The organisers were great! They provided us with buses to the venue. Met Pedro there with his friend. I wasn't drunk but I remembered I swang a few heads, jumped a lot and went out of the club with my ears popped. (: Fantastic!
I tried to cook! Not the combination that you'd see in a fancy restaurant. Ingredients were dugged out from my humble fridge. The rice part was the HARDEST! Not because it was hard to cook. But scrubbing the base of the pan after cooking rice is a CHORE! I hated it. Other than that, I thank God for oyster sauce ;)
Sayaka Tamaguchi from Japan shared one class with me: Introduction to Mexican Culture. One day her group had to present on Mexican Festivals and El Dia de Muertos was highlighted. She even brought along a sugary skull to show us how they celebrate the festive.
p/s: It was really really a shame that I didnt travel out of Monterrey to Morelia (where I heard the festival was the brightest). Instead I went to Arena de Monterrey to watch Maroon 5's concert with Sergio. It wasn't a total waste tho'. I had a great time - least I know the crowd of Mexicans when attending such concerts - they enjoy LOUD music. My ears were drumming when I came out of the hall.
Do you know what cheers me up? I LOVE Noodles. An alternative to tacos, burritos, nachos or quesadillas. I really dig the food the traditional chinese eatery sells near our school! Anna catered like a dozen trays of chinese food (comida de china) for her Birthday Party!
I'm here with the lady boss of Comida China! She couldn't speak mandarin so I had to converse in really simple cantonese with her. Seems that even her cantonese had a certain slang to it. And every time, I ordered something she would smile to me and say, "Lei man man sek arh". Which means to take my time to eat (:
Meet Monica! (seated on my right) How did I get to know her? Through Facebook! Anyways, we managed to meet up at Centro Estudiantil in TEC de Monterrey and invited her for a drink at this place (picture above) called Tapioca House extremely near my apartment =)
I need to rant about Tapioca House. Obviously, someone brought it over from Taiwan or from Asia. Cause it's just plain bubbletea. BUT they dun sell Milktea~ which was a let down because I totally dig milktea. Well, they have western flavours like chocolate or vanillia milkshake. Oh they have tangly favours like pica mango and it was wow!~ You could choose whether you like to add the bigger tapioca pearls or the smaller ones. How much does one cost? Freak'in SG$ 3 (!!!) Cost twice as expensive and even so I would only pay like SG$ 1 (which is about 9 pesos - yes as much as one BIG cup of jamaica would cost)
Once a while, I'd give myself a treat and buy a chocolate milkshake sin tapioca (without pearls) coz I dislike chewing on them. So it's a really expensive cup of choco con leche~
Meet Monica! (seated on my right) How did I get to know her? Through Facebook! Anyways, we managed to meet up at Centro Estudiantil in TEC de Monterrey and invited her for a drink at this place (picture above) called Tapioca House extremely near my apartment =)
I need to rant about Tapioca House. Obviously, someone brought it over from Taiwan or from Asia. Cause it's just plain bubbletea. BUT they dun sell Milktea~ which was a let down because I totally dig milktea. Well, they have western flavours like chocolate or vanillia milkshake. Oh they have tangly favours like pica mango and it was wow!~ You could choose whether you like to add the bigger tapioca pearls or the smaller ones. How much does one cost? Freak'in SG$ 3 (!!!) Cost twice as expensive and even so I would only pay like SG$ 1 (which is about 9 pesos - yes as much as one BIG cup of jamaica would cost)
Once a while, I'd give myself a treat and buy a chocolate milkshake sin tapioca (without pearls) coz I dislike chewing on them. So it's a really expensive cup of choco con leche~
This picture IS hilarious! I was explaining to Monica the meaning of my chinese name and the character which looks like a person but with squared-face is actually my surname (Wu). Soon after we dropped the topic and Monica was telling me the different kinds of meat to go with tacos.... and one of them was trompo (reddish meat where they grilled it vertically) She drew a stick man trying to shave off the meat with a knife but it looks as tho' it is killing off my "surname"! I had such a goooooood laugh~~~ =D
During my time in TEC de MTY, I took salsa classes! and we had to dance in this particular studio 3 times a week. (Cada los Lunes, Miercoles y Viernes) from 10 - 11am. After dance classes, I would hang out with Misook and chat =)
Needless to say, we had to perform in our auditorium at the end of those lessons. We rocked the stage and it was allllllllll worth it! Made so many friends! Tho' I swear I would never wear this skimpy and frimpy red costume in my life again. I was exposing HALF my butt and it was uncomfortable.
I was so happy that I could learn salsa in MTY and esp in Mexico where they literally shake it down!
A typical Hotdog stand outside HEB. They even provide you with benches to sit and a shelter to hide from the sun! How cooool~ Did I tell you I LOVEEEEEEEEE eating hotdogs from these stands. Usually it will cost me between 10 - 15 pesos depending on the size of the hotdog and location of the stand. Nevertheless SUPER yummy! I will always drizzle mine with lots of mustard sauce~ *geee*
Im ending my entry with this.... =) I have been away from Singapore during our National day for the past 2 years. I'm not sure whether I missed the holiday but I'd be home for our nation's birthday this year 2009. =)
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