Winter Duties

I write about them here: 

http://k-hameha.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Winter%20Holidays%202012

• 25th May: EDF Assignment 2 Part 1 Due
• 27th May: PHY Prac 6&7 Quiz Due 
• 28th - 1st June: SWOT VAC
• 5th June - 12th July: Allocate+ Preference entry opens 10:00am
• 17th July: Allocate+ adjustment opens 10:00am
• 11th June: Organize Community Placements Due 
• 11th June: PHY EXAM 9:30am
• 15th June: PSY EXAM 2:30pm 
• 27th June: NQT Reports 
• 9th July: Semester 1 results released 
• 23rd July: Semester 2 begins  

The gooooood stuff: 

• 1000 Steps again! again! again! 
• Continue cardio
• Catch up on movies, Skins & Once Upon A Time (?) 
• Reactivate Facebook and Tumblr
• Book driving lessons 
• DFO Southwarf Day with Sophia & Uy
• Post - exam dinner with Yen
• Visit the city 
• Visit old uni friends - WiMon, Sahan, Jason, LesFrany, ZZ, Kevin
• Purchase belated birthday gifts 
• Grab everyone else's timetables 
• Purchase textbooks 
• Team S&K Ikea
• Lengy Day
• Steph & Lan Day
• Janet & Jp Day

The final week.

GJ Buddy

16th July

• Linda and I are always keen on our food adventures every Monday at uni, but today we decided to go back home and try something familiar, yet newly built in our area. 
• I tried four Takoyaki balls for $1.50 at uni as Linda and I shared a big cup of sweet corn soup. 
• We've always had our favourite beverage at Gloria Jeans but now that there's one built closer to home, we had to give it a try! 
• I ordered a raspberry Italian soda. It was quite a surprise for me! I thought it'd be just a regular raspberry flavoured soft drink, yet this tasted thicker - the vibrant and sweet syrup gave the drink an overall taste of lollies. 
• Berry yogurt at Yo & Me. Refreshing yet extremely sour - I had to eat a couple of dutch pancakes off Linda's plate to save my tastebuds. 

Birthday girls

18th July

• Met up with Lilian - my daughter, my baby girl, my lovely, my birthday partner and my HJ & Pho buddy! 
• Had lunch at only the best Pho place, Pho Hung Vuong. 
• I underestimated the size of bowls and immediately regretted my decision when my MEDIUM sized serving came out. Luckily Lilian was able to help me finish off this mighty bowl. 
• May have overfed the child. 
• Went back to Gloria Jeans for this time, a mango cruze smoothie. I was able to let Lilian rest here from her food coma. 
• Poor girl was so sleepy and tired from school and she still managed to walk me home AND back to tutor too. I LOVE YOU!  ♥  ♥  ♥ 

The 
"We've ran out of places to go to" 
Day

19th July

• Missed out on a wake up call because I had left the phone on silent and slept in for another hour. 
• Seriously, we've ran out of places to go to (or so it feels like). 
• Decided to drive aimlessly for a while... 
• Came across a new suburb that the both of us had never been to and hey what do you know? It's exploring time...! 
• Walked up and down the street together to pass the time and get some fresh air. Here's one clue, this place has heaps of furniture stores. Every corner, here, there; a furniture store. 
• Went to the library along the way on our walk. 
• Admired the serene calmness and neatness this library had to offer. There were no screaming children here, no books thrown everywhere. This is was actually quite an experience and difference from what we're so use to back in our local library. 
• Maccas visit #1. 
• Drove back home for Maccas visit #2. 

The fourth week.

Movie Marathon 

11th July

• Lunch at Ying Sushi with Janet & Sophia. Bought Matcha Tea drink for the first from Dessert 1st. 
• Look at all those snacks at Janet's house...! I guess it'd be normal in a household with three young and growing brothers. 
• Watched The Notebook, Jennifer's Body and In Time. I've never seen three movies in one go before! 
• Lazed on the couch with blankets until the sun went down. 

Bowling 

14th July

• School holidays wouldn't be complete without AMF Bowling! and so too for the swarm of running and screaming children in the place. 
• I haven't bowled in years, which explains the epic failure besides my name. Unfortunately my mother, cousin Winston and Wesley and Uncle Huey will never let that excuse go... 

The third week.

Home girl

2nd July

 

• After three weeks, I finally get to hug my Lan again. 
• Went over to her place after she came home from the airport. 
• Caught up on lost time and went through her vacation photos while sharing a tub of vanilla ice cream. 

"Passion for Fashion"

5th July

 

• This was it. This was the day I could finally satisfy my retail cravings I've been thinking of all semester - Harbor Town and DFO with Sophia (again).
• Started off the day with a small sample of peach tea in front of Oriental Tea House. There's nothing dodgy at all with a random pot of tea in the middle of no where. 
• Tried Grill'd for the first time for lunch! Delicious crispy chips I must say. 
• Walked around MC to warm up for bigger spending ahead. 
• Fully fueled and now charged for day, Sophia and I traveled to Harbor town and DFO. 
• Bought four oversized top/dresses and three bottles of nail polish. I was eager to paint my nails for the first time tonight! 
• Sophia cleaned out her wallet. 
• Introduced Sophia to him as he arrived for a night at the city. 
• Sipped a Chai Latte at Theobroma Chocolate Lounge.
• Bumped into a tired Janet, and suggested she took the train home with us. She said yes of course. 

Rainbows

6th July

 

• Had a horrid previous night. Couldn't sleep at all with intense stomach pains. I had never felt like this before. Turns out Sophia had the same problem. This meant one thing: Food Fucking Poisoning. I am blaming that mysterious pot of tea we had from the day before.
• Fortunately I felt a bit better in the morning and headed to the station to meet up with Winnie, Sophia & Tina for karaoke in the city. 
• Finally caught up with Sophie and Meilin and due to our food poisoning from the night, Sophia and I decided to have a a clean diet for the day and ate chicken curry from Hanaichi for lunch...not the humongous gourmet hotdogs from DOGNATION that everyone else was devouring! 
• Food always come first and with a full stomach, it was time to do the ka-ra-o-ke! 

The Teddy Bear Room

Enter: Rainbow Karaoke

Oh JMac, the high school girl in me still...

• ...and soon with Connie!, we were hesitant and shy at first - not many were eager to grab the microphone just yet. 
• Soon, the vibe picked up and everyone was singing their hearts out....for five hours. 
• As the sun went down, our hunger kicked up again. 
• Dined at a candlelit restaurant, Ca De Vin.
• FOOD IS BETTER IN PHOTOS: 

• Green tea ice cream for dessert at Passionflower. 

The second week.

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$2.80 

25th June

• Took the train all the way to North Richmond again to exchange the small notebook cover for a bigger one. 
• Had to endure his constant complaining about public transport during the whole ride, nevertheless we bought a few items on impulse at the store. 
• Hurriedly traveled back home to meet up with WinMon, Sahan & Jason to eat HJ for lunch. 
• Wandered around in the shopping centre close by and managed to bump into one of my students!
• Winnie and I did some window shopping before we all settled down at Gloria Jeans. 
• Spent an hour deciding where to have dinner. 
• KFC. 
• Ended the day with a long drive to and from the petrol station before heading home. 

I can bake!

28th June

• Drove (practice!) over to Jp's place to bake waffles and cupcakes! 
• Brought our portable hard drives and laptops and simulated a LAN party while Sophia, Jp and I waited for Uy's arrival. 
• Separated into two teams: Uy and I on cupcakes. Sophia and Jp on waffles. 
• ...may have slightly burnt the first batch of waffles. 
• Pictures speak louder than words SO HERE THEY ARE: (thanks to Sophia's camera) 

 

Yes, that waffle machine is burning.

• Dinner at MACCAS. We should learn how to drive and get a car so we won't freeze in the dark while walking there!

Post - exams: The first week of freedom.

  

The Final Exam

15th June

• Dinner date with Yen at Ganesha 

Dinner for two after a long day of exams. They were first served with curry puffs and small pieces of butter chicken. Both shook their heads to decline the offer of wine. Butter chicken and beef curry with rice and bread for the main. 

• Dessert at Helados Jauja

Scoops of fine chocolate and raspberry heaven served in the cutest cafe.  

Rainbows

16th June

The children became sticky and smelt of sugar after each class. She wonders what the fuss was with these TNT Sour Straps they were all holding...

Melbourne city in Winter

19th June 

• Trained to Melbourne CBD to meet Uy & Sophia 

She woke up early, then got out of bed late. 

• Caramel frappucino from Starbucks

Too much caffeine makes her alert at night and sets off an unpleasant stomach. She never orders coffee. She wonders why she's been feeling this way for a while. Of course, from all the black tea she's been having, the trips to Gloria Jeans for cold caramel vanilla frappucinos and warm hot chocolate drinks to study, not only that, but also the cafe at Uni - She's been drinking the coffee drug indirectly. 

• Takoyaki pieces for lunch at Gigi 

Every baby octopus dreamed of this. Please meet mouth. 

• DAISO in North Richmond 

Bought a cream beanie and a green notebook cover. Notebook cover does not fit. 

• Dinner at Hungry Jacks 

Nothing beats a walk in the sunset for $5 fries, unlimited drinks and burgers. Wifi hotspot found! 

Good morning Wednesday

20th June 

• Breakfast at Ikea 

Take out the "good" in morning. An impulsive and last minute decision to have breakfast in the morning. Argued over which living arrangements were more appealing. Argued some more about not listening to each other all the time. Argued about the definition of teamwork. Agreed to disagree. 

• DFO window shopping 

A very quiet time of day. 

• Two episodes of The Inbetweeners  

Both squirmed at the sight of blood on the daytime TV show "The Doctors". Watched The Inbetweeners to pass some time before one headed off to work. 

 

It's Friday

22nd June 

• SUPRE factory outlet with Stephinee 

She couldn't wait any longer. Spent a total of two hours browsing in the store for the perfect bargained garment. Most items had sizes that were not accommodated to personal needs; some only had XXS and XXL. Where's S or M?! Nevertheless, both walked out happy with a green bag of clothes to show off to the world.  

• Pizza Hut for lunch 

Two became three, and his new black BMW hatchback. 

• Watched the documentary "Guys and Dolls" back at her place 

Click above. Feel free to agonize over graphic images of...dolls.