News: food
My favourite cafes in rundle mall
![A cup of coffee, magazine, bag, and plant pot placed neatly on a cafe table](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-10/favourite_cafes.png?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=JCuv52MQ)
Finding new cafes around University is one of my favourite hobbies. Studying or catching up with friends is always more fun at a cafe.
Discovering a new recipe with panko
![croquette separated into two](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-09/pexels-leonardo-luz-14391235-1.jpg?h=59aff2be&itok=BNfqxMLi)
It was one of the proudest moments in the mid-semester break when I tried to make a new dish and messed up the kitchen with cooking powder.
Eating my way through Malaysia
![A glorious seafood feast I had in Kuala Selangor.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-02/img_7851-2.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=y8-DBuDV)
I always tell myself that if I don’t gain a kg or two after my summer break in Malaysia, then I probably landed in the wrong country.
Brunch club
![blogpic - pixabay - french toast](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-08/french-toast-g450b5a4dc_1920.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=elv6tmNs)
I don’t know about you, but I have this tendency of going into a kind of hibernation during winter. It’s not a hibernation where I spend the winter sleeping (I wish) but instead a kind of unconscious retreating. In the past I’ve noticed that this period is spent doing more deep thinking and reflective work. Maybe it’s the longer nights and the chilly weather which controls this.
Background noise
![A radio](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-05/radio-cassette-g6a43eace2_1280.png?h=2b551718&itok=yt5sC6m-)
Background noise is a great way that I de-stress. My favourite form of background noise... the Food Network!
New food & a new perspective
![Thai desserts](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/thai-g3a6ebaecd_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=GqDgeJ5C)
Trying a steamed Thai pandan-coconut cake opened my mind up to new ways to make delicious desserts.
Experiencing new things
![Blue cheese on a platter.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-04/jez-timms-gmw2nz7jgre-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=Fk2-9J7H)
From surfing to eating blue cheese, there's nothing more fun than trying new things!