Tuesday, April 29, 2014

drugs are fun

Yesterday I skipped my morning lecture because morning lectures just aren't for me... but had to go to uni for my 4 hour pharmacology lab. By the time I got to the entrance of uni from Redfern station I was hungry and sweating a great deal (so unfit) so I went and bought a toasted banana bread and lime flavoured water. No ragrets. I had 20ish minutes to spare so I chilled in the shade in front of this oval with my food. 

After weeks of having labs in the newest building in Uni, I'm still not used to how advanced all the technology and equipment are. But anyway, lab went okay. We were 'finding the unknown' today and my oh my, it was so repetitive. We basically spent 4 hours pipetting diluted solutions into an organ bath containing a guinea pig ileum to watch it contract (basically playing around with drugs for those of you who don't do science). At the end of lab, we were expected to be able to determine which unknown solution was which drug. Since lab was so long and tedious, my group made a bet to see who can guess the drugs right. Instead of betting with money, we decided to bet facebook statuses i.e whoever wins gets to come up with an embarrassing status for the other two. However, we all lost LOL.

A half eaten banana bread placed in front of my other belongings placed in front of the sports oval in effort to make it look like I was having a cool relaxing lunch.

Monday, April 28, 2014

on a night like this

Day two of my break began with me frantically trying to complete my journal article so I can be uni-free and ready for the night to come. Adding to the stress of my journal came the stress of searching for the right party attire. You see, the thing is, I've never been clubbing before so I had no idea what to expect. But anyway, fast forward a few hours and you see me and Cynthia taking the 6pm train to Town Hall making our way to McDonalds at Darling Harbour for a quick dinner. There, we saw many groups of people our age dressed in all white. We assumed they were going to the White Party that was on on the same night as well. I remember the cashier at Maccas joked that the groups dressed in white belonged in the Backstreet Boy era. I found that funny.

Eventually we met up with Jess and Huynh to check into the hotel located in China Town. The room was spacey and comfortable if it were only for two people. In reality, we were to fit around 17 in there. I don't remember much that happened during the night probably because around this time the alcohol were brought out. I just know it was loud and crazy.

It took us all a while to finally head to Chinese Laundry and when we got there, there was no line. Again, I don't remember much here except that I only stayed in there for 10 or so minutes before I went out with some others. At the time, I was glad that I got out but now that I think about it, I wish I'd had stayed in there a while longer because after all, it was my first clubbing experience. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun back at the hotel. At around 3AM, I went out to Town Hall to grab some late night snacks from Hungry Jacks with Cynthia, Jess and Will. I don't think I've ever been at the city past midnight. It was rowdy and crowded with drunks and police officers. What a sight!

None of us slept until at least 4am but I guess that was to be expected. The next morning, some of us headed to Yum Cha for recovery brunch. And that just about concludes one very awesome night.

Slept in a bed with four people but eventually got kicked off because it was so squishy! (Photo: William)

piece of cake

I wish the mid-sem break lasted just a tad longer than it did. Although I did enjoy the fact that I didn't waste any day of it doing nothing at home, I wish I spent more time remembering that I actually had assignments due the week after. Since I have nothing better to do right now (like my essay and my report), I think I'll just use this post to recount the little adventures I had during the break.

On the last day of uni before the actual break (Wednesday) I made the trek to Newtown with Cynthia to try the famous 'watermelon and strawberry cake' (pictured below) that almost everyone I know has been raving so much about. When we arrived at Newtown, we were (or I in particular) so bad at directions that I resorted to Google maps to locate the little cafe for us. Eventually we found it and I remember thinking that it was smaller than I imagined it would be. We ordered one portion of the cake each and sat on the cute little vintage stools outside to eat it but not before we made sure to take at least 10 photos each for Instagram. I don't think many of you know but I'm not really a dessert person so if you ask me how the cake was, I'd say I'd rather eat the chocolate mud cake from Woolies. I'm not saying it was bad, I'm just saying it's not the best cake ever and that people hype it up too much. However, if you want to try it, go for it! I mean it's not often you get watermelon as a layer of a cake.

After the cake-eating, the both of us walked up and down Newtown to explore the many cool stores and restaurants it boasts. Eventually it was time for my Advanced Writing and Research seminar (yawn) so I had to let Cynthia loose at campus while I went to class. On the train ride home after class, Jess texted and asked if we wanted to come clubbing for Bobina's birthday and we replied yes which leads us to the next day...




Saturday, April 26, 2014

dreams of summer

So you know how Australia is an island and is basically surrounded by beaches? Well, I've decided that one of my goals in life will be to visit every beach in Australia at least once. Now I've done some research and have come to the realisation that Australia's coastline is roughly 36,000 km long which is a lot... but I mean, I've got my whole life to cover that! With over 7,000 beaches, I'm excited. Some of you might question this goal seeing as every beach is pretty similar in that there's just sand and water but it's more than that. It's the travelling and the Summer laziness that lures me in.

Anybody care to join?

Friday, April 25, 2014

too much beer

Normally when I go out to eat I tend to stick with cuisines that I'm more familiar with like Thai and Chinese per se. So I guess you can say that I'm not someone curious enough about food to actively want to broaden my food palette. However, the other night I had a chance to venture into the world of European food. This was at a friend's birthday dinner. The restaurant was situated in a cute little area known as Glebe that's just right next to the City but one that I've never explored. Looking at the menu was hard. There was quite a bit to choose from but in the end I settled for the Steak and Pork Rib Combo. I loved every bit of it. The only part that I didn't finish was the salad. Accompanying our dinner was glasses and glasses of alcoholic beverages, beer and cider to be precise. Overall, the night was an enjoyable one and I'm happy to have experienced it (although I wouldn't say steak and ribs was adventurous enough but there's always a next time!).

Steak and Pork Rib Combo: Chargrilled Angus Rump Steak, Pork Rib & Prawn Twister served with Steamed Vegetable, Roasted Potato & Gravy.

 The birthday girl and her gang.
Bottles and glasses of beer and cider scattered around the table.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

a few messages

I just read Cynthia's latest post and decided to challenge myself to see how many I could guess right. I surprised both me and her by correctly guessing 6 or 7 of them (i know you gurl). Now she wants me to post some up to see how she goes. Mind you, I'm supposed to be doing my report for pharmacology but yolo.

#1
Last year during the first semester of uni, I felt sort of depressed. I felt like I lost you as a friend but over time I realised how silly that was. I learnt that it's possible to be friends with someone even though you hardly see each other or hardly talk. The only thing that mattered was how we were in the times that we did see each other. I'm glad that we're still the same as we were in high school because you make up the crazy in my life.

#2
I love going on adventures with you. We weren't ever that close but over Summer, things changed. I was going to say that I see you as my taxi but then I realised how bad that sounded so instead, I see you as my Diego (I want to be Dora cos I'm cute). I love how spontaneous and carefree you can be and how it's starting to rub onto me.

#3
I don't know how a person can seem so relaxed yet hardworking at the same time. You seem to know the secret and I would like to know. You're pretty ambitious in the sense that you aren't afraid to go out there and grab what you want. I admire that and wish I was more like you. Also, it's like you've transformed since high school and bloomed into some sort of party animal. That, I also like.

#4
This one's an obvious one. I just want to thank you for being my person. I don't know what my life would be like in this instance if I didn't have you. Probably more lonely, more stressful and more boring. I like that you accept me for who I am and no matter how gross and stupid I can be sometimes, you still put up with me. I love you!

#5
Like Cynthia mentioned, I hope that you'll one day realise that holding things back doesn't do you any favours. It's better to say and do whatever you want to say and do. Just have fun in life! However, I love how trustworthy and loyal you are. I'm glad I have someone like you around me. I know you've said we don't talk as much recently but just know that you still have me.

#6
Sometimes the things you say are so random that I just don't know how to reply to them so I don't. I'm sorry when that happens. Other times though, I wish you wouldn't stress so much because when you do, you tend to want to give up on things that you've worked so hard on. I feel like you need to fix that habit in order to go further in the things you plan to accomplish.

#7
Please stop dressing so nicely at uni. Compared to you, I feel like I'm in my PJs even though I tried so hard to put together an outfit.

#8
I know where your secret stash of coke is. You can hide it from me but it won't be enough to keep me away from it! P.S I already drank some tonight.

#9
I miss having lectures and breaks with you. Our talks were intimate and interesting. I hope you're doing well and not falling asleep in lectures like you used to!

#10
We were an unlikely bunch but we had fun on those nights we spent together. That one time we travelled to a beach only to end up playing card games in the shade was one of my favourite days of Summer.