Mei Ling's Birthday!

Last Saturday I went out with a bunch of people to celebrate Mei Ling's birthday. There were all together 5 of us; me, Michael, Chang Yuan, Mei Ling and Mei. All of us are the members of the Melbourne University Japanese Club. All of us met up around 7 and we went to a place where a bar is on the rooftop. It was a really nice place, good use of rooftop space.

The atmosphere on the rooftop

We ate pizzas...lots of pizzas haha

After dinner photoshoot! From left: Mei Ling, me and Chang Yuan.

Another photoshoot. From left : Mei, Chang Yuan, Michael and Mei Ling.

Some random photo.


So after dinner it was like 15 minutes to 9 p.m. and we were wondering what to do. Suddenly some one shouted " KARAOKE!!!" and everyone agreed. So we went to the famous K-Box in the city and was disappointed to find out that the price was $250 for a room, which means $50 per person. So freaking expensive. Disappointed but still have the desire to sing we went to China town to search for cheap karaoke place and we found one : $15 per person.

The China Town big sign.

In the karaoke room, Mei Ling and Mei.

Mei and me.

But then we were again disappointed when we found out that only old songs were available after we paid. But then we still sang anyway. Michael and Chang Yuan sang old Japanese songs and me who don't know anything sang English classics haha. But we had fun anyway. The next time I am going to karaoke I will go to K box but only on days that are cheap. :D

Came back home around midnight because Chang Yuan wanted to watch the World Cup. I don't watch football sorry.

Anyway till here then.

Should I go to the gym?

Grasp your English well, mate!

Suddenly I have the urge to blog and it's like 3.30 a.m. in the morning. I've been reading ; not only my lectures but on other articles and blogs as well. Most of them dwells on Photoshop and photography. I still have a keen interest for them and will pursue it further given the time and materials. Besides, I have been reading some of my friend's blog and I particularly liked posts that are posted by Nadira Jeannot. Her grasp on the English language never fail to amaze and inspire me. I have to admit that my English level is not that high, really. In fact it has been deteriorating like how business sales that are plummeting towards the zero sales is illustrated in a graph. See, I can't even provide a more accurate and understandable analogy. Pathetic.

But, I'm not going to kill myself because of this. I mean, there are always rooms for improvements right? So, might as well take this as an inspiration to write and converse better in English. Heck, I'm in an English speaking country and I should be on par with the natives.

Grasping English.


My photo manipulation skills sucks. This picture is definitely amateurish even to a person who does not know what photography or photoshop is about.


Anyway, I'm sleepy now. Till here then!!!

Cough Cough go away!

Hey folks! I'm back but I'm back with a sickness! I have been coughing so bad for these past few days that throat is sore. Besides, I can't sleep properly at night because I will be coughing like nobody business at night. Not only my room is dusty it is also stuffy, especially when the heater is on. Why is it stuffy when the heater is on , I hear you ask?

Well it has something to do with convection. When the heater heats up the air in the room,this causes the hot air to rise and cold air to fall. This proves to be a problem to me when I am sleeping on the upper part of the bunker. It is so annoying when I am sleeping and I am forced to wake up suddenly in the night with my stuffed and blocked nose.

Perhaps it's time to find a new decent place to live in. I have thought about this for some time already but I just couldn't find any cheap places yet. Accommodation in Melbourne, well it's everywhere in the world actually, is fairly expensive. See how it goes.

Been doing Latin dancing for a while now and I am selected to perform during production. This is good news although I still suck at it. But I didn't managed to get in to the modern dance piece. Sad. I was hoping to get into that one really.

Just before the semester end, I attended a 飲み会(nomikai) which is a just like a hang out party before exam and I met few new friends there which I shall mention here so that I will not forget : Blythe, Jun Xing and Clarinna. There were few more guys that I have met but after the party we never talk again except for the three names I've mentioned. It's nice to meet new and interesting people.

Oh and I have a desire to go to JAPAN!! Maybe next year during winter holidays!!!ARGH money money money! But I will go there one day!

I had my Japanese exam last Tuesday and it was pretty easy. I love Japanese. Lots more to learn to be fluent. I have 2 more exams on the 24th and 25th and should start studying now.
I've been relaxing too much now I think.

Besides that, I have been chatting to a good friend, Siew Mei and currently is going through a change of phase in her life and I want to let not only her know but everyone else who is reading this that life is all about going through inevitable stages or phases. A piece of advice, just remember to buckle up and wear your helmet as you drive ahead!!!

That's all for now! Cheers! And below is an ugly picture of mine!! LOL!

exams coming

HI folks!
Exams in next month and i havent started studying yet. i have one more last assignment and then can study d yeah!!! oh ya today i am having another speaking test. this one will be harder, i speak out whatever script that i have memorised and there will be a Q and A session with sensee. so yeah.
btw, for the last speaking test i got full marks. :D well its just memorising only.
anyway till here then!
oh ya i love dancing!!!!!!!

Lemon Cheese Cake recipe

I'm back for another update! Yeay! In my few last posts I did mentioned that I baked a lemon cheesecake with my housemates right? So this post is basically about the BAKE A CHEESE CAKE DAY! XD

Firstly, we searched for the recipe in the internet and came to a website : Baked Lemon Cheesecake form www.bestrecipes.com.au. You guys can check it out as well but below are the ingredients and the method of baking the lemon cheesecake.

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INGREDIENTS

250 g plain sweet biscuit crumbs
125 g butter, melted
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup of caster sugar
3 x 250 g packets cream cheese, softened
3 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/4 of cup of lemon juice

METHOD

1. Lightly grease a 22 cm spring form tin.
2. Combine biscuits and butter in a bowl.
3. Using a glass, press crumb mixture evenly over base and side of tin.
4. Refrigerate biscuit crust for an hour.
5. Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer in a bowl until pale and thick.
6. Add cheese, rind and lemon juice. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy.
7. Pour mixture into a prepared tin and bake in moderate oven for about 45 minutes.
8. Cool in oven with door ajar, then refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
9. Decorate with cream or strawberries if desired.

RECIPE NOTES

Beating the eggs and cheese can take a very long time - sometimes 10 minutes or more. Please be patient, as the mixture become more pale, the lighter textured the cheesecake will be. The low fat variety of cheesecake works equally well with no loss of flavour. I bake the cheesecake at 160C in a non fan- forced electric oven.

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Well there you have it ; the recipe and the method. You guys must try it out!!!!
Anyway below are pictures that we took during the baking process. I'm sharing the fun with you guys!



Me and Michael . Michael was beating the biscuits in a plastic bag. All the ingredients were on the table.

This is Michael and Alice. A lovely couple from England. They are traveling in Australia and will leave soon in July.

"I'm gonna crush you all biscuits!", shouts Michael.

Alice was beating the egg.

ARGHHHHHH!!!

Michael then transferred some biscuits to me to be further crushed. It's like working in a factory haha because of the labour division.

Me crushing the biscuits further.

Then I added melted butter in eat and mix them both together.

The biscuit crust. It was refrigerate for an hour as instructed.

The leftover biscuit crumbs.

In the mean time, Michael is grating the lemon for the rind.


Alice was lixing the butter, caster sugar and cream cheese with the electric mixer. We took turns to mix it.


An hour later it was time to pour the mixture on the crust.


I also want to pour!!!!


" Hey, what about me? " asked Alice. And so we let her pour as well XD haha


The cheesecake then was put into the preheated oven for 45 minutes.


After 45 minutes and left for cooling, it was then refrigerate overnight.

The final product. Beautiful ain't it? XD


Well that's all for now. Till next time then!
Ja, mata!

I'm the BEST!

This picture was taken during the Night Market last month where there is a booth that take free pictures of you and I just received mine two days ago. I would say it's a very good picture. I like it! There were blackboards available to write things down and I don't really know what to write so my hands just scribbled : " I'm the BEST!". Haha lame right but yeah that's what I did.

Photography is so amazing.
I'm impressed how beautiful this picture came out.

Anyway....
Last Tuesday I had a Japanese speaking test where I have to introduce myself to the examiner for about 1 minute. My introduction lasts less than 1 minute I think! Anyway below are my script that I prepared earlier and memorized it.

こんにちわ、先生。
Konnichiwa, sensei.
Good afternoon, teacher.

じこしょうかいさせていただきます。
Jikoshookai sasete itadakimasu.
Allow me to introduce myself.

私の名前はダニエルです。
Watashi no namae wa danieru desu.
My name is Daniel.

マレエーシア人です。
Mareeshia-jin desu.
I'm Malaysian.

しゅうしんはイポです。
Shussin wa ipo desu.
My hometown is in Ipoh.

２０さいです。
Hatachi desu.
I'm 20 years old.

８月に生まれでした。
Hachi gatsu ni umare deshita.
I was born in August.

学生です。
Gakusei desu.
I'm a student.

メルボルン大学の１年生です。
Meruborun daigaku no ichi nen sei desu.
I'm a first year in Melbourne university.

せんこうはけんちく学です。
Senkou wa kenchikugaku desu.
My course is architecture.

いま、日本語とけんちく学のクラスをとっています。
Ima, nihongo to kenchikugaku no kurasu o totte imasu.
Currently, I am taking Japanese language and architecture classes.

そして、英語と少し日本語を話します。
Soshite, eigo to sukoshi nihongo o hanashimasu.
And then, I can speak English and a little bit of japanese.

どうぞよろしく。
Doozo yoroshiku.
Pleased to meet you.

Well that's basically about it. Just a short update. Currently is being bombarded with lots of assignments, but I'll manage.

Last weekend I helped out to be a volunteer for a sports event. I became a linesman for tennis and the score keeper for basketball. Woke up at 4 am because have to reach there by 7 and the journey to that port complex is like 1 hour away from my place. I've witnessed a basketball player broke his arm on the court and some others injured as well. It's gross to look at the broken arm but that's the fact when you are playing sports. Injury happens when you want to win.

Well till here then.
Ja ne!

Japanese Club Dinner 2

Well, here are some pictures i grabbed in Facebook from my friend's profile. Her pictures quality is definitely better than my Iphone. Enjoy!

This is the entree :D

Yakitori..haha finally i can post it up

Vegetables tenpura

Main course : salmon steak


Dessert : chocolate cake


Me, Jordyn and Mei


Great people at my table, Jordyn's face was blocked by Mei's

A group photo in POLAROID! haha courtesy of Mei Ling, the girl in green shirt.
She kept it , scanned it and posted it on Facebook.