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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Homemade Pizza Bread

Ever since our new housemates moved in, they were baking all their food (cos they don know how to cook,so baking is a more foolproof way for them)..then they were baking this sausage and cheese bread rolls, I tried it and it was real good with the freshly baked cheese..

so me and gav has been eating quite a lot of different versions of the pizza bread recently (cos bread is so cheap here, those very fancy French bread rolls we only got it like 55c for one giant loaf.lol) ... yesterday trial was the best...very easy to make too...

First, spread some pasta sauce over sliced bread, then add some diced onion, capsicum, tomato, ham..and then grate lots of cheese over it..and bake at 180 deg C for 10 mins or so..until the cheese melt and turn golden..and voila...homemade pizza bread...yummy...

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Westend Weekend Trip

This weekend we finally took some pics when we go out..we actually went to alot of shopping places around Brisbane recently but we din take any pics becos those places are not too "touristy" enough to take pics..

We actually went to this Logan Hyperdome yesterday where it was REALLY HUGE..there's like Myers, Big W, Kmart, Woolies and Coles among other stores..(all the giant stores like Walmart that kind) and there's one Piazza where all the big brand restaurants and fastfood are there..and beside there is a Home Center just across the road..and there are still big outlet stores surrounding the hyperdome..there are alot of outlet stores along the way too..like Adult mega store..haha...butcher megastore..seafood outlet..music outlet..lingerie...bridal outlet.furniture..anything u can think of there IS A OUTLET store...its pretty amazing...

We are planning a second trip to see the outlet stores..next time..maybe we take some pics the next time..

Okay..so its the weekend...we went to this Sushi Station for the lunch buffet at Westend (somewhere near Southbank..the place where we went to the Buddha Birthday Festival ($15 per pax..but the std is just so so..)..and then walk around the whole alfresco area where there are alot of small interesting shops like antique stores,second hand books and alot of fashion and unique household furnishings stores..where obviously Gavin is not interested at all..he merely waited outside in a bored daze while I browsed thorough the shops...

I like the pillars of the building...so cute

I came across this cupcake shop..and...its so cute..the interior decor is so girlish...they even have Miss Piggy cupcakes..so cute! http://www.thecupcakeparlour.com.au/ u can see the link for it...I was so tempted to have tea inside..but we just had a buffet lunch...I definitely coming back the next time for the cupcakes... and each cupcake is only $3 each..(in brisbane $3 only buy a bottle of Coke i think...so its pretty cheap already)

(the two pics above are from the website...I "borrowed" it cos I feel too paisei to go inside and take any pics when I am not buying anything from them today..haha

now i have the temptation to bake my own cupcakes now..haha...

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009

Landlord from Hell

backtrack abit...I always wanted to blog about the last place we rented..but was always too angry and disgusted to be reminded about this landlord...since i have moved to this new place..where I am much happier..i think its time...

we rented this place for a month...without inspecting the place 1st..we saw it on the Internet ad and since the pics look ok..and the rental rate looks fair enough...we called the landlord..and he was okay to hold the room for us for two weeks without charging any rent until we move in...we tot we strike a great deal...

BUT..on the day when we moved in...the nightmare begins...

we had a long contract listing of NOT to dos..cant wash the car..can take showers for more than 4 mins...(due to Qld water restriction..but 4 min shower leh..i don even feel clean after showering for 4 mins lor)..then internet is only 1 GB per month..save lights n water tt kind of thing..no food in room...anything u violate..is charge extra tt kind...(the rental here are usually very relax..they don even care u bring food in ..or on the lights the whole night)

the cabinets, fridges are all carefully labeled..accordingly to items and usage...there are rules and WARNINGS sign printed by the landlord all over the house...like ''DO NOT PUT HOT PANS ON THE STOVE..or u will pay for the damages" etc...lots of rules all over the house...there even a complete HOUSE RULE pasted on the wall..

there are nasty house meetings where we were threatened to be kicked out immediately if we break any of his rules...knocking on the door to remind u of this and that...always very minor things...which is highly irritating...the ultimatum came when he told me to empty the rubbish bin... (its a practise for tenants to clean up the household on a rotating basis..) but i knew we were eating out the whole week (cos he SPY us cook and eat..which is highly uncomfortable.) and obviously there is no rubbish..I refused him straight away..its all his junk food rubbish what..why i must clear for him...he no hands meh...

the real ultimatum came when he knocked on our door like 4 times at 12 am and issued us with a warning letter..cos we hanged our damp towels in our room...OMG...really very crap...he even shined his torchlight from our windows from outside the house..to check on us...my blood really went boiling...

He is such a weird pycho...he should be a prison officer i think...he even charged rent and issued them receipts to his step children..and the step children are just like tenants..have their own allocated cabinets and stuff and cook their own dinner..I din even know they were related until I heard they called the landlady Mom..imagine our shock..hahah

we merely stayed for one month..the moment the contract ended..we wanted out..the room din even look like that from the pics...this is what it looks like..the pic looks like taken from 10 years ago lo or highly photoshop...

and u know what..the suburb we live in is call DOOLANDELLA...then me n gavin made a joke out of it...live there really will be DOO LAN...(dulan)..wahaha...

and the worst part..we din really do our homework thoroughly enuf..we checked the location only...the place has good transport to the city and shopping centers ...but it was a Vietnamese area...all the shops are very run down written with Vietnamese words all over..that we can understand ...even the local library carry Vietnamese books...one of the shops even had a explosion..luckily we din go to the mall on that day...

the month we stayed there its always raining..and the day we moved out....there's a double rainbow in the sky...what a indication..now we moved to SUNNYBANK (and its really very sunny hahah)at the same rental price..haha..

i shall do a part two of the new place we staying soon..hahha

Friday, May 29, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

South Bank 3 May 2009

Buddha Birthday Festival

Went past the Musuem to get a shot of the giant dinosaurs 1st...

I think the Buddha Birthday Festival (i think is Vesak Day Festival ba..) was part of the Queensland 150 Birthday celebrations..

Headed to South Bank on Sunday for the Buddha Birthday Festival.. I din know there was this ritual called the Bathing Buddha Ritual..but Gavin says he do it every year..so since there's one in Brisbane..so off we went..

But by the time we reached there,we were hungry and the food stalls were just right beside us..it was so hard for us to eliminate all evil thoughts when we are doing the ritual..haha...

It's the first time I went for the bathing buddha rituals..(so religious sia)..

Its funny a lot of angmohs went there too..but I don think they went for the religious stuff ba..there are alot of foodstalls outside..so most likely they went for the food..lol

Ping An Teng

Lots of vegetarian foodstalls..nice view ah..under the Wheel of Brisbane..

Angmohs performing Kungfu..I think its damn funny lah..

Monday, May 04, 2009