and it is goodbye melbourne :(

i don't know what to do with myself.

hmmm.

the past week

it was a long drive out to wilsons prom national park but the squeaky beach made up for it. the sand squeaks when u stomp on it! sounds just like sneakers gliding across a polished floor micheal jackson style. i was very much entertained by all the stomping and stamping we did :)

our last friday night drinks before all the parents arrive. giant cocktails make us happy :)

and so, just 2 more weeks before graduation! we've got honeysuckle for our discipline colour and black robes. nice :) the masters gowns came with funny long tails at the arms, which sorta trails behind where our arms stick out from the sleeves. funny stuff.

excitedness for the family to get here! :)

the first day of the month

1st of dec had been a good day :) early start to the day with release of results at 8am. and i am happy with my results, very much sooo :)) full house for the win! and so, graduation is definitely happening. yoks.

celebrations start with an awesome brekkie at sally's kitchen. egg with truffles, toast and chorizo. bacon and egg pie. skinny latte. cappuccino.

followed by shoppin :))) happinesssss.

♥♥♥

the southern star

docklands, for the opening spectacular of the southern star :)

felt like winter all over again as we stood shivering in the cold watchin the pretty burst of fireworks ahead.

i love fireworks :)

i heart..

fifteen, all 10 of us.

the crazy hens' night for sneha, the bride-to-be :)

monday with the girls, waffles, strawberry and chocolate.

then to bani's for an indian feast!

and the 4 girls continued through the night, pjs and all, screaming our lungs out to random songs. 3am scrabble, where clara and i decided we need to read dictionary for leisure.

clara left for singapore today. it's just me in the house now. saded. i miss having everyone around :(

holidays

so, i haven't updated in a while. and too much have happened over these past few weeks. for one, i'm done with school, exams and thesis :)) student life, finito. helloo cruel work life.

have also moved out of beautiful st kilda back into the city with my new housemate clar-a, who has so kindly allowed me to bunk with her in her awesome apartment complete with gym and pool. yokes. this my home for the next couple of weeks before i hit perth to meet my family for hols :)

my italian housemate has returned to his motherland, so has the bride-to-be sneha. already missing them both heaps. i wonder when the group of us will meet again, all together, once we go our separate ways come end of year. makes me sad. but the world is too small and someday, somewhere, the 10 of us will reunite again for one crazy reunion. and i shall look forward to that, very much so :)

had our rowdy send-off dinner and crazy hens night over the weekend at fifteen and the loft, with hot strippers, fur handcuffs and acrobats thrown in. i have to say, i like hens party very much ;) we partied, we drank and we danced our hearts out. that was one awesome night. pictures up soon :)

musings

today had been productive. thesis is taking shape :) and i ran, with a smile playin at the corner of my mouth. i'm so in love with st kilda beach, with its alluring sunset and romantic beaches. as i lift my hands to the wind, i felt like i was..flying. i'll hate to leave its beauty behind, and i'll miss all its glory and charm.

saded.

random monday

am stuffed full from an awesome dinner at claypots with ls. grilled calamari and kingfish cutlets ♥ was lucky to snag the last calamari available after missing it the last few trips to claypots. yay :) my very first cold rock ice-cream after wrapped up the meal nicely.

brunetti lovin on this nice monday afternoon as we shared thesis woes and sorrows.

and what you ask for ms fish. eeks. are you goin to scream at me???

warm days

the return of vaughan from the bone palace's europe tour. caught up over coffee and beer, amidst flower pots and bricks. conversations took us from chapel st quirky czech cafe to acland st. alfresco rooftop bar. welcome back mr.

attended oliver's graduation dinner over at clayton's kotaraya after. was an intimate gathering of friends and family with good food and flowing wine ♥ it's been a while since my last 8 course chinese dinner :)

drank the rest of the night away at glen waverley's. congratulations oliver! :)

saturday lunch affair at mart 130. i have missed it dearly :)

a much needed run down at the beach saw us swiping flies away half the time. the damn return of the fuckin flies. spring is definitely here.

5th time round

and great ocean road was still awesome ª 1 impromptu road trip, 7 very high girls and 1 very big tarago. we raced, jumped, screamed and laughed through the ☼, the wind and the rain. totally a blast :))

how i will miss the girls so :(

chasing lights

it hit 30 degree celsius sat afternoon. i was sweating while draggin my pile of laundry to the laundrette with the housemate. beautiful day nonetheless and st kilda as usual was crowded with people out enjoying the heat and sun :)

dinner at claypots with the rest of the girls in the evening. garlic king prawns, kingfish cutlets, sticky rice with assorted seafood in laksa sauce, pide and sauvignon blanc ♥ i could still taste the succulent prawn in its buttery garlic sauce. so damn yummy gooood.

hit the liquor store after for more bottles of wine, with our spur of the moment wine party at the beachside. it's such a good day out anyways :) sparklers, tealights, ice cream and 8 very happy peeps :)

♥-ing it.

this week marks the end of semester. my very last semester at rmit. how time flies. it's just exams and thesis left before graduation and singapore. much as i miss home, it makes me a lill sad to know i'm leavin melbourne soon :(

and so, i brought myself shopping on thursday at collins street to cheer myself up. very bad. i pretty much shopped myself broke. eeks.

caught burn after reading on friday. bad bad bad. give it a miss. brad pitt and george clooney did not make up for the bad or rather non-existant plot. dinner at grill'ed rocks though. haha.

choc.whore

b.l.a.c.k.

♥ ♥ ♥

bright lights

we had a belated birthday surprise for sam planned last night at clara's, completed with glittery party hats, tiara, mr smiley candles and choc fudge cake. dinner was by the housemate, red cabbage with blue cheese risotto & strawberry risotto. yum ♥ happy belated birthday sam!

the happy crowd left 1904 in a whirl of glitter and laughs. hit 2 waterholes before landing at seven to dance the night away~

was a riot of good fun, laughter and ♥. abso-funkin-lutely awesome saturday night :)

i ♥ friday

end of a sch day. start of a weekend.

dinner at sara & sam's. yummy ba kut teh, broccoli & honey dew sago :))

it's addictive

good recipes get me toes wiggling in excitement :) and thursday has somehow evolved into my try-a-new-recipe day. and so, it's chocolate lava cake lovin tonight baby :)

hidden molten glory that oooooze lusciously into view as the spoon dives through the spongy top. it was an all-round hit :)

main course was melanzane alla parmigiana, prepared by the italian chef.

yummilicious!! (georgie, new vegetarian dish for dinner at my place when i get home :))

sara & sam, our weekly thursday dinner guests :)

tis was a great night :)