Another update on my 'experiments' and 'creations' within the last month!

This is the chocolate souffle with a runny centre.  Made two in total, but both wasn't very successful. The first one was not really runny.......the texture was more like something in between a cake and a mousse.  The second one was too soft and when I tipped it over, it all splattered out!!! hahaha.......looks a bit gross too, but nevertheless tasted ok!

Rating: 2/10 for looks, 8.5/10 for taste!

This is banana bread/cake! I wanted to make banana bread actually, but i guess i didn't put enough flour in and so it didn't rise much at all and looked more like cake than bread!!  Since it looked more like a cake, i then decided to make some icing to go on it.  It was my first time making icing and I thought that it'd be easy to make, but turned out not so! It felt as if i was eating a slab of butter!

Rating: 3/10 with icing, 7.5/10 without icing!

This was just something i created cuz i thought they'd be a nice mix, hahaha!  It's dark choc, cherries and marshmallow puffs!!! It so extremely sweet, but then couldn't really taste the marshmallows.

Rating: 8/10

Tried baking some apple pies. Turned out quite well, but i still think that my apple crumble's better!!! kekeke......

Rating: 7.5/10

This was something i created too, with something like a ganache in mind. It's white choc and custard tart with a dust of cocoa powder.  The filling was really sweet, but couldn't really taste the custard.  Also, i used shortcrust pastry for the tart shell.  I thought it'd be similar to the shells of the fruit tarts that you can buy from bakeries, but it turned out really really hard!.....like really hard biscuit and so didn't quite match the soft choc filling.

Rating: 2/10 for the shell, 8/10 for the filling!

These desserts were what me and Ginny had when we went to the new Lindt cafe over at Darling Harbour 2 weeks ago. Loved them so much!!!  Really really divine! Forgot what they were called, but I had a chocolate mousse thing with a caramelised pear centre (the round one at the bottom) and a hot chocolate.  The hot chocolate was served with the milk and chocolate given separately so that you can mix it yourselves!  Ginny had a chocolate mousse thing.......maybe choc mousse cheesecake........forgot what it was already!!! hahaha.......sorry for the memory loss!!!   Anyway, they were really delicious.........but honestly, they were extremely sweet as well, and one person just can't finish the whole dessert.........both of us only managed to finish 3/4 of it!!!

Finally another entry!!! And this one will solely be on my fav topic: FOOD!!! wakakaka..........

The 1st half will be of my own experiments and creations, kekeke..........(luckily no one had to be rushed to the hospital as a result of them!!! ), and the 2nd half will be of foods I've had at places, mainly desserts i think...........

All these jellies were made in October last yr.  I've even tried making jelly with fresh apple juice, and it turned out quite nice actually, but dun have the pics here though. This one is mango jelly with peach & pear cubes. The taste of the fruits was all infused with the jelly, so couldn't taste much of the mango.  Next time maybe should put less fruits........

Rating: 7.5/10

Hahaha, these little things were just experiments.  I made some 'hong jo gwai yuen cha' (date and dried logan tea) and had some left over, so just added some gelatin and created these!!!  Didn't put enough gelatin though, so was a bit floppy.......and the taste was alright, hehehe.......

Rating: 6.5/10

I just made these straight out of the jelly packets.  The bottom is blueberry flavoured, and the top is red wine/red port?? flavoured (dun remember already, haha).  Taste was ok!

Rating: 7/10

This was in May this yr when Zoe came to sleepover.  I cooked the honey-soy chicken wings and she cooked the beef, capsicum and onion stir-fry.  It was Zoe's 1st time at cooking, and it tasted really good! kekeke........

Rating: 9/10

This apple crumble was also made during Zoe's stay.  They're sooo easy to make, sooo healthy, and sooo extremely delicious!!! Just luv'em!!!!!

Rating: 10/10

Made this in June from a cake mix.  The choc icing came with the packet, but it was a little ugly with just the icing, so i kinda decorated it with some maltesers (only had them on hand that was 'decorateable', hehe).  Looks quite cute actually! hahaha.......The taste was quite good, just felt not enough of the icing!! kekeke..........oh and it remained kinda fluffy even after refridgerating!!! hahaha.........my cakes in the past usually turns a little stiff after putting in the fridge.  Maybe this time i used olive oil instead of butter??? or maybe this time I've whipped it forever long??? hmm........guess it will remain a mystery until further investigations and experimenting.........

Rating: 8.5/10

Made these bacon & cheese quiches just on thursday.  Was really nice, but still needs a little improvement.

Rating: 9/10

Made these curry puffs just yesterday.  Been baking a lot lately cuz I'm going back to HK soon and I dun have a big oven there so won't be able to do much baking once I'm back.  Will be testing out how to bake choc souffles with a runny centre these few days, hehehe.  Anyway, the fillings of these curry puffs were potato, cheese, corn, onion and bacon.  They were extremely huge, hahaha. They tasted quite good when they were first out of the oven, but after reheating they became kinda soft.

Rating: 8.5/10

That's all with my experiments, and now to the nice foods that I've had or saw at diff places.

These were from last November when I went to HK Disneyland.  They're soooo cute!!!

These were some of the things we had for lunch.  They even have mickey-head-croutons!! hehehe.........

These were from last December when Catherine & I went to the Charlie Brown Cafe in TST.  Yumm...........

 This was from last December when some friends & I went to 'Tong Chiu' at TST for desserts after dinner, and this was what Alice had, hehehe........looks heavenly!!! 

These desserts were from dinner at 'Yu Yat Ding' on 06-07 New Yr's Eve with Lisa and friends.  Extremely pretty and extremely delicious!!!

These were taken in Jan this yr when I was having lunch with Margie, Dorothy and Stacy at 'Seen Jik Ahm' in MK. :)

These were taken in the same day when we went to 'Hui Lau Shan' for desserts in the afternoon after shopping in MK. (btw that should be Margie's hand, tehehee)

Hehehe, this is just a pic of a gingerbread man that I had a few months ago.  Thought it was cute so took a pic of it!

Ookie......catching up on my entries.......here are the pics from the Canberra trip last September.

On the bus: Catherine C falling asleep! Virginia & me! and Catherine L!

Pics taken at our first stop: Cockington Green.  It's like a garden where they display all these miniature models everywhere, and some models are even of places from around the world.......

Back on the bus: (clockwise from top-left) Virginia, Cath C, Cath C's sister Zoe and Cath L.

After Cockington Green, we went to the Floriade.  The flowers were so beautiful!!! :

Love this pic, feels like I'm in fairyland!!! hahaha... >.<" :

This is meant to be a map of Australia with the different States, but then can't see it very clearly:

This is supposed to be NSW and Canberra......u can see the Sydney Harbour Bridge near the middle.

The following is kinda like a deja vu with Ginny, Cath L and me!!! hahaha .........

Ookie, it's probably better without me in it! hahaha...

Hehehe, this is so cute!! a red flower amongst all the white......

Our next and last stop, the Parliament House:

This is a pic hung inside the Parliament House.  It's name is "Kangaroo fat and the dingo at Rungun".......Weird!!!

Taken outside the Parliament House:

I'm so lazy, i know......there are so many pics i wanna upload and i'm just too lazy to.  Anyway, here some pics i've uploaded at last!!! hahaha......they're all from last yr......max brenna (however u spell it...) pics, aquarium pics, and the pics from when stacy came to visit......

hahaha......first thing though......made some curry fishball sometime last yr......they puffed up so badly when cooking!!! hahaha...... >.< ......but nevertheless, they tasted quite good!!! ;p

Here are the pics from Max Brenna......it's a really nice chocolate cafe filled with, of course, the love of my life: CHOCOLATES!!! wakaka.......With me in the pics are Virginia (left) & Catherine C (right).  The pics are a bit fuzzy though, anyway, oh and those were what i had: runny chocolate souffle and hot chocolate.  The insides of the souffle was extremely runny  (yum!) and i love the cute egg-shaped cup!! hehe...

These pics were taken when Catherine L and I went to the Sydney Aquarium last yr......

Platypus (couldn't quite get it):                                    Seahorse:

Sea annemon (so beautiful!):

Starfish:                                                                     Forgot what this was...squid maybe?? (looks so scary!):

Penguins swimming:                                                  Penguin (again):

Jellyfish (very pretty!):                                               Jellyfish (again):

More jellyfish (this was taken with flash...looks kinda ugly):

Seal swimming (taken from below):                            Seal resting:

Sting ray:                                                                   Some kinda shark:

Shark:                                                                       Turtle/Tortoise (whatever!!):

Croc!:

Me and Cath L in aquarium:

Big fish tanks!! hehehe:

Corals supposedly with Nemo's swimming around, but couldn't find any (or are those actually Nemo's??), nevertheless......very beautiful!!!:

These are the pics we took when Stacy and John came to Sydney last yr.  We had so much fun!!! muahahaha......

Had lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant near my place in Newtown on the first day they arrived:

Went touring around in Sydney Uni.  This is me and Stacy pretending to be students in a lecture room (note Stacy is holding two KitKats!):

For you Harry Potter fans, this is USyd's Quadrangle.  Don't you think it has a very Hogwarts feel to it......i can just imagine Harry, Ron & Hermione walking down those corridors!!! hahaha...... >.<" :

In the Botanical Gardens:

For some reason, i thought this tiny tree was really cute......it's like surrounded by all the other big bully trees!! hahaha...... >.<"" :

Found these two tiny mushrooms growing out of nowhere......cute though!! kekeke...:

This is the Lindt Cafe at Martin Place:

We had dinner at Seoul Ria that nite......Yum!:

Next day, went to The Rocks.  This is a bakery on the way, with lots of goodies!!:

This is the Puppet Maker at The Rocks.  The puppets are so nice!:

Scary witch with Charlie Chaplin?!?:

Found a funny sign at the backyard thingy of the puppet shop, kekeke:

At the Rocks:

Stacy pretending to be the people on the walls, hehehe:

Yummy choc-strawberries and corn!!!:

John eating the corn!:

There's a candle shop at The Rocks, and they have all sorts of candles......horoscope candles, christmas candles, beer candles etc. etc. These are the spider candles!:

Our lunch at a seafood shop.  We had salmon sashimi, calamari with chips and seafood salad!:

After lunch, we took a ferrry to Manly Beach.  Cath L joined us too!This was taken on the ferry:

Manly Wharf:

Manly Beach!!!:

There were lotsa jellyfishies around the beach, some were even popped!! :

Pretty waves:

I just love this pic!! It was taken by John. It's so nice and natural......and perfect lighting too! hehe......It just gives out a really good and relaxing vibe! hahaha:

Pic of Stacy, me and Cath L at Manly:

Pic of all four of us at Manly:

Guess who's feet these are!! hahaha......

Answers: Stacy's!:                                                       Stacy's!:

John's!:                                                                       John and Stacy's!:

Back to Manly Wharf for ferry to City:                       Pic of the sea water......very clear rite!:

Decided to go to Ichiban Boshi for dinner that nite, but not hungry yet, so went touring in QVB.  Funnily enough, the most interesting thing was the ladies' washroom on the top floor! hahaha......it's very big and pretty, and there's also a little sofa that u can sit on.  And if that wasn't enough, the washroom actually has opening hours!!! hahaha...... (don't think it's real though, but dunno why it's there?!?):

This staircase to nowhere in QVB is actually very nice!:

Next day, our brunch at Fish Market before Stacy and John left Sydney.

P.S. Thank you Stacy and John! Had so much fun when u guys were here!!!

~~* My graduation - 9th June, 2006 *~~

Here are some of the photos taken on the day.  Should've uploaded these pics sooner! hahaha ..........anyway, here they are! (Too bad my dad and sis couldn't make it though .........Oh well!!)

Hehehe, here's me on my grad day! (Taken inside the quad)...

Me and my mum...

A pic of a pic of me getting my grad cert...

From left to right: Gordon, Lisa and me... 

Left to right: Virginia, me and Catherine...

Denise and me... 

Vivian and me... 

Me and Lisa... 

Me and Gordon... 

Me and Catherine... 

Virginia and me... 

Aileen and me... 

Left to right: Denise, me, Aileen, Gordon and Lisa... 

My uncle, me and my mum. My uncle was on a business trip here in Sydney, so came along to my grad, hehe...

My mum, me and Aunt Dylis (my mum's friend who came to Sydney with her)...

Me and Joyce...

Theresa and me... 

Lrft to right: Joyce me and Theresa... 

Wendy and me...