i think girls will agree with me how potatoes are bad to their weight (no matter the way you cook ‘em, they’re still…carbs ) but today, we’re not going to care. ahhh, i love artery-clogging yummy goodness!

get some beautiful washed potatoes (i’m that lazy!).

you can cut them into slices/bits but i prefer to grate them. it’s simple and less tiresome (it looks prettier too!). the idea here is to make pan-fried potato patties. fry some bacon bits to make the patties more fragrant. add it to the grated potatoes. dont forget the cheese!

and oh oh, nutmeg! chung’s fav!

add a little bit of salt and pepper and you have the best mix ever. pan-fry them with a little bit of butter/oil (as you wish).

tadah, you have your very own homemade potato patties!

tastes like hash browns+fries. the soft yummy middle from hash browns and the crisp fries on the outside! hahahah try it people, it’s pretty simple.

say hello to yii zhu.

okay, it was a very sunny day and it was so totally beach time! two beaches, one day = rawks!

enjoy the pictures (and happiness)!

x

we started off the day by heading to sandgate by train. the trip there took us nearly half an hour but it was well worth it for two reasons. one, the scenery there is absolutely gorgeous. two, the bus station at sandgate enabled us to go to redcliffe!

sasha the future lawyer! (she’s brilliant, i could tell from the way she speaks ) very knowledgeable and fun girl!

the ladies

x

then we took a further 25 minutes on the bus to redcliffe. seafood, here we come!!

my favouritest person in law/comm, ying (besides cheryl and jesslyn haha!)

seafood platter for TWO. TWO people to finish the whole platter? just crazyyyy! it was more than enough for the five of us.

crumbed cod, crumbed prawns, crumbed calamari rings!

to die for fresh oysters!

boiled prawns (i think) this was boring

crabbbieesss!

fonnie-the-very-good-pianist! i love her! *shy

oohh, stalker shot

the obligatory jumping shot! YING, YOUR SHOEEE!

and the obligatory star jump shot (haha, i failed terribly i know )

ended the day with some good old gelati.

i’m happy, are you?

the calmness, before the storm.

i was once told by a great buddy (*winks to c) that hate is such a strong word to use. dislike would be a much better option yeah? okay, so i shall use the word dislike in this post to portray my…hatred towards some of the things in my life now. i’m not in the emo mood just yet, probably just lingering around the idea of entering the emo state.

i dislike some people with masks, ugh they’re fugly. i dislike their attitudes, and to hell with your ‘friendliness’. i dislike their ‘worshiping’, because to me they do not deserve a great God. i dislike their constant gossiping, when supposedly gossiping is a GREAT sin. i dislike their tastes, because it is more terrible than terrible. i dislike their selfish selves, and is that the way you want to share, oh what was it again, God’s love?

note to these people: we’re all the same, we’re humans for pete’s sake. love me as you love yourself.

note to myself: i have given a lot, but what have i received? maybe befriending good humans (and people without religion) are better than befriending all of you. I DECLARE WAR!

what is wrong with You? i have been an island for so long, and now You’re making it harder to reach these shores? just great.

the irony of the word connections.

i have been brought up to respect/love connections. it really does not matter whether you’re from the east or west, this particular word weighs heavily in both parts of the world. however, sometimes you probably just wish you never had something called connections. once you have connections, you have to nourish and fertilise it as to stop it from withering. be it money or fake smiles, you just got to use it to make it work. the irony.

i have been working at this particular restaurant for a year now. it was my first part time job (apart from working at my bro-in-law’s previous accounting firm) and i was eager to make it work. i started building connections with chefs (to put it in a rough way) and also other waitresses/waiters around me in that restaurant. a wonder was that i became friends with some of them too. yes, there were times when i wanted to rip the chefs or colleagues apart.

the management can be very er, shall we say ‘not very smooth’. it’s quite challenging to communicate with some of the chefs and sometimes, waitresses/waiters just get some extra bombs for no reason at all. the so-called manager behind it often get into disagreements with some of the chefs. she does not hide her emotions about things and simply portrays it on her face.

two months ago, a very influential and good chef left that restaurant. he was the force behind the restaurant and God, I swear he makes the best roast pork ever! he’s very talented and i feel extremely proud to be from the same country as he is. it’s an extra plus that he’s very friendly and kind.

i was walking past some shops with a couple of friends just a while ago, and there he was. apparently, he’s starting his own restaurant with a couple of partners and he mentioned that the management of the new restaurant will be ‘revolutionary’ (very different from the place i am working at now).

he invited me to go and work at his new restaurant. now, the chefs have been gossiping for a loooooong time about him (who left) and i’m pretty sure if i join him, i’ll be one of the targets for gossips too. the question is, do i need to care or should i just not care? joining him possibly will severe my connections with the restaurant i am working at now. what do you think?