hutong

even though dinner last night was a bit of a last minute thing
i m glad it worked out well

went to Hu Tong, which is right opposite Flower Drum on Market Lane in the city, and had the best xiao long baos.
the skin was like paper. good paper. which no one understood till they actually ate them.
i love xlbs, i can eat them alll day, and Hu Tong has the ones with the best skins, definitely in Melbourne, maybe even the best, period.

the skin was thin and clearish, chewy but not tough, but didnt break too easily when you were taking it off the steamers.
it s a positive miracle, i dont know how they make them!



the xlbs were so juicy. it was funny laughing at the noobs who were frantically trying to suck all the xlb broth before it overflowed from the spoon, till it happened to me too. eep.



we ordered the 6 xlbs, 2 pot stickers, fried nanjing salted duck, scallops and eggplant in claypot and ma po tofu



so nice, especially the eggplant dish. but apparently the duck tasted like KFC?
yuuummm.
ducky.
i think we need a trip to Happy Cook soon!



went to Ten Ren after for hot taro milk tea with pearls, (perfect in winter!), then to San Churros in the QV for some hot chocolate and chocolate icecream.
never realised the ice cream at San Churros was sooo good! the cream was a bit cream cheesy, the whole thing was yum and even though Kevin ordered it i think we ate most. hehe.



hung around in Melbourne Central, sitting on this queer doughnut seat, having one of those innane conversations where you talk about absolutely everything and nothing at all. trying to come up with a good theme for a dress up party, but besides coming up with 'Fruits' and 'Pokemon' I drew a bit of a blank.

but seriously, wouldnt it be hilarious seeing everyone dressed up as a pokemon (bags Pikachu) and having Pokemon battles? haha. and then eating the rice ball thing. and popping out of giant red/white balls!

k dont worry, i already told Clare and was severely chastised/talked out of it.

Last night, at some point, when we were at the station, Randall and Kevin were talking about being in Titanic, so i made this little tribute for them.



:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

oh, and just because i was already at http://faceinhole.com, i made this



uber excited about the new HP movie!



i cut my hair short yesterday! its so liberating. i didnt realise how much i missed using hair wax and styling my hair in the mornings. the back is pretty short, like an inch, which i love, and the entire style is quite low maintainence if i so choose. but for now, bring on the hair products!

:D

UPDATE: results are out. kinda happy. probably couldnt have expected more seeing how slack i was this term. will see on friday when all are released!

k have to run, late for dinner with Mom.