Brunch at Madame Sousou

The last time I visited Madame Sousou was a few months back, for dinner. And, the nice taste of its steak has been lingering on my tongue and memory since then.

We ordered the PLAISIRS A PARTAGER (Pleasure to share)- CHATEAUBRIAND, which is a platter of prime eye fillet.

The night started off with a simple bread and butter, but it was really really nice. Freshly baked bread and melt-in-your-mouth butter was the best combination, that made me put my plans to lose weight behind.

And of course, the main dish of that night was this steak platter, which look quite small when it was served, but really filling. I loved the tenderness of the medium rare steak, which was marinated well.

And the waiter/tress were really nice, which made me wanted to go back there again.

Okay, back to my main topic, which is my lovely brunch today at Madame Sousou with my lovely friend- Ee Ling (Guess if I am still going to stay in Melbourne for another month without any studies or exams, I am going to put on a lot of weight by food, Food, and FOOD!)

The morning was really lovely, with sunshine and wind breeze, and we were lucky to have a corner table. Quote the waitress, “Nice spot ladies, with the breeze”. And I was really happy that Madame Sousou did not disappoint me with their brunch! I ordered something quite special form the menu with err… Sweetcorn and Zucchini fritters, which at first sounded weird to me, but it tasted really nice. Well, I guess I will just let my pictures do the talking

The menu XD

Nice Mocha to start my day with. Especially love the chocolate that stick on the cup inner lining.

Ee ling’s big-hearted Latte

Scrambled eggs on toast.

And the Sweetcorn and Zucchini fritters that I mentioned earlier, with avocado salsa and smoked salmon. Quite a ‘big risk’ for a not-a-big-fan-of-vege-person like me. But I loved it! The ingredients just blended well, and it was really delicious ♥

Yummzzz. Stay tuned with more of my food adventure

Yum Yumm ♥

A few food photos to lighten up your day

There is this craze going on in Melbourne- LuxBite, and of course I am one of those dessert lovers, not to call myself fanatic, but I wouldn’t miss out the talk of the town- of course!

Definitely a wide varieties of Macaroons to choose from, with some really unique flavours like Kaya and Oolong tea. My favourite used to be Mandarin Saffron macaroons, but they don’t produce it anymore.

Despite the nice colours and taste, I wonder if there is too much colourings in it. No offence.  Nonetheless, still worth trying it

Caramel Cravings.

A bit too sweet for me. I love the real salty taste of the caramel macaroon, but… a bit too hard I reckon. Okay, by now, I should be worried about being attacked by LuxBite’s fans

Lemon Meringue Pie

The meringue wasn’t too sweet, which blend perfectly with the lemon fillings. I have to say it is really yumzz, probably let to my liking for lemon meringue pies

Chocolate Cravings

This piece of cake look really normal. But well, you can’t judge a book by its cover, I fell in love with it at the instance I tasted it. Really thick chocolate fillings, and it definitely will cure your cravings for chocolate!

Supersized love

And the highlight of my Luxbite trip- supersized Macaroons Love! I have always wanted to try this huge, tempting piece of dessert. It is definitely a really sweet one, but I just LOVED it! Tasted like a huge Ferrero Rocher chocolate-thick hazelnut fillings, with loads of chocolates. PERFECT!

People say desserts make a person happy, I hope my desserts-pictures lighten up your day too!

Patience

-Patience is a virtue-

It has been a phrase often used, and I myself have been using/ overused it too.

But well, reality is even if I kept reminding myself to be patient, I tend to be over-anxious over matters too. I need(ed) to know what will happen, I need(ed) to know what is my plans precisely, I need(ed) to get things done the moment I know etc. And again, reality is no matter how much I wish to settle things and have a clear mind, sometimes, things just can’t be the way they needed to be, or  be settled asap.

This is reality isn’t it?  The waitings, the uncertainties, the unknowns… They are inevitable. They are precious moments that build our patience.

 

One more week before home.

Again, gotta remind myself- Patience.

当猪肉不再是爱情的障碍时

灵感源自晚餐的肉骨茶。

说我老土也好，说我不够时尚也好，最近不知怎么爱上了黄小琥的《没那么简单》。

相爱没有那么容易，每个人有他的脾气。。。幸福没那么容易，才会让人特别着迷。。。句句唱入心坎。

怎么提起了猪肉了呢？就是最近有人开玩笑说起，不同种族的不能谈恋爱，主要障碍莫过于得牺牲猪肉。

我想，恋爱没那么简单。就算猪肉不再是障碍，还有很多不同的问题会随着时间逐渐浮出水面，从性格，到脾气，到观点，每个人总有不同的见解。而，在这茫茫人海中，要能找到一个能和自己心灵沟通的绝非易事。

跌倒了再爬起来，需要毅力，需要勇气。–但我做到了。

用心去看，用心去聆听，用心去体会生命中美好的事物，不简单。–而我在学习。

生命有限，但很多事情都不能强求，一切冥冥之中自有安排。：）

 

And tomorrow…

the battle will start.

It won’t be long. Less than a week. It will be painless.. XD

 

SWOT vac :S

My SWOT vac officially starts today. Not quite excited about it, but actually quite worried this time. Wasn’t a really smooth semester to go through with, yet not quite all negative, in fact in some aspects, it had been a quite interesting one .

Decisions need to be made, life decisions aren’t as simple as MCQ, where there will be only one correct answer. The same situation faced by different person, may result in different decisions, or even decisions of totally opposite spectrums. Every decision would lead to different result, and it is worth taking the risk, making your own decision, isn’t it?

Sometimes I just can’t help being emo, being down a little bit, for some unknown reason, like some sad or ‘what if’ feeling striking me. But right now, I know I can’t afford to feel so, I need to catch up with my final revisions, I need to have a clear mind.

Being independent once more made me think  a lot, of my future, of my life, of my choice. To bring yourself up as a complete piece, ain’t entirely easy. It was/ is still a tough journey to go through. But I appreciate it. I actually feel blessed to experience it, to learn from it, and to be less vulnerable in the future.

And probably right now, I should get my mind back to my notes and books.

 - can’t wait to go home ♥

Life ♥

2 more weeks to go before final..

1 more month to go before home…

It’s now almost the end of my Year 2 in Melbourne Uni. Time flies. So fast, so swiftly, that I could barely catch a glimpse of it and feel it.

I have been through life- roller coaster; been through so many things that made me grow and made me be a better me.

Looking back at my old blog post, I am still feeling lucky that I’m still alive, despite everything that had happened, that I thought was bad luck, that I thought was shit. The saying of people get wiser as they grew older is so true. I realised how ignorant I was thinking that  I knew a lot about life already, when one can never understand something unless they have been through it themselves. And right now, I realised how life can turn out to be– totally unplanned. Things change, people change, I change. Probably that is the essence of living, to be filled with surprises, be it good or bad. And probably, because of all these changes, and different paths that we are led to, which make our life worth living.

I am appreciative, no complains, no vengeance. When one door is shut, there are millions more to be opened and explored. And, I want my life to be special, to be colourful, to be mine

“Love yourself first and everything falls into line.” ~ Lucille Ball ~

Oh noooo

Exam is here soon, in less than a month time :S

Wish me luckkk

It takes time to heal, and I hope my progress is good.

I really do miss home… ♥

Tulip :)

挑战自己，看图说故事。

这是一支郁金香，孤独的，不合群的，可却昂扬的站在一个角落。

套花家姐的话-真的不容易呀。。

人最重要，就再难过，也要像这朵花一样，勇敢的过下去，相信自己。在难熬的日子，也有会过去的一天。

我们一起加油！

忽然发现自己还是不会写很好听的话，不要嫌弃啊，至少我有试过。 哈哈哈。

p.s.有个建议，不如你也用这照片写写

谢谢你朋友，陪我度过我很难熬的日子。

人生有没有贵人，我不知道，但我知道我有很好的朋友:)

A letter…

To me:

Sorry that I had made you sad.

Sorry that I can’t control my emotions.

Sorry that I had made you so tired.

But please remember there is always hope,

there is always a better tomorrow…

♥

I hope I can:

I promise I will.

Love,

Li Ying.