On a different day

This is not a p test. Not that it matter. I am not sure whether J remembers or not but this is our first anniversary. Adding to other things one should not be doing on the 1st anniversary, it was hard to avoid giving away any hints that I do care about doing something special. But nothing happened and I didn't expected to have burger from a certain fast food restarant as dinner for such special day. Anyway just have no expectation to avoid any disappointment.

Friday workout

At Chaddy on a Friday evening, after going to the gym and work ourselves to our weekday limit. The sales girl at the makeup counter is busy putting products on customer's face. So she doesn't aware that a few other customers are actually trying to make purchase from that counter. Having peri peri chicken for dinner, with garden salad as the side. Heading back home to watch J plays the new racing game for hours while having a glass or two Rosa.

Gap...year

From work. As a wife. One year on. Time to move on.

Sept A to Z

This would be under the letter 'J', as in juice.

Cake fixing: Tiramisu style

I turn the apple cake which was too much of the bitter taste into a sweet and cheesy tiramisu. With the help of a bottle of brandy syrup from last year Christmas hamper, a block of cream cheese from the fridge, 3 cups of icing mixture, 2 tablespoons of caster sugar, 2 tablespoons of custard powder, and 2 cups of milk.

Nice little black top

Found this top which have the same name as mine. I am very tempted to check it out tomorrow when they are having that VIP night again.

Jacqui-E | Australian Women's Fashion

Red balloon

Hi Mr Red balloon, what are you doing on the grass?

I love Melbourne

I found these two books at Borders today.

The Melbourne Book: A History of Now by Maree Coote
This book is very informative. It is not a guidebook for tourists but it shows the reader what kind of a city Melbourne is, from its history to culture to fashion to local famous people.

When We Think about Melbourne: The imagination of a city by Jenny Sinclair
This is a book for somebody who has lived in Melbourne. Again it is not a guidebook. It starts by introducing the Melway reference concept and followed by other iconic locations which every Melburnian would feel familiar with.

Their total price is around $100. I didn't buy either of them. But they are good options for coffee table books. Both of them would put a smile on your face if you have lived in Melbourne for a while.

If it wasn't raining today

If it wasn't raining today
I would go to the supermarket and bought some pork ribs
I would make Hot and Spicy Ribs for dinner tonight

If it wasn't raining today
I would go to the supermarket and bought some cream
I would make a sweet pie for desert this weekend

But it was raining today
so I wash a load of laundry
so I clean Eko's litter tray
so I put away the chicken soup into the freezer
so I stay home and change our phone plan in stead

But what I should really do is to edit my resume
I should really start looking for work
I should really get myself out there
I should go back to work again

The Man and His Cat

Again, this is a writing exercise entry. The topic is from here.

You see an odd-looking man in a bar in a strange town. He has a cat on his lap, and he orders a cup of coffee, slowly spooning sugar into it. He strokes the cat's black fur and says, "This contact is illusory. The cat and I are separated as though by a pane of glass, because man lives in time, in successiveness, while the magical animal lives in the present, in the eternity of the instant." What do you say back to him? And he to you? What does the cat do? What happened to this man before he came into the bar?

As if I could hear its voice.
As if it is telling me the man's life story.
As if it is the man only companion after his wife has passed on.

(unfinished)

Colourful flowers

At Chadstone they put some flowers in those big pots which usually only have leafy plants. They are pretty. And have that welcoming effect as the added colours had brighten up the place.

Pierced Ears

3/9 Finally I have my ears pierced. I have been thinking about it for years already so I am not only doing it just for someone's wedding. And this is September so maybe I could ask J to buy me new earrings for our anniversary.

Sing birdie sing

It's Spring time.

Spider, cat, and smelly thing

This entry was inspired by this post at 52 Weeks of Wordage.

I never expect to find a spider from a branch of broccoli when preparing for dinner. But that was what I found the other day, and it was not a small one, an easy 2 inches measure from the ends of leg to leg. I was tempted to hit that eight legged creature on the chopping board with the knife I was holding at that time. But years of training, a.k.a. being in Australia, made me control myself and opts to capture it in stead.


This used to be a candle holder. For years it has long been the insects transportation device of our house, to have them captured if found indoor and move them to the outside.

Besides spiders, the usual passengers are moths and flies during summer. Eko, our resident cat is normally the first on scene when any of these visitors began to make themselves noticeable. Although to him it was just a game of catch and play, he does help us to locate these uninvited guests around the house efficiently.

Living with cat also has its downside. Eko being an active individual would wake me up at 5:30am asking for breakfast. Or occasionally when he was not satisfied with the status of his litter tray and decided to do his business on the tiled floor next to the tray. This was what happen last night and to avoid further disaster I had to pull myself out of bed and clean it up. After that was done I did wash my hands but I still felt dirty. Maybe because it was late and I didn't want to wake J. I just didn't slept well last night.