DAY 123

Jan 2

1) Today has been an interesting day for me. Woke up early, had my toast for breakfast, before going to three places - Euro Giant (to buy five containers), Asia Market (to buy oyster sauce and dark soy sauce), and Tesco Baggot (to buy veggies and sausages). I cooked frice rice for the whole week! Really proud of my achievement as it is my first time, using less than ideal utensils.

2) Went to library after that, before having fried rice for lunch as I Skyped with my parents. Took a short afternoon nap after that, and by then it was evening already. As the library closes at six (during the holidays), I went to Khee Heng's apartment where I spent the rest of the evening.

3) Tonight's animated movie was "Barefoot Gen", an anime film depicting World War II in Japan and the bombing of Hiroshima. Very powerful film, especially considering its age. Anyway, had my cookies and coffee (I bought a tin to last me a couple of months XD) for supper, and then made my way home. The weather in January is really cold, and even my landlord said that people in Ireland are not used to this degree of cold. So that's all for today, and thank you as always for following my blog. Have a great day. Cheers!

 

Toast for breakfast

 

My secret ingredients for fried rice ^^

Prep before cooking 

Fried rice!!

Enjoying my fried rice in Mercer Cafe

Pasta for dinner

DAY 116

Dec 26

1) Today was a very relaxing day for me. Woke up way later than usual, had my breakfast before watching a really old animated movie called "Akira", considered by many as the catalyst that sparked interest in Japanese animation. For a movie that's 28 years, I must admit the animation has aged remarkably well, and I can well understand how it would be considered state-of-the-art in its time.

2) After the movie, it was time for lunch so I went downstairs to reheat the farfalle pasta I made a couple of days back. This time I reheated it for 8 minutes, to make sure the food was hot throughout. Tasted just fine in my opinion. Had a short afternoon nap after that, and by mid-afternoon I was making my way to Khee Heng's apartment to chill out and watch anime XD. Finished "Fate/ Stay Night" today, and by this time it was approaching dinner.

3) This evening, Khee Heng, Zi Yan, Jason and me were invited for dinner at Brooks Hotel by Esther's parents, along with Esther and her best friend. We met up at Millin at 6.20pm, before walking a short distance to Brooks Hotel. All eight of us had the Christmas Dinner Menu, at €39.90 per pax. While the portion sizes were a little smaller than I would have desired, the flavour and presentation was top notch, and on top of that we washed down everything with some excellent Merlot.

4) Throughout the dinner, we chatted with Esther's parents, sharing stories and talking about student life in general. We spent a good two hours over good food and even better company, and eventually Esther's parents retired to pack up, as they were leaving for Belfast the next morning. Me, Zi Yan and Khee Heng returned to his apartment, where we watched the movie "Pixels". Turned out that I'd watched part of it before, but forgot the ending haha. Anyways, I returned home soon after, to have some cookies, tea and an orange. That was my day, and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. Cheers!

Trio of toast XD

Pasta for lunch yummmm!

Menu at Brooks Hotel

Couscous and super seed salad

Clonakilty black pudding croquette

Vegetables Soup

Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass

Fresh Veggies of the Day

Whole Potatoes

Group photo ^^

Clementine Cheescake

'Brooks' Christmas Pudding

Reception

Brooks Hotel,

with Zi Yan and Khee Heng

DAY 112

Dec 22

1) Today was another very enjoyable day. Woke up and had my breakfast, before heading over to the library. Skyped with my parents for a long while, before terminating the conversation as I had to go out soon.

2) Had my lunch at AK. Henry's, before going out with my friends to book our first trip (next Thurs) to Powerscourt. Walked all the way to Moore Market, where I bought 12 oranges for €2, a bargain if you ask me. Returned to Khee Heng's apartment, where we watched #2, Fate/Stay Night.

3) By around 5pm, Khee Heng had to go as he was expecting a visitor. That left just me, so I continued watching YouTube vids and listening to songs. I had scones from AK Henry's for dinner, and had an orange after that. A cup of Milo (courtesy of Khee Heng) and I was full.

4) At night, had some cookies and tea. Soon after that, packed my stuff and returned back home. That has been my day, and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. Have a great day, cheers!

Breakfast

The Spire

Street performer at Grafton St.

Scones for dinner XD