Christmas Dinner

It was my first time cooking Christmas dinner on my own.

And would I ever do it again?

Ask me that question in 10 years time. =P

It was really stressful, but I was very satisfied..or rather, relieved, when the turkeys came out. =D

Actually..being able to pull this dinner for 13 people off, with my rather limited equipment...was quite an achievement...XD

And this made it even better..LOL!! syok sendiri..=P

I was pretty tired when dinner started..now I know how my mum feels..=S

Thank You everyone for coming!!! =D

And a big THANK YOU to Ikram, Elisa, Wai Teng, Shermaine, Nicol, Wei Guan and Han Quan for helping me out. =))))

Thank you for the presents everyone!!! =))))

AND, to my secret santa!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! =D

Gonna head off to London on the 28th. Will be back in 2011. =P

Don't miss me too much guys!! lol.

Ciao!

*that reminds me..my italian h/w....=S

Of honey and lemon.

When you're feeling down, with a slight cold..honey and lemon is like the best thing in the world! =D

Christmas dinner countdown.

3 DAYS!!!

Excited, yet not.

Hopefully everything will go well! *crosses fingers*

S

"All right, see you then.

S"

HAHAHA!! Now you must be wondering what on earth that is.

It's Simone's email reply to me. XD

Usually it's "Regards, Simone"

This time I just got "S"

Funny. =P

Met Simone to ask some questions about the BPTC. And then we were talking about UoR opening in Malaysia. She's on the committee that is looking into this project.

Anyway, yeah..so back to BPTC application, haihs..stupid thing, got 1 section where I have to write like essays for the answer. ESSAYS! ESSAY[S]!!!!!

=S

Word limit..2000 words. My Revenue NA is 1200 words weh...this is gonna take sometime...=S

Was doing my laundry the other day, and while waiting..I brought down my Gino book to read.

It is DAMN NICE!!! =D

Rule 1: If you're not in a good mood, don't attempt to cook. Get a takeaway..because your mood will show in the food.

Rule 2: Cook alone. Cooking should be a personal experience.

Rule 3: Don't try to make a healthier version of a recipe, get your arse down the gym. XD (my favourite)

Rule 4: Never cook onions and garlic together. (I still have yet to understand this one)

Rule 5: Put all your energy and concentration into the flavour of a dish and less on what it looks like.

Rule 6: Spend less time on cooking a dish, and more on buying the right ingredients.

He mentioned other stuff in the book which was really fascinating to know..like..never serve bread (panne) with olive oil, cause no one does that in Italy....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

*thats another reason why i wanna travel Italy, not the touristy places, but the back alleys, and trattorias, to learn the real deal. ;)

Tutto bene!

Ciao!

Tired....tired....tired...

Yesterday was RUMBSA's Christmas party. It was held at Yates. Atmosphere was good. Company was good. Food...eh...not so good. =P

1 more week till Christmas break. I really need a break.

2 more days till my Italian written test. =S

Had badminton today. Super awesome. Super tired. Super satisfied. =D

My whole body is aching like it would after Sunday training. Too bad i don't have any 100PLUS to drink. =P

Damn..Edbert and I can play when we're not under pressure. I told myself that I have to play at the net more often to set up shots for Edbert....AND IT WORKED!!!

Edbert and I were against 2 other guys. I'm guessing their either from Hong Kong or China..but their english is damn good..might be BBC.

Anyway, they are quite pro. not many people turned up for the session today..so plenty of courts. Edbert and I didn't stop playing. hehe..XD

Yeah, so we fought them, and we won the first game 21-18. We lost the next 21-17. But our game was damn nice! Haven't played like that in months!

I was setting shots for Edbert to smash. And when he smashes..he smashes! lol. And my defence...awesome weh! There was one time I took like 6 smashes in a row..unfortunately, I missed the 7th...NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Whoa..but awesome stuff. Then there was this other guy watching our match. So after our game, he wanted to play. At first I thought he was Thai..but he said he was Malaysian! wah...and from Kluang.

DAM PRO WEH!!!

Edbert decided to rest a while, so me and this guy played against each other. Not counting points, but full court singles. I haven't ran all four corners in a loooooooong time. But I managed to retrieve all his shots. =)))))))))

And the way he plays..reminds me of Ginaesen. Of course he was just playing around, I was sweating like crazy! On form weh my defense! He's so tall..and he jump smash. SCARY!! but I still returned his shots...well..most of them anyway...=P

After that..his friend came in, and so did Edbert. So one last doubles. Me and edbert against them. His friend wasn't all that good. The cocky side of me came out. Play around in the beginning, then it hit me that the Malaysian fellow was covering his friend like crazy! AND smashing at us from all angles!! This guy was out to win it. =S

Matched them point for point at the early stages. Then they pulled away. The score, 21-10. Our rallies weren't short at all...all very long and tiring. I was panting, but amazed at the same time, cause I really love long rallies..they put a smile on my face. I kept praising that guys' shots. Edbert said, "you watching movie ar Justin?" LOL!!!

But serious..it was good, cause nobody was giving in, and everyone was defending like crazy.

I'm a happy chappy. =)

Gonna have a REAL good sleep tonight! =D

But first..Italian h/w...

Ciao!

Barca! Barca! Italiano!

Literally..

1st, Barca won 2-0 against Rubin Kazan. =D

Revenge is sweet..=P

As the commentator said..the Barca team that played tonight..it could be a glimpse of the future. So many youth players were playing last night. And when the 2 "senior" players got injured early on in the 1st half, Jeffren and Bojan, on came Victor Vazquez and Marc Bartra. And Gerard Pique was made captain of the night. =)

Possession was good of course..but the forwards couldn't find a way to get through the defense. I was starting to get worried. Alcantara and Dos Santos..awesome stuff. The midfield is looking quite strong. =)

BUT, when Messi came on in the 60th minute...he was already opening up the Rubin defence. Nice. =D

2nd, Booked the Barcelona trip! =D

8th-11th January!

Ikram and Elisa were over in my room to book together. So troublesome, have to fill in this and that. And we were skyping with Shermaine and Nicol for their details, and Ikram was translating words from Google translate on his phone and playing it out for them to hear.

"oh my gosh. shucks man"

HAHA!! =D

Year 1 weh.......=)))

Anyways..yeap. Everything is confirmed..couldn't get the hotel we originally wanted. =(

Had to get a slightly further away one, and it cost £2 more! XD

BUT BUT BUT!!!

IT'S A.................4-STAR HOTEL!!!

Hotel + flight + insurance..cost us each, £135. =D

*we're livin' the life!

BARCA! HERE WE COME!!!

3rd, Italian test in less than an hours time. Been listening to the Italian audio whole morning...I think I should be fine. Am starting to understand more and more of it.

Like the 1st audio that we heard during our 1st class..I can understand EVERY SINGLE THING!! =D

*so proud*

=P

Wish me luck! =))

Arriverderci!

20 days till Christmas!

11 days till the end of term.

I'm pretty happy...at the moment. =)

Revenue NA - Done

CV for Dr Nowrin - Done

BPTC application - getting there

Inns of Court application - getting there

Barca vs Osasuna - 3-0 win. =D

Italian listening - ehh...i'm practicing. =)

After the listening test on Wednesday, I can then concentrate on the written test the following week. And I think it's looking pretty good.

After that, WINTER BREAK!!!

Come on snow!

SNOW PLEASE!!!

Not too heavy..but enough to play snowball fight! =P

I'll leave you guys with this

Ciao everybody!

BUON NATALE!!!