Monday, January 26, 2009

Chinese New year cum Australia Day!!

GONG XI FA CHAI!!!

Hope that all of you will have a happy and prosperous new year ahead of ya!!




As for the Aussies out there....

Happy Australia Day!




I had a full on day yesterday...and boy it felt sooo good...especially after staying at home for such a long time now. It's like I feel alive again!! I got up at 9am in the morning, took a bus to the city and met up with Ivy. We went shopping...but it's more like window shopping for me....Ivy was the one who was trying on clothes and buying em'. I was kinda broke from all the christmas spendings and my new Strat. Plus...I'm not exactly the shopping for clothes kinda girl. I normally shop for my favorite TOYS. Lol...if ya know what I mean.

Anyway, we spent like a whole afternoon in the city. After that, I had to attend a BBQ at the beach, organized by my former Malaysian managers, Raja and Cindy. Selina who was Raja's wife was there too...and of course Shristi. So the five of us went to Coogee Beach for BBQ. There were sooo many Aussies there...and to be honest, I felt really outta place for a moment there.

So we were just minding our own business, eating and laughing away...enjoying ourselves at a booth. And beside our booth were these bunch of drunkards who had been doing all sorts of crazy stuff like throwing beer bottles on the roof of the booths, making really annoying noises. We just ignored them, and try as best as we could, to enjoy the rest of our evening.

All of sudden, I felt something splashed all over my face. I thought it was raining or something....but when I looked across, I saw Shristi and Raja's face drizzled with red stains on their faces. For a moment there, I thought it was blood. Then I touched my face and hair...OMG...I had them too! So I turned my back, and I saw a smashed and distorted bottle of ketchup on the grass...with blots of ketchup stains around it. And then I saw this guy with a red shirt and white cap ran away with a cricket bat. And snap...I knew what happened right away. That fuckin idiot smashed the bottle of ketchup with a cricket bat and the sauce just splashed all over our faces and clothes. OMG...was I pissed off.

That group of drunkards didn't even apologize...but they knew they were in trouble...coz they packed their stuff immediately and wanted to leave. Everybody around us were just staring at us (coz we were showered in tomato sauce)...and it was fuckin' embarassing. I mean, I want my few minutes of fame someday...but not because I was fuckin' drenched in tomato sauce. But obviously, I couldn't have done anything about it...coz they were pretty big guys! I mean, face it...how am I gonna fight them if the confrontation turned into a brawl.

But I had to let out my anger somehow...so I just yelled, "Fuckin' hell....that was not cool, ppl!! THAT WAS NOT COOL!!" Cindy overreacted a little by calling up the cops. I honestly didn't think it was a good idea, coz the police's job is to arrest thugs who commit crimes...not drunkards who uses a bottle of ketchup as a cricket ball. And we really shouldn't bother them with little incidents like that. But anyhow, she called up the cops anyway....and they did send ONE cop! Lol. It's like I could see the look on his face when we told em' what happened. I kinda interpreted his facial expression as, "Fuck me..would you gimme a break??!" So that was the "KeTcHuP InCiDenT"!!

Although nobody got hurt from the ketchup incident, it kinda killed our mood a little. So we decided to go home early. But then Cindy decided that we could hit the casino at night...since it's chinese new year eve. And traditionally, we, the chinese would gamble during this celebration. So we did hit the casino...but I didn't really felt like gambling. I don't know...I guess I just lost that thrill that I used to have towards gambling. Or maybe I was just broke...lol.

There was this really funny part about the decor in the main entrance of the casino. Because the first day of CNY falls on Australia Day, so these two events kinda share the date. So there were really beautiful CNY decors all around the casino...there were lanterns and all sorts of red colored stuff hanging around the casino. And in the middle of nowehere stood 4 Australian flags! Lol...I just thought that was hilarious. I mean...those flags were outta place man! It's like red all around...and suddenly 4 big blue flags. And those flags were the only Aussie decoration they could think of. And dude...isn't Australia Day more important than CNY?? I mean...we are in AUSTRALIA after all!! Lol.

Another thing, when the clock struck 12, I didn't hear no Australian national anthem! All I heard was..."Dong dong dong chiang...dong dong chiang." Lol. So there were lion and dragon dances...but it was lousy man! The KK ones even better oh!! The lions looked so old and dirty...and they weren't even synchronized. Cacat la!!

So after the lousy lion dance performance, we went up to the casino and began our gambling night. Cindy went on by herself with roulette, while me, shristi and selina played some poker machines. Since they don't know how to gamble, we just went to the 1 cent machines. I don't normally like pokies...I mean...it's just plain boring and the winnings are little. And it doesn't really give me the thrill. But since I was so bored, I decided to put 10 bucks as my base...and see how the night goes. Well...to cut the long story short...I managed to win 70 bucks by playing 1 cent pokies. Lol.....winning 70 bucks on 1 cent poker machines is like winning 7000 bucks in a 10 dollar black jack table. Well, maybe not exactly...but that's how the ratio works out to be. hehe. I was really lucky that night....must be the red underwear I was wearing!! LOL...

Anyway...after just a couple of hours gambling, we decided to call it a night. So I drove them home...and then drove myself after that. I was really proud of myself for that dwelling into gambling last night. I don't usually have such self-control...especially towards blackjack!! So I guess it's a good break through for me.

Alright guys...once again, I wish all of you a very happy new year! Have a good one! Cheers, buds!!

Friday, January 23, 2009

I'm an apple!

I did this quiz on facebook just minutes ago....and OMG...it is sooooo accurate. It's called the "What kinda fruit are you" quiz.

Apparently, I'M AN APPLE!!



You are strong, powerful, and even a bit stubborn at times. You have enough strength to help those around you in trouble. You are adventurous and charming. Many people are drawn to you. You love life, and you enjoy traveling the world. You enjoy fine food, art, and culture. People have accused you of being a snob, but that's not accurate. You do enjoy the best things in life. Unlike snobs, you truly appreciate quality... not just pretend to.


I hate to admit this....but that is soooo ME~! All of those tests and quizzes I've done so far in my life, this is the only one that truly describes me! Everything written there has got something to do with me.

So next time if someone asks me to describe myself in a couple of words....I'll just go...I'M AN APPLE! Or if I was going to a job interview and when they ask me to describe myself...I'll just look em' in the eye and say, Sir....I'm an apple! Or..if I'm on a date with someone whom I've just met and he asks me to tell him about myself, I'll just go all flirty and say, You better like apples...coz I'm one...*wink* *wink*

Lol. Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. If you guys would like me to forward the test to you, just let me know. Cheers ppl!

-VeRoN-

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

13 Facts of My Life

#1 Days home alone: 44 (really dying of loneliness here)

#2 Days without school: 40 (i miss my friends, my dear chefs, my workstation, the route to college, wearing my uniform, writing my work flows, googling for definitions of culinary terms, sleeping and getting up early, eating cereal for breakfast, sharpening my knives at 6am in the morning, hand washing my chef's uniform every Monday night and most importantly, the satisfaction of cooking a complete foreign recipe for the very first time and actually succeeding at it.)

#3 Days without a job: 37 (dying of boredom...losing motivation...a li'l pinch of depression....and definitely running low on cash!)

#4 Weight gained ever since: 1 kilo (I was surprised...I thought it'd be more.)

#5 Time spent at home ever since: Increased by an average of 8 hours a day(Can you believe it? I used to have 8 hours of school 3 days/week and 20 hours of work per week....and now I'm just spending it at home...I really need a job don't I?)

#6 Time spent in front of computer ever since:Increased by an average of 5 hours a day(Yes, I'm a geek now. Online 24/7, googling and wiki-ing everything that I encounter, youtube-ing, downloading, chatting, shopping...the whole shebang.)

#7 Cash flow and savings: Cash flow is DUHHH...negative la!! Savings is going down hill day by day(From $2821.17 to $881.02 over the past 37 days and this does not even include rent and utilities. WTF did I spend it on?? OHhhh...that's right...my new mate, Senor Fender Strat)

#8 Amount spent on fuel:Decreased by 100%(I used to fill it up once every 2 weeks, approx 50 bucks for a full tank....and throughout this break,which has been a month plus now, I've only filled it up once! I guess that explains the lack of traveling...and activities.)

#9 Human contact: Decreased significantly...sometimes even zero contact.(The only ppl I hang with is Angela, Ivy and Vivien...but not very frequently. I see Angela once a week when we go walking along the coast lines, Vivien on weekends if im lucky and Ivy once in a blue moon. Not to forget my guitar teacher every friday for an hour. AND THAT'S IT!!! Me and my pathetic jobless life. And I'm definitely not getting any....not that I ever did when I still had a job...lol.)

#10 Stress level: Very low...almost zero.(I used to be stressed out everyday from cooking in school and work. But I'm so chilled out everyday now...I even go to the beach and just lie on the sands for hours. How chilled out is that? The only thing that I stress about is thinking what I should do everyday....now that's a fucking headache!)

#11 Talking to myself time: Increased by A LOT!!(I've been talking to myself a lot lately....it's starting to freak myself out. Lol...but it still hasn't reached the extent of becoming cuckoo...so I guess I'm alright. But I've been motivating myself a lot....like, "Come on, Veron...get your ass outta bed and get outta the house!" OR "Oh shut up, Veron...u sound like a fuckin mocking bird (usually say that when I sing)" OR "Hey man, u gotta clean up the house today man...everything's a mess and u're living like a freakin' pig!" Yeah stuff like that, u know.)

#12 Sleeping hours: Not as routined as before and increased by 2-3 hours a day.(When I had school and a job, I sleep about an average of 7 hours a day....but now, I sleep about 10 hours a day...and that doesn't even include naps. Lazy mother fucker.)

#13 Life improvement: Became worse.(I thought that after I quit my job, I might be able to get some kinda life back. I guess I was wrong to assume that....it seems like being jobless seems to have taken my life away even more. This is very sad...especially when it means that work was actually a big part of my life before...and I don't have any other exciting stuff happening outside of it. Sigh...life is indeed very empty when you're not doing something that matters.)


Wanna swap lives?

I bet you're thinking..."What the fuck is she complaining bout...she don't need to work, don't need to study and don't have no stress...what the hell does she want more?"

Truth is....the grass is always greener on the other side. The best solution is, embrace what you have...and enjoy it while you can. Coz you'll never know that it might be taken away from you tomorrow.

I'm currently hunting for a job...and I'm really dying to start working again. But if you go back a few months back, I remember complaining bout work in almost every posts. Lol...I guess humans are strange that way. They want what they don't have...and they don't want what they have. I guess at the moment, I want what I don't have....which is a damn J-O-B!!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Could the third time be the charm?

First of all....I wanna wish one of my best friends in the world a happy birthday.

HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY ALEXANDRA MARY CHIN MUI KHIUN

May all your wishes come true...and hope that you will always be happy wherever you are and in whatever you do!! Cheers, bud!




Have you ever experienced anything that has failed you miserably, hurt you badly, and left you with absolutely nothing but regrets and sorrows??

Well, I have. Twice!

The discussion here is not about "what", it's in fact about "how" and "why" these events occur. I know you must be really confused right now, but just bear with me. These experiences of failure, hurt and regret are all part of life...and it will happen to everyone's life at least once in their lives, almost 100% percent of the time. Like I said, it doesn't matter what it is....what matters is just how and why it happened. So the question here is....How did it happen....and why?

For me, these kinda experiences have happened twice. And both events are so similar to each other, in terms of how and why it happened. I obviously did not learn my lesson the first time around.

Shame on me if you fooled me once...and shame on you if you fooled me twice.

I obviously never understood this saying until after those events have occurred...which was already a bit too late.....

Back to the point...so how did it happen...and why.

1. NAIVITY
I was way too naive when these bad experiences occurred to me. I thought I had it in me...I thought I could handle it....but NO...I was wrong. I couldn't handle even the easiest part...so in the end I just messed it up. I believed that I had what it takes to make it a success....but HELL NO...you didn't, Veron. You were an amateur and the experts screwed you over.

2. STUPIDITY
I thought I was smart enough to understand the stakes at hand...but NO...I was wrong again. I was dwelled so deeply into my own stupidity, that I totally lost track of what was happening...and thus, got screwed over again.

3. DESPERATION
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And I was desperate for a solution to my problems. Desperate enough to sacrifice the most important things in my life. The worst part was...I showed my desperation to my opponents...and they took advantage of it. Bad move once again.

Okay..I'm sure you're totally lost right now....but bear with me for a few more minutes...and I promise you a twisted ending.


These bad experiences are all history now. I've learnt my lessons and will not make the same mistakes the third time....OR WILL I????

So here's the question....Could the third time be the charm?? Could I really pull it off this time?? Could I really make this a success, so that previous accounts can be wiped off my miserable life?

I believe God has given me a third chance....but the thing is...I do not know if he's really giving it to me, or does he want me to work for it?? Either way, I'm grateful...because I get a 50-50 chance to score and completely wipe off the failed attempts in my previous records.

However, these so-called previous bad experiences have given me some form of phobia. I assume that the same shit is gonna happen to me again like previous accounts...and now I don't really dare to commit myself into winning this third chance. I'm so afraid that I would fail again, leaving me with nothing but regrets and misery. So what should I do?

There is an upside to this third chance. The upside is that I hold all the cards at the moment, instead of my opponent. There is more advantage to my side...and if I play my cards right, it could be the turning point of my life. It could change my life drastically...and trust me, I need that!! I guess I really gotta play it cool...and not rush into anything that could jeopardize my chance of success.

Now, I am 100% sure that you have absolutely no fucking idea on what I just said. But like I said...it's not the "what" that's important.....it's the "how" and "why". If you've read til this far...thanks for reading! There's no twist or whatever to this story...it's just my way of expressing my complicated mind in contexts that don't really make sense to you....but if you know me well enough, you'd be able to catch slightly on what I've been ranting about.

Cheers, buds!!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

A New Chapter of My Life

A brand new year...a brand new start. That's what I've always loved to hear every year. It really is a new beginning for me, since I've quit my last job, and currently pursuing a whole new career path. As you all know, I'm aspiring to be a chef now. So you will most probably NEVER EVER see me wearing a work suit. And I really mean NEVER.

Soon I will have lesser and lesser time to update my blog...let's just say I've found better things to occupy my free time. But I will try my best to update it anyway.

Okay...I'm gonna do my New Year Resolutions...so here it goes:

VeRoN's New Year Resolutions

1. Lose the belly...and maintain at a 48-50kg weight (no more no less).

2. Graduate my culinary course with flying colors.

3. Get an apprenticeship in a good restaurant/establishment.

4. Play cover songs in a band, or go solo with my originals.

5. But of course, I gotta start writing my originals first. =P

6. I wanna travel to somewhere in the world, other than Australia, Malaysia and Singapore which are the only places I've been to....I find it very sad. I'm gonna change that, even if it means traveling alone. I'm just too desperate at the moment. Macau/Hong Kong would be the target.

7. Spend the coming New Year's with that special someone, perhaps?? OR NOT. Really don't give a damn anymore...

8. I wanna make that mini clip I've always wanted to featuring my originals and post it on youtube. But again it depends if NY resolution number 5 is fulfilled.

9. Finish reading all my recipe books! Lol...I have like 4-5 of them sitting there and some of em' thicker than those Britannica encyclopaedias u have sitting at home.

10. Finally and most importantly, I wanna lose all of that impatience and rage that I get everytime I get stressed out, especially at work and in the kitchen. I need to stop being Hulk...lol. But then again...it's genetic, like Hulk...lol. But I'll fight it anyway...!~

Okay...I really have no other things to say...so see ya guys! Cheers!