Birthday thankyous!

29 May 2011 |
Firstly, thank you everyone who sent me birthday wishes today. <3 It means a lot to me, and receiving birthday wishes is always so touching! I want to reply all of them but I might do them tomorrow after my prac exam~ Thanks for remembering and taking the time to make today such a special day for me. :D

Today was rather uneventful though since I just had an exam yesterday, and will have one tomorrow. Spent most of the day studying-procrastinating. Still, it was still so filled with love. :') First thing in the morning I received a call from my family and when I picked up they started singing! Haha, their singing was pretty good too. <3 Did not expect my aunt to do anything for me today either, but still she made my favourite home-cooked meal and went to get a cake from The Cheesecake Shop! :)




Just had to type this one entry today because it's definitely a day I want to remember! Thanks again everyone who made today so special for me. Much love to all of you! ♥
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Winter socks

28 May 2011 |
This is another mostly random post, but I was inspired to write it up after seeing Kar Mun's post featuring her extremely adorable bear socks! \(^o^)/ I have a pair of winter socks too, haha (though not as adorable!)~ They're comfy home socks that never leave my feet and keep my feet warm when I'm at home during winter days/nights!! I used to wear my Uggies around but since I've decided to wear them out I just wear winter socks nowadays!


While studying I'm secretly making a list of to-dos and gets for my Malaysia trip, in 2 weeks!! And also stuff to do after exams~ I'm telling myself the reason I NEED to write the list now is because I'll forget everything I've planned to do after exams. This always happens to me. While studying for exams I'll think of a zillion things to do, and then look forward to doing them. But when I'm done with exams, BAMMM~ nadaaa nothing comes to mind. :< And when holidays are over, I'd be "oh yeah, I wanted to do that. Oh, guess I'll have to wait for the next holidays~" This vicious cycle continues...
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Exam jitters

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Another mobile post of sorts~ Just finished my first exam! >_< Next exam is on Monday, and it's a must-pass exam in order to pass the unit, so luck please be on my side, huhu~




Kinda loving my hair length right now! Desperately needs a trim though~ ♥
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Mobile blogging

26 May 2011 |
Hellooo! Finally downloaded an android app for blogger, hopefully it means I'd be able to blog more often! This android app interface is not nearly as good as the iPhone's though, and at times like these I really wish I paid a lil' extra to get an iPhone plan looool. /regrets/

It's exam season now as well! So I try to limit my time on the laptop since time flies once my hands touch the keypad. It's like I go 'hmm just gonna check what's new on facebook...' then BAM an hour later i'm still checking stuff on the internet. Gawd, the internet is soo sneaky. /shifty eyes/ 



Another thing is, this exam season (and from today onwards) I've decided to eat well. And I WILL keep this resolution! I think I got really inspired cause my cousin was hospitalized for not eating properly. I donno~ So everyone, please eat healthy and be happy! My mom once told me that health is so so important, I was really like 'yeah yeah right' back then. Why is mom always right..

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Perth winter

20 May 2011 |
Hello! Been super busy lately - uni assessments + assignments one after another, week after week. ^_^;; Today was the last day of uni - which means final EXAMS in a week. So stressed I could literally explode right now. :D Perth weather has been doomy recently too, kind of like how I feel about exams.. Anyway! Some random mobile snaps below. I really DO miss taking proper photos but life has just been uni study eat sleep and repeat.



This week started off with an extremely foggy morning, and then it proceeded to started pouring at the end of the week, ha ha. Winter's finally here! 





Time to bring out those thigh high boots and water proof jacket. :) I love winter clothing!

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Making sushi roll

04 May 2011 |
My comfort food is Japanese food. :) When I have time on my hands, I'll make sushi roll for lunch/dinner and to bring to uni during the week. The process of making sushi is relatively easy and fuss-free once you get the hang of it, and it's so delicious! I usually use canned tuna/salmon for rolls because they keep longer and are convenient! I do love raw salmon maki though, but they are best eaten fresh and not to be kept for long periods of time, so best suited for sushi dinners and not so much for lunch the next day. XD Eki has written a really good tutorial on how to make spicy tuna rolls, so please check it out too! ^_^


Sushi-making station! I have cooked brown rice (with added vinegar), nori/seaweed, tuna/salmon, sliced avacado and sriracha hot chili sauce. Tools are a sharp knife, wet cloth, chopping board, bamboo to roll the sushi and some water. 

I bought a small tin of pink salmon to try and make sushi, but I still prefer tuna the best! :)


OK, on to the most important part of sushi making - the rice!! You need perfect rice, if the rice is too dry, the sushi will dry up and harden. If it's not sticky enough, the rice will fall out of the sushi roll. Thus, perfection needs to be obtained. XD AND~ The trick is - for every 1 cup of rice you put in, put 2 cups of water! When the rice is cooked, leave it for approx. 10 mins for it to cool down a little, but while it's still warm, add 2 Tbs of vinegar for every 1 cup of rice you cook. I like to leave it covered for another 5 minutes or so to absorb the vinegar~ End result is sticky, perfect soft sushi rice~ I don't usually use sushi rice, any rice will do! Just follow the rule above. ^_^♥

IMPORTANT: To keep the rice from drying out, I like to place a clean damp cloth over the rice cooker to keep the rice moist and sticky while I take time in spreading rice on the nori and making the sushi~ I find that this was quite important in keeping my rice moist and my sushi soft and delicious! :D


Enjoy your sushi! ♥

What kind of food do you make at home? :)
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