DAY 114

Dec 24

1) Today was a very relaxing day. Woke up later than usual, then went down to have breakfast. While preparing my toast, I also cooked pasta for the week. I'm trying to batch cook to a) save cost and b) save time. I'll try out for a week and improvise as I see fit.

2) Remained home for much of the morning, and went to Tesco Baggot later on to get more groceries. Reheated my just-cooked-this-morning-pasta for lunch, and it tasted absolutely fine. Took a short nap, before walking all the way to my friend, Khee Heng's apartment. Stopped at Euro Giant to get two more containers, so I wouldn't run out in case of emergency.

3) Reached Khee Heng's apartment at around 3.00pm. Then we continued our anime-watching for the day, stopping briefly to go out for dinner. Originally we planned to go to Boojum, but as it was closed, we went to Hot & Chilli instead. I tried the mixed kebab meal this time around, and it was great!

4) Walked back in the windy weather, where we continued our anime, "Fate/ Stay Night". Finished the first season, and started a bit of the next season. We should finish the series by tomorrow or day after. Anyways, we stopped early so I had time to write this blog update before returning home. That's all for today's blog.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! May the coming year fill your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life with laughter! Cheers!

Toast, along with the four meals I made for the rest of the week :D

Bentley Continental GT, spotted on my way to Tesco Baggot

The tiles can be flipped, the left pic showing trees before blooming and right pic after they have bloomed in springtime (pic taken near St. Stephen's Green)

Mercer Library, closed until 27th Dec )):

Origami dinosaur, made by Khee Heng

Dinner at Hot & Chilli

Nothing like some chamomile tea on a chilly day ^^

DAY 113

Dec 23

1) Today was a really windy day. Got up for breakfast, and actually took the time to prepare lunch as well. I'm experimenting with cooking in batches, so I figured that packing my own lunch would be a good way to start.

2) Went all the way to Mercer library, only to find that it was locked! Thankfully the Mercer Cafe (next to the library) was open, so I spent the entire morning there. In the afternoon, I had the pasta I packed from home. Microwaved it for a couple of minutes, and it tasted awesome. Messaged some of my good friends all over the world, and it was great to keep in touch and find out how they were doing.

3) After lunch, I went to Khee Heng's apartment. Together we went to Dunnes to do our groceries, and later we went to Euro Giant, where I bought four microwaveable containers to store my cooked food. Looking forward to cooking once in a while haha.

4) For dinner, we went to Yum Thai, where I had the pad thai for €5.50. Huge portions and taste was en pointe! Definitely worth it for the money. Returned back to Mercer, where we continued watching "Fate/Stay Night". Had some cookies, orange, and tea before typing this out. That has been my day, and I hope you enjoyed reading about it. Have a nice day, cheers!

Toast as usual

Farfalle pasta, sans emmental cheese

Farfalle pasta, garnished with emmental cheese XD

My pasta, after reheating

Yum Thai Noodle Bar, located on Grafton St.

Me and Khee Heng,

eager to dig in into our pad thai