7.3.06
home-cooked food!
these few days have been quite eventful. been stiring up quite a brew - in the kitchen - literally.
1st was the potluck at melanie's hse. she's a 1st yr singapore med student too. she lives off campus in this really neat and cosy HOUSE!! i'm so going to move out next yr. its so tempting, cos the place is really pretty. and spacious. and new. the stark contrast of the halls of residence. however, the one demerit is that one needs to be conscious of the amt of water and electricity used in rented hses. whereas in halls the utility bills are all covered.
anw the grocery shopping in the morning proved fruitful. we (jas, ling n i) bought ingredients for the potluck and churned out 2 yummy dishes: mushroom in cream sauce, and a wholesome carrot, corn and porkrib soup. the former was a sellout, while the latter was so nice and sweet and heartwarming it felt like i was right back at home and savouring mum's cooking. aww. homesick no more :)
what with the rest of the dishes that the others contributed, we had so much variety of good food! i sense some great chefs in the making. haha. maybe after 5 yrs circumstance will have them change profession. the circumstance being us demanding more great food ;p
a little trivia: the guys washed up! yay. how gentlemanly. love them love them. but anw gals cook, guys wash. seems only fair eh :)
grp pics!
played some drinking games after dinner, in which i realised how cunning ethan is!! whoa.. now we know whats beneath his unassuming demeanor :) but no worries guy, u're nice. thanks for helping me with stuff before i even ask each time! oh n johnathon is another tricky one, but more subtly. haha, girl power tried to fight back. but was not nearly on par. anw, all in all it was good clean fun (which i'm sure is the entire opposite of medcamp), after which we all proceeded home sober.
well, i'm so glad we organised the potluck! suggested it when i thought we shld all have our own fun during the wkend when the medcamp (which we all din wanna go for) was held. see.. now we have totally no regrets about not gg for medcamp!! how simple. not to mention we are aus$150 richer (yeah, medcamp fee is THAT expensive. siao rite. think 2/3s of the $$ goes to booze).
we SHOULD have more potlucks!!
i cooked again today. with 2 other friends, our concortions included pasta, meegoreng, creamy mushroom and chicken, ham omlette, and brocolli and carrots in oyster sauce. not bad eh for a start. i still prefer gg to the mess hall to eat tho, its so much less time and energy consuming! we cook to save money tho. ingredients are cheaper. and the dishes are more nutritious too.
we sat down around in my room to eat, before watching memoirs on my lappie. finally get to watch it. -clears throat-
oh yar, i'll post pictures of my room soon. its kinda cosy and getting to be more live-able, what with me buying nice things to decorate it and organise my stuff. still need a nice bedcover tho. n probably nice drawings and pictures to go on the walls and doors. hmms i shall explore the possibilities. working on limited resources here tho.
n 2ndly, i went to church on sun. at ebenezer bible presbytarian church. its all the same God, but their style of worship is a far cry from my home church in singapore. some of their doctrines are different too. till sometimes i wonder why interpretations of God's intention can be so different. i wonder whether i'll b able to adjust to the difference, because if i dun i'll go back to citylife. an impt decision to make, because its gg to be my church for at least 5 yrs. and i'll need a strong support community here to b able to continue to grow spiritually.
more info about the mundane yet more interesting parts of my life. after church, i went to play tennis, had a tennis club bbq, and then later did my laundry. now i realise that wkends pass v fast, esp when u do routine hsekeeping stuff like grocery shopping and laundry. sigh. oh well. the price you pay to be independent :)
i fluttered by;
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