The DAY came..and went....

QIBT Graduation..10th of April.....

Two of my really good uni friends(nats and Fatima) who came over after class to dress up at my place..this is us before...

In the process of getting ready...like Zsean my other friend said...road work! hahahahha

And of course the very necessary mirrior picture

US! all ready....in my messy room..hahaha...in the process of getting ready we managed to trash the place...but it was fun!

us on the way out of the house...didnt get any decent shots because we just got ready as the cab came..so we hade to literaly dash out of the house!

In the cab.....look at those metal bars .....like a police car! hahahhaa...I guess it's there because of past instances?? oh well...drunk ppl can be whacky!

Two of the pictures above were taken when we got there....bumped into Chamika in her saree

Me

The stage. And on stage the academic party and Chris our wlefare advisor as the Master of ceremonies

Me getting my cert....we had to walk from one end of the stage to the other...I was sooooooooooooooo scared walking in my heels!!! I was praying all the way.. and I had to make that trip across twice! nightmare...(I made it safely though..phew!)


Performace by some QIBT students and 3 of our lecturers...the soloist was Rejoice! winner of QIBT talent show...hahahaha..she sounded so good! our graduation song was PROUD by Heather Small

Three of us with our certs..in beaming smiles! hahahaha...we were so hyper for some reason.

My support team, My family! Aunt, uncle and brother

Us and our welfare advisor@Master of ceremonies Chris

Us(a Diva-ish fatima and I) with our Academic advisor Lynn

Us and my personal favourite lecturers!! Micheal( Economics) and Tommy(stats) P.s. they are the lecturers who performed, Micheal compeates professionally in opera competitions and Tommy was a musician(techno) before he began lecturing!

US(including nats this time) with Erin! the lecturer well known for her layers of make up, cool pink glasses(which she didnt wear that day) and Kit kat(she used to much of em during every break)
Us ! and one of my other really good friends from QIBT Jing,also DUX for diploma of Commerce

Ivy and us

Indra and us...she sat on the SLC committee with us

And us with the big shots of QIBT. We have in the picture the Principal and Academic Director. The other two ladies are admin ppl who ran the show!


us and the sign(thats where the grad was held)

Family shot with Fatima at Ahmet's, a Turkish restraunt for dinner after grad


Yeni Raki, A Turkish speciality. It a very strong liquor. Smelt like liqourice! and one sip was enough to coat the whole mouth with a very strong numbing flavour! thats why they serve it with water and ice.to dilute it! but the Turkish dirnk it just like that! concentrated!



Our really yummy Turkish bread and a variety of dips starter


My dish. Spicy kebabs and turskish rice

The Decor


Last but not least the ensemble of stuff from grad.

well there were lots more of pics...with so many other ppl...but I cant put all up...too many! well Grad was a good experience..but can't wait for the pinnical of life as a student! Degree(or masters,phd) Graduation! now that will be awesome-er! hahahhaa...

(Ps. I know mum the pics are not too clear, but promise i'll send all the pics with nan when he comes!)

Random

' Possesionless'

'I'm not your go-t0-gal! get your own problem solver'

'2 days to go'

'Lost in corporate finance' ' Italian bmt'


'Am I in the right course? Law perhaps above all this algebra-babble'

'Sorry to hear, be strong, all happened for the better'


'You can't stop true friendship, it just blossoms'

'Bapa yang kekal (everlasting Father)'

'Tears that hurt the heart and cause the body to shiver'

'Crying out for freedom from denial'

'Changing for the better'

' Gotta get yoour head back in the game'


'Bhook lage hei khana lao(where'se my food??)

'Bubble tea fever(medium kiwi, green tea, with pearls please!)
'black dress'

'Red velvet jacket'
'Convers-y shoes'


'pointy 2 inch heels' 'Fantales'

'Strawberry filled marshmellows'
'Bubbly'

'Journey to the West' 'Ferrari 1,2'

'Fruits'


'Ipod headphones' ' Love like this' 'clumsy'

'Aimless texting' 'Overly giving'

'Annoying princess moments' 'profanity overload-lah'

'Nathan at Nathan' ' 4 am- 1pm'

'White Chocolate Mocha'

Easter day! and Brothers Birthday

Flowers for the lovely occasion

So happens this year my brothers birthday was coincided with Easter..so it was a double celebration. My bro from Sydney flew down for the occasion and so my brothers had a birthday BBQ with their friends the night before Easter. While they were busy catching up with friends, and celebrating their first birthday together after quite some time ....my aunt and I were busy preparing for Easter day lunch.... I have to say I have never in my life chopped that much garlic!!!! hahaha...I even made two dishes.

Insane amount of garlic!




Eggplant/brinjal dish I made. Not as good as mum's and grandma's, but it sure finished fast. Thats the pleasure in cooking! for people to enjoy, I get it now.

The two Anne's and myself

So after church service in the morning we had our Easter lunch
All who were there (I was taking the pic)...Uncle Adrian, Aunty Ann and Richard joined us

Siblings (p.s. mum maybe you could display this picture at home, I am plump, and boyish in the one you have now, besides that was years ago!)
With the family! wish more of em were around though! (AirAsia....*hint hint*)


ahahaha the twins..all grown up! hahhaa...they were laughing coz they were making a fuss about the holding the knife together thing! ahahaa...

Homemade Blackforest cake made by aunty Anne (it had port in it..now you know how yummy it was)

Easter bunnies and only ONE/two(tiny blue one) eggs...ooops...by the time this picture was taken I had gobbled up the other eggs

In the beginning

The aftermath

And then of to Metro church with the girls

Then it was Good friday

Service was first thing at 8 am in the morning. The service was solemn yet so beautiful. Kristabelle, one of the church members played a beautiful song on the flute as we had a 20 minute reflection and prayer time during the service. I could see all around me people had tears in their eyes.

Below are some symbols my pastor layed out in front of the alter that reflects visually Good Friday..he was so cute to even include a hot cross bun there among the other things...hahaha.

On a lighter note. After the service we went over to a church members house for Freshly baked Hot cross buns!

oooooo yum!! hot from the oven with butter.....

Their cat and birds

Easter Break

It all started with Holy Thursday...

The Passover meal like in Jesus's time..was really a nice experience to be able to have the meal with each part of it explained, so that we could understand why things are the way they are and happen the way they do.

The menu:

The order of service:

Pastors wife: lady with head covered, lighting the main candles up front.

Table setting:

We were served nuts and grapes before we were seated and while everyone was still chatting.These two were something commonly munched on in acient feasts.

The food:

I had much more lamb,this was taken as I was distributing my meat away to the others . I had once piece though, and gosh! yummy!! The homemade mint sauce was made from scratch with only natural ingridients, everything was boiled in olive oil! Fantanstic meal actually...and all made by kind hearted church members!

Non alcoholic wine: It was PINK! and yummy!

Dessert: A piece of honey cake..or should I say a chunk! that picture is only half of what was served..it tasted so good! like honey melting in your mouth, and the whipped cream just balanced out the sweetness! Whoever baked the cakes..hats off to you!

Aside from those dished above, we had a boiled eggs, and unleaven bread with two types of dipping. 1.Horse radish and 2. Harosis:made from apples,raisins,figs,nuts,wine and honey.

Each part of the meal symbolized something. Explanation can be found in the 1st two pictures.

In between we sang some songs..and towards the end even did the first communion. I could tell everyone was having their own special moment.The atmosphere(dark-ish with soft light from the candles, with the smell of freshly roasted lamb,and thoughts of Jesus's last meal) sure helped to set the right mood.

And I just admire how well oiled and close knit the church can be. As soon as everything was over, everyone could be seen busy helping to clear up.From washing and drying the utensils and plates, to sweeping the floor and putting the tables and chairs away. Then when all was done zap! the lights went out! hahahaha...in total darkness everyone said their goodbyes, exhanged hugs and left to their repective homes!