monday blues

on the contrary, i'm actually feeling pretty good today :) managed to get my laundry done in the morning, thereby finally getting rid of the fishy stink the fish market has left on my sweater and lab overalls (thank heavens). got a worthy stash of scented candles from home & co. while waiting for my laundry. i'm addicted to scented candles. and i do strongly believe they help me sleep soundly and well :) as do sean john's unforgivable for men ;) i even snagged a relaxing eye mask in safari print amongst the lot! lol. i'm looking forward to going to bed tonight :)

i discovered the very item that kept me going during the lectures in nus back in those good ol days, here in an asian grocery shop at melbourne central.

pucca chocolate!!!!

lovee. i used to have them everyday in nus, always trooping down to the nus co-op for a pack before lecture. i missed them. but today, i rediscovered them in the asian grocer that i believed i will be visiting regularly from now on. it's right opposite school too! :) had them en route to kumon centre and that kept me happy all through centre. haha. and since i'm on the topic of snacks..

tao kae noi crispy seaweeds!

my personal favourite (or at least one of the many) that i didn't think i could buy here in melb. i got addicted to them from the first bite prob last year when my bro got a pack. i've never stopped since. anyways, i managed to find them here as welllllll!!!! :) this i discovered just slightly earlier than pucca in a korean grocer shop, which is conviently located opposite school too. try the wasabi flavour, it's yummy and addictive as hell. i feel less guilty piggin on these as compared to chips, which i have, and am proud to announce, cut down considerably this semester. have only gone through 1.5 pack in these 4 mths, and this was prob what i would have consumed in 2 days last semester. still loves them though.

and so, i have just finish a pack of tao kae noi after steak and mash. drinking my barley water now in a bid to hydrate myself. i'm forcing myself to drink more water nowadays, which of cause is a good thing.

i'm just rambling on because i'm procrastinating. am supposed to do my writeup for an application for the conference award/scholarship. oh yea, i will be attending my first ever conference and probably presenting my research in the 58th australian cereal chemistry conference at gold coast this september. the one exciting thing that will be happening next semester :) now i just have to convince them to pay for my airfare and accom or, if they really like me/i'm lucky, an upgrade of my registration to full registration where i get to attend all social functions without additional cost, thus allowing me to rub shoulders with all the right people in this field. awesome.

all i need to do now is to start writing and promote myself. oh boy.