WINGS m u s i c c a f e

nutrients and metabolism class test 2 is finally over!
and it's a temporary, extremely short break for us..
and how can we miss the chance to relax and destress a bit right?
went to the usual meditation class.. by the way it's every wednesday, 7.30pm.. everyone is welcomed ya..

special thanks to..
Alice, who suggested it..
JiaHuan, for driving us there..
WenYi, for the laughter and company.. u also have a significant role XD
and many many thanks to all 3 for waiting for me..

we went to Wings Music Cafe.. Kuchai Lama..
it's quite a cosy place..
comfortable..
the performers of the night was佳旺,飞and a guitarist whom i never really got to know his name..
and i really really loved the feeling~
i've always wanted to experience it for myself..
and it was everything i've imagined and more..
few friends, cup of coffee and music in the background..
and the atmosphere was really amazing.. *i've used like.. many "really"s so i guess u guys get the idea of how much i enjoyed it =P*


my drink for the night -- blended mint mocha.. absolutely perfect..




really great guitar skills.. how i wish i could play as good as that one day..
anyway.. guys that play guitars are really attractive ok? not in terms of looks maybe.. but it's the talent that is really amazing~


a better picture from WenYi's phone..

hmm.. i can really imagine myself..
sitting at a table in a music cafe..
with a good book or with my laptop..
just sipping from my cup of coffee once in a while..
and enjoy the music..
how great would that be..
hahahaha.. maybe that would be my kind of life when i finally graduate and started working..

well.. it's back to the reality i guess..
going to the 第十三屆中南馬慈青生活營“年輕的愛，綻放" tomorrow..
and after that.. it would be the begining of a week of intensive revision and reports..
till then.. everyone take care ya~

"s o u p" y -- "s o u p" y...

it's down to the last few food preparation practicals...
gonna miss the times and fun we had in the ND kitchen.. =)
well, despite having our Nutrients and Metabolism class test the next day..
we still had fun..
it's a practical on soup and thickeners..
each group had to prepare a stock (veggie/chicken/beef).. and also a soup from the stock..
my group got to do beef stock + beef consomme..
let's just say it's very interesting..

i've never ever touched raw beef before all my life..
it's probably because my family doesn't take beef..
not that it's some kind of religion restriction of course..
it's just not our dietary habit to take beef..
so my 1ST TIME of handling beef was yesterday..
no offence to you beef lovers.. but raw beef stinks!! my opinion anyway..
ewwwwww...
and the scum and foam removed during the preparation of the stock..
i dun even wanna remember it..

it was 1 hour of simmering..
for us.. 1 hour of flipping though notes.. *to pass time.. class test the next day lar weyy*
checking every few minutes and removing the scum..
have people reserving the leftover beef.. will go into detail later.. =P
and of course the usual joking and playing around..



and it was time to prepare the beef consomme..
for your information.. it is a clear beef soup..
it's so clear that it is actually supposed to resemble the colour of green tea when it's done..
chopped and minced beef + thyme + celery + onions + spring onions + tomato puree..
and the mixture was simmered in the cooled stock from before.. which, by the way was not enough ( =______= )lll
and it was another 1 hour++ of waiting..
and the leftover beef from the stock preparation..
here's what happened to it..





stir-fried beef with tomatoes, onions.. and i dunno what else..
and it tasted really nice!!
compliments to the chefs -- Eugene and Georgen.. u guys rock!
and here's the beef consomme.. still in the process...



the secret ingredient -- egg white.. that binds all the scum and impurities..
see the brownish stuff floating on the soup.. it's egg white protein and some minced beef and stuff..
it took forever for all the minced ingredients to finally float to the surface of the soup..



minced ingredients.. separated from the soup..



the final product.. crystal clear beef consomme.. unbelievable right?

some recent stuff..

it's week 11 tomorrow..
which means...
4 more weeks and my semester 3 is over!!!
omg.. time really does flies this semester..

anyway, some updates on my life..
u guys probably noticed that i seldom update my blog recently..
what can i say, there's not really a lot of interesting and happy stuff going on..
classtests.. hmm don't even mention them.. let's just say.. not as i've predicted anyway..
nutrition status assessment practicals was interseting though..
had our lab on biochemical tests and dietary assessment..
pricked myself and did the blood glucose and cholesterol test..
a new experience i guess.. it's always been the nurse pricking my finger and taking my blood before blood donation.. and i got to do it on myself..
and we had to weigh everything we ate for 3 days..
EVERYTHING!!
that means we have to weigh them separately before we eat.. and also the leftovers..
okayy.. i sounded way too weird when i politely asked the mak cik to please separately pack the ingredients of my nasi lemak..
"mak cik.. boleh asingkan sambal, timun, nasi dan ayam tak?"
"kenapa?"
"err.. untuk kerja rumah.."
"kerja rumah?? kamu ni belajar doctor ke?"
"tak lar.. pemakanan.."
"ooo.. pemakanan.. lepas tu kena kira berapa lemak yang ada dalam makanan ke.."
and i had to stand there hearing the mak cik talking about her views of "pemakanan"
and had to endure the stall worker giving me annoyed faces because it caused him more work..

the gross part is when i ate nasi goreng ayam kunyit..
lucky i was clever enough to ask the mak cik to separate the nasi goreng and the ayam..
but i still had to pick out every single ingredient and weigh them..
and mix them back together after all the weighing.. totally gross!

omg!! high cholesterol..


food preparation practicals.. the stuff we do when we're bored..




and the Ramadhan month has begun..
went to the bazaar ramadhan in Sg Besi for the 1st time since i've been here..
and it was spectacular!!
the crowd..
the heat..
especially the extremely not-good-for-your-health foods.. *winks*





after one of our trips to the bazaar ramadhan..


well what's next?

extremely scary week 12..


and a whole stack of notes reminding me of how much i have to study for EOS..


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which type of student are you?

this is a carricature series from blog30x30.blogspot.com
i guess 90% of these attires are violating IMU's dresscode..
and we're not art students..
but anyway, i guess some of these descriptions still fit..
so.. which type of student.. are you?

it's okay to be different from others..
and we don't always have to be the perfect student..
just be yourself..