despite the torrential rain today, we still made it to cascades after much deliberation etc! =) first time i used my phone this much! hahahaha! anyway, it was an interesting trip nonetheless and although i wished the rain stopped so that we would be able to explore the extensive gardens.. =( thats my only regret (of sorts). oh well. there's always another time! hehehe!

for starters, presenting, the grains!

middle one's lightly roasted while the right one's roasted (duh chaota already!)

wooden thing's the old old kettle that survived the fire back in 1967. they (used to) mix/boil the water and grains together in there. today it's just used to store the mixture i think.

us outside the brewery. looks hogwartish? =) its one of the oldest breweries in australia and one of the few that do things the traditional (method wise) way!

fermenter's to our right! can peer through the peephole to have a look into the bubbling amber pureness. yummyyyy..

bottles! probably rejects? not sure why they were just outside in a huge dustbin thing.

bottling process behind me!

beer taps! draft, pale ale, cascade green, premium lager, first harvest! stout was available too but it was in the bottle. and it was actually quite nice!

*btw stout has the MOST hobs in it! and lager is made at a lower temp than ale!

and of course, presenting us with our free drinks!

mine's ginger beer (which was REALLY REALLY nice!), elvin3's holding the pale ale and christ1na's blocking her raspberry drink.

had lunch there. the beer battered fish was yummy and so was our steak. the garlic bread wasnt garlicky enough so boo. the desserts were yum! although the stout ice cream tasted very much like cappucinno ice cream for some reason. the cheesecakes were awesome too esp the honey comb and chocolate one. the passionfruit one was alright. scones were hot and the jam was oooo with cream that formed soft peaks.

*heavenly*

now you know why i've put on weight over these few days. argh i need to go back to yoga. but the weather is BAD BAD BAD!!!

PS. went for my eye test today and all's fine!

R: 6/5

L: 6/6

everything in my eyes' alright too. blood vessels, nerves etc. =) i'm still glad that my vision's awesome. although that means i have to wear goggles on various occasions but i guess that's still less troublesome than having to grapple with specs considering how sunglasses rarely stay on my nose properly.

i'm now sitting in the clinical school lecture theatre waiting for the GIT overview lecture to start. kirkcaldi3's drawing a mouth - anus picture which is rather interesting atm. hope i can take a picture of it later or sth. we'll see if i rmb. hahaha! =)

here's half of it! him drawing half of it. hehehe..

ok he's starting le! ciao people~!

PS. gonna go to the optometrist and pathology lab later to do my eye test and FBC, Fe studies and TSH tests. gonna lose blood again. boo.

oh man i've been having too much good food these two days! hahaha but of course i'm not really complaining since this is not a frequent phenomenon! =)

went out to drunk3n admiral (again) and had the same seafood sticks on hot rock thing. yummyy..

one stick of scallops. ones stick of sotong. one stick of fish and prawns. with garlic butter and some sauce that tastes oddly like the macs chicken nugget curry. hahaha! although i think it is bbq sauce or sth bah.

arrived at the hotel earlier than expected to pick up kok w33 so we hung around and started camwhoring. the rest are on fb and it's obvious that we were absolutely bored and the freezing wind didnt help with our brains thinking straight too. =) hehehe! although i must say some of the pictures are really pretty!

my pathetic attempt at emoing with the pole.

heeellppp! jeremy was above while we were below and it was fun! had a pic of my posing the the stairs but that wasnt taken properly la.

was quite embarrassing considering how there were people walking past despite us already being at the back of the building. hilarious though. i love taking random photos that arent the usual stand-smile-take type of photos! because there is only so many you can take.

i love randomness and thats why i love us! =)

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According to http://www.friendshipstats.com I have 936 friends, 816 more than average. 35% are male, 65% are female. 235 are single, 231 are dating or married. If I contracted a deadly variant of flu, I would likely infect 17 people, 2 of whom would die. When I share something on Facebook, it is typically viewed by 47 people. If I died today, an estimated 768 people would try to attend my funeral. Based on my Facebook profile, I have a 97% probability of getting married. I am likely to earn US$2.7 million and have 2.9 children over my lifetime.

i hope my 'salary' is at least my annual salary! would be great if that is my monthly though! =)

i'm feeling quite good these few days. things seem to be going my way most of the time. =)

and i'm glad it's only saturday! feels like sunday already because i feel like i've done a lot of work already. so knowing that it's actually only saturday actually feels awesome. it's been ages since i've felt this great. maybe it's the yoga. haha! i have no idea. but studying in school after classes end have been really productive and i'm loving it.

this week's the last week of uni before the mid-semester break so i've gotta finish up all the various lectures so that i can actually start mugging for the exam that's coming up one week after the holidays. plus there's still reflective piece to do. and not to forget the various PoA discussion posts. pfft. heaps of work to get done so i hope i wouldn't be too distracted during the holidays!

although having said that, i'm thinking of going down to cascade breweries for the tour with the jane people! =) cos 1. its near to jane 2. its a short tour 3. the gardens there are supposedly really pretty! so this will be my little getaway from work and taking a tour of hobart. it's sad how i've been here for almost 2 years and i havent been anywhere at all! unlike friends who have been here on holidays. they've probably travelled more than me! grr. what sorta shit is this?! i want a car! hahahah!

these few days i've been hearing people talking about moving out of jan3/uni apt etc. and i sit there thinking if i want to move out. yes staying at jan3 might be a THAT little more pricey than moving out but is the hassle/human relationship problems worth it? i don't think so. i know myself. i think if i end up living in an apartment with people, i would end up pissing a few people off (or rather the other way around) so it would not be nice. it's great hanging out as friends but housemates can be a different issue altogether.

so i think i'm sticking to jane. i've got everything i need except a car for convenience sake. what's not to like? besides, there's a shuttle to uni/town and if i get a car, that would solve the awkward hours of some rotations already. =D

UTAS - a day in the life of a student

Tour of my University for those who have been curious!

the new School of Medicine and Menzi3s Research Institute.

To be completed by the end of this yr.

WHEE~!!

"The Winner Takes It All"

I don't wanna talk
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all...

almost instant curry chicken noodles. =) still have some leftovers so that shall be my meals for 2 more meals.. or maybe just some post-dinner dessert.. haha since there really isnt that much left..

beancurd skin with barley dessert! =)

Singapore Night 2009

yesterday was singapore night and it was a great success (phew!)! but yes i am SO glad it is finally over. we were all going nuts soon. but that's not appropriate for public viewing so i shall keep it in. ask me personally if you really want to know but really, i'm just going to let it all go.

made a video (my first!) and i'm quite proud of it actually. i don't care if people disagree. no one wanted to do it so everyone shall just shut up and keep the comments to yourself unless it is about how good it is.

theme was getai so i bought a yellow feather boa from reject shop and wore a dress i already had. =) didn't turn out too bad really. although the feather boa kept sliding off and pissed me off a little so i removed it after a while. only put it back on later for photos etc. lol!

didn't take photos of the food but it was great. especially the dessert. didn't take that many photos with my camera so right now i'm just waiting for people to tag me on facebook. plus chris' camera was the official camera so we'll have to wait for him to upload (which might take a while from experience! grr..)

anw the reason why i'm so glad this is over is because the workload was sort of unevenly shared. i came up with the theme, made the video, found the national anthem vid, had to do all the games by myself and that included ripping songs etc, sourced for some decoration and all the little little things that no one wants to do. and i was supposed to usher, rahrah the crowd before the event, hold the token of appreciation, help the performers with their food, get performers ready, help darren (games emcee) with the games, present the lucky draw prizes, ensure that everything's going alright etc. i dunno la. somehow i felt like i was doing a lot a lot a lot. but of course the other people (some not all) had to go settle stuff with wr3st point which is probably worse than mine la huh. oh well. its over its over its over. stop thinking and harping on it!

but yes. it was a really busy night. even my friends were like 'michelle! go get something to eat! stop running here and there!'

in between my busy-ness, i still managed to get some photos! =) phewww how sad would it be to go and end up without photos at all!

2nd yr meddies! L-R: Cho, Elvin3, Me, Darr3n, K1m

sham!

L-R: joelen3 with jad3's pink feather boa, Me and Marcu5!

the rest are on facebook.

alright. back to work. just a short update for all you wonderful people out there. *muacks*

we just received the national day goodie bag from singapore! =) minus all the food products and i think the fan and batteries.

it's a 2-way bag! quite cute actually. can be a tote or a sling! will take pictures of it when i'm more free. i think i want the hot pink or lime green one. bright wonderful colours! the blue and purple are not too bad too. i think the darker green's not as nice though. but nonetheless, it's good to get the goodie bag!

i think the mr bean drumstick thing is sooo cute. =) although it's not advisable to knock the drum thing with the leaf because it dents the thing! hahaha!

there really isn't any permanence in life. even more so when you're studying overseas. everything changes and you don't feel like you belong despite how well you've assimilated into the lifestyle. but that's a story for another day.

i just found out that some of the supp people failed their supp papers. unfortunately one of them's my close friend. now i feel quite sad because he would so full of shit that sometimes i didn't know what to say to him. i'm already missing him.

i really hate losing friends and classmates this way. i really do. just as you're getting to know them better, they're gone. =(

i'll miss you heaps in class kamal. your nonsense and how you attempt to speak singlish. your horrible sense of timing that caused us to reach Snug at an insane time during rural week and those late night chats during rural week that lead to us spouting nonsense as we were too tired to think properly. you were always the one that broke the silence.

i'll always rmb the first time i saw you with your big hair and cap. (damn i don't have a picture of that!) i'll rmb how you cooked your pasta and wedges, how you attempted to light the fireplace (LOL!). those were good times.

hope to see you around soon bro. i really do miss seeing you around in class.