Chaotic Kitchen!!

So the reason of why I'm posting this is because for the past 3 days, my kitchen has been looking like this... so I just needed to vent a little.. Haha!!

There's a picture for you..

Stuff just like scattered everywhere.. On the counter and in the sink...

Okay.. So that's how the kitchen has been for the past 3 days.. Nothing cleaned but just more stuff added! I don't really know why I'm sharing my dirty kitchen with you all, but try to enjoy the pictures ok? Hahaha!!

Garbage is just stacked in a corner.... Hmmm been there for maybe 3 days??!!

Juice spill on the table been discovered this morning...

Pile of dirty dishes dug up from the sink... Hahaha...

Clean dishes & utensils not being kept away...

Hahaha.. are we enjoying this post so far??? There's more....

The recycled items stacked sky-high.. It's partially my fault, I'm too lazy to take it out!!

Stove partially covered in food & pots still containing overnight food.. Yummy!!

*Disclaimer, those pots aren't mine..*

*BUT HERE COMES....... Julie!!!!!*

My beautiful roommate Julie from Canada!

She decided to clean everything up and save us from cockroaches that would come to visit our kitchen very soon!

*Cinderella cleaning, scrubbing, drying & sweeping away....*

(Some time passes....)

Taaddaaaa!!!! Clean kitchen & counters.. Amazing!! What would my life be without Julie...

Just for fun, maybe you want to compare how my kitchen looks in this picture to how it looked before..

Yay, for a clean stove!!! No more oil, grease or food stains!! *crazy laughter*

So.. that was a little glimpse into my not-so-glamorous life in Sydney. So the moral of the story is, do your dishes because worst case scenario, your kitchen will look like mine!! I'm sure you don't want that. Pity those Mom's that clean up after dinner everyday!! Maybe tonight just give her a hand with the dishes, because 2 people cleaning is way more fun than 1 person cleaning alone.. Hahaha!!

That's all I've got this time, thanks for reading. Much love!!

The Ideal Voice

Okay so today I was just thinking... If I could choose who I want to sound like when I sing, who would I pick?

So I came up with a combination of artists that I would love to sound like..

Top on my list would definitely be BEYONCE!! She is such a powerhouse when she sings.. Ideal, ideal type of voice..

"All the Single Ladies~~!!"

But at the same time I want to sound sweet as well as powerful.. So I decided to put in some Leona Lewis as well.. Sounding almost perfect now..

"Footprints in the Sand..."

Okay to make things fun, I would want some Lady Gaga in there as well.. Why? Because she has such a nice speaking voice & sounds freaking good for upbeat songs!

"POKER FACE!!!!!"

To go above and beyond, I'll get some Alicia Keys in there as well... Just because her lower range is super SEXY!!!!!

"If I Ain't got you baby...."

And to top it all of, Christina Aguilera would just be perfect... Great falsetto and massive range!! Just put it in there just in case Beyonce isn't enough.. Haha!

"Lady Marmalade"

So to sum it all up, it all comes down to:

40% - Beyonce

20% - Leona L.

20% - Alicia K.

10% - Lady Gaga

10% - Christina A.

PERFECTION!! Just doing some wishful thinking...

Dinner at Sepia

My uncle and I went out for dinner when he was in Sydney. He took me to this place called "Sepia". It was classy and all so we had to dress up and all. It was fun, but with the size of the dishes, sometimes it's a little hard to get full la.

Like sometimes for me, if I don't have any form of rice I don't feel satisfied. Haha! But this was a really nice dinner and I fully enjoyed it anyway!

Checking out the menu & ordering. Everything sounded so yum!

Unagi on some sushi rice. Haha I forgot the fancy name for this dish.

Some kind of essence. Very tasty!

Jewfish, squid, carviar & some sauce thingie. This was one of the nicest!

Mushroom essence meant to be poured into the next dish.

Lamb with the mushroom essence. Medium-done, just the way I love it!!

Hmm.... what was this called again.. Haha nevermind.. It looks good though!

For dessert, we had this sorbet with a flower petal on it. So cute....

Our last dessert was this melted marshmellow goodness with cheeries & chocolate flakes. So sinfully good.... haha making me hungry just thinking about it..

Hahaha so anyway thanks to my uncle, this dinner was free of charge for me.. So nice..

So this is my little adventure and break outside of college. I 100% enjoyed it!!

'Til next time...

Goodbyes & Introductions

Hey guys!

This blog post is just showing you guys photos of me moving out of my ex-flat into my new flat. Haha get ready because it's going to be messy!!



Stole a cart from the supermarket to help me move somethings.. Haha.. Super desperate!!





All my stuff in boxes again. It's like back to square 1..





There goes my bed frame.. Haha I'm going to be sleeping on the mattress tonight..

After I packed my bags and dismantled our bed frames, me and Sis had to spend the night on the couch.. It was a fun last night of bonding together..

~Transition between ex-flat to new flat~

My new room shared with roommate, Alison! Does that blue plastic shelf look familiar?





My sister's white table is now in the new flat as well..

Hehe cute right?! We placed our beds together so we will have more space in the room.. I love my new room!!


Yes, so that's my goodbye to my ex-flat and introductions to my new flat. Sorry again for the long-awaited blog post.

My Excuses for not Blogging..

Apa khabar everybody?!

I know that I have been silent for the past 2 months, but I have some very valid excuses of why I haven't been blogging. I promise, you will totally forgive me for not blogging by the end of this post.

Okay here goes my explanation:

Excuse 1.)
Hillsong Conference was keeping me super busy! I was serving in the Kids ministry and I spent 15 hours with them for 4 days. Oh my goodness, *shivers*.. That's enough to K.O. a grown adult woman, which I also happen to be.

Excuse 2.)
Right after Hillsong Conference, I mean really the next day after Conference, I moved to a new flat which was just opposite from my old flat. Imagine my body all exhausted from the Kids and now I'm moving furniture! By God's grace I did it..

Excuse 3.) ~I hope you start feelings abit sorry for me by now~
2 days after the move, I started work at this Malaysian restaurant called "Mamak" (for more info about "Mamak" click here). I LOVE working as a waitress so much, it's like Diner Dash but in real life. So much fun~

Excuse 4.)
After working for 10 days straight, which made my wallet slighty fatter, I started College again. *sigh* Yes, it's true that I never full rested after the whole chaotic, busy month..

*End of sob story*

Okay, so those were my very pathetic attempts at gaining some sympathy from my readers. Haha but even though there's suddenly so many things that got crammed into my life, I'm still enjoying and loving every bit of it.

Everybody back home, just know that I'm missing you all and I would DEFINITELY be updating this blog soon. So just hold on to your fork~

With much love,
Sandra.

A Taste of Home..

Hey all!

Wow, it's been a month since my last post. The month of May and June were pretty quiet, because of the ending of Colour Conference and the coming of Hillsong Conference.

Around the end of May, I was facing one of the most stressful times in my College life.. I did not plan my time well, so I had to cram my assessments into one week and finish them in that time before the due date.

I procrastinated, as usual, and that brought me so much stress that week. To top it off, I got sick in that week too.. So basically, I had to do 2 big assessments & write a song alone.. Sounds like a load of fun.. But it was during that time that I felt such a great sense of accomplishment & achievement that I usually lacked..

Anyway, going on to "A Taste of Home...", this post is just my Singapore uncle, U. Roger, generously buying us dinner again. God bless him!! That dinner we had was one of the most memorable meals I've had since I stepped foot into this foreign country. The reason why it was memorable was because we ordered CRABS !!!!


C'mon people! Just look at the photos and drool..... This is fried crabs with 'fun see' (Cantonese) or Glass Noodles (Aussie English).

I was the happiest Asian in the place.. I took the time to take apart the shell and eat everything nice & clean.. I even cracked open the legs to get the meat (I know it sounds barbaric, but it was really good!!)

What else made me so happy was the waiters there actually brought out the live seafood in plastic bags to show it to you after you placed your order.. They never do that in Malaysia!!



So the first photo was of my yummy, still-alive crabs and the second photo was our fish and crabs together. The guy was sweet enough to smile for the camera. Hehe.. He was actually going back to the kitchen, but I called him back to take this photo.. Haha I know, so 'hou yi si' right??

Lastly why I was so happy that night was because of the really good soup that reminded me of those Chinese Restaurants in Malaysia.. I became a little nostalgic, because usually Chinese families get this huge table that sits like 10 people and everyone will be eating peanuts and drinking tea.. But that night, it was only U. Roger, my sister & I, so I felt our table was a little too spacious and empty.. Aww sucks for me..

Anyway here's the soup~



Looks good huh?! It tasted really nice too, not like the fake Chinese food that Australian's like..

Please is there anyone who wants to send me some Nasi Lemak as a B-Day gift for me??

Hehe.. Sorry if this post was a bit too wordy.. Just had a lot that I wanted to tell you all!!

I MISS YOU ALL~~

Happy Mother's Day!

For the first time in my life, I'm spending Mother's Day away from my Mommy. It also didn't help that in Church, they were putting up pictures of Moms, flowers for Moms, gifts for Moms and even the sermon was for Moms.

Haha! It's not like I am depressed or anything, but I just felt a bit nostalgic and home sick. I only shed some tears when this child gave flowers to his Mom at Church. I was thinking,

"No one has given me flowers before..."

Lol! Yeah other than that, I had a really good & fun time at Church. All the women in our church were given a little gift on this lovely Mother's Day. This is me with my present:

Aaaahhh~~
Such as relaxing present.. I had a good 3 hour sleep after I took this picture today. Hehe..

Well this is my short little post about Mother's Day. Sorry I haven't been updating for 1 month, because my life has just been Church, College, assessments and serving and nothing much interesting.. Haha!

Have a wonderful Mother's Day all the mothers out there.

A shout-out to my Mommy:

Mom, I have to thank you for always being there for me. In every situation, you would patiently listen to me as I tell you all my troubles.

Thanks for being my spiritual mentor as well. You would pray with me every time before I lead in worship and you encourage me whenever I feel so inadequate and insecure about my abilities.

There are so many things I have to thank you for Mom, but I have to thank you for making me into the person I am today. Even the reason I'm in Hillsong is because you have encouraged me to take this step and and take 2 years away from home.

Mommy, Happy Mother's Day! Both Shirley and myself want to say, "I love you, Mommy."

~End of sappy shout-out~