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30 November 2008

Fireworks at Southern Star

Posted by akupunyahal at 11:02 PM 0 comments

Nahar invited me to witness the fireworks to commemorate the official opening of the Southern Star last Friday. Since I already at the library so I didn't bring my tripod. Luckily we found a good spot to capture the moment and there was a fire hydrant nearby so I can use it to support my camera while other hand recording the event using my camcorder.

The show was started about 15 minutes late but it worth a wait.

Christmas tree made from buoy

Telstar Dome from the jetty

Behind the safety buoy

Someone very rich parked their boat..

Waiting patiently and the weather is very cold and windy

Here it goes...

A bit shaky...

Another one

I lost my focus

The Southern Star only open to the public next week. A week delay caused by the technical glitch

Mug Cake

Posted by akupunyahal at 3:05 PM 0 comments

What always make us lazy to bake is when we need to dig out everything out of the kitchen cabinet. The mixer, the bowl, the scale and all the ingredients. But there is also an easy way to enjoy our afternoon tea with a little effort.

As I am not good in baking I thought of making some simple cake. It called Mug Cake and it is suitable for busy people but still want to enjoy their afternoon weekend.

But why it called Mug Cake? Because the only thing I need is a mug, table spoon and the ingredients.

The ingredients

Add all the ingredients..

Microwave it for 2 minutes

As it is a simple cake so no fancy decoration or topping.. just enjoy it like that

The Recipe for Mug Cake

2 tablespoons self raising flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Icing sugar for sprinkling on top

Method

You will need a 300ml mug for this recipe

Put the flour in the mug, add the sugar and cocoa and mix well. Crack in the egg and whisk thoroughly. Add the milk and oil, then the vanilla essence. Whisk again.

Put the mug in the microwave and cook on High for 2 minutes. The cake will rise really high out of the mug, but when you stop the microwave it will sink down again, so don't panic!

Allow a minute 'standing time' then eat from the mug or turn out onto a serving plate and dust with icing sugar.

Krak Krok Krak Krok Krak

Posted by akupunyahal at 12:38 AM 0 comments

Can't stop talking about food this week. Nothings better then to stuffed my always hungry tummy with mouth watering Mee Ayam from 77 Esteller Juara Indonesia Restaurant. I had a Sushi for my late lunch and I thought it would last up to dinner.. unfortunately my grumbling tummy keep saying that it die for Mee Ayam....

So I rushed to the city and crushed myself with a bowl of noodle.

Those hot chillies and the chicken pieces that make their Mee Ayam so famous.. (From my Compact Camera Olympus FE210)

Stone Santa

Posted by akupunyahal at 6:53 PM 0 comments

Exactly another month from today Melbournean will celebrate their biggest celebration, Christmas. In the city the Christmas fever can be seen everywhere even the street performer never missed to amused the shopper with their unique performance. This guys used to wear different kind of stone kind of costume from Stone Charlie Chaplin to the Stone Pirate and today he become a Stone Santa.

One thing.. he got a lot of attentions though...

I peeped in his coin's box and he collect lots of dime...

This deco look like a giant grenade hanged from the roof waiting to drop and explode killing all the shopaholic.. hee hee

Oh magic ball oh magic ball.. who is the most lucky among all?

Bachang

Posted by akupunyahal at 9:38 PM 0 comments

Dulu ini adalah makanan yang I tak suka. Especially yang ada pulut. But sejak berkawan dengan few chinese friend I suka makan nih.. Bachang ker apa nama dia. I suka bachang ada inti ayam dalam dia. Bachang yang dijual di Nelayan Restaurant nih ada 2 jenis. One dibuat dari pulut and the other one from nasi.

Ni lah my lunch last weekend.

Bachang pulut with chicken filling

Dig innnnnn....

Harbour Town And Southern Star

Posted by akupunyahal at 9:50 PM 0 comments

I went to Melbourne new attractions, the Southern Star and the Harbour Town. Officially ist open but the Southern Star will only be open to the public next week. 27Aud per person I think. Found few clothing outlets that I am sure I will come back next week. Nice place to hang out with lots of cafe. Easily accessible by tram. What I am looking forward is the Cosco Hypermarket that will open soon. This will rival Aldi by offering a cheap household stuff.

Here I am.... just get off from the tram

The Harbour Town.... cloudy weather though

Soon all the shop will open...

Nice place and new things

Plates, cups and bowls... this is actually a decoration to cover the ongoing works

Another one

I can see the Southern Star

Not as big as London Eye or the one in Singapore

It is big enough to see Melbourne

Suddenly the weather turns clear..

Having coffee and cake at The Coffee Club besides the Southern Star

Apam Balik

Posted by akupunyahal at 7:54 AM 0 comments

Studying or living in Melbourne would not make you feels strange or missing your favourite food as long as you know where to find. There are halal foods and restaurants almost every corner...

Apam Balik or Apom Balik as sometimes it called even can be found. Buktinya.... here it is. Apam Balik from Nelayan Restaurant... exactly like we have back home. One thing that different is... "Kalau ianya senang dicari memang kita rasa tak ada apa pun dengan Apam Balik ni, but oleh kerana ianya bukan senang sebab sometimes tak ada, then every single bite is heaven." Fuhhh sedapnyaaa Apam Balik.......

So manis and delicious..... cuma harganya agak mahal.. 6.50AUD untuk sekeping apam balik

Ada macam-macam filling dia.. ada kaya, kacang merah but inti kacang tanah biasa nih yang memang sama macam apam balik malaysia

Snow or Hails?

Posted by akupunyahal at 10:13 AM 0 comments

This morning cold weather (7 degree) brought some hails. I thought it is just a rain but when I look out the window there is small ice pellets all over the road and on the car roof. Even thought it last just for couple of minutes but it shows that the weather is horribly gone wrong. Queensland is facing a severe storm and since last week Melbourne weather is not that engouraging, cloudy, windy and raining.

Pellets of ice on top of the car roof...

Ice patches along the path

Christmas Celebration Has Begun (333 Collins St Revisit)

Posted by akupunyahal at 4:57 PM 0 comments

Christmas is still another month to go but Melbourne already busy with Christmas fever. Streets and building has been decorated. The only thing that I notice is all the decoration is similar from the previous year.

This year I visited the 333 Collins St again. The chirstmas tree is still the same and all the decoration is same. I am looking forward to see what Crown will offer... maybe my next entry...

The 333 Collins St.... Sometimes I spent my time here alone.. admiring the architecture and the interior

The hallway..

To the lift....

333 Collins St.. Christmas in the city

Same Christmas tree

I like this shot....

What a beautiful interior....

Bourke St christmas deco... very basic nothing glittery..

Starbucks's deco... macam bola kucing Cah jer.. ekekekke

24K Steps And Geelong

Posted by akupunyahal at 11:52 AM 0 comments

I managed to double up the steps from 10k to beyond 24k! Where I went to? I went to Geelong with Nahar. Geelong is a second biggest city after Melbourne I think.... We took a VLine train from Southern Cross Station. It cost us 12.40AUD return and this is a non peak hours tickets. No time specific for this tickets as you can travel anytime.

Geelong is a beuatiful coastal city with great marina and clean. Geelong people enjoying their free time near the waterfront either fishing, having lunch at the restaurant, or just lying on the beach. Geelong is also a transit city for travellers to Great Ocean Road or even to the southern part of victoria. It strategic location also attract students from all over the globe since Deaken University campus located just near the waterfront. And the most important this is Geelong is accessable by road and railway line. It took around 50 minutes to Geelong from Melbourne.

VLine train to Geelong. 50 minutes to Geelong..