Just a quick one

Zong zi doesn't exist here! So sad. I think Hong Kongers probably don't eat it cos when pw asked one of her HK coursemates, she hadn't even heard of them before! We scoured the all the restaurants and dim sum places and the closest they had was mini glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf. Which turned out to be lo mai kai in lotus leaf. We had jap food for lunch instead.

Heh, then ld and I went shopping along Long Acre. But I didn't buy anything. I was greatly amazed that H & M (and possibly other stores) allow customers to take up to 10 garments into the changing room. 10!

Ok off to top up my oyster. The next time I blog I would have a Korean lunch under my belt!

Yada yada...

That was for pictures. Now it's for rant. Haha.

Today is the last day of studying! Woohoo~ Last paper tomorrow and then I'll be officially on holiday! Happy. Will be going out to Chinatown to eat zong zi after the exam, with pw and ld and fq. Cos it will be the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. I wonder whether the dumplings will be different. Do the Hongkong people eat a different kind of dumplings from Singaporeans? Well, I'll find out tomorrow! Can't wait.

I've just finished what I wanted to study and I'll just need to look through the more important stuff again afterwards and before the paper. Actually I was super distracted today and I spent much of the afternoon looking out of the window and squinting at every plane and helicopter that flew past. Haha. And yes, needless to say I tried to take pictures. But I shan't waste your time showing you. Hahaha.

I cracked my glasses! How amazing right. They fell smack onto the bathroom floor when I dropped them just now. Luckily I have another pair.


On Thursday, pw and I are going for lunch at a korean restaurant with Eunsun and Felicia. My first outing with people I live with! *gasp* pw's a lot more experienced on this front; she's been out for 2 dinners with her floor people already. It'll be the first time I try korean food as well. Can you believe that I have not been to Seoul Gardens? Well, I haven't!

Scones and Bank Holiday

First up, my scones from last week. Don't they look yummy? I'm so proud of my first baking attempt. Heh. Maybe if I can't find a job, I can set up shop to sell delectable scones to people. And I'll import clotted cream from Bath to eat them with!


Then this was taken yesterday when I went for a walk. It was bank holiday, so the riverside was just teeming with people. The picture shows the Tower of London and then the Gherkin is in the background.


After I got back, it rained a bit and this was taken from my window. I was clambering on my table trying to find nice combinations of raindrops, haha. I wouldn't mind working as a photographer or a photo-journalist; I really do like photography!


Then in the evening there were fireworks. But then this time they were at the St Paul's Cathedral side instead of the Tower Bridge side, so Guy's Tower (that's the hospital block of Guy's Hospital, behind which I live) was right in the way. You can see the edge of some sparks and loads of the smoke. I was so frustrated as I stood in the stairwell listening to the muffled booming in the distance. I think this had happened before, but the last time I didn't see anything at all, even from the stairwell. People living in the flats wing would have had a good view though. And oh, it looks like evening, but that's the sky at 10pm. Heh, that's summer in the northern hemisphere for you.

take a break! (have a kit kat!)

I've been taking a break from my books since the end of yesterday's paper. Now it's 4 down and 1 to go; the last one's Developmental Biology and it's on the 31st. So discounting my holiday today, I have 5 days to study enough to write 3 essays out of 8. Heh, definitely sufficient time... so much so that ld's going to gallivant off to Brussels for the weekend! Tsk tsk, this 8 choose 3 business really doesn't encourage learning. Hah, in NUS it's more likely to be 8 choose 6 or 6 choose 4. That will force people to study!

So while off my books, I tried my hand at baking scones, my favourite confectionary of all time. Haha, it was a grand success! fq and ld came over and while fq languished with pack of tortillas, pw, ld and I whacked up the dough and stuck the scones into the over in less than an hour. And the actual baking only took 15-20 minutes. pw declared the scones better than Grandchester and ld was muchly pleased with her first encounter with this yummy delight. fq was rather filled up with tortillas by this time, but she still said they were good. Me, I ate like 2 of them! I like!

With all the flour and baking powder and all on hand, we made pancakes and then omelettes after the scones, wrapping up dinner with all the stuff that we should be eating at breakfast. Heh. Then we had trifle. Wahaha. An evening of good food! (So, now for a week of moderation, hahaha). Happy.

This morning we went grocery shopping and then I spent the afternoon springcleaning my room. Now I'm hungry, so I shall go and cook dinner already. Programme for tonight? Bridget Jones 2: The Edge of Reason. If my comp can play it!

From my window