DONUTS are my sunshine

A blog post in a long long time.

for those who didn't know, I am a DONUT LOVER.

an absolute fan. I could eat donuts only for the entire week and would be incred. happy.

Sooo today I was walking down queen street and saw that the Southern Maid donut shop was open! Although, I would've preferred it if it was the new Krispy Kreme shop, I liked it.

So I got 8 donuts to cheer me up from this immense headache that I had for a couple of days...

AND it did! although I didnt exactly eat any yet coz I lost all my appetite from the migraine BUT just looking at them and taking pictures of them made me so happy. I think I'll give them to my sister and take some for lunch tomorrow or something haha

The boxing was so cute.

The first layer of the box(glazed and creamed donuts)

Second layer of the box: all the iced ones

I put them all in a plate together and omg! it looks great! AAHAHAHA

cheers me up without fail.

living to the max

UGH another boring blog entry.
Today i went to school superlate so I had lunch with debz and himali.
Then I went to school, then afterschool I met himali again and we had a bitchin time.
We went to that Taiwan festival thing and I got cotton candy and takoyaki.
We settled down with our food and ate and we talked about all sorts of things haha deep stuff and hilarious stuff. We also talked about her amnesiac grandma haha shes so cute.
afterwards i came home and I played go-stop for a while
and my mum came back from work with bro and we all went out to dinner in North shore.
I wanted to eat so much so I basically stuffed myself. I got like a massive stomachache after.
and we also had another hilarious chat about everything LOL

:) thats it

Instant Noodles Lovin

Today I thought I'd dedicate my post for something very special to me.
INSTANT NOODLES.
I'm talking about KOREAN instant noodles. They are just FANTASTIC.

In Korea, Instant noodles are a national item, and its high popularity for many years makes it so famous in other countries as well (this is starting to sound like a casual essay).
It is an iconic representation of unhealthy junk, cheap substitute meal and also, maybe, loneliness = =
it's like a cultural thing i guess.. its a cultural belief that many busy university students, poor couples, businessmen and unemployed who all live a lone. Well, its not exactly false...

Korean noodles (ramyun 라면) are different from Japanese ramen. Korean noodles generally tend to be spicy... while japanese ramen have many different flavors like beef, miso, etc.
Since I'm korean and I grew up with the korean version of instant noodles, i have a PASSION for them. Actually about 10 minutes ago I had one.

By the end of this blog (if you want to read the whole thing), you would be as knowledgable as me... in the instant noodles category.

SO I think I will go on to review different brands of instant noodles that I have tried many times so far.

This is Shin Ramyun (신라면) and this is one of the most (and I emphasize.. MOST) popular ramyun in the country. this is also my personal favourite. the noodles cook and taste GREAT and the soup is also amazing. Once you try this one, you woulnt' really want to eat others. This one is great with egg cracked in (but DONT pop the yolk), minced garlic and sliced spring onions.

This one is called neoguri (너구리 pronounced like nuh-goo-ri) which literally means raccoon. No raccoons added though, its just the name. The noodle for this one is relatively thicker than any other brands, and people jokingly call this 'udon' because of the thick noodles. The soup has a gentle flavor, so its great for people who cant handle spicyness.

This is just an average instant noodle called sam-yang ramyun (삼양라면) and this one is one of the most celebrity endorsed products. Despite its advertising, the taste is average and nothing really stands out. This is for people who don't really want to risk anything.. Eat this with some nice 'ripe' kimchi and it will taste great.. just like you would with any other ramyun. Koreans eat ramyun with kimchi a lot. im not really a fan of doing that but it tastes good. People also put rice in the soup and eat it when they finish noodles.

This one is called an-seong-tang-myun (안성탕면 pronounced ahn-sung-tahng-myun) and this is also very delicious. It is not that spicy, but it tastes great and this one is one of my staple choices. for this one, you can put an egg in but you can either pop the yolk or just leave it, tastes great both ways.

This one is called teumsae ramyun (틈새라면 pronounced tum-seh-ramyun) and this is omgso spicy. I had this one today and it is SOOOOOOO spicy. do not underestimate. i wouldnt say it is delicious, although I enjoy spicy food. This is just.. overly done. The soup powder contains wayy too much chilli powder i think. people enjoy this one coz its SO spicy but if you cant handle spicyness do NOT go for this one! It will really burn your mouth! and dont eat this with kimchi. 

This one is called Jin ramyun (진라면) and this is another very popular and common one. I had this a lot when i was little, but not so much now. This one comes in many flavours, the one pictured above is the spicy one :). Eat this one with kimchi and egg with its yolk popped and stirred inthe soup to make the thick mess.. it may sound gross but it tastes fucking super that way.

Although more types exists and I have tried a lot, I only mentioned the most popular and well known ones because if i dont, i could go on forever. There are many different flavours to these ones like kimchi ramyun and stuff which I havent really tried yet.

Many other foods have been invented with these lovelies 

Snacks:

You first open the packet, put the powder flavour in, Smash the noodles into pieces and shake so the flavour spreads evenly. You eat this one raw and it comes in diff flavours like BBQ, beef, chicken, ddeokbokggi, etc.

You just pop this in your mouth These are bite sized and round (sometimes have star shapes) and comes in 3 flavours as far as I know. The mild one (pictured above), pizza and black bean sauce. I like the mild ones the best.

Cuisine:

부대찌개 basically stuff everything you want in with those babies.

치즈라볶이 yeah its ddeokbokggi with ramyun.. with cheese. sounds gross but tastes good! a very popular dish hehe

짬뽕라면 is okay

라볶이 the thing above with cheese but without the cheese!!

and so on. People put in pieces of seaweed, sesame seeds, egg, ham, rice cakes, kimchi, beef, mushrooms, garlic, springonions, carrots, cabbages, onions, mussels, etc when cooking them but i like the simple original. After you eat them, you feel regret because you just ate something really unhealthy and you feel super bloated but that is all part of the fun.

YUM!!!!!

oh and I recommend Miso ramen for those who wants to try out japanese instant noodles. they are fantastic.

haha...

today i went to work early... ugh so yesterday i posted the blog like right after i came back.. but afterwards i went back out with my friends (debbie came to pick me up!) and we all went to nick's house for a little wild gathering. i drank too much and i came back home, fell asleep at 6 and woke up at 3pm when mum woke me up. i went to work really hungover and then at seven i went to Malcolm's dinner gathering coz he is leaving for states on Tues.
We all met at Wagamama and I met people I havet seen in ages like mandy (she has a bf now aww), lucy, selwyn, kevin, general.. lol it was great.

I just came home from that gathering. what an eventful weekend. I'm soooooo tired right now.
whatevs. I havent done ANY work this weekend, but i was supposed to hmm

ball

I just came back from the ball .. wow a lot has happened.
Okay.
Himali lied to her parents about going to the grammar ball, she told them that it was AIC ball and that she was going with a bunch of indian girls. She even forged a ticket and said it would be set in Crowne Plaza. because otherwise her psycho parents wont let her go.
ANYWAYS her parents found out.

Sooo this is my day from beginning.
I woke up, took shower, got hair curled, had brunch and coffee with mum, got pedicure and manicure, went to get my makeup done at missha... which i didnt like... got dressed, did last minute hair curling then preball.

The preball was held at Debbie's dates house and it was quite good. They had tons of canape and fingerfoods, and everyone looked so gorgeous :)
Lots of photos and I saw some unexpected people there.
Then we took the limo and the shuttle to the Eden park place... the venue.
We waited outside for ages but then I met Catherine, Anna and Jess Jess outside (with their dates).
So we went in together, and they gave us a glass of bubbly each. and I met himali.
She looked sooo damn gorgeous in a gold dress... and I was with her for 10 mins until BAM her brother texts her saying 'parents found out. you're in shit. im not kidding. we're outside eden park waiting for you come out RIGHT NOW.'
and everyone starts freaking out.
Then himali texts back that we're not allowed to leave the building until 11:30... then i think the brother told something to the security guard and the DJ started calling her name saying that her parents wanted her. holyyy shit.
anyways she got kicked out, and i never saw/heard from her again.... wow I still don't want to call her because I'm pretty sure her phone is in her dad's hands...

Anyways I was pretty down from it for AGES (about 30 mins) but then me and my friends decided to enjoy ourselves again. I saw chelsea, cammy, lingling, tessa, gina, millie, sarah and other very unexpected people. There were also guys that I forgot about like Jesse, tom, alex, taylor, etc.

anyways we were on the dancefloor for about an hour and then it was dinner time so we all had nice dinner and dessert...  Then after a while, we headed to the dancefloor again for another hour of hardcore dance session (ugh i really dont get how to dance to dubstep) and then photo time.. so we go inthe photobooth and take some pictures. HAHA denny really knows how to pose seriously hilarious.

Anyways we sit at our table for a while because everyone is tired, then black eyed peas' dont stop the party comes on so we all sprint to the SUPER crowded dance floor for another dance session...
Afterball was cancelled because of the himali incident so I got my mum to pick me up :(
ugh my feet are KILLING ME. it hurts sooooooooo much.

The most popular tracks on the d-floor were super bass, champagne showers, party rock anthem, look at me now, get low, california gurls, billie jean etc.... so much fun to dance to.

I'm glad i went it was a great experience.. though my feet are killing me. it could've been better but I really liked it :):):)

paid off

okay i collected my dress from the alterations today and it fits REALLY tight..so it's kinda hard to breathe. i think it looks good, the dress is better than i thought.
so i go to city, book make up, meet up with sister and himali and we talk for ages.
and i drop off himali, and me and sister are stuck in city for ages coz she spent her money on a fucking cookie and now the vending machine ate her money so she had no bus fee.
ARGH.
after i came home, i took a shower, tried on my dress and my mum did my hair (she curled it bascially) and it looks pretty good. it goes with the image of the dress. Then i put some earrings on that were just rolling around the house, and it fits, and i have silver stiletto leather strap heels from the previous ball... for this ball... everything is about saving money. tomorrow, i will go to smith and caugheys and get a necklace to match my dress, and get my nails and pedicure done. :)

luckily himali and her ball date arranged a private afterball at this awesome fan fucking tastic hotel suite with tons of drinks and i think we might go clubbing.

im so tired!!!

dress

me and ejae went to this random korean dress place after school and she helped me choose what looked good on me. there were these 2 that i really liked but i didnt have money that day so i didnt actually buy the dress...

today i bought a dress in modes.. i dont like it but i really didnt care coz all i was stressing about was going to the ball and getting it over and done with

laziness

im so lazy and tired these days.
omg! i cant belive my ball is in a week = = so underprepared.

i have scattered thoughts... right now i cant really stick to one focused post.
i went to kfc yesterday and ugh so disapointed. kfc on dominon road is the BEST.
the one i went to was just.. fail.

today i went out to new market and had hansan (vietnamese chicken rice noodle)
and it was just soooo delicious.

but im hungry again, and when i get hungry i always watch food videos on youtube

Remi forever

I had remi gaillard marathon because I was super bored. I am using a face pack (trying out turmeric coz my skin is so shit lately) and while waiting i didnt know what to do.. i didnt want to stare at the ceiling blankly so i decided to watch some remi. he has balls of steels. just fucking awesome.

for those who dont know who he is OMG! search nqtv or remi gaillard on youtube and watch ANY
i personally recommend pacman, kangaroo, gymnastic, banana, pizza, final cup, the godfather, giraffe, dog ARGH just watch all of them HE HAS BALLS

I feel better

I didn't go to school today. It sounds really cheesy but I think I kinda 'recharged' my 'battery'.
Yeah, I don't like school very much, thats why it probably felt so good to not go.
Well I was going to go, but then I realised 'I'm to tired. I haven't slept. I NEED A BREAK'
sooo I went straight back home, took off my clothes and went to sleep.
Mum came home but she never came around my room so she didnt even know I was there.
I woke up at 7:00pm exactly, had dinner (only a tiny bit) and now I'm thinking about what a stupid decision it was to miss another chemistry class (so far I've only been to one class) but then I think the rest was worth it. I feel so much better and happy.
I think I'll give myself  a timeout once a month. Maybe my friends could join me too, so we could drive around to places like beaches, have a drink, maybe some smoke and just rest for the day.