Thursday, April 4, 2013

Insta-talk #3

Hi there, I'm back in Brisbane again. aikkss. Sorry for being so emotional in my last few posts, that's just so not me a haha I'm happy-go-lucky and crazy heyy. and no matter what we have to get back to our own track and live our own life. That feeling of letting go was incredibly shuang, like no more insomnia after that. normally i sleep like a pig. 

Anyways, time to summarise my March! The third insta-talk bahaha. I love this. I love Instagram. 

 This was weeks ago, I paid myself a super good meal after workout at gym. 
Cooked rosemary marinated steak with pumpkin. Yayy for the black pepper sauce.


Brunch with Jacqueline at Darwin's.
That's our first try on Darwin's and it was nice!

 Not to forget our long journey to Fortitude Valley during that rainy day just for these.

 And yes! Singaporean style Crab @ My Saigon, Darra. 
(Coming soon. urghhh the list goes on and on.)

 Groceries shopping every week. My planning skill leaves much to be desired.
I need my MOM.

 First photo with Jacqueline in 2013 I think LOL
during Fellowship @Sunnybank

 My lunch @UQ Centre!!! Woke up super early for this ayeee, yes, I can sacrifice my sleep for food
Meanwhile, I can sacrifice food just to sleep as well.
BOO

 Desserts @ Coco Jungle after sunday service.
(coming soon)

 and THIS! checking mailbox everyday after he told me he sent this out.
I love letters heyy.

 Another homecook meal. Coffee marinated drumstick with curry sauce.
According to my dad, coffee and curry are the perfect match.

 Cycling day! The day when I got sunburnt and the scar is still there. :(

 Breakfast is the most important meal of my day. :D

 The sweet-tooth session after farewell dinner for Nick!
@Chocolate Pavillion

 Made this for Nick's farewell dinner. 
Simply love that pretzel cookie base.

 @Chocolate Pavillion
 Yes, thanks to the photographer.

 The late night supper!!! Nachos with heaps of avocados.

Another night well-spent @Coco Jungle.


 Cheese-baked lobsters.
Too much cholesterol.

 Eggs in Avocados.
I can't tell how much i love avocados.
Forget about the calories and fats blahh.

 My favourite snacks!!!!
Baked spicy carrots.
 Sister's night @Sherwood.

 Well, the day I did something really wrong
Just for this. Brunch @Pears Cafe, Wollonggabba (Coming Soon)

 Another homecook dishes. Couldn't remember what is this lol.


After this I was riding on emotional rollercoaster.
And I'm glad I get off already.

 That hectic day, I had this for my breakfast and I thank you Lord. He supports me throughout the day.
That huge changes in my year and my life.

 So yes, I flew back to Malaysia.

 The night before, we had this pancake at Pancake Manor.
That was the best night ever. really.

 Went for Dinner with Cat. That heart-to-heart talk!!!! I miss her now :(
 Aha. I gained weight after the trip back to Malaysia!
'the sad life of a pig', someone said.

 Foo-chow style brunch!!!

 Family dinner. I love coconut juice.

 This girl never fail to cheer me up.

 Dim sum again @Lao Yang, with likim and jiachyi.

 Sareikei Kompia! The childhood memories that one can never forget.

My sweetheart. He's growing taller and taller! 157cm for now, can you believe?!
just 9 cm shorter than me. 

Sibu; Dimsum Brunch again.

Flew to KL and met those humans! 
@Ben's. That crazy night, they said my accent has changed. 
Caesar Salad; Red Velvet Cake.

And lastly, back to Brisbane again.
Back to the place again... 


Before that, I couldn't find any places for breakfast and ended up drinking Green Tea Latte for breakfast!  Too sweet, I won't try for the second time.

I think I miss out some photos, hehee
everything @_ClareChua on instagram!

Hehe, okay, that's all for my March and the first two days of April. 
Flying off to Sydney tomorrow! Ciao~


Monday, April 1, 2013

The 7th Day: Stupidity bah.

“Clare Chua你不是六月才回来么?!偏偏选在我考试前一天到。”  -Esther Su
我也不想啊。哭。

“哇劳说回来就回来,你够力。” -贝育生
都说了我也不想现在回去。

“我星期三才回到美里,你星期四走。no fate” - ShirleyL
啊哈,累死也要给我爬过来。

'妈咪大姐讲她不要出去吃晚餐,三姐也不要。'
“酱你咧?”
'他们都不去我也不要去。三姐干嘛不要去?她不用减肥了啊。'

弟弟你现在是话中有话?


回到家了,当初思思念念的家,无论如何都要想尽办法爬回来的地方;
匆匆忙忙地见了久违的朋友,大家都变了。
曾几何时有了那种不想离开那座城市的念头,虽然只有短短的11天。
11天中过了7天,好吧7天起起落落好恐怖。
心情一下子小小的蓝一下,再也没有见阳光的时候,尤其是road trip坐在车上特别容易跌入思考的漩涡。
一去不回头;就是睡不着。睡着,那该多好。

我并没有想暮光之城的Edward会看会读你的心思;你的眼珠子在传达些什么讯息;你的肢体语言又别是些什么。我不是machine,对不起我真的不会。


Somehow I don't know why I can't read your mind; not even a tad bit
But you can easily read mine, am I too young, too immature, or too stupid?
是啊或许我和疯子没差别,你不用费吹灰之力就读懂我。
自己活该,谁叫自己喜怒哀乐什么都写在脸上。


最近whatsapp越来越猖狂
其实说真的或许你不会相信但我还是要说
我不喜欢texting不喜欢whatsapp
很想回到我Year11时,找手机要找半天
看了信息要过了两三天才回复
回到过去,简简单单,那年无忧无虑的时光
多好


当你掏出你的真心去对人时,别人不一定会领情。
所以呀就做个谦虚自抑,与人为善,少说话的人,当不保证能减少灾厄和难过。
现在我知道了,真的知道了。

好吧,我就只想死赖在这里不走了;真的不想回到那座城市。
让我做个鸵鸟吧。



Saturday, March 30, 2013

A 'mew' day

Nevermind
A 'mew' day to smile. 


Monday, March 25, 2013

At KLIA...

Hey guys, greetings from Malaysia!

Yes, I'm now at the airport waiting for my next flight flying back to Miri.  The flight wasn't too crowded last night so I managed to change my seat to the empty row!  It was a quite pleasant flight, I ended up sleeping before the flight departed; got annoyed by the crew when he woke me up for breakfast at 2.40am; Breakfast was served, it was quiche, potatoes and sausages but I Drank the cup of hot tea only (it was so cold on the flight, i should wear sweater with jackets on, instead of a singlet with a coat); and then I got back to sleep, again.  I couldn't really sleep on the flight in the past, but now I guess nothing can stop me from sleeping.  The only thing is cuddling in two seats eventually made a serious muscle cramp on my legs.

-I'm so bored, Thank God there's still free WIFI in KLIA-

I miss Brisbane already, those awesome people and places over there.  Guys, please miss me ya!  We will meet soon in 11 days, well, it's a pretty short trip going home; so I must appreciate every moment, shopping and catching up with friends.

#np 为爱启程 杨丞琳


Sunday, March 17, 2013

Saturday's brunch: Campos @ Fortitude Valley

Saturday mornings, the only morning that you can sleep till you're fully satisfied and wake up for a nice brunch.  We decided to go for brunch once in a fortnight since we love food; we love those cafes...

Our first stop is Campos! It is located at Fortitude Valley.  Nah, valley is a hidden gem for all breakfast cafes in Brisbane I reckon.

It was a rainy day, that super heavy pouring rain didn't eventually make us giving up on our food. (LOL) We spent an hour taking public transport to Campos as we decided not to drive cos it's pretty hard to find a parking slot over there.

Iced Mocha

 Cappuccino. Somehow I fall in love with Campos coffee and thought it's actually better than Starbucks. (I'm a Starbucks freak) That silky coffee in my mouth. aww. miss it.


 Baked eggs.
Nothing special about this, to be honest.


 My Poached Salmon Salad!
Go for this if you want something light! or if you love salmon. 

Grilled Mackerel with tomatoes.

A really great brunch cafe away from the hustle and bustle of Brisbane City, gonna visit it again!  The only thing is it's pretty hard to find it, you will miss this cafe easily as it's located in a small lane; Checkout for their monthly menu on their Facebook page! it's definitely worth a visit.






Campos Coffee - Valley on Urbanspoon

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Bring it on.


Keep hope alive. Sometimes you get stuck in the dark, but morning never fails to come. Hold your head high and stick your chest out! Week 3 of uni. Bring it on.

Sorry guys, real busy. First year uni isn't a honeymoon year. :/

Thursday, March 7, 2013

飞鸽传书啊~

笔下祝安!

「相不相信呢,一年之后,大家都变了;曾经说好的BFF,情谊固然还在,但久了不再身边,很多都变得生疏了。不过只要大家肯真心地update自己的近况;plan好的outing都有出席,那我就很开心了。」
「是啊,我也几乎音讯全无了半年吧;兜兜转转终究还是被当年说好的BFF触动;这里很多人、事、物,当然不能说是不好,但有时候真的会把它们都联想到以往,然后很白日梦地幻想要是我们都在一起那该有多好啊。」

先小小地预告一下我的回复。

话说我还真的很久没有看到那堆熟悉的字迹了;念起来还真的是种种往事都朝脑里钻。
一边念一边笑;读完了,忽然觉得自己好惭愧,当天寄给他的都是crap呢。
好吧,该练练文笔了;生疏了;都忘了。

大学第二个星期,这封因为Brisbane刮风下雨而迟到的信还有蛮大的鼓励。
每一天晚上睡觉前都会犹豫不决,然后下定决心在第二天早上要很早很早到学校做作业;
之后第二天闹钟响了,却不假思索地让它一 snooze 再 snooze,不到最后时刻决不起身。
最后悔意涌上心头,argh,再一次再睡前决定第二天早起。
就这样一直循环。
恶心循环。

-在这里被打断,某人忽然出现在我家门口,让我有一种我生日被 surprise的错觉。-

 讨厌伤风的感觉;今天我投降了,吃了伤风药睡了一个小时多。
请告诉我吃错药不会有事,因为我只是伤风却吃了很强的panadol。

nvm, 明天是星期五了。


Sunday, March 3, 2013

New ShangHai, Queens Plaza

If you read my previous post, you will know that my family was here during Chinese New Year (Thanks for following up! teehee) I can't tell how much my dad loves food, he can plan the next meal while he's having a meal. Yes, I did put some weights on while my family was around. awww...

Anyways, it was the day when my sister went to high school and five of us were all starving at the hotel. We wanna find somewhere near so I suggested New ShangHai since I spotted it at Queens Plaza on a random day: the queue was LONG.

The menu.

I really love their design. 

Shredded kelp mixed with spice & vinegar dressing
this is nice!

Fried rice, both my dad and brother like it. but i'm not a fan of rice, so yeah, for me it's just a normal fried rice that we all can cook at home.
(or some people can even cook a better one)

Hot and Spicy sour soup with shredded tofu and pork
Nahh, it was out of expectation. Tasteless, not enough vinegar i reckon.

Sald and pepper tofu. Nah this is real nice. the tofu is so silky and soft!

The best dishes overall. ShanDong chicken. 
It's basically deep fried chicken and what makes this special is the sauce, a hint of sweet, spicy & sour.

I call these 'the juicy pau'. 
It was okay; not the best in Brisbane anyways.

A nice restaurant for eating out, for people who like dimsum and main meals as well. They provide a small variety of dimsums, mostly main meals. The waiters are friendly and feel free to ask for suggestions. Last but not least, it's really crowded during lunch time! 


New Shanghai on Urbanspoon