the movies.

Lesson of the day: Life is just like tim sum- the little things make your day.

Wendy and I did not end the day on a good note. It was pretty amusing yet frustrating for the both of us when we were taught how to use the freezer. I suppose we just had differing understanding of how should we preserve food. In fact, it was another day when we all had to sleep at 2am because of an uncalled attempt of conversion. Earnestly praying for His will to be done.

The Pau that exploded

We had quite a bit of trouble with paus in Australia because of winter. My housemate wendy attempted to heat up her pau but it actually exploded the microwave and sent the house filling with smoke. It happened again at our neighbour's house when we attempted to heat my chicken pau. Mind you~ we put that pau in the refrigerator and not the freezer compartment.:)