tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84292013560932389972011-04-22T06:58:59.118+10:00Dictionary.com: Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organismroces7noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429201356093238997.post-63596026683613280382008-04-24T18:25:00.001+10:002008-04-24T18:32:00.644+10:00

City Baby again!!Officially moved in to Kensington, I feel at home straightaway! Tram & train stops are just less than a minute's walk away. Its great to be able to get home in 20mins, and having an extra half hour sleep every morning! Awesome. This also means I can go back to cooking, which I have, and whipping up stuffs as I go along...not too shabby seeing the boys haven't complained yet

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uuugghhhh....have to start packing up! I'll be moving in with Tommy in a week's time to Tay's place in Kensington. Can't be bothered packing up... :( Lazy....but hey...really looking forward to moving there because it will cut my travel time by half as it is much closer to the city!!! Hurray!!! So much more convenient. Will definitely miss the guys here on Hotham St, so I guess this will now

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So yes, it has been great and I'm proud to report that I have been keeping up with my kickboxing sessions!!! Signed myself up for a whole year (so that there's no escaping), and have been going at least twice a week, three times if I have the time. Fun all the way....! I'm hooked! Went to check out rock climbing as well, not gonna be a regular thing seeing its pretty expensive each session, but

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7 Dec 07 Team early Christmas Dinner at the Spencer HotelPub food and beers!!!! Cheers!8 Dec 07 Cherry Picking at Cherry HavenAwesome!! Summer time, with cherries to go with it!! Absolutely love those things!!! Delicious!!!Pou & Janet's Birthday Karoake nightMore beers & tequilas & scotch...god save us!!Pou, Janet & ChoiLucy, Choi, Yvonne & Jason

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7th Oct 2007 ~ Jacky Cheung in ConcertSince he's retiring soon, I thought we should go watch him in action. He was really good live and was really generous at the end when everyone encored and belted an extra dozen songs! Although would have loved for him to have more dancers and flamboyance, he was still really good.14th Oct 2007 ~ MotoGP, Phillip IslandTotally awesome!!! Have always wanted

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Happy 2008 to all!!! Had a really great time at Linh's place and countdown was watching fireworks at an open car park down the road from her place. Couldn't have asked for more, I had 2 of my favourite peoples with me, Linh (this amazing chick that does kick-ass tiramisu and Vietnamese soul food) & Tommy (although if only Sen Hon was here!!! I cannot remember the last time we celebrated

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29 June 07: Team dinner at the Steakout Restaurant, Crown CasinoRating: 5.5/10Very ordinary steaks and ribs...30 June 07Super spicy hotpot in Boxhill with the housemates and Vunita (far right)Don't remember the name, but the sauces that came with was yummm...14 July 07: Lucy's birthday dinner at Tao's Restaurant, BulleenFor the price we were paying, AUD 48 p.p. for a seven course meal, it wasnt'

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http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/varekai/intro/intro.htmThis is the first time I've been for a Cirque du Soleil, and I must say it is worth going. If I were to give points, technical difficulty wouldn't have scored too high, I'd give a 6.5 tops. But in terms of choreography and creativity, I would have to say its got my highest scores. The costumes and settings were

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Day 1 ~ 5th April 2007Siem ReapTouchdown at Siem Reap International airport.We immediately hired motorbike drivers to take us into town. That's Sokhan, my driver. We agreed to use them throughout our stay in Siem Reap, depending on how far our daily travels were, the fee was between USD10-20 a day. We were taken to the 'King Angkor Hotel' (a guest house really), costing USD15 a night. The

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Day 4 ~ 8th April 2007Got us tickets to move on to Kampong Thom, I was feeling sick for some reason and slept all the way on the bus, had a really bad headache and feeling nauseous. Probably food from the previous day wasn't clean, and even chucked up twice in the morning...bummer!Anyhow, the bus ride took about 3 hours, heading southwest of Siem Reap, which is on the way to Phnom Penh. Arrived

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Day 6 ~ 10th April 2007Totally slept in to catch up on some rest, only started checking out the local attractions during the late afternoon after we had purchased our bus tickets to Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (costing USD8 at the bus station, whereas when we asked at the hotel, they were trying to rip us off for $15 each!!) due to leave tomorrow morning.The Royal Palace and Silver PagodaAbove is a

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Day 7 ~ 11th April 2007Boarded our bus to Ho Chi Minh at 8am. The most bumpy bus ride ever as the road conditions were very poorly and narrow.One of the more common sights when traveling by landed vehicles (notice the adboard behind the van, its probably too small for you, but it is for a "GOLDEN MUSCLE" Liquor, had me laughing my guts out when I saw it....absolutely hilarious!!)The border

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Day 10 ~ 14th April 2007Today was just a chilled out one, taking a bus back to Phnom Penh to catch the Khmer New Year, arriving in the evening and checking ourselves into a hotel next to the Mekong river, and having a couple of beers at the local bars, and treating ourselves to a proper dinner.Later in the night, while we were still drinking our beers at the bar, we heard loud music happening

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I've never really celebrated my birthday, but this year was an eventful one. hehe....really felt like a spoilt kid.Fri 16/03/2007: Team bbq by the YarraJust so happened that my workmates decided to have a bbq after work by the Yarra river (just a little further down from flinders station and the fed square). Yummmm.....grilled meat.... Sat 17/03/2007: Dinner & KaraokeMmmmm.....had the bestest

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These are some of my friend's kids...close to heart!! Love playing with them whenever I get the chance.Jordan & RodneyJordan making facesYvonne, she a sweetie this one. Always very thoughtful and caringEvelyn, Yvonne's little sister. Isn't she cute??This was at her McDonald's birthday party 2 March 07What the adults do to entertain themselves at a kids Macca's party...That was my creation...(

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Thought I'd do something a little different for Christmas this year. Shane was telling me he was gonna do charity...this party going kid who gets himself wasted every chance he could...was gonna do charity!! So proud of him!! So I thought it would be great to join him and his friends, this couple that he knew from school. It was just a little volunteering work on Christmas day serving up

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2 Dec 2006 ~ Day trip to Mornington Decided to try out Wahab's wife's restaurant in Mornington Peninsula, so took a short day trip there. Started out after lunch and its about an hour and a half drive out from Melbourne, with Imelda, Tay & Wahab. The beach was absolutely beautiful. Sooo windy, and weather was just perfect. Not too cold, with the sun giving out just enough warmth. The coastal

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Most of you would probably have seen this already, but its one of my favourite pixar shorts...still enjoyable to watch even after the hundreth time...

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Max back from Sydney!!! Just finished his contract for Happy Feet!! So proud of him...he's a computer graphics animator...and was in Sydney working for Animalogic since earlier this year. His job is to make the characters and lighting angles realistic. Being only back for a month or so, and greatly missed by the housemates, we all tried to spend as much time as we could with him as he was looking

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Phillip & Lorraine's Wedding ~ 7th October 06Finally, the 2 tied the knot. Gosh, I've known Phillip ever since I came to Melbourne, and have never seen him in a serious relationship, that is until Lorraine managed to pull the reigns...kekeke. Lorraine's a sweetie, and they have both known each other for a long long time, but the getting hitched part came in much later....but yes, was great to

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Parents & brother flew over to Melbourne to visit with an aunt. Miss them heaps...hadn't seen them for a year since my gram's funeral. It was really good to see them, my brother especially. Took them around town, Victoria Market, and also managed to take them to the Werribee Open Range Zoo.It was basically this huge food fest...took them to the better foods around Melbourne. First stop, shanghai

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Celebrated Lucy' Birthday at Shoya (25 Market La Melbourne), its in a little lane off Bourke St next to Flower Drum. Lavish modern Japanese cuisine, damage: $80 p/p. Good environment. Very well prepared and presented (you'd expect that for the price you're paying), really pretty entrees and impressive main courses, and not forgetting the desserts....mmmmm.....topped off with some good hot sake.

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These 2 months have been really hectic for me...changing to a new job and moving out of my city pad. Nic decided to move in with Tim, and living alone is too expensive for me, so I moved in to Wil's place since Max found a job in Sydney and moved out a month before, I took over his room. And yes, decided to tell the Commonwealth to get stuffed! I have been working there for nearly a year as a

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Nothing special this year....just a cosy vietnamese dinner with Wil, Ray & Lucy at Van Mai on Victoria St, Richmond. Had my favourite vietnamese sour soup canh chua, and stewed pork and fish...yummmm.... If you ever go to a proper vietnamese restaurant, those are MUST tries!! I have to say I was kinda disappointed in the standards Van Mai had dropped to...their canh chua used to taste much

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My favourite kinda summer....bbq!!! Headed down t Williamstown, about 40mins away from Melbourne, just me Wil & Max...packed up on sausages, lamb racks (can't have bbqs without them!!), and some beef steaks....oh and mushrooms too. Fantastic!!! The beach wasn't too busy...kicked some soccer after the food had settled. Weather was just perfect...not too hot with some cool breeze to keep the heat

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So here I am...lining up segments of the past 2 years...(as you know I am trying to quit smokes...but I have unfortunately bought a pack today and just had one... :(, I was sitting down in the dining room and puffing my life away with Spike putting on his best whining pleas on the balcony (which is just next to where the dining area is) for attention. Poor thing...I think he really needs some

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Christmas is my favourite time of the year...twinkling lights, Christmas trees, carols, santa clauses, elves, and all the wonderful shopping displays...and the presents of course...kekeke. It marks the end of another year, and just the time to reflect on what you have done the past year. I have to say that I have no regrets in coming back to Melbourne, I miss every single person at home (no,

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Tim da Pirate, Nic the Pirate wife, Jen with Joko the PimpThis was Nic's birthday party 2005. She had it together with Julian (her favourite work friend), birthday just 2 weeks apart i think, don't remember. They had a costume party at Julian's place in Northcote, and the theme was called "Blacksploitation" -- the 60s & 70s, affro style and anything retro...pretty cool. Was fun and drinks all

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This was just a totally awesome camping trip with Nic & Joko - Nic's best friend who has Permanent Refugee status in our home, & Tim - nic's bf ( and the rest were Nic's friends). Nic decided to go see The Cat Empire with some of her friends, a pretty cool and fun band that plays mostly jazz with some reggae/funk/hip hop elements (up til then, I had no idea who they were). It was held in the

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Ever had abalone for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Well, I'm proud to say I have. Roger invited us Nic, Tim & me, to his family beach home in Port Fairy, a few hours from Melbourne, just past Warnambool. Just to get away for from the city for the weekend to chill and relax. (Roger was Nicole's archi coursemate). That's Roger in the middle. We were playing this board game - some war game

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This is Nicole, my ex-housemate. As food was top of our priorities, we would visit the Vic Marts every Saturday to stock up on groceries. We were these 2 healthy chicks, loads of fruits and meat and vegies. We'd wake up every morning to juice ourselves up before we went to work, and I'm talking freshly squeezed, not the bottled shit.Loads of fun cooking weird shit that tastes really good, if I

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I'm currently on a mission to get healthy...trying to quit smoking for good. Whoa... hey, what's with all the huhs and hmphs and snickering I'm getting? Come on people, some encouragement would be good. I know I know, I've said it a million times. Look, this time, it's for good (hopefully). I've been 3 weeks off those disgusting things (alright, I had a couple on the weekends cos I had a few

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My favourite personPeng, me, Sen Hon, Kellee & DannyYup...this was me 2 years ago just before I left. This was in 1 Utama's Dome. Me and my coffees, oh...and my beloved friends of course! (eerrmm guys, you are all DEFINITELY MORE IMPORTANT than coffee okay?)Since I got here, I crashed in with Nicole, Kellee & Sen Hon's ex-housemate in this single bedroom apartment in Fitzroy. Crazy, yes! We

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Like Paz says, "If it ain't cool, it's back to school..." For those of you who know me, I have never bothered to update any of my Multiply or Friendster pages. She's finally got off her lazy arse to put herself on...she's cool now!!! Yay! Alright, it will take a while, but I will slowly put stuff on starting from the 19/03/2005 (for those who don't know, that's my birthday!! so now you know,

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