Plans

Since my father and brother are going away camping this weekend and I don't work today (yay!) I've decided to cook Indian for my mother, fiancee and I. Nothing really complex, just butter chicken out of a pack and rice. It's really about time I try the stuff though since one of my friends seems to love it and I can't remember ever trying it... although I might have once after a SCA training. Pretty sure that's what the baron was eating at least... aaaaanyway. It sounds good so all should go well!

I'll update this space later with pictures of the finished product and my final verdict!

So what else should I do since I wont have people bursting in all weekend? Well I have a 11-7 so I might make bento (since I have noodles and the cutest jellies now!) I also have to start a piece of art that's been commissioned, but that means not being lazy and actually going into town and buying a canvas which I can't really do until after the next payday anyways since I plan to get one for the commission and one for a project I'm doing for myself... thankfully he hasn't specified a deadline!!

Hmm in other news I'm thinking of making a blog about the food I make and reviewing bits and pieces for cooking and places I've eaten.

See you Monday!

Just because the packet says microwavable...doesn't mean you should

I have a new favourite snack! It's:

a. cheap

b. easy

c. super tasty

Prawn tubes are just awesome... however just because you can supposedly microwave them doesn't mean you actually SHOULD.

I decided to TRY and be healthy on my first attempt and adventure into this colourful fishy world, and it was simply epic fail.

~First attempt~

The packet suggested 30 seconds on high and if that didn't puff them up to adjust... this is what I got. Soo...

~Second Attempt~

Another 30 seconds...made half cooked/burnt half raw unpuffed tubes of god awfulness...

~Third Attempt~

_(deepfried)

SUCCESS!!

They're so cute and colourful and yummy...

Another one of my favourite snacks is the pandaroo jelly cups. They come in sets of six with the flavours Mango, Strawberry, Lychee, Papaya, Kiwi and Honeydew. Inside the jelly is a small cube of coconut gel and they are 100% vegetarian.

Anyway that's it for today ^^;; enjoying a day off being lazy and eating yummy food! Byes!

Nightout ~ New Product ~ Narakuuuuuuu

Last night a few friends from work and I went to Rocktober (a Make a Wish charity fundraiser) to basically have some fun and unwind from working at stinky McDonald's all week. It was a pretty fun night and I for the most part enjoyed myself a lot. (hence the cheesy grin in the photo)

It started out pretty average, the DJ playing oldies music, everyone stocking up from the bar and conversing. Then Jess and I decided to go outside and dance (so we didn't have to look silly on the dance floor...because dancing out side make so much more sense lol) but the BOYS FOLLOWED US OUT!~ D: so we decided to run away around the other side of the building...however when I got there I was facing a kitchen window and since the lights were on and it was dark out I could see exactly what was in there............ scary stuff. Two old REALLY UGLY men in their underwear putting on women's stockings and wearing leather. Um...I'm open minded but that caught me off guard so much I screamed. Then promptly ran away. 

I later found out they were dressing as transvestite bikers for the show... urgh... They were horrible. Not only did they constantly make stabs at transvestites but they also made fun of biker culture in front of an audience that was probably TWENTY FIVE PERCENT BIKER OMG THEY SUCKED!!! No one thought they funny and all laughs at our table at least were just to be polite... the only good thing I can say was that when the "biker bitch" changed into an Elvis costume and they changed singers (the "pregnant" one can't sing for shit) it improved slightly... the guitarist and drummers were great however Andrew and I agree the sound person should have been shot. There was so much feedback I swear I nearly got ringing in my ears. Anyway enough negativity!!

I had the yummiest drinks! 

Not the best photo but it was mint green and tasted like a mint milkshake. Sooooo goooood. 
(Creme de menth + milk) Now I'm tempted to buy a bottle at the bottle-o (I have no idea why Australians call the bottle shop a bottle-o...we just do btw link is my fav ^^ I never get asked for ID there anymore and they usually have great specials) 

Um yeah so anyways... over all we did all have fun. I got to hang out with people I normally don't see outside work e.g. Nick, Jenny, Anita and Veronica. Kinda annoyed Andrew and I didn't have dinner before we left though...it resulted in a late night Naraku run with Jess, Mum, Andrew and I. Was cool though, Andy and I just watched T3 and ate dinner then crashed. For a 9am start YUCK!

As for new product I found a makeup I LOVE! One of my friends pretty much swears by it. And I think I'm close to too...

It's so yummy... I mean it does THIS to me... I mean omg. Btw that first pic is on a dog day anyway so yeah...plus I didn't smile so... I'm pretty...honest. :*(

Hmm as for Naraku I had my first day where I wanted to walk out the other night... some people are rude and horrible and should be dipped toes first into the fry vat then when they can't walk thrown on the grill... but we're not gonna do this lest we hurt the grill and the vats feelings. Plus it'll be too much damn paper paper work and too hard to find a bullshit excuse to tell the OHS peoples...

Anyway I shall go to bed nao and Andrew is getting cranky since he has a 6:30am start tomorrow....... 

Like totally...wth

Ever get to that point where you've unintentionally hurt someone and then they rip straight back in? It sucks... especially when you can't just call or visit them to say sorry. I mean I'm not sorry for my views, I'm just sorry I couldn't let it go. Then again neither did they so... gah see what I mean MESSED UP. Especially when I rarely if ever fight with this person. I'm usually 100% behind her but at the moment I'm just a tad hurt too. Anyway enough about that...because my head will explode in a minute.

I had the most screwed up dream last night...all I can remember was being peer pressured into rolling down man made rapids made out of these massive logs and nearly dying...then Kayaking down those same rapids with Chris...and then freaking out because Andrew was eating the last hot dog roll which was for dads lunch. >_<

This is what happens when you go to bed upset...

And yes I know this is late but I don't care today... 

~EDIT~

12:45 Drama seems resolved YAY!

My world...

Since windows movie maker is a twat, I've opted to just spam this space with photos. 

Welcome to Devonport!

Victoria Parade as seen from the end of Best St

Mersey River traffic (one is a public ferry across)

_{The actual bridge is a few kilomitres down the river so this is really conveinent for walkers!}

"the boat"

Western Side

Looking towards the fire/ambulance station

Library (north side)

Gum trees

Stewart St Mall

Bike path

View from the end of my street

So other than going on a mad photo spree this afternoon I managed to get a bento lunch again!

Today lunch was seasoned furikake rice, and "sushi" rolled in ham rather than nori with mixed vegetables. Yummy ^^

Anyway my plans for this weekend are as follows...

Work tomorrow over lunch time

Go out to a friends tomorrow night then go the the local club to dance since I haven't gone in MONTHS

Sunday = Sleep

^.^ v

OMG OBSESSION

I wouldn't classify myself as a hardcore mmorpg gamer, but I do play, and I know what I do and don't like. Recently I signed up for Wonderland Online which has so far lived up to what I would expect of a game of this calibre. With options to customise the appearance of your character so you're not just another standard sprite straight up and the option to have NPC "pets" and even your own home, this appeals both with features and graphics. More importantly is the battle system, which is reminiscent of Final Fantasy. As an ex-Endless Online player it's so refreshing to have more options than just bashing the ctrl key or pressing F2 and clicking the monster I'm hunting. Mind you I do play EOR still occasionally, but that's more for personal reasons than actual game play.

Anyway here are a few screenshots.

There is one thing that bugs me about his so far though... it's rather crowded in major towns, then again what can you really expect??

Anyway I'll list pros and cons

Pros

• Cute sprites
• Great battle system (even with option for "auto" so you can multitask somewhat, you have to be watching to actually activate it in battle however)
• own area e.g. home/tent to retire to when you want to get away from other players 
• Option to have pets! 
• As well as the usual guilds and anything else you would expect of a mmorpg

Cons

• Busy towns
• No one I know plays...

And on that note, I play Libra server 1, character name Alysia.

So anyway about my lack of updates last week... *cough* um I had a few "issues" with windows movie maker when I was trying to make a video of where I live and got so angry with the entire project I avoided my blog for a while... I also got stood up by a friend so that didn't improve matters much either... Anyway tomorrow evening I'll elaborate more and fill you in on what happened tomorrow...or today as it will be at that time. GAH you know when simple things like that confuse you a bit. So sleep I shall. 

See you tomorrow

お休みなさい

ICHY FACE!!

Yes folks my face is killing me... my allergies have played up something shocking and my entire body is covered in a red dotted rash sort of similar to chicken pox... and it's just as itchy!! All I want to do is scratch, but obviously that's the worst thing I can do so I need something to distract me, like chewing gum... 

Also tonight Andrew and I are going to dinner since he hasn't taken me out for a while. Not sure which resturant to go to this time though, usually we go to the local Chinese place but I'm not keen on going there for personal reasons. The Irish pub usually has good food, so we'll probablly go there. In reality we'll probably put a few names in a hat and pull one out... so we'll see ^^

On another note, today after work as I was waiting with Andrew for my caramel latte frappe (which are to DIE for) my boss walked in and called out accross the resurant "Guess who's Crew Person of The Month?" I was like um... ?? Thinking Andrew had gotten it again as we were seated across from each other. Then she pointed at ME!

WHAT

THE

HELL

O_O

So now my photo is going to be on the wall near the door with all the other winners and I'm all icky looking from allergies EEEEW... However I'm happy as since I actually feel like people really do appreciate my work (even if it just is McDonalds) plus I get extra pay that I can put towards doing something nice with. 

Hmm other than that I've got my cert two classes tomorrow then I don't work till Wednesday for wash up. Mostly this week will be lesure. ^o^

Anyway since this week will mostly be a lazy one (on account of many birthdays and general lack of shifts) I'm tossing up the idea of doing a video on where I live. It could be fun and it'll show anyone who reads this where I come from. Plus the weather has taken a change for the better and the place looks really pretty at the moment... Well lets see anyway ^^

~ Cooking with Cuteness ~

Well this is getting posted far later than I had hoped... due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to post at midnight like planned. However at least it's the right day ^^;;;

Plans for the week ~

♥ meet Lawrence at the airport, or at least see him soon after he gets back from Argentina

♥ cook cute bento!

♥ get a better recording of RE 

♥ WOOOOORK

♥ perhaps exercise... lol. Well really I should.

What I actually achieved ~

♥ Worked (more on that topic in a minute)

♥ Recorded RE, Beth mixed it, and if you think you get to hear it you are so very wrong!!

♥ Cute bento! (also more on that to come)

What I haven't done as of yet ~

♥ Exercise... go figure

♥ Met up with Lawrence. Not sure when his flight comes in :/

Anyway onto those topics I said I'd abriviate on... As for work I've been enrolled into a certificate class (meaning at the end of my course I'll have certificate II in retail) I'm pretty happy about this as my resume is otherwise devoid of qualifications. Even better is that my friend Jess is my study buddy person! Also  my pay rate will stay the same rather than dropping just because I'm a trainee.

Now for the fun part of this post!

おーべんと

This is my first real attempt at making a cute bento. It contains:

♥ Seasoned rice

♥ Carrots and green beans

♥ Onigri (rice ball)

♥ A shaped coloured egg with candy sprinkles

I wasn't too keen on the carrots and beans, but the seasoned rice and onigri were yummy! The egg was ok but I did a really poor job dying it... 

~Instructions~

Haru's Seasoned rice 

Make up as much sushi rice as necessary, let it cool slightly, add rice wine vinegar, chilli powder, garlic flakes, thin strips of nori and paper thin shreds of shitake mushrooms. Use as desired or just eat YUM!

You could add curry instead of chili if you prefered.

Shaped and Coloured Eggs

Hard boil an egg. When it has cooked immediately shell and press into a container the shape you want it to come out as. Apply even pressure to the opening and submerge in cold water for about 5-10 minutes. When the egg is completely cool fill a bowl with cold water and add food dye till you get the colour you want (Please don't over do this!! Food dye is more potent than one would first assume...) submerge the egg untill you get a cute coloured agg!

Onigri

I make mine by hand (because I don't have any proper shapers) but basically I wait till the rice is cool and the wine vinegar has been added then roll it up in my hands until it's firm then put it in the box... simple. As for decoration that's just shapes cut out of nori I put on. Neko Onigri!!

Todays lunch consists of my seasoned rice, freshly husked peas, lunch meat, jelly (jello) fresh berries and candy sprinkles ♥

I love sugar!!

I might make one tomorrow too since I have to work. So many ideas ^_^

♥  いただきます ♥