My Fender Mexican Fat Stratocaster HSS

First of all, I wanna wish all you guys out there a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and hope that you guys had an unforgettable one. Well at least I did.

There's no time to say more...coz it's show off time!!! I just got a midnight wine Fender Mex Fat Strat HSS and it's absolutely fabulous! Here are the pictures!!

My new Fender Strat and my new VOX amp!

The neck of my Strat

The body of my Strat

Me posing with my Strat

Me playing my Strat

A group picture of my li'l family! On the left is my husband, Taylor and I'm holding my li'l baby Strat....also, I'm sitting on my boyfriend, VOX.










Looks like Santa granted the first item on my christmas list!! Realized that I said "granted" and not "gave"?? That's becoz he didn't give em' to me...he simply showed me where I could get it for a damn cheap price!! And I'm really so glad that I waited a bit longer....coz I could've gotten it last week, but they didn't have the color that I wanted, which is this one. I actually considered getting another color...but thank God I was patient. As I checked the website this morning, there is actually a Boxing Day sales and this Strat that I got was discounted big time!!! And the VOX amp that I got...it was discounted pretty good too!

Basically, I got a really good deal for my Strat and amp! You just can't get any better than that. My amp is just awesome! It's got about 30 programmed sounds in the amp....so you don't even really need a synthesizer. It's so sophisticated, compared to the amps that I used to have before...I actually need to go thru the user's manual tonight. In a nutshell, I'm just sooo frickin' happy and motivated now. I can't wait til my next guitar lesson...and show off to my guitar teacher. Haha.

Anywho...I think I'll be spending the next few weeks playing the Strat...and Taylor is probably gonna retire for a while. Hehe. Alrighty then...I gotta go now....so Merry Christmas once again and Happy new year!! Cheers!

All I want for Christmas...

Dear Santa,

My name is Veron and here is a list of things that I want for Christmas this year. I've been really really good this year and I think I deserve at least one of the things listed below. Please Santa....I do believe in your existence and trust me...not many ppl still do nowadays! Just so you know, I'm gonna leave the best homemade christmas cookies you've ever tasted on my coffee table on christmas eve...just for you Santa!! Here is my list of wishes:-

10 Things I Want For Christmas 2008

10. A signed/unsigned Jack Bauer T-shirt.

9. A red Mini Cooper.

8. Two front row seats and backstage passes to Eric Clapton's concert in March.

7. A massive kitchen, fully equipped with professional appliances and kitchenwares.

6. A Nintendo Wii console and the new guitar hero world tour set which includes a drum set, guitar and microphone.

5. A lifetime supply of Crown lager or James Squire Golden Ale beers.

4. A camera/video camera.

3. An air ticket to anywhere in the world...preferably somewhere in Europe or America.

2. A vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar that is owned and signed by Kiefer Sutherland.

1. A midnight wine colored Fender Stratocaster and a fairly good amp, loud enough to get a fine from the local council for noise pollution. I've been searching all over Sydney for this particular model, but my efforts did not pay. What is christmas without a Fender Strat, right?? Sighh...

*fingers crossed*

My First Bike Ride

OH MY GOD!!! I had my first bike ride today!! It was AWESOME and LEGEND.....wait for it........DARY!!!!! Lolz. My guitar teacher, Harry, took me out for a ride on his brand new Kawasaki bike. It's nearly a Harley, but not quite there yet...anyway, it was awesome!!! At first, it felt kinda scary to be honest....kinda feels like a roller coaster ride...but after a while you get used to it. That bike could really fly,i swear!! Damn it was fast!!

So he rode me all the way to this place called Belmore...it was like half an hour from his place. We stopped at a recording studio....which looked more like a massive garage. Harry needed to make some bookings for that studio and he wanted to have a look inside the studio....but unfortunately, there's a band already inside having a rehearsal. And guess who's in there??? Dani Hines!!! I know what u're thinking....Who the hell is that, right?? Well...I don't really know her at first, but apparently she's famous in Australia. So I asked Harry and he said that she's Marcia Hines' daughter. Then I was like..."OOOohhhh!!!! I seeee!!" Well, you see....Marcia Hines is the Paula Abdul of Australia!! She's one of the judges for Australian Idol...she used to and still is a pretty famous singer in Australia. Well, apparently her daughter is famous too....but I never heard of her!!

Anyway, she actually came out of the studio for a while and we saw her. She wasn't that pretty....and she sure doesn't look like a celebrity to me. So my guess is....she ain't famous. I guess she's just known as Marcia Hines' daughter, and that's it!

There was this awkward moment that felt really really awkward to me!! I mean...I shouldn't be...but somehow I do. Anyway...it was when Harry and I reached home, and his wife, coincidentally came home at the same time! His wife was staring at us while we glided on the bike into the front yard!! I guess she was trying to work out who that biatch is grabbing on her husband's waist!! HAHAHHAHA!!! It really felt awkward as hell coz I could see thru those judgmental eyes!! Hahhaa....and u know what?? According to Harry, I was kinda the first person he actually took out on his bike. Oh my god....I felt like a slut!! Okayyy...maybe I'm a li'l overboard here...but still...it felt awkward. I mean...shouldn't his wife be the first person that he should take out on his bike??? And what would his wife think of that?? I bet she hates me now!! Damn...

Whatever, right?? It was my first ever bike ride and it was AWESSSOOOMMMEEEE!!!! Maybe one day I would have my own bike?? Hahhaa....dream on, Veron!! Your feet don't even touch the ground when you're on the bike!!! HAHAHHA....alright...perhaps a scooter then? I don't mind a scooter at all!! Alright....an addition to my "things to own before I die list.....to buy a scooter!!" Lolzz!!

YESSSS...will be heading to the beach again tomorrow!! Can't wait...I just love the beach!! But ugghh...the beach is gonna be crowded tomorrow...it's saturday! I hate crowded beaches! Oh did I tell you guys that on the other day when I went to the beach, there was this gurl who was sun-bathing nude! She took off her bikinis and just lied on the sand....upright...her boobs facing the sky! Yesss....it's true! But to be honest, there was nothing to see.....coz she was sooooooooo flat!!! Hahaha!! Okay I'm gonna stop being mean now!! I'll catch you guys later!!

Great dinner, awesome party and a nice day at the beach

Today's post is actually divided into three parts! Let's start with the first!

1. GREAT DINNER
Last Friday, I had a night out with my college friends (Zalfa, Angeline, Gerald and Sally). Zalfa is a Lebanese lady who looks so damn young for her age. Angeline is from Singapore and she's very knowledgeable and experienced in food. Gerald is a massive Hong Kie guy who has an awesome car - yes he really does! And Sally is a skinny Korean Aussie gurl who owns and runs a really nice cafe at Balmain. As for me, I'm just a regular 21 year old KK gurl who happened to know these four very distinct characters! We went to dinner at this Thai/French cuisine restaurant called "Longrain". It's a very well-known restaurant and they do not take bookings. They're actually so confident that they're gonna be full house every night that they don't need a customer database at all. I applaud their confidence. But it was a full house that day...so I guess their confidence are well justified.

So on that day, we got to know each other so much better. We discovered so many truths about each other. Like one of em' was actually married, and another one was divorced, and then another one actually has curly hair! Okay I swear I didn't know Angeline had curly hair! Anyway...it was such a great night! All of our conversations had something to do with food, restaurants, cafes, chefs, recipes, etc....basically everything to do with the culinary world!! I love it!!! I could actually just sit there all night and talk about food...I guess it's the passion inside me that's starting to grow outwards. I cannot say this any clearer but I really am glad that I quit Uni and started this career choice.

Dinner was sooooo good!! OMG...it was literally orgasmic!! I just cannot believe that those simple dishes could create so much flavor and taste. It's like all the flavors come together and form some sorta....orgasmic mechanism that totally gets you off!! I am not fucking exaggerating! But it was kinda pricey though. That's the part where it potong-ed my steam a bit. It was like $60 bucks per person for 4 shared dishes with rice. And the portion was kinda small. But it was totally worth it!!

2. AWESOME PARTY

Alright, this part of my post is about the christmas party I had last Saturday. So I went to the party at 6pm and I didn't see anybody that I know at the party. All of em' were like from other departments. My peeps from the F&B department hadn't arrived. I was soooo damn bored for the first hour...I almost gave up and just went home...but thank God I didn't!! OMG...thank God for that. Turned out that the party was a blast!! A lot of things happened that night...some I'm proud of, some I'm not! So I will only mention the ones that I'm proud of...hehe!!

Okay...first they had this stupid lame ass magic show that wouldn't even impress a bunch of sick kids at the hospital. It was so freakin' lame. It's worse that Gob's tricks from Arrested Development....it's a comedy series! Anyway...that was a waste of time...and money...but who cares right? I didn't pay for it. And then we moved on to some lucky draw prizes. Oh...btw...I didn't win the ticket to Malaysia in the lucky draw....some dude from the housekeeping department won the ticket. So I guess I ain't coming back for xmas! Boohoo.

Ok ok...I'll skip to the juice of the night!! This was one of the proudest moments in my life! There was a karaoke competition....and guess what? I joined it!! I joined with my two other colleagues...I actually wanted to do a solo, but I decided to do a group instead. We sang "More than words" with second voice! I did the second voice....and it sounded great!! I actually sang on stage...with a mic...in front of 100 over unknown people! To be honest, I didn't feel a tinge of nervousness at all!! Not even slightly....okayyy, maybe's the alcohol...but I guess my point is, I do love singing after all. Btw, we actually got 2nd place in the competition!

Here's a picture of me and my colleagues singing on stage.
Me,Kim and Cheryll singing "More than Words" for the Karaoke contest.

So after we did the karaoke right, I went back to my table. I was so surprised that my colleagues actually complimented on my singing. There's this one guy from Front Office who said I that I have a nice voice and I should go sign up for some singing contest. Hahhh...I just laughed so hard. I told em' that he should stop bullshittin'...and I said that it's probably the alcohol that made him say that. I dunno...but sometimes I just feel that I don't trust people when they say I'm good at something. I guess it's a confidence issue u know. My guitar teacher actually asked me whether I would ever wanna sing in a band....I said no. I told em that it's because I don't have a nice voice. But he said that there's potential in my voice if I'm willing to work on it. I guess sometimes I'm just not confident enough to admit on certain abilities that I possess.

Anyway...the whole night turned out great until a certain incident occurred at the AV8 bar. It involves a very drunk guy who works as a front office manager. Hmm..I'm thinking whether or not to write about this. Ahhhh what the hell. Okay...basically, this FO manager was so drunk that he started coming on to a few gurls (which kinda includes me). I was just sitting on this li'l corner minding my own business, and also half watching the Arsenal vs Middlesbrough game. Then all of a sudden, that drunk guy came on to me and almost stuck his tongue in my mouth come in contact with my lips. Oh my gosh...thank God I had great reflex (I was actually sober)....and dodged his tongue! HAHAHAHA!!! Fuckin' EWWWWW mannnn....he's so fuckin' old. He's like 40 or sumthing. Eeewwww...if it was some good lookin' hunk, it might be okay...but he's F-U-G-L-Y!! Anyway...he missed...big time...and I pushed him away so hard. To be honest, I wanted to kick his balls, but well...he's actually a nice guy when he's not drunk u know...so...I guess I can forgive n forget. But dude...it was damn close man...if I was just a bit tipsy, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have dodged it. And I would live with that horror for the rest of my life. Euuugghhh...the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

Anyway...yeah that was something I wasn't proud of. But aside from that, I had a great time. Here are some pictures of that night.

Sanjeev, me, Kim, Cheryll & Tamara

Kim, Me and Cheryll

Cheryll, Karen, Kim, Tredwell and Me

The after party at AV8 Bar

Margarita, Cheryll, Me and Kim

Nina or Wina(she's a twin..not sure which one), Karen, Kim and Me

Me and Cheryll trying to reach for the head. Both of us are too short!! Lolzz!!

Me and Cheryll, going crazee

3. Nice day at the beach

As for today, I had an entire afternoon sun bathing on Coogee Beach together with Angela. It's actually the first time I've gone sun bathing in a beach ever since I came to Sydney. Can you believe it?? Anyway...we spent about 2 hours under the scorching sun, just catching up with each other u know....since we don't go to Uni together anymore. It was a nice hang out. And after that we had lunch at a Thai restaurant. And on the way there...guess who did I see?? Or at least I thought I saw. It was the Aussie doctor from House M.D. series...Dr Chase!! OMG...I could swear it was him, although he grew a moustache and a beard...but I swear man...it was definitely him. I was struggling to remember his real name...so I didn't approach and ask if it was him. If I knew his name, I would've asked if it was him...and if it was, I could've gotten his autograph!! OMG...what a day! Here's a picture of him.

Jesse Spencer, actor in series, House M.D. spotted at Coogee Beach next to Thai Chilli Restaurant. I could swear it was him!!

After lunch, we took a drive to Bondi Junction coz I wanted to pick up my guitar which I thought they had in stock. Unfortunately, they didn't have the one that I wanted, which was the red one. So I got so disappointed...I decided to look elsewhere. We had dessert at Max Brenner...I had a Belgian Waffle with strawberries and chocolate sauce. Mmmmm...yummy!!

After Bondi Junction, we went back to Angela's place and we played Guitar Hero Rock Band. You know the new Guitar Hero that comes with the drum set, guitar and microphone? Angela has that and OMG...it's the best game ever!! I couldn't get sick of it!! It was awesome!

So today, I actually spent the entire day outside of the house...which was great...coz I've been spending so much time indoors that I'm starting to rot. I had a very nice time today and I intend to have another day like this again sometime soon. Alright...that's all I gotta say for now! Hope you guys have a good pre-christmas!! Hehhee....pre-christmas is always the busiest time! Shopping for christmas gifts, christmas decors, christmas preps!! All sorts of christmassy stuff. Don't u just love it???!!! Anyway...have a good one and see ya next time!

Life without college and a job - Day 1

0830: Got outta bed from a 14 hour sleep, brushed my teeth and took a shower.

0900: Marinated the 2 red snapper fillets that I bought last week with garlic salt, black pepper and cajun seasoning.

0915: Pan fried the fish with olive oil and served it with a lemon cheek.

0930: Sat down in front of my computer and ate my very fishy breakfast while watching "How I met your mother."(OMG...funniest series ever!)

1045: Picked up my Taylor and practised my homework which was sing and play "Me and my Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin and "I don't believe you" by Pink.

1115: Got a li'l bored practising and continued watching "How I met your mother."

1155: Finished the last episode of Season 1 and decided to download Season 2. Crawled back into bed while downloading 6 episodes of season 2.
Started out lying on the bed, just thinking bout stuff...but then it turned into a nap when I fell asleep...just 3 hours after I got up from a 14 hour sleep. (WOW...what a life...I mean...what a pig's life).

1330: Got up and got a li'l hungry. Wanted to order dominos pizza...but realized that it would be a really BIG FAT MISTAKE! Thank God I didn't. Searched the fridge and decided to indulge in an orange and a mango for lunch, while watching the 2nd season of "How I met your mother." (Still funny as hell).

1500: Got a li'l bored of the series and decided to surf the net. Did a li'l facebook-ing, lyric-browsing, email-ing, and researching for my new guitar.

1600: Decided to update my blog with a new post, up til now.

Forecast for tonight's events:-

1700: Probably watch a movie...I've got like 10 new DVDs that I just got, but never had the time to watch. I got em' for like 2-3 bucks each. Really ol' school stuff. Like Addam's Family, dragon heart, etc.

1900: Probably cook dinner....or maybe take out. Depends on my mood y'know. Well, I do intend to cook pasta tonight...my special recipe! And if I do, I'm gonna open a bottle of red wine that Angela gave me the other day and enjoy it myself. And I do intend to finish the whole bottle (wink). Either way, I'm gonna open a bottle of wine tonight...I don't care.

2200: Probably be hammered by now! So it'd be a great idea to pick up my Taylor and finally start on my piece. Haven't actually composed a piece before...coz everytime I'm drunk, I'm usually outside doing crazy stuff like talking to fishes and lying on the roads. My theory is....u can never compose a truthful original piece without being drunk as hell....or high. Since I don't do drugs...EVER...alcohol is usually my solution.

2300: Neighbors will start banging on my door, telling me to shut the hell up.

2310: I will start banging my neighbours' doors and start singing the Australian national anthem.

2315: Neighbours start dialing 000.

2325: Cops will start showing up in my doorstep and tell me to shut the hell up or else they'll throw me all the way back to KK, Sabah.

2345: Cops leave my premises and I start to get a li'l sober.

2359: Crawl into bed.

2400: Sound asleep.


Certainly...I do not wish the events from 2300 to 2345 to occur....but I guess u can never know until then. I'll let you know tomorrow if it did happen! Lolz...

You know what guys?? I'd hate to admit this.....but...

I think I need a job!

Awesome Possum

AWESOME POSSUM!!! Finally...tomorrow's the last day of the Basic Cuisine course. I am proud to announce that I have passed both elements, theory and practical of my exams....with flying colors!! <=== Hmm...not sure bout that. Anywho...I'm just glad that after 10 long and busy weeks, I am finally off the hook. I am finally off the hook from both studies and work!! Isn't it awesome possum?? I'm sorry...I've developed a habit of saying awesome possum all the time.

Sooo...now that I'm totally off the hook from the 2 most stressful parts of my life, I can concentrate on the therapeutic part of my life. GUITAR!! Wooohooo....I'm gonna get a new axe next week!! I can't wait...can't wait at all. I've been doing some research and asking my guitar teacher for advice....I've finally come to a decision that I totally deserve a "Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster", which is one of these li'l babies...




Awesome possum, eh??? Although I'd so much prefer the American made Fender, but it's way outta my league. As in the price....not my skills! Anyway, which color do you guys prefer? Honestly, I prefer the red one. Maybe coz white is way too common and it gets dirty easily. But the red one is $200 bucks more, and the red one has a maple neck and the white one has a rosewood neck. There's not really a big difference in quality between the two, but it's just whichever I'm more comfortable playing with. At the moment, I'm gonna go with the red one! I actually remember Felix having a white one...it's the exact same model. He treated it like his wife! But of course, I will always be truthful to my Taylor even if I'm getting a Fender. Hehe..

Getting a new axe means starting a whole new chapter in my guitar skills. Instead of playing acoustic songs most of my time, I'm actually gonna start playing leads and guitar solos. I have been playing guitar solos, but unfortunately I had to play on my acoustic Taylor...which doesn't yield the desired sound for guitar solos. OMG...I just quit my job and I'm spending so much money....help me God!!

This weekend is gonna be awesome possum! That's the 5th time I'm using that phrase now...6th if u count the title. Anyway...I'm so gonna have a blast this weekend. First, I'm going out for dinner with a couple of my friends from school at my chef's restaurant on Friday night!! Yes...the chef that hates me! Well...actually, she kinda stopped picking on me now. Maybe coz I stopped sucking and actually rockin' in the kitchen now, baby!! Fine...I lied. I still suck...but not as much. Actually...I still do. Just yesterday, I served a whole chicken the other way round, where the carcass was on top, instead of the breast meat. You have no idea how fuckin' embarassing that was. 10 weeks in the course already and I'm serving chicken upside down?? Damn it Veron!!!

Anywho...back to the weekend blast that I was gonna talk about. And on Saturday is gonna be my hotel's staff christmas party. Although I've quit, I'm still invited to the party. I missed last year's and I totally regretted it. So this year, I'm not gonna miss it no matter what!! This year's theme is "Hawaiian Luau"!! I personally think that it's such a sucky theme....coz damn it...it's christmas! It should be something more christmassy. But then again, christmas in Australia falls on summer. So I guess it's a fair choice. Anyway...I'm totally aiming for this year's lucky draw man!! My hotel has the best lucky draw ever! Well, not sure bout this year, since the economy is so bad nowadays. But last year, they had a plasma TV for the grand prize, and a return ticket to anywhere in Malaysia for the 2nd grand prize. And the list goes on and on. Let's just hope that I get the ticket to Malaysia so that I can come back home for christmas!! Tough chance...I know!!

Alrighty then...I guess I'll catch you guys later! Have a good one, peepz! Cheers!