Interests:Music is essence of my life, and singing is my passion..... others: fashion, books, cooking, shopping, work (i'm a bit of workaholic), travelling, enjoying life! Expertise:Performing (singing/dancing), Modelling, Procrastinating... Occupation:Doctor/Singer Industry:Medical
Emergency Medicine and David Jaanz Showcase Concert
Can't believe it's a week since the concert! I haven't got time to blog because (surprise, surprise) I was working the entire weekend. Now weekend in emergency department is generally foul. A lot more patients because they haven't got their usual GP to go to (therefore coming into the emergency department with even a little cough), and less staff because of well, weekend. I spent majority of Saturday and Sunday running like a headless chook. Less supervision during weekends too, which makes working significantly more stressful. Lucky I only have to do a couple more weekends. We had a few aggressive patients dropping the F bombs and C bombs every 10 seconds (I was called the C word once by a very lovely lady who had to be chemically and physically restrained after attacking staffs and repeatedly spatted on our nurses), I went half deaf by Sunday evening. Hahahaha, good old Frankston!
I'm not even going to start on the amount of rectal examinations I had to do ever since I started working in the emergency, one male patient was telling everyone that walked past that a 'beautiful doctor took his "virginity"', can't believe he found that even remotely amusing! Needless to say, my colleagues couldn't stop laughing at me that night, real mature! (Mind you, this guy was about 85... hardly a spring chicken)
Anyway, let's make use of my 2 days off and recuperate, shall we? After many pneumonias, viral cough, and patients exhaling on my face I think my immune system is currently working frantic to get rid of the bugs.
Concert was awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed the performances and being on stage myself. The bottom line is, performing MAKES me happy. I could be in a foul mood or feeling down and as soon as I step on the stage and sing to an audience, I forget about everything. It's my antidepressants, or even my drug. I'm always in such a high after a performance! Oh, and finally getting a chance to wear THAT dress helped a tremendous amount too.
Yeah, the Ruth Tarvydas dress (and a perfect fit)! The hottie next to me is Keira, not only a great singer but also an awesome dancer!
I did my own hair and make up. Spent about half an hour curling my hair and then twisting strand by strand into a loose bun (had to redo it because the 1st attempt failed - too hard to do without a mirror).
With India, a beautiful singer at a tender age of 12!
Hotness Lora who wowed the audience with a fiesty 'I will survive'.
Last but definitely not least, the video of my performance. You can see the dress in its full glory. And I was also very happy with my performance despite being the very first act!
Kelly Siew - I surrender
I'm liking the improvement in the audio/image quality, many thanks to my trusty Canon!
As usual, I've accumulated a few recipes, will be sharing with everyone next!
On days off until Thursday and will be working this whole weekend, figure I might as well blog early for once!
This is our second time round, after 3 years at the famous Seafood buffet of Melba. And let's just say I will not want to touch any oyster or crab for another month or so. Trev was a happy man as he is a seafood lover!
The entrance -- oozing classic opulence but not OTT.
I don't normally believe in Mass-produced food, but this is of reasonable quality and the seafood they serve was quite fresh.
Oysters/Crabs/Mussels/(Insert pic of King Prawns)
Variety of cold appetizers including salmon/tuna, antipasto, salami, and sushi.
There was also hot food (wok noodles station), roast (including peking duck), and indian food (where they have a massive tandoori oven - impressive) section which I hardly touch. I mean, how can I fit anymore in after this?
First serving
Second serving - more seafood.
And I didn't bother taking photos of my third and fourth plates -- they look pretty much the same anyway. Roast pork with apple sauce was good, peking duck was way too oily, and the various indian curries were quite authentic. Didn't get to try the noodles though. It was pretty much an Atkins diet for me -- no carbs, protein only!
Chocolate fondue fountain + ice cream station
And crazy amount of desserts!
Small sample of the sweet delights.
Look at him still going with the prawns!
Trying to retain all those food in my stomach and not regurgitate anything up while still maintaining a smile. Heh.
I think Trev had 7 servings! He probably has a black hole in his stomach or something.
Oh, while we were waiting around at Aria lounge, Trev snapped this.
Didn't know that they were shooting Dalmation 102 there!
Hot pot with Trev's family went well, I'm going to set up my own hot pot and invite a few guests over before winter's over.
Thanks Loan for inviting us to your belated birthday celebration, thanks to that jagarbomb I was unable to sleep last night! Funny how red bull never works when I really needed them too (overnight shift anyone?)
After trying on a few things this is what I put together. I even managed to pull out a skirt I've owned for more than 5 years!
Brought Sarah along too. Forgot to use my camera the rest of the night therefore no more photos!
Concert night tomorrow! If you are interested, the venue is Ormond Hall (next to Wesley College and Belgian Beer Cafe on St Kilda Road), starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost $32 at door. See you there?
Despite my hypervigilant effort to get well, there is still a residual inflammation in my larynx and therefore my voice is still not 100%! How annoying, concert in 3 days! I can only hope for the best now.
It was Trev's birthday on Wednesday, and we are celebrating it this weekend! Langham hotel seafood buffet tonight, and hot pot tomorrow night with his family! I think I'm going to stop eating for the rest of the week!
Anyhow, just a short one to say that I'm still alive, went back to work on Tuesday and did my first evening shift on Thursday night. Driving at home at 1am is dangerous, but fun in a way because the road was completely empty. Next time I'll be careful about picking up a patient at the final hour because the working up takes time and I can't go home until I sort all my patients out! Had a lady who overdosed with 2 boxes of Nurofen plus (48 tablets!), apparently she has taken all sorts of tablets and stabbed herself multiple times and she survived. How sad it is to hear people who repeatedly trying to die, has there no longer any hope of future? I hope she's okay now, she has started intensive therapy and I really hope this will change things for the better. It always helps to be optimistic, right?
Working in the Emergency Department is intense, but great learning experience. Instead of getting the hand me down patients in the ward (they have been seen by ED doctors, the Medical admitting officer, the senior registrars and have all sorts of investigation already done), we work the patients up from zero. Having friendly senior stuff helps too. So far I'm enjoying it!
An abrupt change of topic, Trev and I finally tried out San Churro on Brunswick Street. And the verdict? Nice, but not something we'd want to have too often, I still prefer the Spanish doughnuts at Victoria Market as it's more fluffy, San Churro's version is slightly tougher. And we found that dipping in espresso instead of chocolate is so much nicer!
I've been hearing about this place for about 2 years now and never had a chance to try, and now they have a branch in the city too!
Churros (Spanish doughnuts) with chocolate dip.
My pot of 'Hot n Cold' - Hot chocolate with a scoop of icecream. Very interesting, however I couldn't finish the drink - too rich!
I've recorded a video yesterday, with the new (not so new anymore) cam, I quite like the quality, the audio is much clearer and the image more flattering. Still want to invest in a camcorder though, maybe a couple of months time if I manage to save up!
The song is Rihanna's Take a bow. This was after a few takes with lyrical mistakes etc, so much harder to sing when you are sick!
Kelly Siew - Take a bow
Enjoy!
Weekend - cleaning time so I better get started! Have a good one, lovelies!
A tickle in my throat on Friday turned into a nasty sore throat on Saturday morning. Couple with joint ache, headache, nasal congestion and there you have it: I've been battling the virus for a few days now. Decided not to infect others at work when I woke up this morning with a fever. Thank god for the friendly pharmacist who willingly sign my statutory declaration, so I don't have to go through the agonizing process of finding a GP, and waiting for hours for an appointment.
Just as well I didn't go to work, because I actually received my Laptop delivery this morning! Let me tell you, it's quite sexy! So I've been spending the whole afternoon setting up and transferring files from my old laptop
Purple is the new black. And look at the pretty embossed design! The case is high gloss too, very stylish.
Comes with Vista Home Premium. Hopefully it's relatively smooth running. So far so good.
Best thing about this is, I'll be able to claim it back as Medical Education Claim. How awesome!
Back to the virus, hopefully with all the rest, nutritious meals, multivitamin supplements, lemon honey and lotsa TLC from Trev it will be over before I knew it!
The previous weekend (the one before last weekend) was a crazy one. Probably why my immune system was not up to speed. Somebody's getting old!
1. Hot Pot with Sarah
Gosh I miss it already. I want to set up hot pot at home, anyone interested?
Love the red vest!
Waiting for the food - hot pot is a very hungry way to eat!
2. Partying at Seven. Theme was Black night -- I know boring. But there's no stopping us as Sarah has just finished her exams and I umm.. just finished my Medical term -- any excuse to party really!
2 Sarahs!
Evidently having too much fun.
With Baby.
Was a great night! Wouldn't want to do this too often though.
3. Pot luck at Kelly's. The turn up was just nice and we all spent the night chatting away: horror medical stories, Linda's wacky questions and catching up with what everyone's up to. Fun! I will definitely do this more often!
With Mei - matching cardigan with the Skyy Vodka.
Mei's other half Jon, who unfortunately was assassinated by Yoshi. By a plastic fork. Haha
Linda and William, who turned up despite the very late notice.
Dan and Loan, fast approaching 6 months together - wow!
Jaci and An - nice to catch up!
This is a new addition to my recipes - Potato salad, was very much appreciated by the guests.
Creamy and tasty - it's very satisfying - not to mention quite cheap to make too!
Let's share the recipe: Potato and Bacon Salad.
Ingredients:
5 eggs 4 slices bacon 30 ml Dijon mustard, or to taste 235 ml mayonnaise 3 stalks celery, chopped finely. 1 kg small potatoes 8 g chopped fresh dill salt and pepper to taste
Directions: 1. Place the potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a
boil. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and cool.
2. Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring
water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs
stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and
place in a bowl of cold water to cool.
3. Peel the eggs, and place them into a large bowl. Mash the eggs in the bowl with a fork. Stir in the mustard,
mayonnaise, celery, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. Cook bacon slices in the oven (200 degree) for about 15 minutes, until crisp, or
fry in a skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble the bacon slices
into the mayonnaise mixture.
5. Peel and chop the potatoes, and stir into the bowl until evenly coated. Serve!
Time to do some study so I'll feel less guilty about not working. And lying in bed sounds like an excellent idea too. Apologizes for the half assed entry - brain isn't really functioning how I want it to be.
I know I was meant to blog about Shira Nui ages ago but due to somebody being a lazy bum unforeseen circumstances it's now about 2 weeks late! Hahaha but I can tell you this is good food porn for you!
Shira Nui is one of the better (read: proper) japanese restaurants in Melbourne and it's situated in Glen Waverley, which is about 20 mins out of town. It's not very big, I think it only seats about 30 people or so therefore a booking is not that easy to get. That, and also we had to change the booking twice due to something else clashing with the dates.
Being a small place, it's nice and cosy, pretty much one wait staff per table (sometimes 2, serving one table). The place is divided into counter seats and ala carte. And in hindsight we should have taken the counter seats for the chef's choice. I'll tell you why in a minute.
So the food!
Sushi/Sashimi platter. Being only 2 of us, this was A LOT of raw fish! The quality is like I expected, fresh. But really nothing to shout about following the experience in Makoto.
Creamy Seafood Miso Soup. I liked the mix of flavour, the creamy taste surprisingly works!
This is what makes Shira Nui worth while, apart from the dessert. It's pan fried Salmon sushi, I've heard so much good things about it and it did not disappoint. The intense burst of flavour is amazing. As the Salmon was seasoned with a spice blend, which includes chilli, soy and lemon. We did not need the soy sauce with it. It's actually still raw on the other side so I suspected it's only a quick touch of fire. What a masterpiece!
And this is where it slightly disappoint. Although I won't complain about having all 6 pieces of the Pan fried Salmon, the fact that all ala carte sushi comes in 6s means we can't try more variety. Neither of us were big eater, so we had to stop after these 3 dishes. How annoying! Therefore next time we will take the counter seats as all Sushi comes in 2s.
Shira Nui is FAMOUS for its Green Tea creme brulee and being my favourite 2 things combined, green tea, and creme brulee (duh) I just HAD to give it a try.
I would come back just for this! Amazing is not even enough for this. To die for!
Trev had the Black sesame creme brulee and it was beautiful, though not as good as mine IMO.
The verdict? We will definitely go back for more as there were so many types of innovative dishes available and I'd slowly try my way around everything! And if anything there's always room for dessert!
Recipe time again! Another winter goody: Beef Stroganoff.
Method 1. Mix flour with salt and pepper and coat beef with seasoned flour. 2. Melt butter with olive oil in a large frying pan and cook beef for 3-5 minutes (until browned). Transfer to a plate, leaving a bit of oil in the pan. 3. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and mushroom. Cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add garlic and paprika and cook for 1 minute. Add wine, stock, tomato paste, mustard and beef to pan. Stir to combine and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes or until sauce has thickened. 4. Stir in sour cream and serve!!
Usually with pasta, but we are so asian!! Hahahaha
Have a great week all! I'm starting a brand new rotation: Emergency Medicine. Hopefully it's not as stressful as Acute Medicine, but we'll see! My schedule is still erratic and I will be working a few weekends. But at least no more nights and the hours are quite decent considering it being the casualty department. Wish me luck!
Oh, and remember this dress?
I found a size 8 on ebay! It's a perfect fit for less than half the price! I'm a happy girl! Will be wearing it to sing for the Jaanz Advanced Concert on the 1st July. Let me know if you can make it, or call 1800Singer for tickets!
I actually first saw the dress here and fell in love with it, can't believe I actually own it now!
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