Downs Hotel Restaurant Toowoomba

We came to try out the modern Australian cuisine here at the Downs Hotel this evening. Two main meals and a soft drink only cost us $19.60 in total. The reason is... because... we have this buy-1-get-1-free coupon at the back of the Coles docket which can be used for discounted meals =)  Expand this post...

An Arrowed Heart

Something amazingly beautiful that I saw in the sky this afternoon. It was a stream of milky white cloud which appeared at the corner of the blue blue sky. With a little creativity, I've turned it into "An Arrowed Heart" - symbolic of getting to the heart of thin...

Ann Ward, Winner of the America’s Next Top Model Cycle 15

I've just finish watching the cycle 15 of the ANTM. I know I'm kinda out-dated but I really like Ann Ward, that super thin-waist and extraordinary tall girl who won the America’s Next Top Model 2010. Unique, Genuine, Low profile, and Young. FYI, she is also the first contestant ever honored the "Best Photo" for 5 weeks in a row.Expand this post...

Fraser Island: Maheno Shipwreck on 75-Mile Beach

The word Maheno means ‘island’ in Maori, which is the native language of New Zealand. The Maheno was built in Scotland in 1904 and was the world’s first ever triple screw steamer, weighing a massive 5323 tonnes. It was left abandoned by the Japanese after being hit by an unseasonal cyclone off the coast of Fraser. Since then, the Maheno shipwreck has been laying on the 75-mile...

Richmond's Farewell Steamboat Party

The farewell steamboat party for Richmond last night was really awesome. We had desserts together afterwards, then followed by some card games and Rummy til this early morning =pExpand this post...

The Sizzler: Re-Opened After Renovations

Last Sunday evening, we paid our very first visit to the Sizzler Toowoomba after its $1.7 million complete make-over at the end of 2010. We reached there at around 7, and the restaurant was already so packed and crowded with people. We queued (with sweats and sore feet) for more than half an hour, from the entrance all the way down to the counter. And it really felt good when...

DKNY Be Delicious and Be Delicious Fresh Blossom

Just expanded my perfume collection lately by adding two "apples" onto my shelves =)Expand this post...

Homemade Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

What worries me the most now is the food supplies in Toowoomba which are currently running low or almost out in the local stores. According to Toowoomba News, Toowoomba has been cut off from Brisbane following massive landslides on the Range and water over the road on the Warrego Highway to the east. The Warrego Highway has also been cut to the west as floodwaters rose around...

Queensland Floods 2011 App for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad

Queensland Floods, the FREE iPhone / iPod app provides a one-stop application for users, especially those affected and soon-to-be affected by the floods. The un-official application has not been endorsed by any agency involved in the flood relief effort. Dear Southern Queenslanders, are you and your family well-prepared? Bread, milk, bottled water, candles...Expand this post...

Melodii and Richmond's Farewell Potluck Dinner

We threw a farewell potluck dinner for both Melodii and Richmond last night, since the two will be leaving Australia very soon, somewhere next week or the week after I think. The meals, card games, and everything were enjoyable and rewarding too! Ahem~ you know what I mean ;DExpand this post...

Flash Floods Hits Toowoomba 10.01.2011

After several consecutive days of  heavy rain, flash floods (which is also called the "Inland Tsunami") finally hits Toowoomba today, the city where my boi and I currently living in. I feel so so lucky that I'm still sitting here in my room, safe and sound, and updating my blog like I usually do. Thank goodness our car was not washed down by the flood, damaged or whatsoever. Let's together pray for the heavy rain to go away, the Rain God has...

Hervey Bay: The Urangan Pier

In today's post, I'm gonna tell you a little history about this 868 metres long Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay. It was built in 1917 to export Bundaberg sugar, Burrum coal and Fraser Island timber until 1960s, the exports stopped and petroleum imports began. In 1980s, the Head of Pier (256 metres) was dismantled and the whole Pier was threatened with demolition then leased to...

Best Korean Drama of 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 (Must Watch)

These are some of the Korean dramas I watched in the past few months or years now, which I think best (as romantic as fairy-tales yet pretty funny and hilarious at times) and definitely worth sharing with people who enjoy K-dramas as much as I do. If you really love and enjoy watching them, please do not hesitate to give a "like" to this post, cheers! ❤Also, due to popular...

New Year Outdoor BBQ at West Creek Park

On the New Year's Eve, we had no celebration or whatsoever countdown party due to work obligations. It was hell of a busy night that night, and I only managed to get home half an hour before the clock strikes 12, thank goodness! My boi and I spent the rest of our night (roughly an hour and a half) "dissecting" the 2.6 kg whole turkey and marinated it with a secret recipe of...