EURO

This year, my university had the live screening of the EURO Finals at the Student Center.  It was unique, so I decided to come along as well.  Nevermind that it was at 2.45 am, the issue that I had to conjure up a bed to sleep on or the fact that I had to bring my toothbrush to campus; I think a few sacrifices could be worth it.

The atmosphere was pretty meh, sadly.  And I had no kaki to watch the game with.  So there were tons of times where I was dozing off to Spain's possession play.  But hey, they were ruthless, event with a 10-man Italian team as Thiago Motta got injured the moment he got on, which was a pity.

Oh, and the game ended at 5 am.  So I had to sleep somewhere, somehow.  It was either the foyer, or the floor.  Though the foyer seemed rather uncomfortable and makes me feel very vulnerable so I opted to sleep in the car in the end.  I didn't switch on the engine so it was rather stuffy in there, but I was okay with it.  Too bad the sunlight woke me up prematurely.  So I had only 2 hours of sleep prior to college life and I did take some power naps in between class and meeting.

I guess it was worth it?

Only Love - Ben Howard

Traffic

*Two weeks back, stuck in a jam somewhere in KL*

Naufal: I don't get you.  You write so well but you talk so little.

Me: I just don't have much to say.  I'm a better listener.

Naufal: Look at me.  I'm half-deaf so I hear less, but I talk so much instead.
Me: We make a good team.

*Followed by a rapture of laughter*

Definitely a front-runner for highlights of this year.  Life just holds so many wonders.

Be My Escape - Relient K

Aerospace

I got out of bed (more of the mattress, since I slept at the living room) to a not-so-happy start as Germany lost to Italy in the EURO 2012 tournament that day.  Heck, they played badly which added to the disappointment.   

But enough of that griping.  Today was about spending time with my engineering-major-or-somehow-inclined friends for the Aerospace Festival 2012 at Malaya University (UM).  We all gathered at campus first and headed out in Yu Liang's Estima, since the 8 of us can cram into one car.  The jam was bad and we were baking under the immense afternoon heat at the Federal Highway.  But after an hour, we made it.

To be fair, I was half-expecting it to be a grand thing, and half-expecting it to be a total flop.  It was a big-ass flop.  There were only THREE measly, pathetic stalls set up, with most of the space either filled up with brochures, remote-controlled toys, and sleeping personnel, or all at once.  It was sh!t, to be honest.  And we ended up throwing stones in the hot parking lot to blow off some steam.

So in a record time of 10 minutes, we visited the fair and bolted back to campus.  We were largely disappointed, but more pissed.  So we went for some CC time at Rock, playing Left4Dead 2 with a full crew for the first time.  It was incredibly fun and we soon forgot about that one hour of our lives wasted.  All in all, we still found a way to have fun.

Oh, and Gaby introduced this online karaoke game which is http://www.karaokeparty.com/.  And it's really fun as you can compete with random strangers.  It's too bad my internet speed is painfully slow and I timed out from three "battles" already.  Hope the traffic gets better tonight!  I want to have a take at Adele.

White Winter Hymnal (Cover) - Birdy

Asleep

I'll still lie here waiting,

as the world spins me by,

because I have no other solutions.

Oh, and I've gotten an approval for my US Visa!  YAY.  Will receive it on Tuesday.

And the charity bazaar was a smashing hit.  So I'd be lying if I wasn't thrilled by it.

Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs

Potato

Okay so basically Roger, Danny, Kevin, Chin and I decided to do our own rendition of the Epic Meal Time franchise and came up with Epic Potato Time.  So... why potatoes?  Because it's the staple food in America and most of Europe, so we might as well get a head-start at cooking taters here.  

What's the theme?  Simple!  Every dish must be comprising mainly of potatoes, that's it.

Actually, we made plenty of planning for this dinner of gastronomical proportions.  Heck, for 2 months we couldn't find one fixed date when we were all free.  So when the opportunity came, we took it on the first go.

We decided on 4 dishes: 

Appetizer

Potato Tuna Tomato Salad

Starters

Mash Potatoes layered with Mushroom Sauce

Entree

Jacket Potatoes

Pasta with Potatoes and Bacon Flakes in Carbonara Sauce

On Friday, the 15th, Roger and I went to TCM to buy all the goods for dinner.  We got most of what we came for, and the rest of the "missing ingredients" we took from Roger's place.

It was 6 pm when the last person arrived and we were thick in the prepping phase.

First thing we did was boil the Russet Potatoes so that they become mushy enough to be mashed later on.   Also, we sliced up most of the veggies like garlic, onion cloves, tomatoes, and obviously, the potatoes.

Once we got the vegetables ready, the potatoes were soon boiled to mush and appetizer was ready to be prepared.

Mash Potato

Danny working on the Carbonara Sauce

The protein for the day: back bacon, sausages and chicken nuggets

Soon, we worked on the entree dishes.

Sausages and bacon flakes

We finished cooking the pasta and then placed it in the oven with some spices

Jacket Potatoes, ready to be placed in the oven

Potato Salad, left in the fridge to cool

Lastly, we worked on the nuggets and the Carbonara sauce.

In addition, Roger whipped up his Special Sauce as a dipping for the dishes.  It was absolutely divine, forget the coloration.

And we forgot to include the Mushroom Sauce, so we did that last.

And...

Behold!

The end product to our 2-hour cooking endeavor.

Mashed Potato

Roger's Special Sauce

Angel Hair and Bent Pasta with Basil and Oregano

So the verdict:

7/10

The Potato Salad was a little dry, my bad on that part.  But the bacon saved all the dishes, no further explanation needed.  Although the food was nice, bar the Jacket Potatoes (they were dead raw as we forgot to boil them first...  NEVERMIND THAT!), the portion was waaay too much for us five to finish.  Heck, it could've fed us for the entire day!  So Roger stored most of the food to be eaten the next day.

It was a really fun time, all in all.  And we had a good time.

Up and Away - Can't Stop Won't Stop ft. June

C(D)reamy

Epic Potato Time with the guys was incredibly fun, although we overcooked and overspent a little.

Well, at least I've also reconfirmed how raw potato tastes like.  Baaaad.

Will blog on the entire thing later when the sun rises, since it's technically morning now.

I think I'm bordering on obsession too, with this wonderful girl...  Which is really not helping, heck I think it's eerily weird as well.  But she gets more pretty every passing day, and I miss her so.  Yep, I'm getting all dreamy and kiddy and all.  That's my cue to sleep.

Night, world.

For Once In My Life (Cover) - Megan Joy Cockrey

Scuffs

Well guess what, guys?

I'VE GOT MY OWN CAR!!  WOO HOO!!

No more sitting on that boiler room of a bus to die a slow, baked death sleep.  Now I shall allocate more money to petrol and parking spaces, rather than on bus fares.  I don't mind.

It's a secondhand white Myvi, with some scratches at the side, but I don't care.  I mean, I've got a car here!  MY own CAR!!

But I gotta drive a little more to brush up.

At the meantime, it's time to do some hypothetical backflips.

A Drop In The Ocean - Ron Pope