Silver First Semester Ended

It went by pretty fast. Gotta say i loved it....well except for some lecture classes which kinda seemed to drag and also cuz you just sit there for 3hr or so.....

So good news! I came in second place (thus silver medal) for my school's Black Box Competition. Which seriously i didnt expect at all....

What does Black Box mean? You work or cook what is given to you and you have no idea what it is until the competition starts. And you are only given 2hrs, if you go over you are disqualified.

So its like a mystery box......(i think they should change it to 'Mystery Box')..... Thankfully for this semester it was chicken.
And unfortuanately i was really into finishing my dish and sending it that i forgot to take a pic of it......so when i did it was half eaten by the judges lol

And that is my dish!!

Balsamic Pan-Roasted Chicken

Whole wheat Saffron-Raisin Rice

Lotus Root Chips

Zuchini & Turnip Roses

Rolled-up Carrot Braid

the little squiggle of green there is just blanched chives

As you can see...they didnt touch the vegetables lol.....apparently noone wanted to take it apart cuz it looked pretty

Well next semester...i want GOLD!!! XD ....and gonna join the school's competition club...i'm hooked after this...now i want to go out there and compete...so bring it on!

One bad thing right now....its been one and half hour since i have been awake...and im really bored already -___- ...... i want schoooool now! (yes i just said that)..... two week break is too long! >_<

Finals!!

Well next week are my finals. Currently i have 3 more to go.
Just had my practical yesterday., and got 77%...i lost 10% cuz of my Hollandaise sauce...(that stupid shitty, shit tasting sauce)
And my knife cuts lacks uniformity...other than that meh...i wish to be retested :P

Anywhooo! I will be studying my brains off :D ..just three written ones to do ....i'm aiming to get straight A's!! XD
Now one semester done...three more to go!

TOOODLES!!

Restaurants

Well i have a list of restaurants that i wanna check out cuz they are labeled as 'best'

Well i'm curious to see what makes them so and taste the food. But first and foremost gotta have the money lol
Anywhoo here is my list, for now:

1. The Pear Tree: blend of European and Canadian cuisine
2. Flying Tiger: Asian street food type menu, the chef there used to teach at my school
3. Salt: its a type of 'tasting' place, they have artisan cheese, varieties of wine and meat and condiments (unique mustards/sauces)
4. Le Gavroche: they have classic French cuisine but lighter style 
5. West: they are dubbed "jewel in Vancouver's culinary crown", menu looks kind of like fusion cuisine
6. Blue water Cafe: supposed to be really good seafood (raw and cooked) and i like seafood more than meat
7. Villa del Lupo: it looks like there is mixed review. its i believe Italian/ European cuisine, correct me if i'm wrong
8. Chambar: its a Belgian restaurant and i'm curious cuz never had Belgian food
9. Glowbal: all types of cuisine i see on the menu...why i wanna go there cuz of the fooood

So that my list for now....gotta save money! cuz some of those places are pricey. I'll edit this list down the road and cross out names of which i've gone to...but wont be anytime soon lol

This would be a good moment if i inherit a huge fortune or win the lottery (over 20mill.)

Okie dokie! tooodles me amigos!...