merry all around

from memory:
celebrated my uncles birthday on tuesday 21/12. bought him a cake, a wallet and my aunty a scarfe a purse and some cream. mum dropped the cake in the box so i had to do my best to fix it which was scrape off all the frosting and piping it again.

met up with the chem eng losers on 20/12. i missed cc cos i came late. but laughter and gifts was exchanged. I was thy's KK and she gave me a cardi, a recipe book and a snowglobe! gayson also gave everyone a christmas sock filled with gifts
=) and nae also gave my my birthday gift.
THANKYOU

i love my friends and I want to wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year filled with heaps of laughter, fun and new golden memories =). thankyou for being such great people and friends

decided to go buy kfc at melbourne central..i was lining up to no line and so pretended to want to buy sushi instead

went to footscray city

got an sms saying the school is closed

went back to the city

saw june and thy today

went to the GPO gallery

june went to uni

went to find the christopher vine gallery

it has been closed down for some time

went back to the city

random old vietnamese lady started talking to us

thy went to uni

bought a mac double cheeseburger

i went to cheaper party supplies

went home

a bit late for halloween

via an apple a day

ive never cut out a pumpkin for Halloween.. this is so amazing.. maybe next year

a conversation with me and the princess

o...dude i have something to tell you... i keep seeing asian girls holding hands why are there so many asian lesbians

ROFLROFL omg sometimes theyre not lesbians! asians DO THAT seriously they love holding hands but its purely friendship

ER.WE'RE ASIAN, WE NEVER HOLD HANDS

like FOBS darling

or are you like waiting for the right time to hold my hand? LOL

LOLOLOL

OMG WHATEVER U LESBIAN

hahah classic i love that

gotta blog it or write it down somewhere

its been a while

hello blogger.
i havent blogged in a while because ive simply been too busy..and very lazy.
each and everyday since the holidays initiated i have been working..working at home.. 6 hrs a day ..feeding and caring for dads friggin fishes.
so many memories have vanished ..just lingering somewhere in my brain waiting for someone to probe it .. what i do recall is..i should of studied a lot harder despite staying up later than my usual bedtime cramming, bought my first glittery allanah hill cardigan .. im noting that now because i destroyed the shiny sequin things on it with the strap of my bag TODAY...
TODAY i also went on a helicopter ride with t; LOL..i must say it is the worse experience ever..we both went off the heli wanting to vomit ..
i am now officially 22 yrs old.. for my birthday so far i got a pair of oroton sparkly shoes! a krumpler bag. an epilator.a new phone.
i havent even celebrated it with my friends yet..which is quite sad indeed lol.
i have been watching a lot of tv series like hellcats, bones (season 6), gossip girl, the big bang theory, merlin, glee..
what else what else what else..
i should check my camera..it jogs my memory the most

i am in love with this song

fatty:
im gonna go gym tomorrow. IM GONNA BE TANK!

coincidence

it happened again..

i was talking to an old friend from primary school. i find it quite awesome because in primary school we weren't really friends just in the same classroom..and now when we do see each other at uni its like weve been pals forever ..well anyways we were talking and talking until i was heading myself into a pit stop where my brain refused to give me any ideas on what to say next ..for some odd reason i blurted out..so do u know what you do if you do like say an honours in greek? and she was like..no i don't..and i elaborated saying well i have this friend and she said if she doesn't get into a science honours or anything then shes guaranteed in to do a honours in Greek and thats what shes going to do..

and my friend was like whos this? and i just automatically said o you dont know her..but her name is katholicky..

friend: OMG WERE LIKE BEST FRIENDS SINCE HIGHSCHOOL...

me: what? really?..omg

monkey indeed

11/10/10
lol one day t messages me telling me to check my inbox when i get home..so when i went home i checked my mailbox only to find an old ad for the election.
i busily did my chores until dad asked me:
>=( TRINH! DO U KNOW WHO PUT SOCKS IN OUR MAILBOX?!
what??
SOMEONE PUT SOCKS IN OUR MAILBOX!
o.. its thy
:S..thy?


on a side note: someone once told me..
"i hate it when a certain somebody leaves the pricetag on gifts..i find it so rude..its like saying hey i got this for u this much.."

guess what i found on my gift..LOL


thanks t! =D

nails

via my eye kandi

why..just why?

gnight KITTY

via my eye kandi

omg jenn! this is perfect for you at night haha

fatty: im so sad babe

jalepenos says: why
fatty says: my blastoise is only currently worth 30$  SNIFF
jalepenos says: ROFLROFL

cold

today we went to +39 voted best pizza of the year 2010, the age epicure..was it the best pizza?..mmmm it certainly is cheap but i wouldn't say the best..it was an average everyday pizza to me.. we ordered a something and something...lol the actual name of the pizza's are on the menu in the shop..;) before leaving we also bought a apple cinnamon custard tart??
i didnt bring my camera for once and so my e72 had to suffice...

edit: we ordered a gratinata and a salsiccia..they tasted kinda fruitylol

today it was pouring rain..LIKE PISSING POURING COLD RAIN
i dont like this so called spring season..

sichuan house

so we ventured out to corrs lane and entered sichuan house..i was greeted by a waiter who had a frantic stressed expression..he spoke to me in some language and expected me to respond..and so i did.." sorry I don't speak chinese " the other being with me somehow understood LOL and we were soon seated.. she was very sad with the whole atmosphere, the menu and who knows what else..but we ordered anyways..the eggplant dish and the porked cooked twice?? dish.. and it was a very sad experience indeed...to me the flavours ...what flavours?? it tasted like..i dont know..tasteless fried food?? heaps of oil. there was a taste but it was ..lacking. the eggplant was a surprise they were coated in a batter and deepfried..the texture was good..if only they had better seasoning i guess..the other being's dish was worse..for us the highlight was the fresh orange SERIOUSLY it was super sexy..don't know if they put any weird preservative on it to keep it fresh but..zomg ze best orange piece ever

8/10/10
got told off for plagiarising
went to eat a danish with kim kath nick and damith at baretti cafe and bar, Alan Gilbert building
did a bad mock oral presenetation
love the shady warm weather
saw seedling sprouts from one of the pots =)

my danish, almonds, apple

Kim's apricot custard danish

FLASH

interesting. like wth is that blue thing..does it really light up? lolll

i never had the privilege of wearing flashy shoes when i was a kid..i had the squeeky ones tho..i was always jealous of flashing shoes LOL

update i decided to read the caption to this pic and ITS FIBER OPTIC designed by Anastasia Radevich

spice girls!

wednesday 6/10/10

ate an OK $70 lasagne made by my porkchop buddy lolol i suggest u try cooking everything else and never again lasagne u know?? xD

planted flowers in the front yard

SPRING IS GONE ONCE MORE. it was cold and it rained all night..so we did the usual when-it-rains duties

mmmm i forgot what i really wanted to write and i HATE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS

assignments and exams are coming up and due

exam dates : 8 16 26

mango milk tea lucky cup just tastes like plain milk tea

rofl apparently i told the porkchop i dont like spicy food (which is a lie)

ever since i saw linda's pictures of food at SICHUAN HOUSE
i reallly reallllllllllllllllllly want to go =D
they have this sichuan eggplant dish..and i LOVE EGGPLANT!

via Linda's facebook lol. her blog is i bake for you :)

JEN! we must venture out there and eat the 3 chilli rated dishes apparently (from reviews i read) the mild there is like seriously hot elsewhere bahahah so 3 chilli is asking for DEATH

unknown mammal

via well that's adorable

lol i dont know what it is exactly but just adorable indeed.

tuesday:
went to class
did some work in the lab 
went to tute
was a loner so didnt go get free bbq lolol i didnt want to line up solo
went to mc
met up with thy
bought a mcdouble cheeseburger and a mixed pudding at lucky cup
the syrup splashed all over my white top
the pudding was NOT GOOD
went to volunteer

skiiiiii

i dont know if ive posted this before..but if i have it just shows how much i love this commercial xD

i like the original music clip as well..LOl
edit: jen just told me that the original song was sung by guys! -  Depeche Mode
THY lets lip sync this bahaha

thursday 31/10/10
went to buy naes gift
went to volunteer
met kai
went home

friday 1/10/10
went to study with penny and kimberly
went to footscray
the bubblecup pearls there are superrrr soft but the drink itself wasnt so great
planted coriander and sweet basil

satuday 2/10/10
picked my uncle up to go to my other uncle's house in brunswick
got stuck in traffic by the zoo for at least half an hr with the empty petrol sign flashing
went to ceres
made waffles
the weather was awesome

sunday 3/10/10
took sonny to the park with my sister
picked up 2 free cantaloupes
planted beans
the weather was awesome again.
SPRING IS FINALLY HERE

monday 4/10/10
uni starts
i am uber hungry
get well t!
i called fatty thinking shed be in the city
hello?
hello. are u in the city yet?
w h at?..o shit its 830 crap crap ok bye
fatty slept in and might be late for work

MONDAY UPDATE:

prac
thought my toasted nutella sandwich would be yummo for lunch..hell no.. it evolved into this chewy anti crunchy nutella thing.. TT
one of my prac buddies was down and we didnt know why..until she told us..she broke up with her boyfriend that morning.. she started getting teary and kim went to get her tissues and the other kim was trying to comfort her
i was just sitting next to her in silence going omg what do i say.. we all sat in silence like blank sheeps staring at her.. in the end i was just like let go into the lab and do our prac..
before i left i DID OFFER HER A HUG! 


man..im so useless in these situations

memory to note:
i called her one night and she was like
hello? o u caught me at a bad time... i was doing some crunchups.

ROFL please.

F

F for F***ing FISHES


as soon as i woke up we had to do fish chores..something happened to one of the tanks and we needed to modify and fix it. A WHOLE DAY WASTED ON FISHES..
AGAIN
I had to cancel on my volunteering because he was so pissing mad.
freaking hell.


we also got lectured about speaking viet at home and how we should be more respectful.
I hate days like today.

count on me

♥

yesturday's highlights: 
did a massive fish tank swap =.= and i actually did some study!
fatty says she never wants to eat maccas double cheeseburger anymore because it gave her diarrhea. she woke up in the middle of the night 3-4 times to go to the loo
i dont know why..but fatty enjoys telling me stuff like how some guy smiled or winked at her during the day or the train was empty and some random guy would sit opposite to her out of all the empty seats
.. lol its funny when she tells me because she EXPECTS ME to be jealous or something..LOL i just find her ridiculous. now when she does flatter herself infront of me she goes..i know you're gonna think im full of myself but just hear me out  8D ok ok so today some guy...

some people need to open their eyes LOL

omg on friday i went to coles..and some old asian woman walked past me and I HEARD HER FART. I was just so grossed out I didnt want to walk near the orange juice section but we needed some and mum was asking me whats what etc. i was holding my breath and i was being so immature lolol. i mean were surrounded by polluted air everywhere but i dont know the thought of fresh fart...is..
and the fact that I HEARD IT 


PS:
someone's new CALCULATOR watch..i just ..love it.  

via Look at this Fucking Cupcake!

my sister made chocolate cupcakes the other day..


what i have always wondered is how do people make their icing..cos i use csr icing sugar and it tastes like shit! lolll im in search of making yummy icing and so far ive only tried one type and its a fail..


lindaaaaaaaaa help me!

random ramblings

i went on a walk this morning with sonny. i really should do this more often.
last night i helped mum make banh bo. lol translated to english it is called cow cakes. lol it has no cow products in it..just flour and coconut milk and sugar and yeast. so why is it called cow cakes??
i also went to footscray yesturday..my sister had a haircut and chopped it all off..she looks..beautiful xD
a week has gone by and i have done zero work..

started knitting my scarf again because there were too many holes.

last night i managed to make a hole in my new scarf..but im restraining myself from starting again because if i keep starting again ill never finish. its my first scarf anyways =D

started talking to fatty again. a lesson to be learnt - some things will never change.

to the queen:

when was the last time i heard from u?? how have u been? busy studying? family? =) i hope ur not too stressed and not alone in this world =) hopefully ill hear from u soon lovelove

15/9/2010

met up with jen john rose linda.t linda y at inu bar. we had lunch - everyone ordered a parma except the lindas. teng ordered a salad and young ordered fish and chips. then i went to volunteer and teng came with me. she also had her hearing tested..i should get my hearing tested too.. now she will be volunteering with me. we are newsletter editors. lol.

the parmas are $8 on wednesdays..and i think its pretty good.

dessert house

no matter how many times i dine at this place..its just disappointing..why do i continue to go back? well because people say its good and LOVE it there so i always decide to give it another chance lol..maybe its just the dishes i order..but i rather eat maccas.

spicy pork spare ribs deep fried on rice

pork spare ribs in black bean sauce in noodle soup

me and fatty went that day because anel said he found this super awesome dish there..guess what he ordered?..spam + egg + sausages noodle soup. brilliant

10/9/2010

i met up with an old buddy - giang

we went to laurent. then to lincraft. then on a paper hunt.

i didnt really enjoy my macaroons. the ineterior of the place was nice tho lol

banh beo

one of my favourite dishes that mummy makes YUM

what have i been doing

for the first time in a long time i stayed up past midnight doing homework. my prac report was due monday and as usual i left it to the last minute. i love my prac group. its small but we all help each other its just a happy loving group. i find it really sad that this is their last year and i wont see them anymore..especially kim and kim. theyre going back to malaysia. but i guess thats life friends come and go.. =)

well monday was over.

and that night i learnt how to KNIT! woo. i find it shocking that i didnt know how to knit until that night..

it took me forever to get the hang of it..mum was just zooming away and i was still struggling on doing the slip knot and casting on TT

once i got used to it tho and saw my success..the feeling was pure bliss..LOL dont u just love that feeling..the feeling of accomplishment..=) im just sad thres no enough yarn to knit a scarfe TT..

the yarn i chose was multicoloured so to start off.. it was meant to be this light purpley pink colour..but as i was learning and kept screwing up - i snipped it and chucked it in the bin...all that colour is gone.

holiday break my ass..i have all these assignments due as soon as we hit uni in less that two weeks..not to mention the 4 weeks of lectures i missed due to doing assignments ..so need to catch up on that..

gah

enjoy ur break everyone =D

have you been to ..

PASSION FLOWER

some people say its good some people say its ok. but i really want to try it for myself mmm icecream..



via passionflower

via look at this fucking cupcake!


omg. LOOK AT THESE CUPCAKES!!

desert solitair

Photograph courtesy Cynthia Cheung, GSFC/NASA, via National Geographic

how amazing.. there is no real explanation as to how these rocks move in the DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK., California..

maybe you could be the first person to find a rock solid answer ;) LOL

DESPICABLE ME

this clip explains it all...i love agnes

ITS SO FLUFFY IM GONNA DIE!

ITS SO FLUFFFFY!!

evl trinh

well today..today ..

ive been told that some cartoonist designed christmas cards for this year's fundraising event.. everything was done and finalised when I first came to the place so i had no idea what the designs were who designed them etc.. today they came in..and i was shocked..

i feel bad for not liking them and i feel bad for wishing i came in early to add some things..

to everyone they are wonderful....i talked to the queen about it..and she just hit some wake up call button in my head...think before being so critical and condescending.

i was expecting wayy too much and not everyone is artistic and i should really respect that..EVEN if they carry the title cartoonist on their forehead..

apart from that I worked with tim today..he needs special attention and care and is very quiet and shy. so i was teaching him how to use the internet..and touch type.. (man even i cant touch type) but  he wanted to so i just found an online program and he typed away..then he got bored so i introduced him to the world of youtube. LOL - - then we sat there youtubing.. and then i asked if he wanted to learn anything else online..and hes like ..like what? and i sat there going..yehhh i dont really know what else.. hmmm 

recently ive been so stressed about report writing and midsems..im so disappointed with my report.. i spent one whole week on it and its not even good enough zzzz

uni sucks balls

random thoughts

ive always wanted to have my own bottle cap collection.

how much does it cost to knit a scarf??? and how many balls do u need??
i was shopping with thy and i wanted to buy a ball of yarn to start knitting ..well first learn how to knit xD ..
i found out that there is wayyy too MANY TO CHOOSE FROM and its expensive! i thought theyd b like 1 dollar or 2.. but obviously not. and one ball makes only a little rectangle right?

itd be much more easier to spend all that money to buy a scarf. LOL

via almondmilk

and this couch is so simple yet with an addition of some girly strawberries it became more than just a red couch...it evolved into a cute red couch. LOL
..i dont know in the future if i want a modern hip house or a cute girly kiddy house or etc..

..dream on i wont even have enough money to buy one zzz

via my eye kandi

before i sleep

my friend is the best..
before i went to bed i checked my phone and realised that someone sent me an sms. i got excited and read it
...it wasnt something i wanted to know or read before sleeping because i was just imagining the whole thing and it was WRONG. fail. and wrong but hilarious.

(this isnt what happened but its equivalent to it) lolol

..her deciding to give her downstairs area a little trim. got a pair of scissors and snipped away but being the person she is...snipped some things that werent supposed to be snipped which obviously resulted in BLOOD EVERYWHERE and i quote from her 'its like war down there'

LOL some people xD

TOO LOUD

omg so when im on the train and i hear people's music BLASTING through their earphones i always go omg are you deaf?..but then today i did the exact same thing

..i was listening to my music and even tho i did ask myself if my music was too loud i just stood there listening and surfing on the train

..i only found out that the music was too loud when i took my earphones off in the library and i can still hear the music playing away..

i guess u just dont notice.

btw..i CANNOT use earphones like these..(in-ear ones)..where u stuff it in ur ears.. i cant even use the squishy in ear ones..where its like a foamy thing and u squish it put it in ur ear and it expands to shape ur ear hole - or something like that LOL....heck i cant even use normal earphones like the apple ones..i think my ears are demented they're ugly too..i have unfixed earlobes.
mum: "TRINH you have earlobes are ugly ..infact you have none u can't wear earings hahahah"
me: "thanks mum"

i wish i had wobbly squishy earlobes xD

ba-na-na

i just went to aldi because I got off the wrong stop after taking t to uni. i also bumped into michelle.p! how random but it was awesome seeing her =) shes sooo cool
anyways back to aldi.. i browsed around and thought ..ok ill buy something..saw banana chews and decided to buy it cos i LOVE THEM..i also bought these orange mints which are crap .. luckily its only a dollar. LOL. so were the bananas.

well the main reason as to why i am writing this post is because i think i OD' on the banana chews..my head is spinning and my butt hurts so

omg thy ate some and she felt the same way! minus the butt bit..but she felt loopy and whatnot..ive concluded these lollies are DANGEROUS
but o so yummy

green

Palouse, Washington

Photograph by Anil Sud, via National Geographic

i really love the colour green =)

im funny

today i discovered the difference between liners and ultra thins..
i have always thought ultra thins were the thinnest you can go..until today

i needed to buy some and i had no breaks so stuck at uni i decided to go to foodworks ..being cheap ..i decided to go for the cheapest which was the carefree liners. opened them and had a heart attack. i stared at them going ...omg..are u serious..
they were POONEY. its pads for KIDS!

met up with thy at mc and told her about them..she gave me a 101 on liners and ultra thins. LOL what are friends for =D

via editsliacka

i love children's book illustrations.

i told her specifically NOT TO EAT MY PIES.. (btw these pies tastes like bacon and cheese shapes yummmy but yes gets sickening xD)

the next day (today).. a reminder..
DONT EAT MY PIES!.dont even think about eating them and going out to buy a new packet and pretend u didnt eat them..cos i know u wont and then theyll be none left for me and i get hungry!
theres no response on msn
no response on the phone..

a call from her a while later going..HEY! HOWS IT GOING LADEE?!
me:..U WENT TO COOK and EAT MY PIES DIDNT YOU?
her: hahahahha what are U TALKING ABOUT?
me: I KNEW IT! OMG.

just then..im talking to her seriously ..having a real serious conversation
she goes..as a response:
.l. that looks like a penis lolol..

some people..seriously

via brianignacio:

and this one is for you t. LOL i dont know why but the first thing that came to my head was u when this picture popped up rofl 8)

via brianignacio:
Finally got a better scan of Theophilis!
He is a : Friendly Giant Sea Monster Thing.

haha this is for you pish pish!

mmmm

Excellence 50% Cocoa Petite Cup Cakes

via Lindt

Cupcakes

170g butter, unsalted

260g Lindt Excellence 50%

80g castor sugar

4 each eggs, separated

114g plain flour

¼ tsp baking powder

½ tsp cream of tartar

Frosting

330g Lindt Excellence 50%

20 g cocoa powder

45ml milk or Frangelico

340g butter, unsalted at room temperature

Instructions:

1. Line muffin tray with paper cups.
2. Melt chocolate and butter by placing into a bowl sitting over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Make sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water as that might burn the chocolate.
3. Stir chocolate every once and a while then. set aside to cool once melted.
4. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and the sugar until light and pale.
5. Next, whisk the egg whites in an electric mixer until they form soft peaks. Add the cream of tartar which helps create a stiffer egg white and continue to whisk until stiff.
6. Gently mix the cooled chocolate mixture into the egg yolks and sugar mixture.
7. Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently fold into the chocolate mixture.
8. Carefully fold in the egg whites and divide mixture into baking cups. Fill approximately 3/4 full. Best use a piping bag or an ice cream scoop to do this.
9. Place in the oven at 165°C and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
10. Take out and place on a cooling rack.

For the frosting

1. Melt the chocolate.*
2. Mix the cocoa powder with milk or Frangelico and make a smooth paste. Best add liquid little by little to avoid lumps.
3. Place butter in the bowl of your electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Whip up until light and fluffy.
4. Mix in the cocoa powder mixture and the melted chocolate.
5. Whip again and scrape down sides.
6. Work with the frosting at room temperature.

Finishing the cupcakes.

1. Place the frosting in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a large rosette on each cup cake.
2. Drizzle with some chocolate sauce and garnish with chocolate curls or other.
3. These are best enjoyed on the same day but can keep in an airtight container.

i want to try this! looks yummo and easy peasy! =))