Thursday, September 21, 2006

Inventions.

It's mere human nature to be lazy.

To look at the growing pile of work on your desk, and going "I'll do it tomorrow/next week/next year/next life".

To look at some random pile of food in the pantry, and looking for the easiest way to fill your stomach, but hoping that it's actually edible.

Laziness.

In come inventions.

Think of it. If humans aren't too damn lazy to walk, the car won't be invented. If they aren't too lazy to catch that deer using their bare hands, the spear would never be invented.

Laziness, can be good.

Except when you apply it to food.

...

Thus far, I've yet to have any decent lunch for weeks, and weekends usually consist of one very heavy meal in the evening, which combines breakfast, lunch, tea and supper all in one.

But hey, when you have food, you can have fun inventing.

Hehe.

For one, toasted bread with cheese and ketchup taste fairly good.

... once you are hungry enough to eat it.

As ever dinner come by, I open my fridge, close my eyes, and just grab what ever I can. As I'm used to wok frying/cooking back at home, the past few days were... amusing to say the least.

For example, I realised that beef can be grilled, and baked. When you put rice, minced beef, cheese and milk together, it turns out fairly nicely. Chicken soup with some instant noodles MSG taste pretty good as well.

While I have a high chance of success thus far, not everything goes exactly to plan everytime.

Like minced beef into some egg, and then tossing them into the rice cooker.

XD

Cooking thus far, is something like chemistry class, without the piece of paper in front of you telling you what to do. I never measure how much salt I toss into anything, usually simply flinging them into the food.

Of course, the results, vary.

However, it isn't all fun and games. I did learn how to cook (if you call THAT cooking...), and that pepper goes with just about everything.

Except coffee....

Uh...

Don't ask.

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It's about time I went to the main campus in St Lucia, to see what the oldest university in Queensland had to offer. As I had to go to Chinatown to get stuff, it was the perfect opportunity to have a look as I passed by.

But damn, as Queensland experiences a dry season not seen since decades ago, it just HAD to rain on that day, didn't it? -_-

So, as me and a fellow classmate, Gillian, reached the place, it was raining as we walked towards the sports center as we had some interest in a shooting lesson a month later.

And man, that place was huge.

It is just an island on its own, with the government building a bridge just to get to it. More over, there is this ferry service called "Citycat" which has a stop just at UQ. It's a direct service right into the city.

Perhaps I should study there next year...



The Forgan Smith Building. Law, I think.



Part of the Great Court which UQ is famous for. It's like a huge park in the middle of the uni, surrounded by buildings.



Uh, yeah. Me. Desu.



The Citycat ferry! Goes around the main Brisbane town, but there's a station right at the University.



The bridge which is being constructed. No name yet, but if the University has their say, it'll be "University bridge".

Unique...



The only great thing about the Citycat is that there are observation decks at the back. The great thing about it is the wind. Nothing beats wind in your hair.



Me and the girl Gillian. Also my bridge partner. Long way to go before she becomes Gary's standard though. Hehe.



The pancake house. If there's one thing Aussies are great at, it's cakes. All sorts of them. Pancakes are included. It isn't like that piece of plastic you eat at Mackers, but it is a true piece of flour. Delicious. The fact that there are student discounts make it an even better place to eat at.



Time Crisis 4. I'm still at it. Too bad only Brisbane has it. Bah.



Finally, after buying all the stuff in Chinatown, I saw this on a train.

Fascinating isn't it? No graffiti, yet....

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